Sample Society

[glamourdolleyes]

That is why I don't have credit cards. If I can't pay for it right away then I don't need it (or save for it!)

You will just have to live vivaciously through us, maybe make a goal, once you pay certain amount on X card, you can resubscribe to X, that will give you more incentive /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Playedinloops]

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

That is why I don't have credit cards. If I can't pay for it right away then I don't need it (or save for it!)

You will just have to live vivaciously through us, maybe make a goal, once you pay certain amount on X card, you can resubscribe to X, that will give you more incentive /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Well my goal right now is to buy a condo instead of having to rent, so its something I'm really looking forward to! I have paid my cards off so many times, but charge them back up, and its so dumb, especially now that I make enough money to live comfortably off of, I have no reason to continue charging on them.

 

[glamourdolleyes]

That is awesome you can do that in this economy, but I also feel that the point of working shouldn't ALL be bills, there should be a little fun in there too /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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



Well my goal right now is to buy a condo instead of having to rent, so its something I'm really looking forward to! I have paid my cards off so many times, but charge them back up, and its so dumb, especially now that I make enough money to live comfortably off of, I have no reason to continue charging on them.

 

[Playedinloops]

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


That is awesome you can do that in this economy, but I also feel that the point of working shouldn't ALL be bills, there should be a little fun in there too /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Haha for sure! Let's just say I've been having TOO much fun though, lol. I'm also interviewing for a promotion that would help me pay off this debt REALLY fast, so hopefully that will happen and I can be back in the land of going out too often and having too many beauty subs. 

 

[ladygrey]

Go you! I think it's really great that you're stepping back and evaluating your financial situation. You can do it!! 

 

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

Welp, I think I just decided I'm going to cancel sample society. I'm actually quite sad about it, but I just checked my credit card bills and things are out of control. If I stop spending on unnecessary things, I can pay them off by the end of this year, but if I keep going the way I am, I will have credit card debt for life. So bye bye sample society, myglam, and probably beauty army. 

 

[HelloLeilani]

Good for you, Jenna! 

 Though I can currently afford my (waaay too many) subs, looking at combined cost of them all, I don't think I *should* have so many. It makes no sense. $100+ is a lot of fun at Ulta and Sephora monthly! And I get full sized very wanted products that way, every time.

Soooooo I'm cutting down to $35-$65 a month in subs, not counting my quarterly subs. It's just madness anymore. 

 

[HelloLeilani]

^^That said, once I pay for my BB to be annual (come on new bonus points code already), My keepers are MyGlam and Sample Society ($25 a month combined). I love MyGlam's price point and Sample Society's codes. I'm keeping Julep (which I can skip) and maybe one or two other boxes... maybe. They are really going to have to fight for my affection this month.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I feel ya, Jenna.  I had to set a limit for myself at $30 a month until I get some of my current debts paid off (I actually don't have any credit cards, but I've loans to worry about, plus I'd like to buy a small house, I'm sick of renting).  The subs are fun, but like HelloLeilani said, when you think about the combined cost, it's kind of crazy when you think about what you could get instead!  

 

[Playedinloops]

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

I feel ya, Jenna.  I had to set a limit for myself at $30 a month until I get some of my current debts paid off (I actually don't have any credit cards, but I've loans to worry about, plus I'd like to buy a small house, I'm sick of renting).  The subs are fun, but like HelloLeilani said, when you think about the combined cost, it's kind of crazy when you think about what you could get instead!  

Yeah, and even though I technically have enough money to still have them, half the time I'm looking at them going wtf did I spend money on this for? Sure its exciting to get surprises, but when I give huge bags to my friend every month of stuff I won't use or trade it and have to pay shipping on those trades, I really have to ask is it worth it, or would it be better to save it for something long term....or spend it on something I really want? 

So maybe I'm just burnt out on subs, in addition to not wanting credit card debt anymore.

 

[zadidoll]

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

I feel ya, Jenna.  I had to set a limit for myself at $30 a month until I get some of my current debts paid off (I actually don't have any credit cards, but I've loans to worry about, plus I'd like to buy a small house, I'm sick of renting).  The subs are fun, but like HelloLeilani said, when you think about the combined cost, it's kind of crazy when you think about what you could get instead!  

