Popsugar Must Have October 2014 *May Contain Spoilers*

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Whew I went out of town for the weekend and missed A LOT! So excited to see spoilers!!! Like usual, there are a few items I think I'll love and a couple not so much. I won't really know until I have the box in hand.
 
My opinions on the box items:
 

Butter London Wink Eye Pencil Crayon Value $18 - A bit dark for my usual tastes but I'm excited to try it!
Happy Socks Value $12 - I LOVE SOCKS
Nailed Kit nail art Value $8 - May or may not use, depends when my box arrives I guess!
Isaac Jacobs Acrylic Magnet Photo Frame Value $20? - This will be *perfect* for my desk at work. It lacks personal photos at the moment and I've been meaning to get a new picture frame.
k. hall designs Shea Butter / Olive Oil Soap – Value $10 - A delicious soap is never a bad thing. Can't wait to use this.
Mine Chalkboard Soy Message Ceramic Candle – Value $24 - I love candles, but something cute like this will make a better gift so it is going in my x-mas pile.
Dean & Deluca Pumpkin Spice Maltballs – Value $5.50 - Sadly, I cannot stand malted milk balls :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> It's a texture thing. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.
 
I used a $10 off code to purchase a 3-month subscription, so I paid approximately $33.28 for this box. If Liz's values are correct (from My Subscription Addiction), this box's retail value is $97.50. Not a super high value, but decent enough.

 
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The box is OK to me, not fabulous or anything special. I don't even know if we will get the nail decals in time, I mean really? It's the middle of October and still no shipping.

 
TheaC said:
I don't know if you guys know this but there has been a controversy with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. They are the foundation that partners with a lot of businesses about selling pink items to bring awareness of breast cancer. When they say that part of the proceeds go to breast cancer charity, they are the charity.

Anyway, they cut off funding to planned parenthood almost two years ago which dropped their revenue. There was also criticism over CEO pay which is in the six figures. Which is not that big of a deal considering how much all other "non-profits" pay their CEOs like the Red Cross.

It may be my overimaginative brain but I guess Popsugar wants people to contribute to the charity on their own this year.
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You are absolutely right. One of the worst rackets around is "products benefitting breast cancer research."  After reading this article (http://www.bustle.com/articles/7169-pinkwashing-the-truth-behind-breast-cancer-awareness-products), I will never buy a "pink" breast cancer product again. If you want to support breast cancer research and prevention, it is better to donate directly to reputable charities. So, I am glad there aren't any bogus breast cancer products in this box.

 
normajean2008 said:
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.
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I have no idea what you are talking about!

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I unsubscribed as soon as the site was back up.  I was kind of sad about it, but did it because there's a lot going on that's taking up my hard-earned cash right now so I just couldn't justify the box.  I'm not as upset about it now knowing the contents, although there are a few things in there that I would have absolutely LOVED!! (socks, frame, candle)  It does seem a bit crazy though all the delays this site update seems to have caused - with billing/shipping and with their response time to people...  I do a lot of customer service via email and we HAVE to send a response within 2 hours and then keep our customer updated at each half-day mark thereafter.  Also, we manage multiple websites for our clients, and they would freak out if the sites were down longer than overnight during the week.  We've always done major upgrades over the weekend if the site needed to be down longer, and they were back up by mid-Monday morning.  As @@jebest pointed out, they are supposed to ship by the 15th... but if people still have not been billed, that seems really unlikely to me.

Hopefully they'll get the backlog sorted out and be back on track for next month... and hopefully I'll still want to sign back up at that point :)

 
Took a few quick pics, everything is exactly the same as the spoiler video we saw.

Candle doesn't say what scent it is, but it's floral. I think it's a bittersweet mix of gardenia, lilacs, a hint of vanilla, maybe even some lily of the valley. 

Butter LONDON eyeliner is in Earl Grey.

Soap says "Shore Line Bord De Mer".

Socks are size 9-11 which translates to 5 1/5 to 9 1/5 US Women's.

There are also some coupons included: 15% off at Dean & Deluca (DEANPOP); 25% off Marchesa Voyage at shopstyle.com/marchesavoyage (looks like a unique code); $40 off BJB Express box at bjbexpress.com (looks unique, too)

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fancyfarmer said:
Don't get me wrong, I would love to win a contest just like the next person ( although I never do). However, this just makes me more angry. They should get it together, and fix their current issues, before doing anything extra. Just my humble opinion.
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I agree. It almost seems like a weak attempt to placate everyone.  I would be happy about this if someone on MUT wins but it isn't worth the delays and the strange customer service issues.

