I felt it was slightly under age for my tastes, but well made, and I still liked and wore it a lot. I don't wear it as much now days though. It didn't scream "luxury" to me, and when it is the big ticket item in the box it should be a more luxury item, in my opinion. So I see where others who were mad were coming from, but there are always going to be people who act like that no matter what they do or don't put in the box, lol.
I just sent another email. I have an ongoing subscription that I have never cancelled. I'm getting a little worried that I won't get this box. It looks great though. I usually recieve my package by now.
Well happy to hear they did something last year sorry it was received well. Definitely cannot please everyone. It just annoyed me a bit they that took the time to write about all the great products doing such great things for the cause but it doesn't appear they included anything, a little odd. I must say too some of the products on that list are really cute. lol. I didn't expect anything big I really do hope somewhere there is a mention of it. I m definitely keeping my fingers crossed for a little ribbon or a brief mention of it on one of the cards. The socks in that video seemed to have a little pink in them so maybe there will be a little blurb under that item ( I m really reaching now lol)Speaking of pink items in the box this year (or absence of them)... didn't they put that hot pink string bracelet with gold beads woven into the top of it last year for October? And people went ape shit pissed because it was such a high dollar item in the box, but such a cruddy product? Or am I thinking of another box?... I was pretty sure it was PopSugar though.
I can understand why they wouldn't send another item, because last year people were so mad. It had value towards the cause, but wasn't really worth the value they claimed it had, and was a bigger ticket item of the box, and so juvenile in nature of product..
To me I'm okay if they do or don't have a BC awareness item in the box. I don't agree with a lot of charities companies choose to donate to, I love donating and do myself, but I do not like giving a large percentage of it to admin costs and bull--I want it to go to the actual cause/people/whatever it is for. There seems to be more and more backlash from people for this same reason each year, maybe they didn't include something because of this reason?
Or maybe they did include something in the box and we're just not aware of it yet?
Me too I ll be so sad if the decals come too late
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I feel like the nail decals are more 'under age' than a bracelet. But I'm much more likely to wear neon pink than nail stickers...so I guess it depends on how you define young?
So, I emailed PS, and got a response last week that they were billing last week. I didn't get charged, soooooo, I emailed them again, and heard back today. The new email says they are now billing THIS week, they haven't processed billing yet, and tracking will be updated within the NEXT week. I'm a little upset because I keep asking them to look personally at my account, and they ignore that with a generic answer. Also, they keep saying they are billing, and processing, they don't do it, and push it to the following week. At this rate they should throw in some Thanksgiving turkey nail decals, because Halloween will be over. So glad the bloggers who never subscribed, ever, got their FREE boxes to enjoy. WHAT GIVES PS?I emailed PS and recieved a response last Tuesday saying they would bill that week. It took a long time to get an email response. I still have not been charged
I'm one of those people who hates giving to charities that have high CEO and administration costs, because it eats up most/a lot of the donation made. So I personally don't have a problem with no "pink" stuff this year, if that ends up the case.
/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I am completely in line with your train of thought of these two items, lol. I will never wear these nail decals. No offense to anybody who IS in to them, they just aren't "my" thing, but I've never been into stuff like this, even as a kid. I'm boring, lol, and I have no patience for fancy nail art jobs either.
I refuse to buy pinkwashed products. I prefer to make actual donations to causes where I believe my contribution will make a difference.I'm one of those people who hates giving to charities that have high CEO and administration costs, because it eats up most/a lot of the donation made. So I personally don't have a problem with no "pink" stuff this year, if that ends up the case.
Is it just me, or does it slightly put a damper or sour taste in your mouth when companies only focus on breast cancer for October? There are several causes for this month's awareness issues, and never get featured or hardly get featured. It seems only breast cancer awareness is "cool".
I know that you are probably being sarcastic by saying that you are glad that the bloggers for their boxes, but I am really glad that they got them so I could unsubscribe before I was charged. I am disappointed in the level of customer service, really mad now to learn about the expired or near expired brownies (someone sat on mine and I tossed it). It is really disappointing to see what I thought was a semi-luxury box turn into nail decals that I can get at Target and stale brownies for $40.00. When I see the level I was used to before go back up, I might consider rejoining. I can't afford to spend $40.00 on things I can get way cheaper.
I was totally being sarcastic, but you make an excellent point.
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I'm totally with you about the lack of representation of other awareness issues in the month of October (like Down Syndrome and SIDS), but I think it's probably because breast cancer is something where awareness plays a huge part in survival rates. Breast exams and mammograms are easy ways to catch the cancer early on, and are simple procedures that are inexpensive.I'm one of those people who hates giving to charities that have high CEO and administration costs, because it eats up most/a lot of the donation made. So I personally don't have a problem with no "pink" stuff this year, if that ends up the case.
Is it just me, or does it slightly put a damper or sour taste in your mouth when companies only focus on breast cancer for October? There are several causes for this month's awareness issues, and never get featured or hardly get featured. It seems only breast cancer awareness is "cool".
I totally agree. My local library has purple banners up to make people aware that October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. I have an aunt who passed away from breast cancer so the cause is near and dear to my heart but there are a lot of other really wonderful organizations and charities that need funding and help as well. I wish that more charitable organizations had talented marketing people working for them. The ALS bucket challenge was genius and pink takes over everything in the month of October. Every charitable organization needs a marketing scheme along those lines so the public is aware of their existence so people can donate.Is it just me, or does it slightly put a damper or sour taste in your mouth when companies only focus on breast cancer for October? There are several causes for this month's awareness issues, and never get featured or hardly get featured. It seems only breast cancer awareness is "cool".
Exactly this! Marketing is so important to nonprofits and it's always really sad to me whenever people complain about employees at these organizations earning too much. I used to work for a small nonprofit organization but had to leave because the low pay just wasn't covering enough of my bills anymore. Almost all of my friends who used to work in nonprofit have left because they can make 30-40% more at other places. I wish it were more acceptable for nonprofits to pay competitive salaries so they can attract better people. They're the ones who need the top talent!
