Birchbox October 2012

[reet]

Originally Posted by heatwebb000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 made out of my birch box boxes!

These are REALLY CUTE! What a great idea /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[marybbryant]

Originally Posted by heatwebb000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Thank You!  I mod podge them with scrap book paper then took the left over pieces and put it behind tag!  It took me an hour.  I really loved the boxes it seemed such a waste to throw them out so I decided to use them as storage.  59 cent scrapbook pages and a box of labels $3.00 and you have fancy storage.

I'm not very crafty, but I might try that.  I have had one Birchbox account since January, and the other since March plus 5 months of Sample Society.  Thats a lot of boxes!  I saved them all because like you say, its seems like a waste to throw them away.  They are good sturdy boxes.

I cant throw the boxes away, but I have to somehow get rid of them all or find a way to reuse them.  My thought was that I would not give any Christmas presents or birthday presents that wouldnt fit in a Birchbox box.

 

[aandreasen63]

Did you get your box already?!

 

[bbbrandnewww]

Isnt the balm mary lou manizer what is replacing the held up eyeko liners? And they showed the item on their FB spoilers and you can see the size. It's actually a usable option if you get it.

Still no update of my tracking info... hopefully soon /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I opted out so I'll definitely be getting the transformation box.

 

[kawaiimeows]

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

Isnt the balm mary lou manizer what is replacing the held up eyeko liners? And they showed the item on their FB spoilers and you can see the size. It's actually a usable option if you get it.

Still no update of my tracking info... hopefully soon /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I opted out so I'll definitely be getting the transformation box.

i don't think they ever said that was replacing the eyeko eyeliner. but i don't know for sure.

 

[brio444]

Originally Posted by amandah /img/forum/go_quote.gif
The goop boxes look awesome. Alot of them have the balm mary lou in them.

Does anyone know if its full size?

This was one of the samples I picked up at the sample stop and it's a decent size sample (about 1x.75 inch) in a cute little magnetized package so it stays closed.  I would guess it'll be the same sample.

 

[kawaiimeows]

after seeing most of the items i can't decide which box i like the most. 32 definitely seemed the most interesting out of all of them, but i guess it would help to see the complete boxes of the ones that have essie in them, since they're still missing a few products it seems.

 

[amidea]

Originally Posted by heatwebb000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

super cute uses for your birch box

these are so lovely!  i really want to make them too

 

[melonz]

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


Agree.  And I imagine how very frustrated I would be if I saw something great in someone's box and knew there was no chance I'd ever get it in a later box.  You think box-envy is bad now!!!

I agree also! I'd love a lot of items that other people have gotten but I haven't. =)

 

[bbbrandnewww]

I feel like the "repeat samples" also may not always be BB's fault. Companies may choose to only send a certain amount and see how the sample gets rated/perceived/talked about/etc.

I like having the option to get a sample I'm lemming after even if it's "old" or "recycled" for some people. As long as I'm not getting doubles of stuff (which, of course, we sometimes end up wanting), then it doesn't really matter to me. I like trying new stuff.

 

[Shannon28]

Box 5 looks interesting.

https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/october-2012/october2012box5

How do you know what box you're getting?

 

[FormosaHoney]

What a great idea and they are beautiful!  Where did you buy the label thingy?  An OfficeMax type store or an Art supply shop?

Am going to steal idea as well /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />...  You know what they say... imitation is the highest form of flattery!  I've got a bunch of CA and I'm going to do the same and make boxes for a guy friend for his desk clutter.  

If anyone bakes and is going to make threat boxes, they'd be great for that with some wax paper and a large shipping label that you can design and personalize with words, graphics or even photos!!  Or you can fill them with gourmet goods and create your own gourmet box.  

 

 

 

 

[bbbrandnewww]

Originally Posted by Shannon28 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Box 5 looks interesting.

https://www.birchbox.com/shop/birchbox-1/october-2012/october2012box5

How do you know what box you're getting?

