POPSUGAR Must Have January 2013 Box

[Bizgirlva]

I got my box today.  Luckily my sister is visiting me for the weekend and she's never seen a PS box.  She unboxed this one for me and we both laughed at the watch. She said it was a "cartoon" watch.  It does sort of remind me of an oversized watch a cartoon character would wear.  Anyway, mine is white.  I was kind of hoping for black.  White isn't terrible, I would just get more mileage out of a black one.

Anyway, we're going to do the hot chocolate and marshmallows tomorrow and I gave her the bars.  I'm excited to use the stability ball at work for my alternate chair and lip balm well I'm still not through the November's box lip balm, but its something I can always use.

 

[Bizgirlva]

I'm curious how many people got the color they wanted?

What color did you get?  What color did you want.

I got white, and wanted white or black.  Now that I see the white, I want the black one instead.  How funny!

 

[SammieHammie]

I got my box today. Here's my take on it:

Just pumped the stability ball. That was a workout! But I'm excited for it because I'm a kid that way and I figured I can get a good core workout by sitting on it when I watch tv. I lost 24 pounds this past month. I don't know how, but I wanna keep it up!

I got the pink watch. I kind of wanted blue, but it's ok because I don't think I would wear it either way. It's fun to watch it light up, but that's it. It's super big.

The marshmallow bits taste like the ones in lucky charms! They're good. I can't wait to try them with the hot chocolate.

The lip balm smells like vicks, but it felt nice on my lips.

I'm not ecstatic about the box, but everything except the watch will be used. And it makes sense as a winter box even though a must have entertainment item would've been much appreciated. A good book with the hot chocolate would have been divine!

 

[frenchii]

I finally got my stability ball inflated (a workout in itself) and went to pull out the pump and insert the stopper... and the pump popped right off the piece that attached to it! Now its stuck in my ball and I can not get it out. Even using the tool. And it seems like its stripped so if I screw the pump back on and try to pull it out it still stays stuck in there. Anyone else have this problem? 

 

 

[SammieHammie]

Anyone get 2

Casetgram codes?

 

[Jennasaurus]

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

I finally got my stability ball inflated (a workout in itself) and went to pull out the pump and insert the stopper... and the pump popped right off the piece that attached to it! Now its stuck in my ball and I can not get it out. Even using the tool. And it seems like its stripped so if I screw the pump back on and try to pull it out it still stays stuck in there. Anyone else have this problem? 

 

Ack!  I stripped that part of the pump piece too by trying to screw it on crooked, thankfully I gave up before I ruined everything and my husband inflated the ball for me.  You have needle nose pliers you can try to use to get it out?

 

[cobainrls]

I got my box today 2 days early so I am happy. I got a blue watch. I was hoping for the pink watch but, now that I see it, its fine. It took forever to blow up the ball but, now its sitting in my living room. I am going to use it to stretch out my back. I tried one of the hot chocolate bars and it was okay, I have been drinking the WIlliams-Sonoma hot chocolate so that may have something to do with it.

 

[Dakota750]

That's crazy!  No razor in my box, but I did get a glass shard stuck in my finger when I opened up the box of broken mugs in December's box.  It was a bloody mess!  Not exactly the Christmas morning I had imagined... more like a scene out of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, lol.  I believe their email address is: [email protected]

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

So.....I got something a little extra in my box.....a razor!!!!!



And yes, the actual razor was sticking out as you can kind of see on the left.  Good thing I was actually looking before sticking my hand in to take things out of the box, because had I just went grabbing, I could have seriously injured myself.  Anyone have the email address for Popsugar?  They should be aware of the carelessness of their packers.  

And aside from this, I didn't even care for this box.  Any codes out there besides the $5 off?  Not sure if this box is worth $37.

 

[Dakota750]

Was anyone else missing items in their box?  I know someone who didn't receive the watch or the lip balm!

 

[Dakota750]

I just got my box today, and I am happy with it!  I got a white watch, and it's the color I would have wanted.  I already have a stability ball, but it's one of those cheapo ones from Walmart, and it probably doesn't hurt to have another.  I tried the hot chocolate on a stick today, and it was delicious!  Personally, I don't mind getting several food items, even though I gave the bars to my husband since I don't like peanuts.

 

[frenchii]

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


Ack!  I stripped that part of the pump piece too by trying to screw it on crooked, thankfully I gave up before I ruined everything and my husband inflated the ball for me.  You have needle nose pliers you can try to use to get it out?

Nope! looks like its time to get the hubby involved 

 

[carson219]

I got the black watch, does anyone want to trade for any other color? I was hoping for pink, or literally anything else but black... 

 

[SubJunkie]

I received the pink watch and I'll definitely wear it on a casual day. I love the fact that it lights up it reminds me of the shoes that I used to have as a kid. 

 

[celicacutie]

double post

 

[Nicole Rae]

If folks are looking for another cool watch - this red one is half price at CB2. I just ordered it! http://www.cb2.com/all-sale/sale/spring-watch-red/s411213 

 

[celicacutie]

Originally Posted by Shivani Chandra /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I am so disappointed in the box! My first one. This is the email I just sent to PopSugar. Sigh.


