Red Carpet Box

[nelliebelle1197]

That is exactly what I was thinking. The woman attacks anyone who asks for a refund or questions anything with barely coherent venom. I said earlier in this thread that if she disclosed her sources and acted in a professional and rational manner that she she probably could have a decent little customer base that does not mind getting this kind of box curated for them. I mean, seriously creating a more professional website that disclosed the higher end brands are close-outs - last chance! UD/Korres/Betsey will never make this again! Guaranteed unopened, sealed and unexpired! - did some partnerships with fun Esty vendors, it could work.

Originally Posted by QueenG /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I just barely read through the long winded answers Red Carpet Box gave on that rave review. All I got from it was a feeling of a standoff with MUT members and former customers. I can't remember the last time a company I stayed loyalty to treating me this way! If I ever got this kind of message from a company, I would drop them immediately and I'm taking all my friends and blog readers with me.

And can I just use one phrase here that RCB seems to not know: Due Diligence. We MUT members are asking the tough questions and expecting some solid answers or solutions. All we're getting is the run-around and just palin weirdness. Like I said before, great idea, poor execution. DUE DILIGENCE!

 

[Sweetchica]

My guess on the UD shadows are they might be the regular ones with the older formulation that were just reformulated about 6 mths ago. The packaging is somewhat different. They are on sale at Sephora.com for $6 (origanlly $18). The newer formulation can be applied wet now without ruining the shadow, and if you drop it, and it shatters or breaks you can pack it back together and keep using it! Thats just my guess though... I dont think I will go with this service. I am excited about the new Popsugar one, but won't get my first one until December...

 

[Playedinloops]

There is a picture of the UD RCB on facebook. Yup its those loose glitter pigment things, the cream shadows they no longer sell, and the tattoo set that is in the sale portion of UD's website for 2 dollars right now.

 

[parisnicole1989]

Eugh..That just looks like a big pile of crap. Clearly no one wanted it before. I bought some of the pigments for $1 when they were on sale. They were awful. I love UD, but they have had some serious packaging issues. The original primer potion was a horrible design and those pigments were a horrible design. I just ended up giving or trading all of the ones I had bought. I don't know why anyone would pay $30 for that pile of junk. I wouldn't even take it for free and have it take up space in my house.

 

[Loladevil]

Definitely going to pass on this, looks like the land of misfit junk, I can't imagine anyone over the age of 8 would be seen carrying that bag.

 

[kawaiimeows]

this kind of thing would be nice for someone's pre-teen daughter (just so long as the urban decay products aren't expired, they're all currently selling for like $2)

i can't imagine why any grown woman would want those products for herself though.

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Playedinloops /img/forum/go_quote.gif

There is a picture of the UD RCB on facebook. Yup its those loose glitter pigment things, the cream shadows they no longer sell, and the tattoo set that is in the sale portion of UD's website for 2 dollars right now.

I love those loose pigments but it was discontinued last year and last seen for $1 on Urban Decay's site. I remember when GoGo Girlfriend - last October - had it in their box. The rest of the UD items are also discontinued with the UD tattoo's only being $2 right now.

http://www.urbandecay.com/body-jewelry-temporary-tattoos/270,default,pd.html

 

[kawaiimeows]

heres links to the other two UD products

http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Decay-Pigments-Shadow-Gunmetal/dp/B002BFEO2W

http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Decay-Shadow-Eyecolor-Delinquent/dp/B001SQJ1ZA

the shades that were in the youtube video are currently going for $.99

 

[zadidoll]

The Cream Shadows were last seen on UD's site for $1 and I want to say it was last seen this past summer. One thing is for sure, it does show she's not working directly with Urban Decay since I doubt UD would send out stuff that they pulled from the market a year ago to unsuspecting people.

 

[bluelion]

I'm a little surprised (not in a good way) that the items weren't at least the regular eyeshadows in the previous packaging. I mean, really? The other items were discontinued long before that. I just don't see value there considering it was marketed as this great Urban Decay box. It's great that some people are happy with it, but I hope to see at least one review that addresses it, because I can't imagine every single subscriber being cool with this.

