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Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
That was me! That also answers another question I had: What kind of tingle? I'm on board with minty, but I *hate* the non-minty plumping gloss tingle (see: Buxom).
(And for the record, the whole letter thing was my apparently-too-subtle "Here's a solution. Can we *drop this* until we *know* whether there's actually anything to freak out about?" And I don't think that there *is* anything to freak out a four-item box one month about because it most months are five-item months with the occasional six-item box. I've even had a seven-item box. It all averages out over the long run, just like when you get a high-value item one month and followed by a box worth less with all items added together than the one high-value item the previous month. I think that people are doing a disservice to Birchbox if they view it in single-month snapshots. To me, the value -- not just in the box value but in the making-educated-purchasing-decisions value -- is over the long run. I've had multiple four-item boxes complete with multiple items I can't use due to allergies, and I've just shrugged at my bad luck for that month and moved on because for every four-item-with-allergy-triggers box, I know there will be a six-item box with things I *can* use later on.)
Katia mentioned a tingle in the video, but I didn't really notice one. I am not a fan of the buxom tingle, either.
That was me! That also answers another question I had: What kind of tingle? I'm on board with minty, but I *hate* the non-minty plumping gloss tingle (see: Buxom).
(And for the record, the whole letter thing was my apparently-too-subtle "Here's a solution. Can we *drop this* until we *know* whether there's actually anything to freak out about?" And I don't think that there *is* anything to freak out a four-item box one month about because it most months are five-item months with the occasional six-item box. I've even had a seven-item box. It all averages out over the long run, just like when you get a high-value item one month and followed by a box worth less with all items added together than the one high-value item the previous month. I think that people are doing a disservice to Birchbox if they view it in single-month snapshots. To me, the value -- not just in the box value but in the making-educated-purchasing-decisions value -- is over the long run. I've had multiple four-item boxes complete with multiple items I can't use due to allergies, and I've just shrugged at my bad luck for that month and moved on because for every four-item-with-allergy-triggers box, I know there will be a six-item box with things I *can* use later on.)
Katia mentioned a tingle in the video, but I didn't really notice one. I am not a fan of the buxom tingle, either.
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