Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[EggyBread]

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Glamorous Rebel, I think it's called.

 

[meaganola]

So...  Would there be any interest in a thread dedicated to consumer issues with indies (like with Debaucherous and VD), so we could easily go there and see the horror with no happy stuff breaking it up, or would everyone prefer it to all stay here mixed up with everything else so it's not quite a parade of fury-making everything?

 

[EggyBread]

So...  Would there be any interest in a thread dedicated to consumer issues with indies (like with Debaucherous and VD), so we could easily go there and see the horror with no happy stuff breaking it up, or would everyone prefer it to all stay here mixed up with everything else so it's not quite a parade of fury-making everything?

Yes, I would.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Yes, I think that would be good. Especially since so many of us are just branching out into the companies...it's hard to find much in a big thread like this and it'd be good to have one place to go to see potential problems before ordering from a new company, you know?

 

[Shalott]

So...  Would there be any interest in a thread dedicated to consumer issues with indies (like with Debaucherous and VD), so we could easily go there and see the horror with no happy stuff breaking it up, or would everyone prefer it to all stay here mixed up with everything else so it's not quite a parade of fury-making everything?

I would!

 

[BSquared]

I love me a good train wreck so I vote new theead!

 

[meaganola]

All rightie, done!  I went with a thread for good *and* bad CS reports.  I'm expecting it to be heavy on the horror stories because, let's face it, that's what we tend to focus on, but if there's a good company, I figure it deserves to be highlighted there, too.

 

[Kelly Silva]

New thread, since I tend to buy a lot from a ton of various companies and seem to have problems with almost all of them. Some problems are much smaller than others, or related to USPS and not the company itself, but there are also some of the bigger problem companies like Victorian Disco and Debaucherous that I think people need to be aware of when getting into indies.

 

[ohsailor]

@@ohsailor I like the part that you actually got something, but I'd give a big thumbs down to the rest. Booo!

LOL the things she sent were because I had threatened to go to Paypal/Etsy as SOON as I could which was like 3 days away. She sent it 2 days later. They're SO tiny. I think I paid twice as much for half the size of savor's products. 

 

[TooMuchElectric]

I just panic-spent $50+ in the last two minutes of Life's Entropy BF sale. I couldn't decide what I wanted so I just started adding everything to my cart.

 

[Bflopolska]

LOL the things she sent were because I had threatened to go to Paypal/Etsy as SOON as I could which was like 3 days away. She sent it 2 days later. They're SO tiny. I think I paid twice as much for half the size of savor's products.

Did she just send samples as a "shut her up and cover my tail" sort of move?

 

[SOSRedAlertSOS]

I also finally received my Debaucherous order and the products were nothing special. Pretty small, the perfumes were bland. I ordere Mad Hatter Tea Cakes and the perfume is supposed to smell like tea and cakes, I can't detect a single tea note and the whipped soap in the same scent smells straight up like plain soap... when it's rinsed off it smells like Dove soap. So boo! So much money and time wasted.

 

[KatieS131]

Did y'all hear about the Aromaleigh subscription box? I'm so excited about it because Aromaleigh is one of my favorite indie companies, but the first box (releasing December 15) will only have 30(!) spots!

 

[meaganola]

Uh... She's not sure if she can fill thirty slots? I think someone needs to give her a heads up on the reality of the demand for indie subs.

 

[sefkhet]

Uh... She's not sure if she can fill thirty slots? I think someone needs to give her a heads up on the reality of the demand for indie subs.

Maybe she meant 'fulfill', as in she doesn't want to overextend herself for the first month? But you're right, I'm trying to imagine the carnage on December 15th as we all fight for spots.

 

[meaganola]

Maybe she meant 'fulfill', as in she doesn't want to overextend herself for the first month? But you're right, I'm trying to imagine the carnage on December 15th as we all fight for spots.

Nope, she means fill the slots. From Facebook:

I hope for the premiere box to be successful! I'm offering 30 slots to gauge interest. I have no idea if 30 slots will be filled or not- it is the minimum amount I'd need to be able to offer each month in order for my time/labor put into each month's box to start to be profitable. Aromaleigh gets very little discussion online much past the Facebook page here (that I know of), so please feel free to share this news, as I have to admit I am kind of worried that I could manage to sell out even 30 slots and I have high hopes for this being a fun, creative and exciting monthly feature.

 

[CurlyTails]

Silly, silly.

 

[sefkhet]

@@meaganola Wow! She's going to be surprised, isn't she?

(My prediction: site crashes and sold out in 2 minutes. 1 minute?)

 

[KatieS131]

I just looked on her facebook page (I don't normally follow it) and she was talking about how she thought the whole thing would be a flop! She did mention that February would have more spots (if these sold out...ha!) so hopefully it's not impossible to get!

 

[meaganola]

I sent her email about this. I used the word "carnage" as well as the phrase "digital elbows" in it. I think she underestimates the interest in a sub. A lot of us look at subs as an intro to brands, so she really can't just use her existing customer base to figure anything out here. I'm not sure I ever would have bought from any of my now-favorite companies if they hadn't had subs!