GlossyBox - June 2012

[JessP]

Super excited that they opened up sub spots today! I also live in CA so have to pay the tax, but from what I saw re: last month's box, it'll be worth it. I may actually make an effort to keep the contents of this box a surprise! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[farouknabela]

I totally forgot that I signed up for notifications from GB! Yay! This will be my first Glossybox- I have heard great things!

 

[JessP]

Oh! Now that I'm thinking about it - did anyone else who signed up today have problems filling out the Beauty Profile? I didn't have time to fill it out when I subscribed before work this morning, and now the form won't show up while trying to fill it out on the site.

 

[meaganola]

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[JessP]

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


I emailed them about this last week, and this was their response:

The beauty profile is currently down our IT department is working hard to get it up and running. An announcement will be made once it is working. 

Thanks so much for letting me know, I appreciate it! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Linabunnie]

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

Oh! Now that I'm thinking about it - did anyone else who signed up today have problems filling out the Beauty Profile? I didn't have time to fill it out when I subscribed before work this morning, and now the form won't show up while trying to fill it out on the site.

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Ive been sub'd since May & still not able to update my profile.

 

[yanelib27]

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

Super excited that they opened up sub spots today! I also live in CA so have to pay the tax, but from what I saw re: last month's box, it'll be worth it. I may actually make an effort to keep the contents of this box a surprise! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I always think that too and then it goes out the window as soon as I see someone post their box lol I have no patience 

 

[farouknabela]

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

Oh! Now that I'm thinking about it - did anyone else who signed up today have problems filling out the Beauty Profile? I didn't have time to fill it out when I subscribed before work this morning, and now the form won't show up while trying to fill it out on the site.

I didn't have any problems, I signed up around 3-4pm. Hope that helps! Im sure it will become available soon /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[JessP]

I always think that too and then it goes out the window as soon as I see someone post their box lol I have no patience 

Totally agree! It will definitely be a true test of patience if I somehow manage to let it stay a surprise!

 

[Scawolita]

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

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Ive been sub'd since May & still not able to update my profile.

I signed up today and it let me!

 

[JessP]

I didn't have any problems, I signed up around 3-4pm. Hope that helps! Im sure it will become available soon /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Sweet thanks for letting me know! I'll try again in a bit!

 

[missionista]

Got an e-mail from them today, and signed up.  I'm excited!

 

[Cylarne]

I just signed up for my first one! So excited- decided to drop Julep so I could add this instead, I'm sure it's going to be worth it.

 

[BFaire06]

Just signed up!  A little confused as to when boxes start shipping...we get it at the end of the month?  And I was reading through last months thread...sometimes it even comes during the beginning of the next?

 

[meaganola]

Originally Posted by BFaire06 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Just signed up!  A little confused as to when boxes start shipping...we get it at the end of the month?  And I was reading through last months thread...sometimes it even comes during the beginning of the next?

This is only going to be their second month, so there's not really a "sometimes" to go by yet.  They state that they ship out during the last week of the month.  I received my shipping notice for May's box -- their first -- on the 25th, although it was actually shipped on the 24th, and I received it on the 31st.  My aunt's box was shipped later, and she received it around June 7th, if I recall correctly.  And I notice some wording on the site when you first sign up that bugs me because it's just wishy-washy and unprofessional:  "First shipment is probably between Jun 26, 2012 and June 30, 2012."  "*Probably*"?  It makes it sound like it may or may not be shipped out at all, which is the wrong impression to give here.  Bad wording here.  Better wording:  "Estimated shipping date."

I wish they would adjust the month attached to the box and call it whatever month most people actually *receive* the box, so what they called the May box would actually be the June box.  I think that would address a lot of the confusion, but on the other hand, then you would have people pissed that they got charged for the July box at the beginning of June.  Maybe adjust their shipping a little bit so the boxes go out closer to midmonth than at the end?  There's got to be a way to shift everything around so the it's-the-May-box-but-I-didn't-get-it-until-June thing is cut down.