And I'd like to point out that there's be tons of angry/upset/disappointed buyers (myself included) had Ipsy or Sample Society done the same thing, and those boxes are half the cost (or less) of RCB.

I actually think it would make for a decent box (albeit overpriced) for pre-teens or maybe some teens.

 

[nelliebelle1197]

I think she is preying on a less product-sophisticated customer. How would UD feel about this?

 

[Hellocat4]

I almost guessed, the other day, that the tattoos were going to be in the package.  I was familiar w/ them, as I purchased a couple tubes when they went on sale awhile back. 

I agree w/ nell, she is definitely preying on the more "clueless" or naive customers.  I shuddered when i saw all the fb people sharing & liking her page for a couple sample freebies, therefore turning on more unsuspecting customers to this slipshod outfit.  Not cool.  I would never feel okay with doing that to my fb friends & family- ruthless.
 

 

[SiriusDreamer]

So I was reading through this interesting thread, and something doesnt add up.  Member "adore" wrote (on page 5) "I'm actually excited to join this one. I've been corresponding with the owner and she seems like a doll. If anybody has betseys or big buddahs they don't want, please pm me. I'm interested in big chunky sunglasses. ".   Then later she wrote (on page 21) "Not a single one of you have messaged me personally to try and get your situation(s) fixed, yet you're still fussing about every tiny move my partner and I make. The company has improved greatly and is doing so daily. If you would like your issues addressed one on one, I would absolutely adore that. In the meantime, why keep beating a dead horse? It's futile."   So in her first post she makes it sound like she's a new member of the subscription box, but then her next post sounds like she's part of the company?  I'm totally confused.  Any insight?  There's some shady business going on here.

 

[bluelion]

I think she was initially just a random subscriber who became involved in the company recently after offering her services.

 

[Rach212]

Originally Posted by nelliebelle1197 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I think she is preying on a less product-sophisticated customer. How would UD feel about this?

Definitely. To someone who has heard of UD but doesn't/can't purchase and isn't up to date on their current and past products/lines, seeing "3 full size UD items" would be a big selling point. 

 

[nelliebelle1197]

Now that this has been pointed out, it makes me wonder if "Jen" wasn't always involved and just promoting as a customer at first. Shady all around!

Originally Posted by bluelion /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I think she was initially just a random subscriber who became involved in the company recently after offering her services.

 

[TacomaGirl]

She's giving away fake pearl necklaces for a photo contest. Fake pearls..hmm, is that a thing now? I like pearls, ya know, real ones that come from the ocean. It's not like all real pearls are crazy expensive.  I make jewelry so I know they can be found for pennies on the dollar from online vendors. She's preying on people who don't realize that they could cop an entire RCB for half the price on ebay.

 

[Hellocat4]

Her marketing has been working- she is attracting lots of fb fans (probably from giveaways). I see she has a $45 holiday box. She is doing a partnership from a soap maker, which I think is good. It gives more legitimacy & makes it more unique. However, I still do not find that enough to ever try the svc out (I still harbor mistrust and find the owner unpro). Not to mention, the value is not there. The price needs to come down by half. Gb is cheaper, and much higher end, and most of all, professional. Patti needs to totally remove her plagiarized descriptions all together. She has deleted most, but not all- the "play along with stylists" is too obvious.

 

[zadidoll]

I think Patty needs to shut down, formulate a business plan and gather brands to work with then relaunch. I give her another six months at most and will be VERY surprised is she makes it more than year.

 

[bluepearl]

Patti needs to totally remove her plagiarized descriptions all together. She has deleted most, but not all- the "play along with stylists" is too obvious.

I suspect she got a C&D; when I emailed Ipsy, let's just say they weren't hearing about it for the first time. Apparently I'm not the only one of us that gets her panties in a bunch over intellectual property theft