PopSugar Must Have September 2014 *May Contain Spoilers*

[pbpink]

I love the scarf! I've been using the blue ikat scarf to add color to my plain black shift dress when I want to dress nice at work, and I'm sure this scarf will serve the same purpose /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> the colors are beautiful, and I wish I had bought another box with coupon code to gift.

The whole box was a win for me. Even the pencils, and I use mechanical pencils at work. They will look so nice in my pencil mug.

And I'm so thankful there are responses to the posts about "why would popsugar include products with allergens, aversions, restrictions, etc." I read those and wondered what if popsugar listened to those because they are the most vocal? Those dang coconut chips would be out as well and they were so good. As would every single snack ever offered ever. And isn't food part of one of their product categories? Made me sad.

This box continues the popsugar monthly win streak for me starting from the month with the blue ikat scarf.

coconut is a fruit or seed not a nut....people allergic to nuts can eat coconut! was told this by a doctor but if anyone has allergies def ask your doctor first.....

were the coconut chips good? my kids got to them first!!

 

[secrethoarder]

So I hate that their site is still down. Upside, they emailed me saying that they would send me out the towel I was suppose to get, shipping will just take up to two weeks. 

They're handling the new site issue pretty poorly, in my opinion. I was on their Facebook page a few hours ago, and they kept saying "soon!" "get ready!" "almost!" to every response, without giving a specific time. And just now they admitted it might not go up "before bedtime" for people on the East Coast. I wish they had just been honest and given an actual time, or said to check back tomorrow. It looks like some of the girls (like me!) have been waiting and checking the site every 30 minutes or so. Feels pretty rude of them to keep dodging the question. 

 

[PrettyAndWitty]

coconut is a fruit or seed not a nut....people allergic to nuts can eat coconut! was told this by a doctor but if anyone has allergies def ask your doctor first.....

were the coconut chips good? my kids got to them first!!

It's a nut and is grouped in the tree nut category. Fortunately, it is still pretty rare for people to have coconut allergies. 

* Full disclosure: my 13 month old daughter has severe nut allergies to peanuts, cashews and pistachios. When we did the blood (RAST) screening on my daughter, coconut was not included in the nut panel screening because it's a rare tree nut allergy although it is a tree nut. 

 

[Ruffinette]

Absolutely agree with you and it also begs the question - after an entire week of downtime, how are they not ready to launch?!

 

[Tiffanyt92]

Every 30 minutes??!!??!! You have waaay more patience than me! I refresh every 5 minutes /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Traci Ann]

I get that they are on West coast time, but really, it sounds like plenty of their customers are on the East. Then again, someone pointed out it is going to be past their bedtime out there too. 

 

[atomic]

The fact that their site has been down for a week makes me feel like I'm back in the 1990s. I mean, sites just don't go down for that length of time anymore. Their IT department is either seriously incompetent, or they tried to create the downtime to draw up hype.

 

[Ruffinette]

The fact that their site has been down for a week makes me feel like I'm back in the 1990s. I mean, sites just don't go down for that length of time anymore. Their IT department is either seriously incompetent, or they tried to create the downtime to draw up hype.

Just like saying "soon" instead of giving a firm answer, which leads me to believe they honestly aren't ready to launch and I just don't understand how that could be after a week!!!

 

[Traci Ann]

Just like saying "soon" instead of giving a firm answer, which leads me to believe they honestly aren't ready to launch and I just don't understand how that could be after a week!!!

I can think of lots of reasons, none of them good. 

 

[Tiffanyt92]

It's up! But I can't connect!

 

[Ruffinette]

Yup, same here. Hoping it's more than the gift collections, though, because blegh. A week for that would be pretty disappointing.

 

[Traci Ann]

It's up! But I can't connect!

It is half up, I got on, kinda, but then got to a page that said it was down. 

 

[Tiana Kimble]

Yup, same here. Hoping it's more than the gift collections, though, because blegh. A week for that would be pretty disappointing.

Agree!

Here are some screen shots:

 

[Ruffinette]

I'm really hoping for category specific subscriptions - like home, makeup, style, etc.

 

[secrethoarder]

If it's just the gift collection, it is pretty insane that they shut the site down for a whole week!! I actually don't understand why you would ever shut a site down for a whole week. Even huge relaunches usually only take a few hours, since you have everything ready to go...

 

[MoiSurtout]

They probably switched servers or web hosts. That can cause unpredictable downtime, but a week would cover it and allow them to test the system on a new server before opening it up to the public. 

I wouldn't mind if they did regular boxes for categories that aren't covered by the regular box, like kids, men or pets. I'd be really annoyed if there were overlap, like home or fashion, because then I'd worry that the best items would go to the specialized box. So if they're not doing more monthly boxes, I'll be somewhat relieved. 

 

[roohound]

I've gone from getting the page saying the new site was coming 9/16 to getting a page that says "The connection has timed out.
The server at musthave.popsugar.com is taking too long to respond.
    The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments."

Either they're getting ready to make a move or so many of us are hitting the page it can't handle it.

 

[Tiana Kimble]

Mine is back up.

Gift subs are the only new thing I see.

-Bridesmaid

-Baby girl

-Baby boy

 

[Ruffinette]

So, so, so disappointed. I can't believe they got me all hyped up for nothing. Feels like an LE box... LOL

 

[secrethoarder]

The site is back up for me and I'm not seeing anything new except the 3 gift box options. 

I definitely feel super disappointed. Maybe there will be more content later?