Memebox Spoilers!

[catyz]

@@cfisher, no worries, it's all memebox's fault for telling one thing and doing another. I am quite disappointed with their anni box but hey, it's their 1 yr anni box and that's the best they can do then it says A LOT about MEMEBOX as a company! (not great at all!)

The pumpkin one looks so much better, I wished I've bought that one instead. Although, despite that I'm sad about the anni box, I also find it funny, given how memebox thinks it's ok to have those products, including a repeat, as their anni box...

 

[LisaLeah]

Pumpkin is really fun box.

I didn't get it though.

Anniversary is such a let down. There is nothing I am even interested in trying.

Maybe the mask pack...but that's about it.

I think this box would be better for someone who is brand new to Memebox

and never tried a venom product or cushion compact etc.

It's not horrible in the sense that nothing is usable.

It's just seriously boring and uneventful for a supposed "event".

 

[Saffyra]

I like the pumpkin box and am having a little Meme-envy.  Especially because I *love* lemon and verbena combos.  (i put a tsp of lemon juice in my pumpkin pie, I don't know why, just my recipe I guess).

But the Anniversary box?!  What a travesty!  And not because all the products are awful or anything (althought repeat Hot and Cool scalp stuff is crap) but because it's an ANNIVERSARY celebration type box and should have been out of this world!  It should have reminded everyone of why they love Memebox. 

Instead... it's the opposite.

Sadness.

 

[Stella Bella]

I agree, the pumpkin box has a really nice mix of skincare products. Great box for newbies like me who are just getting into korean skincare. Will definitely keep a lookout for a restock (hopefully!) in the near future.

Now about the anniversary box... Not very impressive...sigh.

 

[veritazy]

Okay these last two boxes has only 5 items each...a little less substantial than hoped. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Even the thanksgiving ones fared better I think.

I'm not devastated with the anniversary, although I wished it is a little more....flavorful/colorful.

This one doesnt scream festive at all but if the cushion or Ac item is fab, then the box is worth it. Otherwise I will consider this a dud..

 

[Lorna ljblog]

So Koreans don't know how to celebrate . As fanserviced said anniversary box is like the divorce box . Now it's in my hands it's that feeling of a divorce box you know when someone has given you a gift and clearly don't give a fudge. Opening this box up felt like opening slippers and socks Xmas day when younger no wow no excitement .just no.

I think it's clear there are 2 groups of curators now . So the ones who are evidently on holiday and not done this box can they pop back to do the rest and send the others on a very long holiday

 

[Alidolly]

Unfortunately we don't know who curates what so its very hit and miss. I fear for the next bundle to go out and wish I'd cancelled Empress Secrets (and also garden of Eden). They are my last 2 "mystery" boxes. Had high hopes for anniversary and its meh at best. Not exciting, not fun...just boring. Seems little thought has gone into the curation and its a case of "what's left in the warehouse we haven't used in a box". As others have said, this should have been a showstopper box - one that would wow new customers and old alike. Am beginning to think memebox is deliberately sabotaging their international reputation so they can focus on the US and China. I'm not bitter at either country, just memebox for going down that route..

 

[biancardi]

Unfortunately we don't know who curates what so its very hit and miss. I fear for the next bundle to go out and wish I'd cancelled Empress Secrets (and also garden of Eden). They are my last 2 "mystery" boxes. Had high hopes for anniversary and its meh at best. Not exciting, not fun...just boring. Seems little thought has gone into the curation and its a case of "what's left in the warehouse we haven't used in a box". As others have said, this should have been a showstopper box - one that would wow new customers and old alike. Am beginning to think memebox is deliberately sabotaging their international reputation so they can focus on the US and China. I'm not bitter at either country, just memebox for going down that route..

The boxes are also for USA, so they are sabotaging that as well. Believe me, I don't really care about the USA memeshop.   I make more purchases with the Global shop than the USA.

I think the selection in the USA shop, with the exception of a couple of items (the tea tree essence and goddess cream) are not really geared towards the customer who is interested in serious skincare.   I mean the tonymoly pandas are cute.  but that is it.  I want some hardcore stuff here, and the USA shop doesn't have it.