 
Hi girls, I lurk but have never posted. :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Just wanted to point out that if you follow the link to this giveaway on their fb page, it says the winners will receive this piece in their October box. If that's the case, that means boxes aren't ready and won't ship until they've picked winners. Don't you think? And if they are waiting to include new subscribers in the giveaway…then we'll be waiting a while longer. I love PS, and try not to get too worked up because I understand things happen (I just went through a website upgrade at work and there were truly unavoidable bumps that took time to recover from). But, I really just want the nail decals in time for Halloween! I would love to do matching mani's with my 6 year old!

 
OiiO said:
Took a few quick pics, everything is exactly the same as the spoiler video we saw.

Candle doesn't say what scent it is, but it's floral. I think it's a bittersweet mix of gardenia, lilacs, a hint of vanilla, maybe even some lily of the valley. 

Butter LONDON eyeliner is in Earl Grey.

Soap says "Shore Line Bord De Mer".

Socks are size 9-11 which translates to 5 1/5 to 9 1/5 US Women's.

There are also some coupons included: 15% off at Dean & Deluca (DEANPOP); 25% off Marchesa Voyage at shopstyle.com/marchesavoyage (looks like a unique code); $40 off BJB Express box at bjbexpress.com (looks unique, too)

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Can you tell us more about the BJBE code?  When does that expire?  I'm not familiar with the service but I might check it out with a good code!

 
kristab94 said:
Can you tell us more about the BJBE code?  When does that expire?  I'm not familiar with the service but I might check it out with a good code!
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It looks similar to Stitch Fix. You answer some questions, pay $20 styling fee, and they send you an outfit. Try on everything, keep what you like, send back what you don't like in a prepaid envelope.

The code is valid through November 30th, 2014.

http://vimeo.com/95449571

 
They have been telling everyone they will get tracking information shortly and that's been for over a week. Lol That 10 winner thing means nothing to me, I never win and usually a blogger or something does. Psshhh, now I am just more frustrated.

 
OiiO said:
It looks similar to Stitch Fix. You answer some questions, pay $20 styling fee, and they send you an outfit. Try on everything, keep what you like, send back what you don't like in a prepaid envelope.

The code is valid through November 30th, 2014.

http://vimeo.com/95449571
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Cool thanks!  Does it say if the $40 off counts towards the styling fee?

 
kristab94 said:
Cool thanks!  Does it say if the $40 off counts towards the styling fee?
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It doesn't specifically say that, but I am assuming it's just like that Stitch Fix credit we got a few months ago. It covers the initial styling fee, and if you decide to keep something, they will apply $40 towards your purchase.

 
OiiO said:
It doesn't specifically say that, but I am assuming it's just like that Stitch Fix credit we got a few months ago. It covers the initial styling fee, and if you decide to keep something, they will apply $40 towards your purchase.
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Might be fun to try.  I looked at some past boxes just now and they can include some really high end stuff.  I saw a tank for $278, crazy!

 
Teach22 said:
Hooray for more spoilers!  This is kind of funny to me I'm a teacher and have been gifted the chalkboard candle and that frame (or a very similar one) a few times but I must say they are both really cute and I m excited to get more.  Definitely fun to have around the house or make great gifts.  It was nice to see her "meatballs" (i can't stop seeing them as that  now lol i know they aren't though) were not a melted mess.  The decals look so cute.  Ordering this box I know I may not love or need everything in it but I just think its so fun to get "surprises" in the mail and everything in this box will definitely find a happy home :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Hope everyone else enjoys the box, if u have any chalk pens those are fun to use on the candle too.  Happy October :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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Teach22 said:
Hooray for more spoilers!  This is kind of funny to me I'm a teacher and have been gifted the chalkboard candle and that frame (or a very similar one) a few times but I must say they are both really cute and I m excited to get more.  Definitely fun to have around the house or make great gifts.  It was nice to see her "meatballs" (i can't stop seeing them as that  now lol i know they aren't though) were not a melted mess.  The decals look so cute.  Ordering this box I know I may not love or need everything in it but I just think its so fun to get "surprises" in the mail and everything in this box will definitely find a happy home :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  Hope everyone else enjoys the box, if u have any chalk pens those are fun to use on the candle too.  Happy October :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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where do you find chalk pens? I keep hearing about them but never see them!
 

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