CFDA POPSUGAR Must Have box, Special Edition April 2015 *Spoilers*

[Weebs]

Sorry to complain so much. I do like the earrings. I just feel like for $200, this is a major rip-off. Popsugar used to be such a good value. Not sure what happened.

No worries about complaining... I was going to buy this box myself and it was sold out before I had a chance to take a break at work to buy it.  I was sad and hoping this box was going to full of good fashion items and such.  Honestly, I'm SUPER happy I didn't waste my $$ on it.  It's horrible.  :/

 

[feisty1]

I honestly would have preferred the coachella swag bag over this one.

 

[wisconsin gal]

Not too silly really. I'm pretty close myself and will probably cancel over the weekend AND for sure will not go near any more LE boxes. I'm sure the next one will be great too but enough is enough.

I really did throw away $195 on a mixed bag of (insert adjective) - it also looks like most of us could have purchased the fashionable equivalent of this box at our local Marshalls/TJM store for a 1/3 of the price.

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I love some of the surprise element. Some of the curation. And yeah, thinking ps has an access we don't.

Can't help but to connect with comment of tjmaxx and making a serious haul for $200.

 

[mepe]

I have to agree that it's pretty insulting for not only PS but the CFDA to send past season items currently being offered at discount stores/cites in their FASHION box...like we wouldn't know.

 

[boxesandboxes]

I'm personally a little shocked the earring designer changed their price today (assuming under the pressure from PS).  It was listed at $295 earlier today - 

 

[thetintiara]

They just responded to my letter of complaint with this, and note the comment about the FAQ's was because I mentioned disputing it with my credit card.....

Thank you so much for reaching out. We apologize for the confusion. The retail price of the earrings inside the CFDA POPSUGAR Must Have box is indeed $395. The error on the vendor's website has been corrected: http://maiyet.com/shop/poison-dart-stud-earrings--gold
Unfortunately, as noted on our FAQs, which were all agreed upon at the time of purchase, all purchases are non-refundable.
Our team and all of the vendors’ teams worked really hard on curating items that we know people would enjoy, but it looks like we missed the mark with you. Would you mind providing some specific items that you did not enjoy and perhaps a few items you would have rather received? We really appreciate you taking the time to help us improve our product and we hope you will give us another chance to wow you!

 

[mepe]

Standard Popsugar response seems like all that are going to give.

 

[pbpink]

yes, I believe a Mara Hoffman towel is in there and also I saw a burlap styled tote that said LA on it so it seemed like something PS would send but can't remember the designer but not sure it's in box either, if I find I'll post back!!

I can't see link posted but is it a MH towel?

i can not believe mara hoffman did not send ANYTHING! INSANE! 

old post above, i am 100% sure, I saw this bag somewhere last month - wish i was correct on MH and not the burlap part, ugh!

i do like the earrings and even the tote, just so not worth the cost - i tried to buy it the day it sold and as i was about to buy it sold out right in front of my eyes!

for those that want to return box, i had a thought to just deal w/PS and pretend you are clueless about anything in box and send them an email saying you meant to purchase a monthly box and realized they sent you a limited edition! i would NEVER ever say to fib but PS blatantly lied big time about those earrings clearly! if you used amex, they will help with any returns but i think you may have to send it to them at your own cost (i think it depends on how long you have been customer + such) and they will credit back the amount so perhaps a dispute would be easier....

btw, did marc by marc jacobs go out of business? does he still have marc jacobs bag + such? 

what do y'all think would be a price that people would/could sell this box at? any chance under what they paid? i emailed 2 girls from MSA to see about buying it mainly for earrings/tote and i just put it in their court as i don't want to low ball anyone ever but I also would not buy for full price! if you guys have any thoughts, please let me know! 

 

[Sadejane]

i can not believe mara hoffman did not send ANYTHING! INSANE! 

old post above, i am 100% sure, I saw this bag somewhere last month - wish i was correct on MH and not the burlap part, ugh!

i do like the earrings and even the tote, just so not worth the cost - i tried to buy it the day it sold and as i was about to buy it sold out right in front of my eyes!

for those that want to return box, i had a thought to just deal w/PS and pretend you are clueless about anything in box and send them an email saying you meant to purchase a monthly box and realized they sent you a limited edition! i would NEVER ever say to fib but PS blatantly lied big time about those earrings clearly! if you used amex, they will help with any returns but i think you may have to send it to them at your own cost (i think it depends on how long you have been customer + such) and they will credit back the amount so perhaps a dispute would be easier....

btw, did marc by marc jacobs go out of business? does he still have marc jacobs bag + such? 

what do y'all think would be a price that people would/could sell this box at? any chance under what they paid? i emailed 2 girls from MSA to see about buying it mainly for earrings/tote and i just put it in their court as i don't want to low ball anyone ever but I also would not buy for full price! if you guys have any thoughts, please let me know! 

I saw the comment about Marc by Marc Jacobs so I had to go and Google it. . .apparently, they are folding this brand into the rest of the company. I don't know what that means exactly, but he said that he believes in all sorts of price points from a designer.  I guess maybe he'll be just producing Marc Jacobs branded items but some will be more affordable. . . weird.   People seem to love the Marc by Marc Jacobs line, so I thought that was an interesting choice.

