The Posh Pod discussion

[Playedinloops]

Originally Posted by Angie Tacker /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Actually, Zadi, the First Amendment only protects individuals from government limitations on freedom of speech. I hate to be nitpicky and I am totally on your side but there are limits on person to person speech. That being said, she's still wrong and we aren't doing anything wrong. Just a bunch of consumers hashing out some inconsistencies in product we are all considering purchasing and sharing experiences and research. We are in a public forum and Silver/Gina/Austin/et. al. has every opportunity to drop in and defend herself.

Well now I feel silly for saying this 30 seconds after you lol. 

 

[amberlamps]

I wonder if Tila Tequila is running this subscription. A while back, I followed a blog that would post about her inconsistencies and lies and she'd send them "cease and desist letters" all the time. She also started a chairity (typo not intentional at first, but due to the sheer fact that she fell off a chair during one of her ~sexy~ cam shows, it stays) that wasn't registered. That was a long time ago, and I'm no longer interested in that train wreck so I have no idea what came of that whole ordeal.

 

[Caryatid]

Besides, this is literally just reviewing the company; customer service objections by consumers are valid. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Playedinloops]

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

I wonder if Tila Tequila is running this subscription. A while back, I followed a blog that would post about her inconsistencies and lies and she'd send them "cease and desist letters" all the time. She also started a chairity (typo not intentional at first, but due to the sheer fact that she fell off a chair during one of her ~sexy~ cam shows, it stays) that wasn't registered. That was a long time ago, and I'm no longer interested in that train wreck so I have no idea what came of that whole ordeal.

lol oh man I used to watch a shot at love with my college roommate. ALL THE GOOD TIMES! 

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Angie Tacker /img/forum/go_quote.gif

No laws are being broken and a true cease and desist order comes from a judge. And a lawyer would never advise a client to send this sort of email.

Oh, yeah. And Tree of Wishes d/b/a TOW is not a registered charity with the ND SoS. Per the Secretary of State website North Dakota's Nonprofit Corporation Act (NDCC, Chapter 10-33) requires all entities operating as a charity to register with the Secretary of State.

If I remember correctly... a charity also has to be registered with the IRS for tax purposes. I remember this only because of Dina Manzo's (of Real housewives of New Jersey fame) charity and people were questioning the legitimacy of her charity.

http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96136,00.html

Like I said the whole thing is odd between the claims the own had cancer which is why Posh Pods came to existence to this Tree of Wishes charity to the "designers don't want pictures of their products online" (paraphrasing here). Odd. Odd. Odd.

 

[HelloLeilani]

All I keep thinking of is look at all of the things said about MyGlam over the last three-ish months, all over the internet *and* on their very own fb wall. We didn't see such a wacky response out of them. In fact, they opened themselves up to the beauty community, literally, to figure out how to make things better.

Owning a beauty subscription business you need a thick skin and to be ready for all kinds of public scrutiny from the online beauty community. Posh Pod is doing this all wrong. What a mess. 

 

[Playedinloops]

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


If I remember correctly... a charity also has to be registered with the IRS for tax purposes. I remember this only because of Dina Manzo's (of Real housewives of New Jersey fame) charity and people were questioning the legitimacy of her charity.

http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=96136,00.html

Like I said the whole thing is odd between the claims the own had cancer which is why Posh Pods came to existence to this Tree of Wishes charity to the "designers don't want pictures of their products online" (paraphrasing here). Odd. Odd. Odd.

There are VERY strict rules to be considered a charity, which I believe is why most "charitable organizations" are considered non-profits rather than charities. 

 

[Caryatid]

LOL. I just noticed the Posh Pod limousine's logo didn't even make it behind the ropes...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423044_251582944928891_235072376579948_541518_1212606390_n.jpg

 

[Playedinloops]

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

LOL. I just noticed the Posh Pod limousine's logo didn't even make it behind the ropes...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423044_251582944928891_235072376579948_541518_1212606390_n.jpg

Yeah they DESPERATELY need a graphic designer if they want to be taken seriously. 