 

[phoebehearts]

I was just kinda shocked as to how quickly I was charged for June's box. Looking back at my bank statement I was charged on the 8th when I received my May box on June 1st! I would much rather them charge on a certain day every month (like the 15th or something) or charge 10 days before shipping like Birchbox does. *Sigh*

 

[nelliebelle1197]

Wasn't the May box the free/contest box; the recent box (charged in early May and shipped on May 26th) the June box; and the box just charged and shipping at the end of June actually the July box? A couple of other services do it this way- you pay a month in advance for the next month's box. I am pretty sure Glossybox does call the free box the May box and the box with the Phyto and Burberry the June box, and the upcoming box the July one.

ETA: Now I can't find where I found that info on which box goes with which month.....

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


This is only going to be their second month, so there's not really a "sometimes" to go by yet.  They state that they ship out during the last week of the month.  I received my shipping notice for May's box -- their first -- on the 25th, although it was actually shipped on the 24th, and I received it on the 31st.  My aunt's box was shipped later, and she received it around June 7th, if I recall correctly.  And I notice some wording on the site when you first sign up that bugs me because it's just wishy-washy and unprofessional:  "First shipment is probably between Jun 26, 2012 and June 30, 2012."  "*Probably*"?  It makes it sound like it may or may not be shipped out at all, which is the wrong impression to give here.  Bad wording here.  Better wording:  "Estimated shipping date."

I wish they would adjust the month attached to the box and call it whatever month most people actually *receive* the box, so what they called the May box would actually be the June box.  I think that would address a lot of the confusion, but on the other hand, then you would have people pissed that they got charged for the July box at the beginning of June.  Maybe adjust their shipping a little bit so the boxes go out closer to midmonth than at the end?  There's got to be a way to shift everything around so the it's-the-May-box-but-I-didn't-get-it-until-June thing is cut down.

 

[Linabunnie]

Wasn't the May box the free/contest box; the recent box (charged in early May and shipped on May 26th) the June box; and the box just charged and shipping at the end of June actually the July box? A couple of other services do it this way- you pay a month in advance for the next month's box. I am pretty sure Glossybox does call the free box the May box and the box with the Phyto and Burberry the June box, and the upcoming box the July one. ETA: Now I can't find where I found that info on which box goes with which month.....

April was the contest box. May box shipped end of May & June box will be shipping in about a week or two. Hope this helps

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I don't think so, because in the invite email that I just got the other day, it said subscriptions for the June box were open. Which is weird to me, but whatev...they can call it the January box as long as it's good.

Originally Posted by Angie Tacker /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Wasn't the May box the free/contest box; the recent box (charged in early May and shipped on May 26th) the June box; and the box just charged and shipping at the end of June actually the July box? A couple of other services do it this way- you pay a month in advance for the next month's box. I am pretty sure Glossybox does call the free box the May box and the box with the Phyto and Burberry the June box, and the upcoming box the July one.

ETA: Now I can't find where I found that info on which box goes with which month.....

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif


This is only going to be their second month, so there's not really a "sometimes" to go by yet.  They state that they ship out during the last week of the month.  I received my shipping notice for May's box -- their first -- on the 25th, although it was actually shipped on the 24th, and I received it on the 31st.  My aunt's box was shipped later, and she received it around June 7th, if I recall correctly.  And I notice some wording on the site when you first sign up that bugs me because it's just wishy-washy and unprofessional:  "First shipment is probably between Jun 26, 2012 and June 30, 2012."  "*Probably*"?  It makes it sound like it may or may not be shipped out at all, which is the wrong impression to give here.  Bad wording here.  Better wording:  "Estimated shipping date."

I wish they would adjust the month attached to the box and call it whatever month most people actually *receive* the box, so what they called the May box would actually be the June box.  I think that would address a lot of the confusion, but on the other hand, then you would have people pissed that they got charged for the July box at the beginning of June.  Maybe adjust their shipping a little bit so the boxes go out closer to midmonth than at the end?  There's got to be a way to shift everything around so the it's-the-May-box-but-I-didn't-get-it-until-June thing is cut down.

 

[meaganola]

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

April was the contest box. May box shipped end of May & June box will be shipping in about a week or two. Hope this helps

Linnabunnie has it.  To double-check what Glossybox considers to be the box for which month, if you go to the Glossybox page for the May box, you will see everything in their first real box after subscriptions opened, and the April page shows the contest box.

Also, ahhh!  I can't believe we're less than two weeks away from shipping already, yet at the same time, it seems like it's been ages since the first box arrived!  Time is going by very strangely.