Birchbox November 2012

[Deenellie]

Is it me or the website?  First of all I hate the "new & improved" website.  Second, I can't seem to figure out how to review products for points.  I click on write a review and I'm on the road to nowhere.  Can anybody shine some light on this for me?  TY!!

 

[Anodyne]

Originally Posted by JimmyJazz /img/forum/go_quote.gif


You will know when your box ships - BB will send you an e-mail.

They did say that boxes will be going out late this month d/t the storms. 

Yeah, but their e-mail said some boxes will ship "as late as" the 15th. 

Since they can never manage to figure out ship times, I didn't expect them to be remotely accurate in their assessment of the 15th.  I just had hoped they'd be true to their word for once.  Can't knock 'em too much though, it's been a rough month in NY. 

I'm not very good at waiting lol.

 

[kaity123]

I am so happy with what all that birchbox has done this month! I was in love with all 3 of my boxes & I feel like they are really stepping it up! Not to mention the edition of the holiday, home and bonus shop!

bonus shop: http://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-bonus-shop?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_campaign=2f3832b94b-Bonus_Shop_11-2012&utm_medium=email

they have gotten a lot done, not to mention that it has been a rough month because of sandy and all! I am also excited for new & upcoming things like the LE Holiday box and the Deluxe Subscriptions. At this moment I am in love with BB  

 

[CourtneyB]

Do we know or have any idea of what the Deluxe Subscription is? I would be kind of disappointed if it was nicer samples or full sized items, to be honest. One of the reasons I LOVE Birchbox is the price point, and if quality fell because of that, I would consider only asking for a gift account.
 

 

[Lisa N]

Finally cashed in some points I've been hoarding.  $125 order, plus 20% off for 9 months, minus 1,000 points = free for me!

 

[cbs73]

Originally Posted by prachisrk /img/forum/go_quote.gif

UPS is having issues but you can just copy paste your tracking # to the USPS site and it gives you the info.

Finally one of my boxes is out for delivery today!

  I tried that.....yeah.  No shipping info is available, which makes me think that it hasn't shipped.

Look, I know things have been rough in NY.  I'm a native New Yorker and my heart goes out to everyone- my mom lost power for over a week and when she got it back, the snow storm hit and she lost it for another few days.  My grandmother's house is still without power.  I have friends who lost a considerable amount in the wake of Sandy.  But, the fact of the matter remains that they said boxes would ship as late as the 15th.  It's the 16th.

I am going to try calling in a minute or two.....I'll report in with what I find out.

 

[hindsighting]

Originally Posted by Lisa N /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Finally cashed in some points I've been hoarding.  $125 order, plus 20% off for 9 months, minus 1,000 points = free for me!

what did you get?!

 

[JimmyJazz]

Originally Posted by Lisa N /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Finally cashed in some points I've been hoarding.  $125 order, plus 20% off for 9 months, minus 1,000 points = free for me!

Wow - yeah - what did you get!? You are an excellent points hoarder - I don't think I have that much self control!

 

[Lisa N]

Originally Posted by hindsighting /img/forum/go_quote.gif


what did you get?!

Jouer Holiday Sparkle & Pop 4 pack

Caldrea hand soap in Crimson Pear Ginger

Mr. Natty Presents Frank's Beard Elixir (for the husband)

Harvey Prince Scents of Purpose Gift Set

Not a lot, but I'm excited to try 6 of the Harvey Prince scents!  This set was going to be on my Christmas list.

 

[katie danielle]

Originally Posted by Lisa N /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Finally cashed in some points I've been hoarding.  $125 order, plus 20% off for 9 months, minus 1,000 points = free for me!

Oh my gosh I just saved up $30 worth of points on my account and thought it was an accomplishment! I usually use them as soon as I hit the $10 mark. Good for you for saving 1,000 points!

 

[katie danielle]

Originally Posted by Lisa N /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Jouer Holiday Sparkle & Pop 4 pack

Caldrea hand soap in Crimson Pear Ginger

Mr. Natty Presents Frank's Beard Elixir (for the husband)

Harvey Prince Scents of Purpose Gift Set

Not a lot, but I'm excited to try 6 of the Harvey Prince scents!  This set was going to be on my Christmas list.

