PopSugar Must Have September 2014 *May Contain Spoilers*

[PrettyAndWitty]

The scarf is a great size and the coloring really is beautiful. It's a perfect fall scarf!

 

[kristab94]

The scarf is a great size and the coloring really is beautiful. It's a perfect fall scarf!

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Thank you!  I'm even more excited for the scarf now!

 

[PrettyAndWitty]

Why on earth not? If they take all dietary restrictions into account .. gluten, dairy, vegans, soy and whatnot .. there is nothing left. Sometimes I wonder about those complains .. like that lady on FB being bothered about retinoids in the lipstick of the LE box while she was breastfeeding (never mind that those are perfectly safe for nursing moms anyways ... )

My youngest daughter has severe food allergies, she cannot consume dairy, soy, eggs, celery, peanuts, cashews or pistachios or she'll go into anaphylactic shock - and that's happened before, it's the scariest experience on the face of the planet. That said, if you have legit food allergies you should already know that you cannot eat most processed foods regardless if there are nuts present or not - the lines are ALWAYS shared so you're playing roulette with cross contamination. I do not understand why people complain. This is just the way the food in our country is. If you're unhappy about Ghiradelli including nuts in their products then complain to them.

I think including a vegan anything in this box is awesome - however, I also do not have food allergies and I think that brownie tasted less than amazing. If you're going to give me an indulgent chocolatey goodie to waste calories on then I want it to be worth it! 

And really, if you took into account everyone's food allergies or foods that people are choosing to abstain from then they would just send us pieces of whole fruit as our treat for the month to appease everyone. I don't know about you, but I'd rather have a piece of chocolate instead of an apple. 

 

[Jill Cortright Nolan]

I get migraines from chocolate, so I can't eat either goodie (my husband will be happy!) It would be nice if they included one non-chocolate item, but I totally understand--they can't make everyone happy! Actually, I would have preferred if they'd only included one food item and then had a fall makeup item. Or maybe had a pumpkin spice food item....

But...I just got my shipping e-mail, and it's scheduled to arrive tomorrow! Guess it helps to be fairly close to NY, where mine shipped from. My boxes tend to sightsee, so hopefully the expected delivery is right!

 

[sylarana]

My sister in law has a pretty strong allergy to apples .. nothing life threatening (those are truly scary), but she certainly wouldn't eat them knowingly.

 

[Traci Ann]

My shipping email came, suppose to arrive tomorrow, but based on current location I am saying friday/sat at the earliest; I live in the boonies. K

Kinda disappointed that the card is only for Nike.com, but better than nothing. Also, thanks for posting the restrictions!

I think as far as allergies go, they might be of the "we can't make everyone happy, account for everything, and there are a million allergies". I will also point out there is a difference between allergies and sensitivities and many people who claim to have an allergy just have a sensitivity, not that is matters here/now.  From the looks, everything is packaged in a way that if you had an allergy, you *probably* wouldn't have an issue. You wouldn't be able to consume the product, but you won't have a reaction. 

 

[bluegnu]

Why on earth not? If they take all dietary restrictions into account .. gluten, dairy, vegans, soy and whatnot .. there is nothing left. Sometimes I wonder about those complains .. like that lady on FB being bothered about retinoids in the lipstick of the LE box while she was breastfeeding (never mind that those are perfectly safe for nursing moms anyways ... )

Sorry .. caught up in a mini rant.

Thanks for this comment. Exactly what I was thinking. While I feel bad for people that get things they can't use (earrings with no pierced ears, food restriction), that is the risk we take for the awesomeness that is a randomly curated PopSugar box each month. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[MissJexie]

In regards to the website revamping...

If they actually did make it so we couldn't gift ourselves, or took away the ability to use a different code each month etc, they would see VERY quickly that their business would lose money. The price USED to be much less and they raised it to $40 a month. Yet since then they come out of with a code month after month, because they're fully aware that most people unless they have a year subscription, won't pay full price. 

I'm hoping that's not the route they go, because I probably won't be buying boxes anymore. $40 is just a bit too much for me, haha. It's why I never buy the LE boxes.

 

[biancardi]

only 20 bucks at the nike store?  Are they kidding me?  Wow....Well, I might have to get a t-shirt with Michigan State or something, but that means I pay out of pocket for the rest.    If the scarf is the same variation, the rest of this box is just filler, which is a shame.  I suppose that scarf is worth 30 bucks, but if I wanted to purchase a scarf for 30.00, I would have just done that.  This box is a bit of a letdown.

 

[I'm so addicted]

Thanks for this comment. Exactly what I was thinking. While I feel bad for people that get things they can't use (earrings with no pierced ears, food restriction), that is the risk we take for the awesomeness that is a randomly curated PopSugar box each month. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I have celiac and can not eat gluten. I'm also allergic to pretty much everything. I would never even think about complaining that I can't eat the snacks.. like its one small snack not my last supper. I didn't complaine last month when we got that super cute cookie mix and everyone posted the super yummy pics. I think of the food as like a freebie and happily pass them on to hubby or sil. Some people are beyond crazy to expect that they can accommodate everyone.. its the chance we take with boxes!!

 

[kristab94]

Got my box, received the ombre scarf pictured, phew. 

The nike.com gift code packaging is actually really cute, one of the more impressive gift codes I've seen.  The cards are pretty and luckily I like to randomly send "I heart you" cards to my friends.  I'm sure I'll be donating my pencils to a local charity...I work in tech so I hardly write down anything, and if I do you bet it's with a pen! I'm traveling for 2 weeks soon so the hairspray will be welcome on that trip.  Can't eat the brownie, but I bet my husband will like it.  

