Birchbox - The March boxes

[skylola123]

That is so exciting to know!

What did you tell Target? That you had lost the receipt?
 

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

I took my silver color to Target tonight to exchange "without a receipt."  I traded for the pink!  They gave me $8 on a Target card, so technically I could have gotten anything I wanted, but I was really into the pink color! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

In other words, if anyone is not satisfied with their color, skip paying shipping to trade with someone else, just head on over to Target /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[calexxia]

I just can't do that. If I hate a color, I'll give it away, but I just (not slagging anyone else, this is MY belief for ME) don't feel ethical about returning an item to a place where I did not purchase it.

 

[jbird1175]

Question: one of my friends just got notified last week that she will start getting boxes sent to her (when she subscribed she was put on a wait list). do you think she will get a box for March? she hasn't gotten a shipping notification for this month yet...

 

[mdiest12]

Yeah, I think this is my box too. My splurge is also skin care, so I was really looking forward to the One Love Organic Skin Savior. Very confused on why they would not include that.

I am pretty excited to try the Juice Blemish stuff, and the Lulu hair stuff, but I always use baby powder and that works for me. 

  I really hate nail polish. I NEVER paint my nails and wouldn't wear neon blue. I guess I can trade with someone or give it to my roommate. 
I just wish they would listen to our profiles more. I guess if anyone wants to trade for anything in Box 9, let me know :]

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

Looks like I'm getting #9.  Weight was 0.5050, in case you're wondering, which is reflective of the number of packet samples.

I'm not ecstatic, but at least I'll have a travel sized Juice blemish clearing serum and a packet of the Lulu organics dry shampoo to go (I'd probably be happier if I hadn't already ordered the Lulu item without trying it

), and I do like tea.  I'll probably just hold onto the nail polish on the off chance I ever need to self-pedicure.  The Stila card and the perfume are pretty much throwaways. (DELUXE sample?  Really?  Maybe three of these are deluxe samples, and that's assuming the Lulu item is good-sized.)
Once again, it looks a bit like our profiles haven't much impact on what we receive.  My beauty splurge is face cream and this is one of the five boxes that DOESN'T contain a face cream.  I'd also def label neon nail polish as adventurous or trendy and I unticked those descriptions after all the stick on make-up last month.  I really hope I don't get nail polish and perfume every other month (as it has gone so far).

To be fair, though, it IS only $10 per month, including postage, and I wouldn't be as ambivalent about this box if I didn't know about all the goodies in other boxes.

 

[mdiest12]

If you like box 9 I would be happy to do a trade :] That was my ideal box! Skin care, skin care and more skincare! 
 

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

My box is number 10, I am not too happy!!!
 

 

[mdiest12]

If you like box 9 I would be happy to do a trade :] That was my ideal box! Skin care, skin care and more skincare! 
 

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

My box is number 10, I am not too happy!!!
 

 

[calexxia]

You know, we always talk about how we don't like it when they don't pay attention to our profiles when selecting our boxes, which IS relevant when it comes to skin type/color and hair type, but....

I don't actually mind when there are products in my boxes that I wouldn't have thought of trying--for me, that's part of the fun, trying to come out of my comfort zone a little bit.

 

[meaganola]

My aunt has noticed something:  The last nail polish she received was Zoya Megan (they clearly spelled the name wrong), and now it looks like she's getting Color Club Age of Aquarius.   She is clearly getting things that the universe intended for me, her Aquarian niece named Meagan. Fortunately, I see her at least twice a week, and she is perfectly happy to give these things to me (unless she's getting the other blue in the collection because that's the sort of color she likes for pedicures), so it's like I get two Birchboxes a month but only have to pay for one!

One thing I would like to change:  The perfume samples.  I can't wear alcohol-based perfumes (scented lotions, shampoos, etc., are fine.  Hell, I wear perfume oil on a daily basis.  It seems to be the alcohol that is the issue for me), and that's what all of these are.  I just hand them over to my aunt, and even she is getting too many now.  It would be fantastic if we could go on a no-perfume-samples list like magazines do for their subscribers who can't handle fragrance samples in their magazines.

(And now that she knows about swapping her stuff, I may be acting as an intermediary for her to rehome some of *her* stuff.  That will probably happen once _Game of Thrones_ starts back up and we make an *event night* out of watching that show.)

 

[glamigirl]

I just can't do that. If I hate a color, I'll give it away, but I just (not slagging anyone else, this is MY belief for ME) don't feel ethical about returning an item to a place where I did not purchase it.

Same here.

 

[CaliMel]

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

I just can't do that. If I hate a color, I'll give it away, but I just (not slagging anyone else, this is MY belief for ME) don't feel ethical about returning an item to a place where I did not purchase it.

Honestly, the stores don't care. They're not out any product, because you're essentially just trading one. I worked retail and the only way it would ever make a difference is if it wasn't the exact same product. 

But I can see how it could bother people to do that. *shrug* 

I am really hoping I get the gold color. Silver doesn't go with my skintone at all. But we'll see! My box was supposed to get here on the 9th, and same as other people have said, the tracking hasn't updated at all. So I really am hoping it shows up tomorrow! My regular birchboxes tracking hasn't updated at all. 

 

[Scooby Dynamite]

She can log into Birchbox.com and click 'box'..it will say if she was sent a box /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
 

Originally Posted by jbird1175 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Question: one of my friends just got notified last week that she will start getting boxes sent to her (when she subscribed she was put on a wait list). do you think she will get a box for March? she hasn't gotten a shipping notification for this month yet...

