POPSUGAR Must Have February 2013 Box

[Bizgirlva]

November's box also weighed 2.4 lbs.

 

[arp2489]

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

For those of you on samplesquad, a new sample is up /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Yay! Just requested my Dove sample 

 

[lisak0417]

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

Thank you for saying this!  I always feel like the only person on the face of the planet who feels this way.  I've seen ads for this far too many times (I don't have a tv, but it seems like they pop up on Hulu with extreme frequency), and it is *totally* not my sort of thing.  At all.  The entire genre makes me tense, angry, and want to hit someone (I'm a huge horror fan, though, so tickets to the _Evil Dead_ remake?  I would definitely use, although I know they would never, ever send those!).  Whatever this item is, it will immediately go up for grabs.  Then there's the part where I've started hoping against movie tickets/vouchers in general because I use MoviePass and pay one set price for the whole month unless I go to certain specific independent places that don't accept the Discover card, and those places wouldn't accept these things anyway.

I just don't want any

movie tickets  in general!  I work at a
movie theatre
and can

see all the free movies
I want, not that I ever have time!

 

[Eleda]

Originally Posted by Ann Tucci /img/forum/go_quote.gif

November's box also weighed 2.4 lbs.

I thought that one was good, so fingers crossed for some nice treats /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[decayeddoll82]

I requested my sample a little bit ago and got an email that my sample would be sent to me shortly. Yay!

 

[melanie0971]

Got my tracking today too. It's headed to Chicago but made a stop in Reno! That's odd but you never know with"smart" post.

 

[BeachBoheme]

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

(I'm a huge horror fan, though, so tickets to the _Evil Dead_ remake?  I would definitely use, although I know they would never, ever send those!).

Same here. That and action movies. Horror movies are just ... fun and entertaining (wow ... that sounds kinda creepy). And action movies are my version of a romantic movie ~ ESPECIALLY if Jason Statham's the star. And even then, the romantic relationship has to be *hinted* at. If there's serious face-sucking, it ruins the magic for me.

Don't suppose you're a Dexter fan, are you? Now that's one boy I could definitely suck-face with! Other than my hubby, LOL!

 

[JessP]

My box has left Watsonville, woot!

 

[Jflopez]

Excited.. Box is in my home state!! However my home state happens to be NJ so who knows when I will get it. Gee thanks Nemo

 

[Fyrefly]

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

Thank you for saying this!  I always feel like the only person on the face of the planet who feels this way.  I've seen ads for this far too many times (I don't have a tv, but it seems like they pop up on Hulu with extreme frequency), and it is *totally* not my sort of thing.  At all.  The entire genre makes me tense, angry, and want to hit someone (I'm a huge horror fan, though, so tickets to the _Evil Dead_ remake?  I would definitely use, although I know they would never, ever send those!).  Whatever this item is, it will immediately go up for grabs.  Then there's the part where I've started hoping against movie tickets/vouchers in general because I use MoviePass and pay one set price for the whole month unless I go to certain specific independent places that don't accept the Discover card, and those places wouldn't accept these things anyway.

Yes! 

I know how you feel! I get the side-eye quite often when I express this opinion.
 
My problem with Sparks is mostly literary-- he is a terrible, terrible writer and an even worse story teller. He writes the same damn story over and over! He found a formula that works and just changes a few elements each time to make it a different story.  
I feel the romance genre as a whole is more unrealistic than Harry Potter. I'm more likely to get my Hogwarts acceptance letter than have a formulaic great-love-and-tragedy-with-a-(not so)shocking-twist happen to me. 
 
http://www.cracked.com/funny-4725-nicholas-sparks/  This is pretty much the formula that makes him so much money. Yet Pulitzer winners don't get movie deals or sell as many copies. It drives me nuts! (Disclaimer-- I work in an industry related to books and publishing.)
 
I would go for evil dead tickets, though. If the movie passes they send could be used for any movie, not just whatever sparks drivel is playing, I would be okay.

 

[meaganola]

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


Same here. That and action movies. Horror movies are just ... fun and entertaining (wow ... that sounds kinda creepy). And action movies are my version of a romantic movie ~ ESPECIALLY if Jason Statham's the star. And even then, the romantic relationship has to be *hinted* at. If there's serious face-sucking, it ruins the magic for me.

Don't suppose you're a Dexter fan, are you? Now that's one boy I could definitely suck-face with! Other than my hubby, LOL!

Ack!  I'll put the movie ramble behind a spoiler!

Oh, I loved _Dexter_!  I kind of lost track of it after the Trinity Killer season, though. My life went sideways for a while, and I couldn't watch anything but more-or-less-absurd comedies (like the original British version of _The IT Crowd_) during that time, and I never quite got around to going back to _Dexter_.  I should pick it back up.  

And speaking of fun horror movies, I just got back from _John Dies at the End_.  Oh, *so* bizarro.  Loved it.  It's kind of like the second season of _American Horror Story_ in the sense that if I try to explain the plot, it won't make any sense, but it was a whole lot of fun.  It's definitely for people who liked _Bubba Ho-Tep_ and _Army of Darkness_ but thought they were a little too conventional and straightforward.  Not having to pay for it made it even more enjoyable.  If it's playing in your area, it's well worth watching, especially since the chances of people going to see it because it's the big movie that week are slim to none.  It's really a movie intended solely for horror fans and the people who humor them.  I hate watching horror movies with people who are there because it's the big movie that week and not because they actually *like* them.  Unless you live in a city with an arthouse theatre (the one I went to regularly also features grindhouse and kung fu festivals, and then there's Hecklevision where you are encouraged to text snarky commentary during the movie, and messages are shown at the bottom of the screen as they come in.  They're tight with the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, which I believe is where Hecklevision started), though, you might be out of luck, but I think you can rent it from Amazon for ten bucks.