Your account will show your box contents starting on the 10th so you'll be able to see then. Sometimes you can narrow down your options though based on products you've received in the past.

 

[kawaiimeows]

welp! ideally, officially only one more day until we know what we're getting in our birchboxes!

at this point, i really don't have a preference as to *what* items i get, i just want good sized samples. getting small little sample tubes, plastic chinese finger trap brush covers, stick on eyeliner, and like, has left me very disenchanted these last few months.

this will probably be a make or break month for me.

 

[marybbryant]

Originally Posted by nelliebelle1197 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Mary, this is a good point. I guess I find it annoying when they send the same ones month after month, and especially when the curated boxes are full of repeats.

Someone else here posted about box envy, and said that repeating samples might cut down on that if you see someone else get a product you really want to try, and didnt get.  You know there's a chance you might get it in a future box.  The month the Beauty Blenders first came out in the Birchboxes, there were a lot of people upset that they didnt recieve that and this month they get another chance to get one. 

I'm hoping at some point I'll get the Skin, An Apothocary and the Savon foot cream!

This is kind of off topic, but one thing I like about Birchbox is when I get a sample of something I would never in a million years purchase for myself and was sure I was going to hate, and then discover that I really love it.  The Orofluido Elixor is one of those products for me.  I couldnt imagine putting oil in my hair, and that has turned out to be my all time favorite product. 

 

[heatwebb000]

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

I'm not very crafty, but I might try that.  I have had one Birchbox account since January, and the other since March plus 5 months of Sample Society.  Thats a lot of boxes!  I saved them all because like you say, its seems like a waste to throw them away.  They are good sturdy boxes.

I cant throw the boxes away, but I have to somehow get rid of them all or find a way to reuse them.  My thought was that I would not give any Christmas presents or birthday presents that wouldnt fit in a Birchbox box.

I was going to use them for gifts also but I ran out of storage for my make up brushes and thought well the Birchboxes were the perfect sizes!  It really is easy my advice always use more paper than you need bc you can always trim but cant add.

 

[marybbryant]

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


Your account will show your box contents starting on the 10th so you'll be able to see then. Sometimes you can narrow down your options though based on products you've received in the past.

Thats a great box!!  I'm crossing my fingers I get that one!

 

[heatwebb000]

 

[marybbryant]

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


What a great idea and they are beautiful!  Where did you buy the label thingy?  An OfficeMax type store or an Art supply shop?

Am going to steal idea as well /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />...  You know what they say... imitation is the highest form of flattery!  I've got a bunch of CA and I'm going to do the same and make boxes for a guy friend for his desk clutter.  

If anyone bakes and is going to make threat boxes, they'd be great for that with some wax paper and a large shipping label that you can design and personalize with words, graphics or even photos!!  Or you can fill them with gourmet goods and create your own gourmet box.  

 

 

 
Those are all great ideas!  I'll be so glad to all my boxes to good use!

 

[MissLindaJean]

Someone else here posted about box envy, and said that repeating samples might cut down on that if you see someone else get a product you really want to try, and didnt get.  You know there's a chance you might get it in a future box.  The month the Beauty Blenders first came out in the Birchboxes, there were a lot of people upset that they didnt recieve that and this month they get another chance to get one.  I'm hoping at some point I'll get the Skin, An Apothocary and the Savon foot cream! This is kind of off topic, but one thing I like about Birchbox is when I get a sample of something I would never in a million years purchase for myself and was sure I was going to hate, and then discover that I really love it.  The Orofluido Elixor is one of those products for me.  I couldnt imagine putting oil in my hair, and that has turned out to be my all time favorite product. 

I agree with this. I don't mind repeating items because I get a chance to sample products I was curious about, but unable to get my hands on. Also, don't understand why so many gripe about repeats, because we are not supposed to sample the same itemx2 and doesn't BB usually do good on that part or credit accounts accordingly? As far as complaints regarding receiving the same samples between multiple accounts, well it's obvious BB treats each account as a separate thing and probably didn't intend for us doing that since we have to use different email addies to get them.