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That basically confirms that we've been getting overstock that companies want to unload. I think the candle smells stronger unlit. I let mine burn for a while and smelled nothing
A candles throw depends on how much oil content it has, for example B&BW have a pretty high % of oil which is why the throw is strong. Also being vegetable wax helps throw, soy candles don't tend to have a strong throw but I think the candles in the PS box are vegetable based but I couldn't find the oil content or %.
Also your sniffer (actually I think it's your brain) gets tired of smelling after a while, which is why when you're smelling the heck out of perfumes at Sephora or B&BW you can't smell anything after a while (also why some places put out coffee beans but that's not always a good way to "clear out your" sniffer). It's best to sniff something neutral (like your sleeve or scarf or coat, when shopping or leave the room for a bit and come back) to give your nose and brain a break and you should be able to smell scents again.
At home I stop smelling my B&BW candles but when I go downstairs to do laundry and come back up I can smell the candle all over again.
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I don't know; I've been subscribing to popsugar since last January and I don't really see the decline in quality but I also really loved last month. There's always been good months and off months. This month isn't very exciting personally but I'll prob end up using most of it like last April's box. Now that was a box that had everyone talking about cancelling. It seemed like the threads would get pretty heated then. I've got one more month on my 3 month sub and then I reeeeeeally need to quit just because I feel like I need to decrease the amount of stuff I bring home. Lol it'll be my third attempt at quitting popsugar.
I agree, I've been subbing to this box since 10/12 I don't see a decline in quality of items or boxes either, (my gloves from last month are fine, my jewelry roll is looks ok to me, the zippers stick a little but I think that's just because of the style of zipper, I think they'll loosen up when used).
If I were being honest I don't use my tech gloves that much, they're not great tech gloves, I have ones that work much better, but I like the gloves PS sent for light weight gloves that won't bulk up my pockets of my coat and are a neutral color that go with every coat I own. I mean they're gloves, I have a million pairs, some I like, some are like "meh" and my gloves take a beating so when they crap out I get a new pair, so thanks for the spare PS!
I don't own a jewelry roll, but I most certainly need one, I just toss my stuff in little bags and they get all tangled. I just don't expect a jewelry roll to be the highest quality item out there. I expect it to work, of course, but I don't expect it to be a holy grail of jewelry organization for travel. It's just a thing.
For me some months really rock and some months are just ok. I think it has more to do with personal feelings on value and ones overall happiness (and probably built up expectations, I think some translate "must have" in to luxury and high end/high value, which I think is more suited for the special edition boxes) more than a quality of boxes. Everyone's opinion of the value (and quality) of a box will be different because value is highly personal. I might feel differently if my gloves fell apart and my jewelry roll was wonky but I also don't think PS is going out and selecting low quality items on purpose. I imagine they can't perform QA on every single items that's going in the boxes so these issues are only discovered after subscribers get them and try them out, out in the real world.
For me, PS boxes that a food heavy are of low value to me, I have tried different food subs and if I wanted a lot of food in a box mailed to me, I'd get a food sub. From PS I want new, fun, pretty, cute, trendy, unique, different items to try along with a snack or two to eat and share with my BF while I open my box and see what else is in there to discover.
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