 

[nelliebelle1197]

Yep. A true charity/nonprofit/foundation has to be registered with the IRS under one of several subsections of section 501 of the IRS code and follow strict procedures in order offer tax breaks to donors, recuse themselves from federal taxes, and make charitable gifts.

 

[GirlyEnthusiast]

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

LOL. I just noticed the Posh Pod limousine's logo didn't even make it behind the ropes...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423044_251582944928891_235072376579948_541518_1212606390_n.jpg

And it looks like they used every font effect available in photoshop lol. Emboss, outer glow, gradient....

 

[zadidoll]

I've informed Tony of the situation. As the community manager of MUT I'm not going to close this thread down unless told by him to do so. As far as I can see no one here has defamed her - all of the questions are legitimate questions. She's the one deleting posts on Facebook, deleting images from FB and her website as well as deleting Youtube videos. We're not the ones doing that. If things are kosher then she has nothing to fear from us.

As someone else mentioned, people had questions of the legitimacy of MyGlam and they opened up their company for beauty bloggers (including myself) to visit their offices AND warehouse. I have a standing invite to visit Beautylish and I'm trying to get one for Beauty Army. I'd also love to visit Birchbox but that's on the east coast.

 

[Caryatid]

Thanks, Zadi. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
 

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

I've informed Tony of the situation. As the community manager of MUT I'm not going to close this thread down unless told by him to do so. As far as I can see no one here has defamed her - all of the questions are legitimate questions. She's the one deleting posts on Facebook, deleting images from FB and her website as well as deleting Youtube videos. We're not the ones doing that. If things are kosher then she has nothing to fear from us.

As someone else mentioned, people had questions of the legitimacy of MyGlam and they opened up their company for beauty bloggers (including myself) to visit their offices AND warehouse. I have a standing invite to visit Beautylish and I'm trying to get one for Beauty Army. I'd also love to visit Birchbox but that's on the east coast.

 

[akharri785]

This is hilarious and so true. Way to get to the bottom of everything, ladies! Not to mention, it was quite entertaining to read.
 

Originally Posted by Angie Tacker /img/forum/go_quote.gif

 And never trust anyone who doesn't understand how to use apostrophes!!

 

[nelliebelle1197]

That's exactly right, Zadi!!!
 

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

I've informed Tony of the situation. As the community manager of MUT I'm not going to close this thread down unless told by him to do so. As far as I can see no one here has defamed her - all of the questions are legitimate questions. She's the one deleting posts on Facebook, deleting images from FB and her website as well as deleting Youtube videos. We're not the ones doing that. If things are kosher then she has nothing to fear from us.

As someone else mentioned, people had questions of the legitimacy of MyGlam and they opened up their company for beauty bloggers (including myself) to visit their offices AND warehouse. I have a standing invite to visit Beautylish and I'm trying to get one for Beauty Army. I'd also love to visit Birchbox but that's on the east coast.

 

[Caryatid]

True shite. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I honestly am not sure that's not Microsoft Paint, though...

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



And it looks like they used every font effect available in photoshop lol. Emboss, outer glow, gradient....

 

[Playedinloops]

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

True shite. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I honestly am not sure that's not Microsoft Paint, though...

lol well there is the free version of photoshop they could use...the gimp or whatever, or is that a free version of paint shop pro? lol paintshop pro...reminds me of middle school 

Just some suggestions for Silver if she is reading! 

 

[Caryatid]

I think it is paintshop pro's little clone... lol.

You know the suckiest part of all this? I signed up and canceled, sure, but I fully intended to resubscribe after the first box, if it was even half-decent... like seriously, one little Chanel lipstick, a few nice perfumes, one MAC or Sephora product, and I would have been fine.

 

[zadidoll]

I'm curious to see what she sends out to people in April. If it weren't for the fact it's $30 I'd sign up just to see what it was that she's sending out.

 

[Caryatid]

That was my thinking too, and until the photos that were, ahem, "sent to her by the companies to [somehow] avoid fraud" were released, I was going to drop the $30 and take one for the MUT team to show you what we were getting, lol.