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No, I wouldn't expect them to send a whole box of non-Korean items either. I think the reason I am a bit put off by the non-Korean brands is because it says explicitly on the box pages:
Therefore, as a consumer, that is what I am expecting to get in return for my payment. When I don't get it, I feel a bit deceived. Also, they are just now mentioning these changes, and only on the box card, not the website where you actually order the boxes. The website still says that I quoted above. If I had ordered 5.2 I would be more than a bit peeved that I was getting a L'Oreal product I could buy at the CVS down the street. I have other subs for things like that.
I'm not arguing the value of the box though, and I am really excited about getting 5 in my hands (stuck at JFK, sigh)! I think the most interesting product to me is the Body Secret one! They have several products like this on their site, and I was kinda hoping they would include one for the sheer fun of it! Also looking forward to trying the Pore Control and cleanser. Even the foil packet highlighter looks fun!
I don't really think that the one L'Oreal product is off-putting enough for me to start feeling deceived. I think that if it's something that happens more frequently, it's something I would definitely bring up to memebox. I agree that the inclusion of other countries products does muddle the overall idea of the box, however, I personally feel like it's not that big of a deal if it's just 1 or 2 things, at least for me, personally. We have to realize that just because L'Oreal is available here in the US, it doesn't mean it is available Globally, which is what this box is; A global box. I know friends in other countries who always talk about how our drugstore brands are either not available to them, or, are way too expensive.
Again, I understand where people are coming from, but there seemed to be this big uproar over something that hasn't even really happened yet. There was a one single L'Oreal lip gloss and suddenly people are feeling deceived and upset. If we're to pull at straws here I'm sure we can dig through the past contents of memebox and find a few items that weren't made IN KOREA, IE: how some of our cosmetic brands/products are made in/available in china. L'Oreal is still technically a brand sold in Korea and used in Korea is it not?
Honestly I think that you and everyone else have every right to feel any way you want to, I just think people jumped the gun a little bit on their mild outrage about a lip gloss. I can understand that if the boxes continue to have more and more non-korean specific products in them, especially when they are pre-paid for in advance, then people might have something to feel deceived or angry about. That's all!
And as for my box, my stupid mailman left me the dreaded pink slip in my mailbox. Didn't even attempt to knock on the door. I hate that the USPS isn't even trying to deliver these to me. They basically just figure if I'm not standing at the door when they arrive then they'll just leave a slip. It's Saturday, so of course by the time my mail is delivered, the post office is closed, so now I have to wait until Monday. GRRR
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