 

[murflegirl]

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



First to answer your question there are 10 blotting sheets. And I figured out the value of my box 2 to be equal to 38.30, still a good value, but not quite as high.

I have all the values listed on my blog post: http://mesjoiesdevivre.blogspot.com/2012/03/birchbox-march-2012-teen-vogue.html

I also figured out $38.30, on my blog. Then again, I didn't add in the $10 coupons that were included. yanelib, did you add those in or something?

ETA: I see that you calculated for the full-size blotting sheets, that's what I get for answering as I catch up! haha.

Still, $38 is AWESOME for a box you only paid $10 for. I love Birchbox!

 

[Amber Barrera]

I'm getting two boxes which were supposed to arrive on the 9th & 10th. I just checked the tracking & they are finally in CA. I'm hoping to get them tomorrow or Tuesday. I'm not sure why they give an estimated delivery date that is so far off? It was the same way for me last month & with other shipments that use this same company. If I were a shipping company & I knew that I would deliver a package on the 15th I would give an estimated delivery date of the 17th. That way when you got it on the 15th you the customer would feel like they had received it early. Also, if something had happened & I wasn't able to deliver it on the 15th I would have a couple days to get it there "on time."

If I had checked my shipping notices & saw an estimated delivery for the 13th & 14th I wouldn't think anything of it but seeing it being for the 9th & 10th & still not having it makes me a little irked. It makes me feel like the shipping company is slacking & not meeting their standards.

 

[calexxia]

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



Honestly, the stores don't care. They're not out any product, because you're essentially just trading one. I worked retail and the only way it would ever make a difference is if it wasn't the exact same product. 

But I can see how it could bother people to do that. *shrug* 

I didn't feel right today when a CVS product that was supposed to be priced at 49.99 was ringing up for 9.99, either, especially since the purchase then generated a $10 gift card to the store. I'm just odd. I don't mind a legit deal, I just have a weird type of ethics that only applies to me /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

And since the only retail I worked was overseas, I dunno how it is in America. Where I worked, we could NOT send products back to the manufacturer, so any damaged items (and since beauty products were not supposed to be resold unless they were still sealed, had to be considered damaged) came out of the store's budget. When damages got too high, there was no money available to mark down items that weren't moving. Like I said, I don't know if this is how things are done in America, as I haven't worked retail here.

 

[o0jeany0o]

Yeah, I work in retail and have this mentality too. It's not like I'm returning the nail polish for an $8 store credit and buying something else with it, which would give me $8. I am simply switching the color. No loss on their part. 

People do return products in far worse conditions and expect more out of it. I don't even mind when people do this, I just mind when people throw a fit and/or get angry to get what they want. 
 

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



Honestly, the stores don't care. They're not out any product, because you're essentially just trading one. I worked retail and the only way it would ever make a difference is if it wasn't the exact same product. 

But I can see how it could bother people to do that. *shrug* 

 

[o0jeany0o]

Each store/company is ran differently. Where I work, our store doesn't get penalized for getting returns that are damaged. Everything is sent back to the manufacturer. Mark downs are going to happen no matter what, it's company wide so it doesn't effect individual stores. My store/company cares a lot more about customer satisfaction than money it loses through damages/returns. 

I think if it is a big enough company/franchise, they probably don't care (unless you're massively scamming them out of money, which we're not).
 

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

And since the only retail I worked was overseas, I dunno how it is in America. Where I worked, we could NOT send products back to the manufacturer, so any damaged items (and since beauty products were not supposed to be resold unless they were still sealed, had to be considered damaged) came out of the store's budget. When damages got too high, there was no money available to mark down items that weren't moving. Like I said, I don't know if this is how things are done in America, as I haven't worked retail here.

 

[calexxia]

Thank you for understanding why I feel the way that I do....and I'm not judging anyone else's actions, because there is logic in your position as well. I just gotta not do those thing that don't feel right for me, you know?

 

[nelliebelle1197]

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

I just can't do that. If I hate a color, I'll give it away, but I just (not slagging anyone else, this is MY belief for ME) don't feel ethical about returning an item to a place where I did not purchase it.

I feel the same way, calexxia

 

[Steffi]

Also keep in mind Essie packages things differently for drug stores than they do places like Ulta etc.  SOME drug stores may know the difference and won't let you exchange. Same product, different packaging kind of deal.  The drug store versions have the Essie printed in white on the side.

That said, I don't know if we get the salon bottle or the drug store bottle in the boxes as mine hasn't arrived yet.  If I don't like it there's a ton of polish swap groups on Facebook, I could easily switch it for something I -do- like there.

 

[Chelsea Steiner]

I am SO disappointed with my box--to the point of being kind of angry.
No makeup products, and one repeat.

I'm getting the EyeRock liner strips AGAIN, a perfume sample, Fashion tape, nail polish removal wipes, Juice Blemish clearing cleanser, and the orofluido elixir.

So disappointed. This is my first truly awful box, and I am very displeased. No makeup samples from a makeup sample subscription service? That's just not alright. And a repeat from LAST month that has still gone unused? C'mon Birchbox! 
And I never received an email to opt into the Teen Vogue box. Which sucks, because I am a nailpolish and lipstain junkie. Awesome.