I got the beard elixir for my boyfriend's stocking - it's TINY- like teeny tiny. But a good little stocking stuffer, I just thought it would be bigger. But I also got the Caldrea Crimson Pear Ginger in the same order and I love it! Annnnd I ordered the Scents of Purpose from the Harvey Prince site a while back when I won a contest for a discount coupon on their Facebook and it's awesome. I think you got a great haul! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Lisa N]

Originally Posted by katie danielle /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got the beard elixir for my boyfriend's stocking - it's TINY- like teeny tiny. But a good little stocking stuffer, I just thought it would be bigger. But I also got the Caldrea Crimson Pear Ginger in the same order and I love it! Annnnd I ordered the Scents of Purpose from the Harvey Prince site a while back when I won a contest for a discount coupon on their Facebook and it's awesome. I think you got a great haul! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I kind of figured the beard elixir would be small, but he just has a goatee, and it can get pretty funky lol. 

Originally Posted by katie danielle /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Oh my gosh I just saved up $30 worth of points on my account and thought it was an accomplishment! I usually use them as soon as I hit the $10 mark. Good for you for saving 1,000 points!

I didn't even use all my points!  I still have 236 leftover, I just couldn't make up my mind.

 

[AvidNightOwl]

Oh thank goodness!!!!

BOTH my boxes finally updated today!!! My original subscription is going to be box 5. And the one I started for the special Goop! box last month is going to be box number 22. I'm so excited!!!!

I still haven't gotten either e-mail telling me that they have shipped, and I don't really expect them until the end of the business day, but on my account page, the tracking numbers are both finally working (and are both telling me that they are in Edgewood, NY) I don't expect them for another 5-7 business days, but I'm just so excited that they are finally on the way!

So don't lose hope guys!!!! They did say that they hoped to get the last of the boxes out by the end of the day today!!! And I hope that all of yours update soon, too!!!!

 

[lovelockdown]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I hope that they accidentally send me the wrong box or switch boxes on me. Is that a bad thing lol

I'm getting box #2, so i feel your pain and wishing they send me a wrong box as well. I'm crossing my fingers.

 

[Squidling]

Originally Posted by Lisa N /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Jouer Holiday Sparkle & Pop 4 pack

Caldrea hand soap in Crimson Pear Ginger

Mr. Natty Presents Frank's Beard Elixir (for the husband)

Harvey Prince Scents of Purpose Gift Set

Not a lot, but I'm excited to try 6 of the Harvey Prince scents!  This set was going to be on my Christmas list.

I just picked up  the Beard Elixir for my boyfriend and he LOVES it! I laughed when he said, 'Now, if Birchbox Man would have actually sent stuff like this I would have stayed subscribed!" You and he will both love it, it smells wonderful!

In regards to my own box, I am hooked on the Model Co. Mascara and the MOX lip butter. The mascara makes my lashes look longer and fuller, yet, still natural. It's a total keeper! The MOX is yummy and doesn't feel waxy, but absorbs into the lips. For those of you who dig the MOX as much as I do, if you visit their site, you can get a sampler of lip butters and solid perfumes for $9. I think it includes either 6 or 7 small tubs of product. I think it'll end up being a stocking stuffer for myself this year ;-)

 

 

[tinkerbll695]

Originally Posted by bluemustang /img/forum/go_quote.gif

What is SA?

I like the regular Cerave too, I usually mix it with Aveeno and then apply.. My kids have super dry skin and that's helped them too.

It's their lotion with Salicylic Acid in it. It's suppose to help clear up the roughest of bumps and it really does! But I don't want to use it on the rest of my body so I just apply it to the parts with KP - which is just the back of my arms. My KP is a lot worse in the summer so this stuff allowed me to wear tank tops without feeling like the whole world was staring at the back of my arms. I can get away with not using it everyday in the winter though, so I'll usually switch between the SA lotion and whatever body lotion I have on hand.

 

[quene8106]

Originally Posted by lovelockdown /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm getting box #2, so i feel your pain and wishing they send me a wrong box as well. I'm crossing my fingers.

I'm crossing my fingers too.  I don't mind the skincare products, but when it consists of 60-80% of my box I'm not a happy camper 

.  I believe that each box should have a hair item, makeup item, skincare item, lifestyle extra, perfume, in it.  Something to balance it all out, you know what I mean?