The box was sold out before I had a chance to buy one. I think what bothers me so much is how hyped Popsugar was with Coachella and how designers throw so much swag at bloggers and D list celebrities.  Yet people who spent $200 for a box end up with a bunch of random stuff, some from past seasons.  

The only chance people have at getting their money back is to prove Popsugar was dishonest about the value and then make a case with their credit card company.   I can't believe that PS hasn't learned from past mistakes. . . and oh yeah, it's no wonder they didn't put out spoilers because they didn't have anything exciting to show.  It's also shady that they made the designer change the price of the earrings today after people started questioning them.  

I've been liking the monthly boxes, but I'm done with the limited edition boxes because of stuff like this.   

 

[Mailbox Junkie]

i wonder why msa deleted my comment posting the earring were cheaper on the maiyet website?  

My post, which was positive, got deleted too...

 

[Mailbox Junkie]

I know the everyone is disappointed but is it weird I actually am digging this box? I just had a baby so all I can wear is stud earrings and we have a plastic bag ban on maui so this market bag will come in handy every freakin day plus I really want to read that book. There are so many people in fashion who are not interesting to me but Diane Von Furstenberg has been around for 30+ years so she has to be doing something right and who could she possibly want to be but herself!
But the only thing I found that is shady is that the nailpolish is NOWHERE to be found on the internet!

 

[nicepenguins]

It's good that there are people who like the box so don't feel bad about it.

I agree with you about the nail polish--they might have just thrown their badge on something that cost $1 to make.

 

[lauradiniwilk]

for those that want to return box, i had a thought to just deal w/PS and pretend you are clueless about anything in box and send them an email saying you meant to purchase a monthly box and realized they sent you a limited edition! i would NEVER ever say to fib but PS blatantly lied big time about those earrings clearly! if you used amex, they will help with any returns but i think you may have to send it to them at your own cost (i think it depends on how long you have been customer + such) and they will credit back the amount so perhaps a dispute would be easier....

Please don't do this, you guys.  I felt absolutely sick to my stomach after I saw the NM spoilers because it was A LOT of money for something that I felt completely missed the mark.  But that was a risk that I took when I signed up for a random box of stuff at a ridiculous price point.  Not every box is going to be a winner, and we KNOW that based on past PSMH experience.  But lying to the company will only hurt us in the long run - run up the cost of the boxes, or force them to change rules in a way that harms us.  Just look at what happened to quarterly after everyone mass returned the NG box (and that WAS within their policies!!!)

If you hate the box, try to sell it.  It's still $500+ worth of cute stuff, and there were lots of us who waffled too long and didn't get one.  Email PSMH and tell them WHY you hate it so they can make the next box better.  And if we as a community didn't hit purchase the second every single box went on sale, maybe we would get spoilers and could make more informed decisions. 

 

[wisconsin gal]

That's true. I do sign up for the curation and surprise element. There has been other good and bad boxes.

I don't mind past season items. If it's classic or fashion then it's simply a matter of preference. It is goofy about the price listed versus actual. I'm not returning or selling mine. Just give it away if bangle doesn't fit. I have pierced ears

Bummer some items are not wearable for some. Has anyone gotten a variation? For instance clip on earrings? Size of MJ bangle?

I still love we can share and chat and recommend and urge each other. It makes the makeup talk so fun

 

[wisconsin gal]

Btw. What happened w the NG box that we don't want happening to popsugar??

 

[lauradiniwilk]

Btw. What happened w the NG box that we don't want happening to popsugar??

Oh, man, that one was a mess.  Quarterly used to actually let you return boxes if you weren't happy with them, which was a really great policy that is pretty unique in sub box land.  But as soon as spoilers came out for the winter box, everyone decided they hated it sight unseen and TONS of people returned them.  Since then, quarterly got rid of the return policy for all boxes (not just the NG one) and changed a few other minor rules, dumped a bunch of curators (not NG, surprisingly), and jacked up the prices on their boxes by $5 or $10. 

 

[hitchcockblonde]

Compare this box to the Rachel Zoe box - many similar elements (almost as if PS tried to copy) and almost the same number/type of items, but the Rachel Zoe box was SO much better. But this box was twice as expensive! Not cool.

 

[Colleen1212]

Speaking of the NG box, those hair pins definitely sell on ebay for 15 dollars.  They don't have the masterpeace name, but I saw my exact same barrette on there, and a few others that look just like ones folks have posted pics of.

This got me thinking about how upset I would have been if quarterly/NG had listed a high value on the barrette.   

What would still be different is I liked the NG hair box, really liked the barrette.  I don't like those earrings or anything else in this box.  Maybe the bag will be cute in person (I don't like using anything with sayings/logos printed on them, though), and the lipstick will be a shade I can wear.  Still wouldn't be worth 195 dollars to me.

 

[Zillah Nomura]

What's the NG box?

 

[Geek2]

What's the NG box?

Nina Garcia box from Quarterly Co