Memebox: Korean Beauty Box Service

[blinded]

@@Jane George Hope he was quick to go back to sleep. My daughter wakes up every night and gets scared and ends up sleeping with us. I'm at a loss for why and how to get it to stop. 

@ I just stress bought BB cream. 

 

[Jane George]

@@Jane George Hope he was quick to go back to sleep. My daughter wakes up every night and gets scared and ends up sleeping with us. I'm at a loss for why and how to get it to stop.

Sounds bad but I am quite no nonsense at 3am... He tends to go back to sleep if I tell him it is time to sleep.

Although if daddy goes in he thinks it is time to play.

Beany and hubby are back asleep though. Sadly I am not but it means I can get a jump on blogposts.

I think memebox is making a huge mistake tbh with the shops in Ny starting up, a lot of korean companies starting to ship direct to Us and new beauty boxes that centre on korean products starting too.

But it was inevitable.

 

[starry101]

I think the sudden change is what bothers me most. I still have boxes to review and things I wanted to get with the points. I feel like they should have made the announcement at the beginning of Jan to at least give us a month to tie up things, but this is crazy. 

 

[moosie]

I don't like that they made a sneaky Friday night message about it (though I realize it isn't Friday night everywhere...).  My first thought was my international friends I've made on this thread and how disappointed they will be /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Will be keeping my eye on the 'public forum' they set up.

Yeah, it totally feels like a Friday night "bury this story" news dump, doesn't it?  Like when politicians or celebs release things on a Friday afternoon, and hope the story dies before Monday, heh.  (and yeah, I'm with you, I realize it's not Friday night everywhere!)

 

[MissJexie]

stress Photoshopping...

AHAHAH THIS IS EVERYTHING.

But in all seriousness- I'm also US-based, but this change is negative for everyone. The revenue that international customer brings in makes it so they can continue to offer good prices on boxes, show these numbers/sales etc to potential brands and bring them in as well etc. Not to mention, the international shop is the only thing worth shopping on their site outside of Memeboxes. The US shop is a bunch of brands I can get anywhere, for outrageous prices. This separates the community they've built of interational affiliates that have helped promote and spread the work about their products. This negatively impacts their affiliates that are left because there will be an even bigger hit to sales than there was when they slowed down on box releases.

I really don't think this was a solid solution in the slightest. It's a shame and I'm seriously so bummed out about this that I think it's really time for me to step away from Memebox as a whole. I've been holding on for awhile but I don't think I can continue to promote them in any way if they are just going to continue to endlessly disappoint people and change things so much that they're unrecognizable. I've already stepped pretty far out of the "memefandom" but at this point, the beyonce gif says it all lol

 

[Jane George]

Was like 3am here so I am guessing they'll have grumpy Europeans soon. In fact in the morning I am not sure I would have noticed it.

 

[crazysweet]

This is sad news but not unexpected. @ I did remember you and @@cfisher discussing it before and the speculations made sense. It's sudden and such a short notice.. It's sad and it makes me want to buy all the things I been holding off on purchasing from the international shop, but at the same time I don't want to reward them for pulling this move..

Edited: It seems like every move they make is a step closer to their demise... Not that I hope they close down but it just seems like they are doing everything to prevent themselves from growing and becoming even more successful.

 

[Tracy E. Robey]

The US shop is a bunch of brands I can get anywhere, for outrageous prices.

Yeah, if they're selling in the US that means they have to work with the US branches of kbeauty brands--which purposely set very different prices for their products than in Korea. Memebox can't break the pricing agreements or else they might lose their contracts, which means that they're stuck offering the products in the US shop for crazytown prices. I can't imagine that they're going to be let off the leash for boxes. The only hope for box values is that some companies might be so wanting to break into the US market that they'll offer their products for free. For people who are new, this will be a great thing. For people who remember the way things were... [WAIL OF ANGUISH]

 

[Jane George]

When is the last of the luckybox bundle going out? Isn't that after that date?

 

[blinded]

This is definitely bad for everyone, international or US. If the recent US only boxes are any indication, those of us who got dumped tonight aren't going to be missing out on much. And unless things drastically change in the US shop, it's not worth buying from either. The US shop will have to keep selling things at the prices set for international markets, so you can count on the higher costs.

I am grateful I found memebox when I did, and it made learning about k-beauty much easier. I'm annoyed with what they are doing, but in a way it's a good way to force me to move on. I feel much more comfortable finding things for myself and if I need help there is always the Korean beauty/skincare thread. You all better be posting in there too. I still need my MuT chat. Don't leave me to depend on fb please. 

 

[GirlyGirlie]

Sad news from Memebox, and I agree that it will not benefit anyone at all.

But, Fanserviced and CFisher did tell us some very important things about job openings in CA and warehouse space, and so forth.

I am very grateful for the two of you telling us what was coming.

I changed my shopping/ buying habits a great deal, so that Memebox isn't nearly as important to me as it once was. 

No matter what the " value" of Memebox USA, I would be extremely upset if Memebox dropped the USA in favor of Europe ( which should make more sense actually), I am very sorry that this has happened in such a drastic manner. Bad, bad PR employees!!!
Thank you to Fanserviced, and to our missing K- beauty poster CFisher for the explicit notice of coming things. Everyone had notice of Memebox's intent.

Gwen's last email to me from Memebox USA now makes a lot more sense, too. She was chastising me in a way for not addressing my email to Memebox USA, when I don't even know how to do so. I only have the [email protected] email address. We will all learn from this, and we will all find new shops, new avenues and ventures. It will be OK, because we all now know what good skin care is. And, lest I seem flippant about what's happened, I have discovered that both eBay.com and  Amazon.com DO have some really good prices on legitimate Korean beauty products. I buy there a lot now. 

