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And on another note, I take personal offense to the person who accused me of throwing my "free" boxes in their face. I work VERY hard on my reviews, and I have been completely transparent since the beginning of this thread that my boxes were complimentary.
Non-bloggers wouldn't understand, to them it's just you bragging about getting "free stuff". I had people tell me that as well, and at first I was offended, too. Now I just don't care. It takes me at least 3-4 hours to create a blog post for subscription boxes, most of it editing pictures in 3 different programs (4, if I need to make a collage). Do they really think that a $20-some box is a fair payment for all that work? Of course, not, but we do it because we want to share, and nobody would know what to expect without those reviews.
Sure there are lazy bloggers who snap 1 picture, write down a list of products and call it a day, but you're not one of them. You went above and beyond to help the ladies in this thread, and even spoke to Memebox on everyones behalf. It would be a shame if you now withdrew from this thread, after all you were the one who introduced most of us here to this awesome subscription
I absolutely agree! Blogging is work, a lot of work especially when it comes to pictures. You have to swatch it, get pictures of the swatches in good lighting conditions, use various programs, test/use the products then blog about it.
Sure you get it for "free" but there is expectations from the company and the readers as both want reviews in a timely manner AND for the blogger to be honest with their thoughts. @MissJexie, I would suggest to continue to post about it. If it's not for bloggers then the general public wouldn't know about products and subscription services. I also get free things for reviewing purposes and so as a fellow blogger I'd love to see you continue to post here.