(And last week, I saw _Warm Bodies_, which was Romero meets _Romeo_ with a happy ending and Rob Cordry, but there was one girl in the theatre who didn't seem to realize IT'S A COMEDY and shushed everyone whenever there was a punchline that caused laughter.  It wasn't even uproarious laughter.  It was just your average oh-hey-that's-funny chuckling that film editors pace films around  I wanted to strangle her with her hair and ban her from seeing movies in theatrical settings ever again.)
Oh!  PopSugar!  Right.  I think I'm starting to want spring-y things.  I'm not in a particularly wintery area to begin with, and the earth is starting to wake up, so I'm ready for boxes to start reflecting moving-out-of-hibernation-mode time.  I will also throw in a hope for some Vosges, preferably truffles.  No perfume (that seems like a *phenomenally* bad idea considering how personal perfume is, and every other subscription box sends samples EVERY SINGLE MONTH AARGH MAKE IT STOP, and sending out stuff other subs don't seems to be one of their main goals, plus I can't wear alcohol-based stuff anyway).  

And I could see a candle since it *is* still February, and I could see nail polish since we received some in the July and October boxes (I don't count the luxe box since that wasn't part of the subscription), so it seems like it's time for polish again. And for some reason, Paperwhite Narcissus bulbs (to grow in a small tabletop planter. It seems like there are probably too many apartment-dwelling subscribers for them to decide that it's a good idea to send something to be planted in a garden) seem possible.  I have no reason to say this aside from feeling like February is when daffodils start showing up.  I always feel like the tension that has built up over the winter kind of melts away when that happens.

 

[carthart]

Originally Posted by Jflopez /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Excited.. Box is in my home state!! However my home state happens to be NJ so who knows when I will get it. Gee thanks Nemo

I'm in NJ too, at MDL. this is my first box and I was so excited thinking I was going to get it first! I got an email from FedEx though saying I should expect delays /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. ( sry if a dbl post)

 

[KayEss]

Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
And I could see a candle since it *is* still February, and I could see nail polish since we received some in the July and October boxes (I don't count the luxe box since that wasn't part of the subscription), so it seems like it's time for polish again. And for some reason, Paperwhite Narcissus bulbs (to grow in a small tabletop planter. It seems like there are probably too many apartment-dwelling subscribers for them to decide that it's a good idea to send something to be planted in a garden) seem possible.  I have no reason to say this aside from feeling like February is when daffodils start showing up.  I always feel like the tension that has built up over the winter kind of melts away when that happens.

Hmm, nail polish. I hadn't considered that possibility. Kind of hoping against that...one person can only paint their nails so many times! I can never finish a bottle so my collection is just kind of expanding. Unless it was a gift set of mini bottles (OPI Liquid Sand has a mini line out!), then I might be a little more excited.

 

[debilynn]

I finally decided to join in since I have been stalking this thread since I received my first Popsugar box in August. Have bee naddicted since then. I bought both of the Lux boxes for me nad my hubby for Christmas and it was so fun to open together. We have been married a long time so we tend to run out of unique gifts. This box is so fun and I can't wait to see the February Spoilers.  I try to wait but always have to peek /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I really haven't been disappointed yet! I have my mother, daughter, and future daughter in law to share with and we all have different styles, so it's always fun!

 

[Lindalk]

I would love a mini OPI sand set! I have on the Purple one we received from Glossy Box and I love it.

 

[emilytaylor]

This is my first subscription box ever! I am so, so excited to see it has shipped, finally! 

 

[jesemiaud]

Originally Posted by Lindalk /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I would love a mini OPI sand set! I have on the Purple one we received from Glossy Box and I love it.

This would be fun!

 

[jesemiaud]

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


And I could see a candle since it *is* still February, and I could see nail polish since we received some in the July and October boxes (I don't count the luxe box since that wasn't part of the subscription), so it seems like it's time for polish again. And for some reason, Paperwhite Narcissus bulbs (to grow in a small tabletop planter. It seems like there are probably too many apartment-dwelling subscribers for them to decide that it's a good idea to send something to be planted in a garden) seem possible.  I have no reason to say this aside from feeling like February is when daffodils start showing up.  I always feel like the tension that has built up over the winter kind of melts away when that happens.

The thing about flower bulbs though is that they have to be wintered. They are planted in the fall before the first frost. They can be forced, however by putting them in the fridge/freezer for a while, but I think it would take too long to get the "instant" gratification that seems to be the impetus behind the boxes.

 

[lisak0417]

Originally Posted by JessP /img/forum/go_quote.gif
My box has left Watsonville, woot!

Mine is in Sacramento.  I was getting worried because one of my Ohio friends got her shipping notice a couple of days ago and I still didn't have mine.  I think part of the worry stems from the shadiness and false promises from bad experiences with Glossybox.  PopSugar seems so much better in areas of customer service--they responded to my e-mail (*gasp*) and make new subscribers go on a waitlist.  I also like their shipping strategy so that everyone ideally gets the boxes around the same time, though I wouldn't mind a few more spoilers!!

 

[crburros]

What a bummer! I would have received my box today, but that's pretty unlikely now with the snow storm that hit us last night.

But the idea of getting tickets or a book for Safe Haven would be awesome! I'm not big into chick flicks or even romance, but it IS Valentine's Day in a few days - every once in a while you "have to".