POPSUGAR Must Have February 2014 (SPOILERS!)

[brainybeauty]

Quote: Originally Posted by RenoFab /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I just bought a gift sub for my sister. It is such a good deal and after reading your comment about how I would spend $20 easily at Target or other stores, I bit the bullet. I hope the box is good. She lives on the opposite end of the country and it will make a good V day gift for her. Yay!!!

I did the same thing for my sister (who is a few states away for college) for Valentine's Day /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[melanie0971]

I just resubbed for the February box with the 50% code...oh Popsugar you got me again.  I don't know what I would want for this month,  I'm just  excited I get to justify another box!

Did you have to usr a different email to resub?

 

[tinkerbll695]

Nope. I just signed into my regular account and purchased a new sub. My account shows all the times I've cancelled and resubbed. I get an account cancelation email and then right after a welcome email.

 

[nicolispicoli]

I cancelled last January after a subpar string of boxes. I just signed up with the 50% off code to get the February box. That was after I saw the $10 off code, so now I have two February boxes coming. Hopefully we get some sweet (literally) goodies!

My hope is that they're number of subscribers is getting lower than they'd like, so they toss out that code, wow them with a february and go back to business as usual once they get the number higher. So here's hoping for an awesome February.

I've been keeping an eye on the boxes every month since I cancelled. None have been that great to want to return and pay full price every month, but anytime I can pay half, it's happening. I cannot stop myself, lol!

 

[barbyechick]

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Yeah, I won't be gifting a single box for a while after the dec box.

I've said it before, last really over the top box was nov, think scarf and candle, and I think this month is going to be stellar. My theory is that they have to space out the really amazing products

I have a feeling at least they think it's going to be a good box. A promo this good is going to get a lot of people to try it and sending out a dud isn't going to make anyone thing "well now that was worth it and I totally want to stay on and pay the full price!" So here's hoping for a solid curation

 

[prettyphd]

You know what would be fantastically smart of them?  To add a special "loyalty" gift for people who've maintained a subscription for, say, six months. Maybe do that twice a year.  I totally don't judge anyone for taking advantage of the promos, but I do feel like PopSugar should take steps to reward those of us who've been paying full price consistently so we don't feel like mugs.  I think something like that would make a big difference in their customer retention figures.

 

[AshJs3]

Hmmm... Perhaps PopSugar was reading the February Birchbox thread? I just got an email from them with a $20 credit to True & Co which is a bra fitting service kinda like Stitch Fix. I've wanted to try them for a while. If they carry my size I'm in!

 

[feisty1]

I just received that same email but everything I like is out in my size /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. But I think ill just use it on something I might not have tried before.

 

[nicepenguins]

I think it is really smart that they are sending out discount codes for sized items separately from the box so that people who want to can use it but people who can't use it aren't feeling like they are getting ripped off bc it's just a random promo. I think the site is cute and I might pick up something for vday /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[barbyechick]

Not sure if I'm missing something, but with $20 off, aren't a lot of the bras around $45? I mean it's a nice promo and for a company that sounds intruiging but I'd put it in the "sending out coupon early" category rather than a "working around sizing" fix. When I first saw it, I thought it was smart so people could order before valentine's if that was a thing.
 
I'm gonna look up reviews now, I like the idea of it and they have some nice private collections!

 

[skyflower]

Quote: Originally Posted by barbyechick /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I have a feeling at least they think it's going to be a good box. A promo this good is going to get a lot of people to try it and sending out a dud isn't going to make anyone thing "well now that was worth it and I totally want to stay on and pay the full price!" So here's hoping for a solid curation
wasn't there a good coupon code over black friday for the december box, and that turned out to be a dud for a lot of people?  i could be mistaken though.  i'm hopeful for a nice february box, i enjoyed january very much

 

[nicepenguins]

There are cute thongs and panties at good price points, even some little valentines day sets at $29 or so. I think it's worth a try but obviously not everyone will. I am picky about bras and get sized in-person so this site is not really exciting to me on that front. Edit: sorry my phone messed up the quoting!

 

[barbyechick]

Quote: Originally Posted by nicepenguins /img/forum/go_quote.gif


There are cute thongs and panties at good price points, even some little valentines day sets at $29 or so. I think it's worth a try but obviously not everyone will. I am picky about bras and get sized in-person so this site is not really exciting to me on that front.

Edit: sorry my phone messed up the quoting!

Thanks, just saw that! The search feature isn't the best, so it took me a while to find. Reviews aren't wowed by their fitting service, so I'll probably look at bottoms.

Quote: Originally Posted by skyflower /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  wasn't there a good coupon code over black friday for the december box, and that turned out to be a dud for a lot of people?  i could be mistaken though.  i'm hopeful for a nice february box, i enjoyed january very much

that's true, I'm not holding out expectation though I just think it wouldn't be the smartest thing to do lol - although the code was for a free necklack with the box wasn't it, not an actual discount? I would assume that affects expectations and cancellations in different ways

 

[Fashion Diva]

For $20 and supposed guaranteed Feb 14 delivery, I'm in. I'm also hoping this month makes up for the last two lackluster boxes. I didn't get my Jan box until long after the majority received theirs, and it shipped from CA. Took 15 days total to make it a distance I can drive in 4.5 hours (one way). I sincerely hope they have dropped FedEx and just use USPS this time around. There's nothing smart about FedEx SmartPost.

 

[MissKellyC]

I have cancelled PS twice, but was willing to pay $20 for the Feb box... however it says the promo code can only be used by new subscribers. =(  I just couldn't continue to spend $40/month when I haven't been happy with the last few boxes. $20 I can do... but it stinks that it isn't letting me. 

 

[Fashion Diva]

I have cancelled PS twice, but was willing to pay $20 for the Feb box... however it says the promo code can only be used by new subscribers. =(  I just couldn't continue to spend $40/month when I haven't been happy with the last few boxes. $20 I can do... but it stinks that it isn't letting me. 

Just use a different email address and it will work fine. Everything else was the same but I had to make sure I was logged out before trying to buy with the code as a "new" subscriber. It didn't matter that all of the rest of my info was the same as before including my shipping address. So if you have a work email or a shared family one, or even just open a new yahoo account just for this, it will let you use the ASK50.

 

[EevieK]

I have cancelled PS twice, but was willing to pay $20 for the Feb box... however it says the promo code can only be used by new subscribers. =(  I just couldn't continue to spend $40/month when I haven't been happy with the last few boxes. $20 I can do... but it stinks that it isn't letting me. 

I cancelled my sub and signed back up again for the discount. I didn't get the Jan. box, maybe that's why it let me use the code with no problems? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Maybe try the code with a different card? I hope you manage to get the code to work!

 

[EevieK]

There's nothing smart about FedEx SmartPost.

I think its name is supposed to be ironic, hahaha.

 

[Fashion Diva]

I cancelled my sub and signed back up again for the discount. I didn't get the Jan. box, maybe that's why it let me use the code with no problems? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Maybe try the code with a different card? I hope you manage to get the code to work!

I did get the Jan box and it still let me do it. I just had to "sign up" as a different user. Just in case they checked names, I used hubby's name for the recipient name.

 

[MissKellyC]

Quote: Originally Posted by EevieK /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I cancelled my sub and signed back up again for the discount. I didn't get the Jan. box, maybe that's why it let me use the code with no problems?

Maybe try the code with a different card?

I hope you manage to get the code to work!
Well I had cancelled last year in March to save money and only get the FFF box. When I wasn't happy with FFF (they have since improved) I immediately signed back up in time for April for PS. Then after the December box, I decided I didn't want to keep paying $40 for boxes I didn't like. So I didn't get the January box. I'm not sure why it wouldn't work... It's technically a new sub... sort of. lol