Hello to the good folk at PopSugar,   I am a new subscriber, having subscribed in December, and just received my January box. I just wanted to write in to express my utter disappointment in the box. Having seen the earlier boxes, I was really excited about subscribing, and saved up to treat myself for the next three months. Oh how sadly I would be let down.    First off, I understand the idea of having a themed box, and obviously January's theme was health. But if it was health, why was there a box of marshmallows in there??? That too, Kraft grocery-store marshmallows. Ugh. I expected stuff from cutesy boutiques, and small stores, instead of big-box goodies that would be better for kids than me. This will either be tossed or given away.   The Pilates ball was nice, but it took up the entire box, and everything else in there seemed like an afterthought. It's also catering to a very specific demographic - people who work, and more specifically, people who do Pilates. I am 8 months pregnant and don't do either. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> So sadly, I will be giving that away.    The watch. Where do I begin? It is ghastly. It is hot pink. It is huge. I would think you would try to understand your audience a bit better. I'm hoping most women who subscribe to these boxes are professional, chic, fashionable women who wouldn't be caught dead in a plastic-y watch like that. I really don't know what to do with this? I wouldn't even give it away. Probably just thrown away. Sigh.    The granola bars. A nice touch - but this company also recently had a recall on their bars for salmonella. Now I understand that the batch you sent out doesn't fall under the recall, but I would think it might be a little too soon to use that same company. There is no way I'm eating bars from a company that so recently had a salmonella problem. 
 
So that leaves me with the hot chocolate sticks and the lip balm. For my $35 worth, that's what I get. I'm so upset I want to cry. I wish I hadn't been bumped up to received the January box, and had just simply started my subscription from February (when it was supposed to start). I have been recommending PopSugar to all my friends, but I take that all back. I feel cheated. 

Really? Why would you just throw things out? Boxes like this can't please everyone, every single time. Based on what you wrote and your lifestyle, products you would like would probably something I wouldn't like...so then what?

Can't you try to sell the items on Ebay? Or donate to a local shelter or Goodwill. To write you are going to throw everything out seems a bit ridiculous to me.

 

[OiiO]

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


Really? Why would you just throw things out? Boxes like this can't please everyone, every single time. Based on what you wrote and your lifestyle, products you would like would probably something I wouldn't like...so then what?

Can't you try to sell the items on Ebay? Or donate to a local shelter or Goodwill. To write you are going to throw everything out seems a bit ridiculous to me.

I know a few people who do that, including my own sister. To her money is irrelevant and she would rather toss a gift that she didn't like instead of trying to sell, exchange or regift it - too much hassle.

She's also one of those people who never doggy bag their leftovers at a restaurant because "that's what plebs do" and she can have it fresh anytime she wants.

 

[celicacutie]

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


I know a few people who do that, including my own sister. To her money is irrelevant and she would rather toss a gift that she didn't like instead of trying to sell, exchange or regift it - too much hassle.

She's also one of those people who never doggy bag their leftovers at a restaurant because "that's what plebs do" and she can have it fresh anytime she wants.

Hmm, guess I'm poor or $$ conscious (as well as landfill conscious). I'm not a hippie by any means but just tossing perfectly good items in the trash seems crazy. In my area, several donation sites will even come to your front door and pick up stuff so you don't even need to put in the effort!!

Oh well, everyone is different. Just seemed bizarre (and a bit dramatic) to me to write Popsugar and tell them you are basically trashing everything because you don't like it. I dislike tea very much. I gifted that tea forte set we received in December to my mom and she was thrilled!!

P.S.  I sold the Gorjana bracelet from November on ebay!

 

[StuffedMailbox]

I received my box this morning.  Here's my opinion:

I think I like this box the least of all the boxes I have received since September.  The ball and the watch are cool so I'm not going to complain about them.  I already have a ball so I plan to sell/trade/donate or something with it.  The watch is fine but I don't wear watches plus I received the blue one and I would have loved pink.  So if anyone with a pink watch wants to trade for a blue one let me know. 

The balm is just balm.  I'll definitely use it but it's nothing special. 

The rest of the box is just food.  I don't mind having some food in the boxes but I would expect more high end food stuff that I just can't buy from my local grocery store like those marshmallow bits.  I don't eat chocolate so I won't use the hot chocolate bars (even though they are kind of cool) or even the chocolate think thin bar.  I thought maybe I could eat the other two think thin bars but then I heard about the recall.  Even though I'm sure they are fine but I would rather not chance it.  I'll be giving these away as well.

So the only thing I will use is the lip balm.

I never get upset when there is something that I wont use in my box because I know everyone is different.  I didn't complain about the December box or the luxury box but this box is blah to me mainly because there is soooo much food.  I would rather have had just the hot chocolate bars (that I wont use anyway) and had a more variety of other products rather than two big ticket items and then a bunch of crap food stuff.

 

[casey anne]

Originally Posted by Nicole Rae /img/forum/go_quote.gif

If folks are looking for another cool watch - this red one is half price at CB2. I just ordered it! http://www.cb2.com/all-sale/sale/spring-watch-red/s411213 

super cute!