 

[GirlyGirlie]

Yeah, if they're selling in the US that means they have to work with the US branches of kbeauty brands--which purposely set very different prices for their products than in Korea. Memebox can't break the pricing agreements or else they might lose their contracts, which means that they're stuck offering the products in the US shop for crazytown prices. I can't imagine that they're going to be let off the leash for boxes. The only hope for box values is that some companies might be so wanting to break into the US market that they'll offer their products for free. For people who are new, this will be a great thing. For people who remember the way things were... [WAIL OF ANGUISH]

Thank you for telling us/ warning us of what you knew to be coming to the US. I never doubted that you knew of what you spoke. Let's hope  Meme-greedUSA runs its course. The average Memebox customer is still looking for a lovely box at a good price, and Memebox will learn this, one way or another. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[BlackMagwitch]

This is poop news. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

But it is time to batten down the hatches, regroup, and see if they can save this sinker.

Memebox was such a bright spot...  Hopefully she'll come back to us later in better shape.

 

[BlackMagwitch]

With all due respect, Tony Moly is NOT a " Memebox brand".  It is a Korean brand sold in major cities as well. Many of us got that same email from Sephora.com about the Tony Moly lip gloss and didn't think it remarkable at all.. It's no biggie. Fanserviced has posted many photos and details of her K- shopping in the NY Flushing area K- stores. K- beauty products are wanted in the U.S., so they are now in the U.S. and the market is growing. Yay. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

The European market can court the same brands and open the same stores if they haven't already. Likewise, there will still be plenty of products for Europeans and Koreans and whomever, I'm sure.

The only major company with a retail business front which I know to have had a glitch with Memebox was Innisfree, and none of us really know what happened.  I think it was a price disagreement with Memebox, not a product shortage. There's still the Innisfree " Value Set" at about $3.00 off retail, which no one is buying, and those products were likely destined for the now- defunct Innisfree Memebox. Not the fault of any group of customers that the Innisfree box didn't happen, and that Memebox messed up their own Wine and Cheese box the way they did. 

The N. American bashing is getting rude. It's not the fault of N. Americans that you perceive yourself to " have less" or have less access to items. I don't hate on Paris, or Parisians or France because of some of the lesser known, non- exported things I have found there on my trips, I'm just glad to have what I have.

You might just want to take a breath there @GirlyGirl. That was kind of rude. I actually live in North America myself, ( and close to US shopping). Thanks for educating me on what is, and isn't a Memebox brand though. What I meant was, the brands they often include in their boxes. Excuse me if I didn't phrase it to your liking, but I'm already aware of the things you included in your diatribe. In my town we have a lot of the Korean bricks and mortar shops, just like the ones Fanserviced goes to. So, I have the opportunity to visit them and shop there too, ( in fact I just bought two eye pencils at The Face Shop tonight). Many of these stores are in Koreatown or in-the-know locations. I enjoy my forays into these little enclaves because it's like a mini-adventure. All I was saying was that it's not going to have that 'found treasure' kind of feeling if Sephora starts carrying a bunch of the Korean lines.

A thicker skin might be in order, since I'm not sure why you jumped to an Anti-American/Anti-N.America conclusion. There is no need to be so snarky over an innocent comment. I was just sharing my thoughts. Hoping to hold on to the aspects that make this fun and unique for me. There was nothing Anti-anyone about it.

 

[Jane George]

tbh I can't see anti American comments here or on Instagram at all.

 

[GirlyGirlie]

You might just want to take a breath there @GirlyGirl. That was kind of rude. I actually live in North America myself, ( and close to US shopping). Thanks for educating me on what is, and isn't a Memebox brand though. What I meant was, the brands they often include in their boxes. Excuse me if I didn't phrase it to your liking, but I'm already aware of the things you included in your diatribe. In my town we have a lot of the Korean bricks and mortar shops, just like the ones Fanserviced goes to. So, I have the opportunity to visit them and shop there too, ( in fact I just bought two eye pencils at The Face Shop tonight). Many of these stores are in Koreatown or in-the-know locations. I enjoy my forays into these little enclaves because it's like a mini-adventure. All I was saying was that it's not going to have that 'found treasure' kind of feeling if Sephora starts carrying a bunch of the Korean lines.

A thicker skin might be in order, since I'm not sure why you jumped to an Anti-American/Anti-N.America conclusion. There is no need to be so snarky over an innocent comment. I was just sharing my thoughts. Hoping to hold on to the aspects that make this fun and unique for me. There was nothing Anti-anyone about it.

I'm sorry I misunderstood you.

Emotions are running high over the issues, and sometimes, it is hard to be in the country which is placed in the middle of so many international things. 

I didn't intend any snark at all, and again, I am sorry. Mea Culpa. 

 

[Tracy E. Robey]

tbh I can't see anti American comments here or on Instagram at all.

Yeah, it seems like everyone is just really stunned and sad.

Time to do more stress Photoshopping...

 

[Jane George]

Yeah, it seems like everyone is just really stunned and sad.

Time to do more stress Photoshopping...

Tbh when they removed Norway, India and the other countries it was the beginning of the end for Other countries.

 

[BlackMagwitch]

I'm sorry I misunderstood you.

Emotions are running high over the issues, and sometimes, it is hard to be in the country which is placed in the middle of so many international things. 

I didn't intend any snark at all, and again, I am sorry. Mea Culpa. 

Thank you.

Perhaps it's the automatic belief that you are in the middle of so many things that can create these types of misunderstandings. Either way, I admire someone who can apologize, and I do appreciate it.  No harm, no foul here.

 

[subbes]

ahahahahahaha memebox, cya later pooplords