 

[tinkerbll695]

Originally Posted by quene8106 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Dammit. I got the one box out of all the boxes that I didn't want. I'm so pissed. I changed my profile and got box 1 somehow. I can not believe I resubscribed for this. I'm refusing it when it comes in the mail. I wanted a mascara, hair powder, or a chocolate. :'(

I feel like this isn't BBs fault :-/ I understand when we get foil packets and we all hate those, but aren't two of those foil packets in box one the Lifestyle Extras? And the larger foil packet isn't really a typical foil packet IMO - the eye mask is a full size sample and is worth $8 (BB shop sells 3 eye masks in a set for $24). The Kiehl's and the Stila are both great sizes and the perfume, well is a perfume sample . Overall, I think the boxes this month are all pretty good and BB has really stepped it up in terms of making the boxes more even. Even when a lot of the boxes contain a certain sample we're never guaranteed to get any one thing, so I don't think it's really fair to blame BB for sending you the items they did. There were more than a few months I hated my BB but we subscribe to a grab bag type subscription so while I absolutely hate some of the items in my box, returning the box because I didn't get what I want just seems to go against what BB is and why I subscribe.

Just my two cents...

Edit: I just saw your above comment and I would love if the boxes were more balanced in terms of the types of products we receive. I hated getting a men's cologne  -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  in my box this month. But I think with our criticisms (complaints ) and with more competition BB will get better. I think this month was better than the last couple of months! So maybe keep an eye out and resub when BB is more consistent!

 

[quene8106]

Originally Posted by tinkerbll695 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I feel like this isn't BBs fault :-/ I understand when we get foil packets and we all hate those, but aren't two of those foil packets in box one the Lifestyle Extras? And the larger foil packet isn't really a typical foil packet IMO - the eye mask is a full size sample and is worth $8 (BB shop sells 3 eye masks in a set for $24). The Kiehl's and the Stila are both great sizes and the perfume, well is a perfume sample . Overall, I think the boxes this month are all pretty good and BB has really stepped it up in terms of making the boxes more even. Even when a lot of the boxes contain a certain sample we're never guaranteed to get any one thing, so I don't think it's really fair to blame BB for sending you the items they did. There were more than a few months I hated my BB but we subscribe to a grab bag type subscription so while I absolutely hate some of the items in my box, returning the box because I didn't get what I want just seems to go against what BB is and why I subscribe.

Just my two cents...

Edit: I just saw your above comment and I would love if the boxes were more balanced in terms of the types of products we receive. I hated getting a men's cologne  -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  in my box this month. But I think with our criticisms (complaints ) and with more competition BB will get better. I think this month was better than the last couple of months! So maybe keep an eye out and resub when BB is more consistent!

Yeah.  Out of the 30 or so boxes that are available, this is the only one that I didn't want lol.  At first I hated my goop box, but warmed up to it. I use the sprout all of the time now that my lip balm from the gossip girl box finally ran out, and I considered buying the body wash.  I cancelled last month and when people on this forum stated how awesome the boxes looked, I rushed to put my cc info in.  

I doubt that I am going to cancel again because:

1. the points system

2. I hate feeling left out, lol

If I don't refuse the box, I will try the Stila and Kiehl's.  I dodged getting perfumes in my box since August so I guess it was time to get another one in my box again. *shrugs*

 

[cbs73]

Well, I just called.  I am throwing a side eye at what I was told-

A super nice, sweet girl named Crystal "helped" me.  She said at first she couldn't see anything and then "looked at what kind of box (you) have". Ok.  Maybe she meant Men's v Women's but whatever.  "(long pause) Um....(more silence)....uh it looks like your box shipped very, very recently and your tracking number hasn't activated yet."  Now, bear in mind, I told her I've had a tracking number since a week ago Tuesday.   She said I should see my shipping email very, very soon.  Now, maybe its me, but when I worked in customer service back in the late to mid 90's, I could tell people when their check was cut and mailed no problem.  She did not even offer  to give me a date when the box was shipped, just that Hurricane Sandy has messed up shipping which, again, I can totally understand and sympathize with.  

Oh!  An email from Birchbox!  Oh, no wait- its just an email from Crystal thanking me for reaching out, hoping she answered all my questions (not really, but that's between us), and that I should see an email from them shortly.  With Thanksgiving next week, I am not expecting the box until December at this point.

Sorry to be a crab ass about this.