Overall, I think I actually like this box better once I got my hands on it.  To the folks who are disappointed, I hope the same happens to you!

 

[KBanks]

And really, if you took into account everyone's food allergies or foods that people are choosing to abstain from then they would just send us pieces of whole fruit as our treat for the month to appease everyone. I don't know about you, but I'd rather have a piece of chocolate instead of an apple. 

 I'm on the Ketogenic diet so fruit wouldn't work for me. They would have to send us all a cauliflower or a head of lettuce... :rotfl:   

 

[Ashley Deffert]

I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks for the laugh!

 

[Kristine Walker]

 Dang, I was hoping to use the card at the Nike Outlet store near my area. 

    I remember having a bad feeling when PSMH sent out the survey last year or earlier, that included the question about what amount would we be willing to pay for a box. Never, ever say you would still purchase at a price increase!  (even if you would) I said no to price increase and will continue to do so if asked again.

  I hope this seeming revamp will not include a price increase.

 

[wurly]

Fortunately, I can eat anything. And those random snacks have come in very handy when I've been stuck late in the office. Those snacks have kept me going just long enough to work through lunch and dinner. So personally, I'm very grateful for those weird, random, unexpected snacks!

 

[TooMuchElectric]

Last I checked (last night) my box was on its way to Sacramento (which typically means I'll get it in about two more days). Today when I left for work, it was sitting outside the door! I brought it to work and quickly dug through it on my break. Haven't eaten anything yet or even taken things out of packaging. Do you guys still want photos? I feel like this month's contents have been pretty well established at this point.

 

[ikecarus]

Got home pretty late, but here are some photos! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Also that brownie is absolutely disgusting. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[normajean2008]

I wasn't looking forward to the brownie before, I have never found a single vegan product to taste good to me, but now I am really not looking forward to it!

You know what's even worse?  A chocolate vegan wedding cake!  When neither bride or groom are strict vegans!  Ugh, that was such a disgusting and ugly wedding cake.  I'm sorry, but if it is a pastry or baked dessert, and vegan, it is no longer a dessert!  This brownie proves it! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  

 

[normajean2008]

I have celiac and can not eat gluten. I'm also allergic to pretty much everything. I would never even think about complaining that I can't eat the snacks.. like its one small snack not my last supper. I didn't complaine last month when we got that super cute cookie mix and everyone posted the super yummy pics. I think of the food as like a freebie and happily pass them on to hubby or sil. Some people are beyond crazy to expect that they can accommodate everyone.. its the chance we take with boxes!!

I think most subscription boxes don't specifically accommodate food allergies because of liability issues.  If they send food items and say they're "item"-free...and then they are wrong, or the wrong item gets sent etc, or they have a different idea of what is allergy free, and somebody has a reaction then they're completely on the hook for it.  Today people will sue for anything.  So they just don't claim or send any specific type of product.  

It is up to the customer to read the ingredients and determine if it is okay for them to eat.  (or wear for topical allergies)

If a person has known allergies, they already do this, and it shouldn't be any more of a hassle than their normal daily life requires.  It isn't fun, but that's the breaks.  I have food allergies to shrimp and shellfish---so I don't normally have to worry about food items...but most vitamin samples and health supplements I have to really look at before eating, because most brands contain traces of shellfish.  I also have a lot of topical allergies and sensitivities, so I can't always use beauty products etc.  

There is enough info out on the web for people to easily and quickly search what kind of products come in this sub box (and other popular ones).  I don't feel people have much room to complain about food products in the boxes, especially when they're usually considered add on/freebies in the box instead of an item.  I don't think that breast feeding lady had ground to stand on for her complaint about lipstick ingredients either.  Mostly for the fact that she's nursing.. (or was she pregnant?  I thought she was nursing, oh well, same difference).. she has to watch ingredients and she might react to commonly used products, it goes with the nature of her condition.  She can't dictate or get refunds on commonly used, popular items just because of her condition making it unsafe or unsure.  If she was really that worried about what her money bought her at the time, she wouldn't have gambled on a sub box, and if she'd have looked up the box online, she'd have seen makeup items are a popular item in the box.  

What I do think people have a right to complain about is if they send clothing items out that are not a universal size, like they've done in the past. If a company wants to cater to certain sizes, then they need to make a disclaimer for it. Sending super small clothing items out in a box bought by a good portion of plus size ladies isn't right.  And skinny women wouldn't like if they only sent plus sizes out either, so it goes both ways.  A gift card to a company that sells for all sizes, or at least has a good selection of shoes or accessories for people the clothes don't fit is okay by me.  Popsugar has our sizes on our profiles, they don't have any excuses on this issue.  

Now if the box has 6-7 items, and they decide to throw in a piece of clothing etc as a freebie/extra...I don't know..I feel like they should observe the profiles and send something else in nature if plus sizes are selected on the profiles and the item clearly doesn't fit beyond a certain size... That would be the most fair option... However, if it is truly a freebie/add on with a full box of items already, I'd also consider it like food items too and would be okay sucking it up on a dud item.  Since it is a tangible/re usable item vs. food/candy, I think playing fair would be better.. but things aren't always fair.  If that makes sense to people. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  It is harder to switch out food items, because again-the liability issues.  

Other than that, we as customers know it is basically a grab bag we're buying.  Personally though, while both treats in this box have nuts in them, they send out a good amount of non-nut treats, and do a better job than some other companies on sending more vegan/healthy type snacks.  I don't much care for vegan items myself-they never taste right.. but I'm okay if they sent some gluten free options in the future.  Maybe those with allergies could suggest some ideas on their Facebook or their customer service for future boxes.  

 

[wurly]

The picture of the brownie is really unfortunate. This brownie may test even my super low standards in snack food!