It does add up and it adds up FAST. As fun as beauty boxes are and the fact you get to try things you normally necessarily wouldn't or be able to get the fact also remains you may not use the products you get either because you get TOO much or don't like it. So when you take that into consideration are beauty boxes worth it? I've been going through ALL my makeup and stuff - both things I bought on sale, stuff I got for free to review or through beauty box companies I'm subscribed to and pay for... and I would say over 75% of my things I either have yet to use OR have tried ONCE. I love my beauty boxes but it's getting to the point I'm going to cut back to four monthly boxes - Birchbox, Beauty Army, MyGlam and Sample Society (total of $47 a month) and even then maybe cut back to two... maybe.

 

[glamourdolleyes]

I don't know how you guys even choose what to cut back on. I am always afraid that if I cancel, that month will be AMAZING and I will kick myself.

 

[Playedinloops]

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

I don't know how you guys even choose what to cut back on. I am always afraid that if I cancel, that month will be AMAZING and I will kick myself.

At this point I figure if something totally awesome comes out, I can probably trade for it, or just buy it with the money I've saved. I've gotten a lot of products that I like but not many that I love. I've only bought full sizes of 3 products from a sub. 

 

[beautyfool]

Did anyone get an email from Beauty bar with a code for if you buy $35 dollars worth of philosophy you get the hop into spring trio for free? I think i deleted the email and now I cant get the promo. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I just need to know the code and cnat find anything about it online. 

 

[beautyfool]

oh and you can also stack bbtwitter to get another 15 dollars off of a 50 dollar purchase.

 

[yousoldtheworld]

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

I don't know how you guys even choose what to cut back on. I am always afraid that if I cancel, that month will be AMAZING and I will kick myself.

I do sort of feel that way, but at the end of the day, I guess I realize that there likely won't be anything in the box that isn't available OUTSIDE of the box if I really want it.  I was subbed to 7 different services for a bit, there, and I just realized I couldn't do it anymore.  

My budget for these things used to be a lot higher - when I moved here and started my current job, I took a $4.50/hour pay cut (which equates to a paycheck that is smaller by $360 every two weeks, YIKES) so I really had to re-evaluate the amount of money I can/should spend on leisure/fun/extras.

I think what really snapped me out of it was when I figured up the yearly cost of all of those subs. Nothing gives a person a good kick in the butt like reality, I guess. BLAH.

 

[sleepykat]

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

I don't know how you guys even choose what to cut back on. I am always afraid that if I cancel, that month will be AMAZING and I will kick myself.

I deal with it much like cravings for junk food. If you can distract yourself with other activities for the first 10-15 minutes that the craving is driving you crazy, the regret will probably subside. And then I take a look at the drawers full of samples I haven't even tried yet.

 

[ladygrey]

That's what kept me with $100 in subs for a little while! I then realized that even if I did get an item that I absolutely loved, there were usually 3-4 other items in my boxes that I didn't love. And believe me, the love did not happen much lol. And just like yousoldtheworld said, even if there is something in there that I would have really wanted, I can buy it later on with the money that I've saved from not having a bajillion subs. Subs are a gamble that don't always pay off. For me, cutting back to two subs a month has helped me feel a little better about the fact that these surprises might not always pay off in my eyes. 
 

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

I don't know how you guys even choose what to cut back on. I am always afraid that if I cancel, that month will be AMAZING and I will kick myself.

 

[yanelib27]

• Order Status:
• Shipped

My order has shipped according to the website! Yey! No tracking # yet though

 

[nelliebelle1197]

Mine shipped on 3/29!

 

[samplegal]

If anyone can't wait to know what the items are, here's what's listed in my account:

Oscar Blandi Jasmine Oil Hair Serum Deluxe Sample

Boscia Purifying Cleansing Gel Deluxe Sample

By Terry Echantillon Creme de Rose Deluxe Sample

Murad Hybrids Acne Primer Deluxe Sample

DDF Amplifying Elixir Deluxe Sample
I think that's a pretty good box. All deluxe sizes and good brands.