 

[Alidolly]

What I mean is, the curation from San Fran seems good so the US boxes in future (if shipped direct from there) will hopefully be good. The Chinese will buy anything so they'll have their own dedicated warehouse team which leaves the international boxes. Will they be curated by San Fran team or Korea (assuming they continue to ship around the world) as its looking like a 3 horse race for the future once the US operation is fully functional. I think there was discussion a while back about that happening and people not wanting it that way and I sincerely hope it doesn't go that way myself. I'd just like to see better curated boxes with good products rather than I'll conceived boxes with end of line stock

 

[biancardi]

What I mean is, the curation from San Fran seems good so the US boxes in future (if shipped direct from there) will hopefully be good. The Chinese will buy anything so they'll have their own dedicated warehouse team which leaves the international boxes. Will they be curated by San Fran team or Korea (assuming they continue to ship around the world) as its looking like a 3 horse race for the future once the US operation is fully functional. I think there was discussion a while back about that happening and people not wanting it that way and I sincerely hope it doesn't go that way myself. I'd just like to see better curated boxes with good products rather than I'll conceived boxes with end of line stock

I hope that the boxes are not shipped from San Fran in the future!!  The USA shop doesn't  have much of a selection and quite frankly, the curation for the newer boxes does contain  those products with soon-to-be-expired dates. 

For me, the newer boxes vs the older boxes are the same in terms of curation.  There has been hit and miss for the newer ones as well.  I am still upset at the next best thing in skincare (1/2 the box is old products plus an alcohol serum, for crying out loud)  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  but I love green foods (yes, I know the theme was messed up, but that is memebox for you)

It makes no sense to me for them to ship the boxes out of the USA and I hope that will never happen.    I don't want a bunch of boxes with tonymoly and missha products in it.   I can purchase from missha usa directly and they have better deals.

 

[Paulina PS]

Do we know which boxes are/were curated by the US team?

 

[biancardi]

@@Paulina PS it is just speculation.  It could be the Korean team that is curating all of the boxes, and that they have different teams.

the guess is that the new releases were curated by the US team.   Since I have loved and loathed boxes that were older and newer, I am thinking that they are still curated by Korea, but by different teams there.

 

[Alidolly]

I agree I don't understand why they would want to ship out of the US either but there are big problems with communication between Korea and San Fran with the time difference so problems can't be rectified quickly. At the very least, they need to improve that aspect.

One good thing - managed to get back from Glasgow and the DHL courier hasn't been yet so should get my boxes today - yeah!

 

[cfisher]

I feel just completely meh about Memebox right now after this whole anniversary thing.

I hope they really wow us soon, because I'm just not feeling any Memelove right now.

@@Alidolly This is based off of my many experiences with customer service and issues related to Korea, and everything I've read...But I really get the impression that Korea is the issue. Arthur and Gwen seem to struggle like crazy to get answers for ANYTHING. They need a middle man that is based in Korea. Someone with an earpiece on at all times that just runs around trying to get answers and solve problems.

If they start shipping boxes from the US, it would only be to the US. They won't ship overseas from the US. And let's face it, no one wants them shipping boxes from the US. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[Saffyra]

I'm rooting for Garden of Eden to be awesome!  Oh, except Appletox is likely to be in there... Hm.  Thats my last box other than globals.

 

[heather363]

Did anyone get Empress's Secrets? I am eagerly awaiting spoilers! hopefully this is a good box, I have high hopes

 

[Lorna ljblog]

Genie uploaded her empress and cleopatra pics

 

[Liv]

I did not get those boxes. They seem okay, and I have been eyeing this face scrub for so long /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> It looks so cool in ads.

But seriously, the themes, appart for one or two items, have gone out of the window. And two recent product repeats in Empress? Bravo Memebox!

 

[Jane George]

Oh dear... I did cancel mine... Oh dear. I do not like

 

[starry101]

I'm glad I passed, not that they are bad boxes, but not what I was expecting from the themes. The one I keep regretting passing on is garden of eden, we'll see how that one turns out later /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />