POPSUGAR Must Have February 2014 (SPOILERS!)

[nectarbean]

There should be a FFF spoiler soon since the box ships in march. They usually reveal the big ticket item

 

[Fashion Diva]

The bolded is EXACTLY me, haha /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> And thanks for understanding where I'm coming from. I definitely don't think anyone is outright saying I'm not allowed to have an opinion or I'd have been a lot more angry than i was! lol. But I did feel like people were doing a lot of "it's a surprise box, what do you expect" or "why continue to subscribe if you don't like it" kind of things. Quite a few of the posts I felt were basically alluding to people who were upset about their boxes and it reminded me of back on the Ipsy FB page when people were telling me to "be grateful for what I got" which bothered the hell out of me. Why should I be "grateful" for something that I paid for? These companies aren't doing a charity, they're making money off of our subscriptions, and it's important that we voice our opinions and feedback, even if it's just, "hey...this box was crappy for me. Not a fan." Like you said, that's why I came to MUT. To express my opinion on makeup-related stuff/subscription stuff. Whether it be positive or negative, and not have people get angry at me because it wasn't the kind of feedback they wanted to hear.

Wow, it's like we are sharing a brain. I agree 100% with your point of view and thoughts on the subject.

 

[CourtneyC]

This is my first PS box since September that I've absolutely loved. First time in awhile that I've stoked on all the products! Can't wait to get mine.

 

[artlover13]

The black and white nail files from last month's box, the NYC red nail polish and the red hots would make a very sweet little gift for a friend or family member for valentine's day.

 

[Monica Sue]

Im in Atlanta and mine has made it into Georgia!!!

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

As the person who made the  "Hey Stinky" comment a few pages back, I'd like to clarify that it was totally a joke and not meant to offend anyone!

The reason I thought it was so funny is that PopSugar touted this as a gift, and I can just imagine some poor unsuspecting husband/boyfriend/significant other stumbled upon it and bought one for his lady, and had the whole thing backfire horribly on him when she opened it and saw a giant green bottle of body soap.

I am not at all offended by it, but I do feel (to quote someone a few posts back) that it is a weird item for the PopSugar image.  They advertise themselves as the ones who find unusual quality items that we never knew existed, but now MUST HAVE.  (hence, the name?)  And as much as I will absolutely use the soap and probably enjoy every second, I just don't see a $3 bottle of body wash as an OMG GOTTAHAVEIT thing.  So I thought it was funny as 1) not fitting in with the PopSugar Brand 2) Some poor man is gonna get torn a new one for what he thought would be a nice romantic gift.

I do like this box, but not enough to start a subscription without a major discount.  Like @zadidoll and @MissJexie I am extremely cheap, and I don't buy stuff unless it's heavily discounted.  

That being said, I do enjoy reading everyone's opinions and thoughts, even if it does become a bit tense.  I think the main problem is that when people read a statement that could apply to them, they then see it as the comment is DIRECTED at them, which is not the case at all.  So someone then sees their general comment replied to with a "how dare you tell me what do to/not to do with my money/subscription/etc." and everything just goes way out of proportion.  Somehow, it always comes back to great discussion!  

If by any chance I do subscribe next month, I'd like to see the following in my box:

A Unicorn

A Lottery Ticket (with the winning numbers, jackpot no less than $10 million)

The One Ring from Lord of the Rings (my precioussssss...)

Ice Cream (and it BETTER ARRIVE COLD)

A Designer Leather Handbag (Hermes preferably, Gucci or Prada will do)

And a little something else.  Surprise me, PopSugar.

 

[hazeleyes]

Haven't received my box yet but had to look at the spoilers! I agree, this box will be a hit with some people and a miss with others, it depends on your personal likes/dislikes and needs/wants. What I love about MUT is that we can all comfortably voice our opinions! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> <3

I personally will make use of everything in this box!

- I was hoping for a jewelry case/box/holder because I regretfully didn't snatch one during the Gorjana & Griffin 80% off sale. So this made up for that!

- I've also been on the search for a face serum, it's a plus that it's organic. I'll be happy to try the Nourish brand out, especially after liking Ipsy's sample I received in January for their moisturizer.

- I love candles, what more can I say? /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

- The candy, well of course I was hoping for chocolate but as someone else mentioned, this will be fun to top cupcakes or cookies with, or to eat in one straight go while sobbing/reading The Fault in Our Stars...

- I've been wanting to try ModelCo out for a while, was gearing more towards a lipstick from them but gloss will do.

- Body wash, well Dial isn't a brand I usually buy and I've got loads of body wash leftover from Christmas, but this will either go to the Hubby, or for guests. Basically, it will not go to waste.

- Nail polish is great, I love nail polish! Only thing, I hope this is darker than the red Nail Rock I just received from BB, but its still a new brand to me either way I'm excited to try! 

My box was in City of Industry, CA this morning, hoping to get it by tomorrow! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[afwife8405]

They just put out another code, BOX10 for $10 off.

 

[kayrahmarie]

Mine should be here tomorrow!!! I'm so excited. 

 

[Bizgirlva]

For the love of God can we stop with the dial/drugstore debate/it's not their image/brand whatever....

PopSugar has included a "drug store item" in nearly every one of their boxes.

Really...anyone recall these guys...

Kind bars

Pretzel Chips/Bear Naked

Yes to Carrotts

Clear Care shampoo & conditioner

Pirate booty

Peppermint poles

Jet puff Mini Marshmallows

Think Thin bars

Conversation hearts, jewelry cleaner

Revlon lip color and then more recently nail files (seriously no one fell apart about the nail files last month, everyone was "meh" whatever...next item)

Hollywood fashion tape/sweater saver

Fit popcorn

NYX....ugh that's what I can think of off the top of my head....

oh and let's not forget the Ghiraldelli!  How dare they!??!?!

Sheesh if the dial bothers you that much send it to me, I'll pay the postage and I'll donate it all to my local domestic abuse shelter for battered women.  I'm sure they won't complain that it's not a "MUST HAVE!"

 

[CSCS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ann Tucci /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  For the love of God can we stop with the dial/drugstore debate/it's not their image/brand whatever....

PopSugar has included a "drug store item" in nearly every one of their boxes.

Really...anyone recall these guys...

Kind bars

Pretzel Chips/Bear Naked

Yes to Carrotts

Clear Care shampoo & conditioner

Pirate booty

Peppermint poles

Jet puff Mini Marshmallows

Think Thin bars

Conversation hearts, jewelry cleaner

Revlon lip color and then more recently nail files (seriously no one fell apart about the nail files last month, everyone was "meh" whatever...next item)

Hollywood fashion tape/sweater saver

Fit popcorn

NYX....ugh that's what I can think of off the top of my head....

oh and let's not forget the Ghiraldelli!  How dare they!??!?!

Sheesh if the dial bothers you that much send it to me, I'll pay the postage and I'll donate it all to my local domestic abuse shelter for battered women.  I'm sure they won't complain that it's not a "MUST HAVE!"
Preach! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Bizgirlva]

Quote: Originally Posted by CSCS /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Preach! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
It's just ridiculous, the very first bag they sent two Kind bars, I'm pretty sure I can walk over to 7-11 in the ghetto and get a Kind bar. 

Not every single item in these boxes has been some unknown, high-end, lux/super/fab, wonderful thing. 

It's about trying new sh*t.

 

[afwife8405]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ann Tucci /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  For the love of God can we stop with the dial/drugstore debate/it's not their image/brand whatever....

PopSugar has included a "drug store item" in nearly every one of their boxes.

Really...anyone recall these guys...

Kind bars

Pretzel Chips/Bear Naked

Yes to Carrotts

Clear Care shampoo & conditioner

Pirate booty

Peppermint poles

Jet puff Mini Marshmallows

Think Thin bars

Conversation hearts, jewelry cleaner

Revlon lip color and then more recently nail files (seriously no one fell apart about the nail files last month, everyone was "meh" whatever...next item)

Hollywood fashion tape/sweater saver

Fit popcorn

NYX....ugh that's what I can think of off the top of my head....

oh and let's not forget the Ghiraldelli!  How dare they!??!?!

Sheesh if the dial bothers you that much send it to me, I'll pay the postage and I'll donate it all to my local domestic abuse shelter for battered women.  I'm sure they won't complain that it's not a "MUST HAVE!"


Actually, I think this month is unique because they encouraged us to gift this box for Valentine's Day. Dial soap isn't really gift-friendly, IMO.

I really think you are out of line with the comment in bold. I subscribed and gifted based on how they marketed their box. I think I am completely justified in commenting on whether or not their product selection is in line with their marketing.

 

[Bizgirlva]

Quote: Originally Posted by afwife8405 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 

Actually, I think this month is unique because they encouraged us to gift this box for Valentine's Day. Dial soap isn't really gift-friendly, IMO.

I really think you are out of line with the comment in bold. I subscribed and gifted based on how they marketed their box. I think I am completely justified in commenting on whether or not their product selection is in line with their marketing.
So take it out of the box, not a big deal.  My point is they've included a drug store item in most of their boxes, it stands to reason that this box would also include a "drug store item" as well.

Didn't we all just encourage others to speak our mind about the boxes. 

 

[CSCS]

Agree re: Popsugar track record of at least one drugstore item. If you don't want a potentially disappointing box of surprises, don't buy one for yourself or for others. That's the risk you run when you spend $40 on this vs. $40 on stuff you pick out yourself.

 

[afwife8405]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ann Tucci /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  So take it out of the box, not a big deal.  My point is they've included a drug store item in most of their boxes, it stands to reason that this box would also include a "drug store item" as well.

Didn't we all just encouraged others to speak our mind about the boxes. 
I can't take it out. It is a gift for my sister, we are military and live on the other side of the country from her. I sent it directly to her.

Yeah, we did encourage each other to speak out minds. Which is why I responded and quoted a post that said "For the love of God can we stop with the dial/drugstore debate/it's not their image/brand whatever...." I think with this box in particular it is a fair "debate." I also don't appreciate being treated like I have my nose in the air because a lady in a woman's shelter would be so grateful for the Dial Soap and I had the nerve to question its placement in this box. There are several ways to make the point that we have seen drugstore brands in post boxes without talking down to people.

 

[Momma4]

Even though we are encouraging others to share their opinions, some of those shared are off putting in the sarcastic way they are stated.  As though saying dial was in inappropriate choice is crime for us to be belittled to a how dare we think that when others have less than us.

 

[MissJexie]

Yea...this entire conversation is getting absolutely ridiculous. I just canceled my subscription with PSMH anyway, so rather than jump into this, I'm just going to bow out now and go hang out on the other threads. I hope every get's their boxes soon and loves them!

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

I'm just going to step in and say that it's entirely encouraged to state your opinion on how YOU feel about an item "I like it/I don't/I don't feel like it belongs in this box/It's the best thing EVER!"

It's neither constructive nor helpful to tell others how THEY should feel about an item "I don't know how you could like this, it's ugly/You should feel grateful for this item/No one could ever like something like this"

Please be respectful and kind.  It's the first rule of MUT's TOS.

 

[Bizgirlva]

I don't think a bottle soap/wash is such a big deal, sheesh we all shower /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> It's not like last year when undies were sent out. Like someone said its a risk sending a box of unknowns to someone. I stand behind my opinions send me the wash if you won't use it, I'll make sure it finds a good home. Better?