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betsye said:
Wow! That box seemed really popular. I wonder why so many boxes have been cancelled recently? 
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I didn't get it, but it sounds like there were a lot of her boxes returned or people complained about it because that expensive belt was super tiny. Like a super high percentage of people complained... And I'm sure then cancelled...

 
Honestly the Rachel box being cancelled may have been Quarterly's decision. I actually bet they lost some money on it because she sent a sized item and many people returned it.

 
I returned my Rachel box and cancelled my subscription to her box. I just didn't like her enough to see the value in her box. 

I think with Quarterly you have to really like the curator and be willing to accept almost like a "fan club" box from the curator. I genuinely like Nina Garcia (I've read all of her books) so although I don't wear the spanglish stuff I think it's really appropriate to be in a box that SHE is curating. It's a big part of who she is as a person and she's pretty much putting together boxes of stuff that she likes and sending them out quarterly. 

Right now I'm subbed to the Nina Quarterly box and to the GQ box because my husband really geeks out on the Birchbox Man boxes. I think he just likes getting random presents in the mail as much as I do. LOL Additionally, he dresses up in a suit and tie and shaves everyday so the Birchbox Man boxes actually are right up his alley. Ditto for the GQ box. 

 
PrettyAndWitty said:
I returned my Rachel box and cancelled my subscription to her box. I just didn't like her enough to see the value in her box. 

I think with Quarterly you have to really like the curator and be willing to accept almost like a "fan club" box from the curator. I genuinely like Nina Garcia (I've read all of her books) so although I don't wear the spanglish stuff I think it's really appropriate to be in a box that SHE is curating. It's a big part of who she is as a person and she's pretty much putting together boxes of stuff that she likes and sending them out quarterly. 

Right now I'm subbed to the Nina Quarterly box and to the GQ box because my husband really geeks out on the Birchbox Man boxes. I think he just likes getting random presents in the mail as much as I do. LOL Additionally, he dresses up in a suit and tie and shaves everyday so the Birchbox Man boxes actually are right up his alley. Ditto for the GQ box. 
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  I heard the   GQ one was great

 
The GQ box is still available:

http://www.bestofquarterly.com/shop/gq-box

I'm not the intended audience for GQ, but I'd love the candle and burning papers. It looks like a great box. 

I didn't get Rachel's box, but it's sad that it's cancelled already. Even if Quarterly didn't cancel it, she may have realized she's not a good fit for box curation after the belt fiasco. Inexperienced curators probably just think of things they personally like, rather than the large audience they need to please. 

I'm a bit irritated with Quarterly at the moment because I ordered the Dooce penmanship box from the summer sale on the 22nd. It was $35 + $8 shipping, and it hasn't even left California yet. I thought if I was paying for shipping separately, they might have sent it by a faster method, but apparently not. 

 
MoiSurtout said:
The GQ box is still available:

http://www.bestofquarterly.com/shop/gq-box

I'm not the intended audience for GQ, but I'd love the candle and burning papers. It looks like a great box. 

I didn't get Rachel's box, but it's sad that it's cancelled already. Even if Quarterly didn't cancel it, she may have realized she's not a good fit for box curation after the belt fiasco. Inexperienced curators probably just think of things they personally like, rather than the large audience they need to please. 

I'm a bit irritated with Quarterly at the moment because I ordered the Dooce penmanship box from the summer sale on the 22nd. It was $35 + $8 shipping, and it hasn't even left California yet. I thought if I was paying for shipping separately, they might have sent it by a faster method, but apparently not. 
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 I wish they had the stacking coupons again. It will be hard for me to shell out full price on any of these  since I used stacked coupons   ( 30 dollars off ) on all my other boxes.   I seem to not be able to buy unless I have a coupon

 
Interesting. she doesn't say anything truly negative. She's just starting her own subscription box so she can't be apart of Quarterly anymore. Or that's my guess. In that context, her comments make sense. She's promoting her box by saying it's going to be better than her Quarterly ones. If it's not for men, I'm interested!

 
Saffyra said:
Interesting. she doesn't say anything truly negative. She's just starting her own subscription box so she can't be apart of Quarterly anymore. Or that's my guess. In that context, her comments make sense. She's promoting her box by saying it's going to be better than her Quarterly ones. If it's not for men, I'm interested!
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She said this - 

I no longer felt confident that working together could result in the level of quality you deserve

I think someone who has worked with a company for 2 years and then says this - is saying something.  

 
It seems like she's saying the rapid growth is an issue. And it seems to be unfortunately on some boxes.

 
mishmish said:
She said this - 

I no longer felt confident that working together could result in the level of quality you deserve

I think someone who has worked with a company for 2 years and then says this - is saying something.
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l took that to mean she wanted everyone to know that the box she puts out on her Own will be better than her Quarterly box. But I did read her article and while it's pretty ambiguous, she wasn't happy with Whatever it was that changed. :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
If anything, it's making her seem like she wasn't the one who picked out the items, right?

The longer I have to wait for Quarterly boxes, the more boxes I want to unsubscribe from!  I just unsubscribed from Alexa Penavega (the only spoiler is that

there are going to be Skittles in the box and possibly her autograph
...) - I guess I am not familiar with her so much, so maybe that isn't the box for me.  Still on the fence if I want to be subscribed to MSA and Jessica Comingore...

 
PS: Saffyra - you have incredible pictures on your blog!  jealous of your light and camera =)

 
I've only subscribed to the Mizzfit (Bianca Jade) sub and so far I think it's been pretty great.  I just got my second box and inside were:

1) cool silver necklace that says "train hard" (very subtle)

2) flickable lip gloss

3) 2 samples of drink powders

4) 5 fitness dvd set - haven't tried it yet, but looks great

5) small book about learning when to quit

6) 50% off yoga mat coupon

maybe a few other small items I can't remember, but the dvd set and necklace are awesome.

 
Not sure if you all have seen but MSA is delayed probably until next week. They didn't get enough of an certain item in.

Also, I finally received a billing notice for the Jessica Comingore box. I am guessing this is a good sign! :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
jrbev16 said:
Not sure if you all have seen but MSA is delayed probably until next week. They didn't get enough of an certain item in.

Also, I finally received a billing notice for the Jessica Comingore box. I am guessing this is a good sign! :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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Liz also mentioned "if you’re on the waitlist, there are a few more openings, so watch out for an email in the next few days!"

 
Since I have a young school-age child, I reupped for the Bill Nye box. The theme is climate change and they showed a spoiler of a cute solar-powered light on Facebook.

 

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