Total Beauty Collection - New Sub program ?
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Well, since you're receiving promo items, you may not be the target market. I think that part of the reason samplers have taken off in such a big way is because so many of the beauty junkies out there want to be able to try stuff in the quantities of those people who have relationships with the brands/PR companies. I mean, not being a brat here, but when you read a ton of beauty blogs and see all the fun stuff that other people are getting because they're promoting it, it can start an "I want" mentality, so for those folks who are looking to expand their horizons, samplers can be a huge blessing, presuming that it's a DECENT sampler. I think, maybe, that's part of why so many of the people who are more "casual" makeup fans than the average MUT user get so frustrated when they do get a sampler that isn't crammed with full-size products....beauty closet lust! LOL
LOL smart, very smart!
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Personally, I HATE when any sub or sampler puts too much "stock" in codes/gift cards, as we've touched on here many times before. I didn't have an issue with the BB Teen Vogue boxes including the flyer with the Modcloth code because it WAS NOT touted as "one of your samples". If a place DID put in an honest-to-Lemmy gift card (even a $5 to Sephora, because that CAN be used on SOMETHING without expenditure), I'd be a lot more forgiving, but the ones I've seen so far have all either been "$x off of $x" or the only items that are below the amount of the gift card are excluded from the gift card. Thus...doesn't count in my book!
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I don't know exactly what it is about you, Bflopolska, but I always look forward to your posts. You're very well spoken and witty. The idea of rubbing a coupon on my face to remove wrinkles made me smile. Oh, no, maybe we've given some company a crazy idea, who knows, I've seen things almost as weird! Like those Frownies that you're supposed to wear to bed to avoid wrinkles? Jeez, talk about looking as unattractive as possible when going to bed, who wants to snuggle up with THAT? Yikes.
Love your exfoliant idea, Calexxia, you little devil's advocate making lemonade out of lemons, tongue firmly in cheek. Agree with the beauty closet lust, too. I'm with you too on the hatred for "coupons" being touted as one of the 4-6 samples that we should be getting in various brands. I don't mind a discreetly included one that isn't intended to be one of the major perks of the box, but puleeze, a coupon is NOT a gift card and I think (hope?) that the disgruntled ladies/subscribers have made this quite clear to the higher ups.
I'd love to know how to be one of the top 100 testers! I'd think it would take quite a bit of time and thought as well as a well written blog, am I right? I do appreciate the ladies who test, because their honest opinions definitely hold sway when I'm deciding which products to buy. So thanks for that, amygab1126!
I wonder what their next box will be like? I can't imagine that many people were thrilled with this first offering so hopefully they'll up their game. It'll be interesting to see.
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I got my box today and was also a bit disappointed about the $15 Pevonia card as well. I was hoping we would receive a different box than they ones some ladies had already received.
As I said before, Total Beauty has totally missed the point of why we buy these sample boxes in the first place, which is to try items and brands that we wouldn't try otherwise (at least it is why I buy them!). Ok, ok I realize that if I use this gift card to Pevonia I will be trying a brand I would have never even known about BUT must likely I will only buy a candle or soap and then nothing else IF I use this certificate at all. I am not going to take a gamble to buy their other interesting sounding products, like the Youthful Lip Retinol Serum at $46 ($31 with gift cert) when there are so many other products out there that I can try for free. I am just downright tired of wasting money for products that sound good that turn out to be worthless.
Now if they had sent me a small sample of that lip serum and I liked it...well then, then they would have a happy, satisfied customer ready to buy the full price, full size product. And then since I was so happy with one product I might try another, and then another. That is what happened for me with the samples I got of Ole Henriksen and Kate Somerville. I now have a drawer filled of their products even though some are quite expensive because I've used their products and know they work for my skin. Never would have tried them, EVER, without a sample though.
On the other hand, I saw that the Blinc mascara is $26...which would have paid for this box and then some. So I will probably give them another month. But if they say 4-6 products I EXPECT 4-6 products so I already have my doubts as far as this company doing what they say they will. One more month guys...I think I speak for a lot of people when I say they have one more chance and that is it. I think plenty will just quit after this box though.
As I said before, Total Beauty has totally missed the point of why we buy these sample boxes in the first place, which is to try items and brands that we wouldn't try otherwise (at least it is why I buy them!). Ok, ok I realize that if I use this gift card to Pevonia I will be trying a brand I would have never even known about BUT must likely I will only buy a candle or soap and then nothing else IF I use this certificate at all. I am not going to take a gamble to buy their other interesting sounding products, like the Youthful Lip Retinol Serum at $46 ($31 with gift cert) when there are so many other products out there that I can try for free. I am just downright tired of wasting money for products that sound good that turn out to be worthless.
Now if they had sent me a small sample of that lip serum and I liked it...well then, then they would have a happy, satisfied customer ready to buy the full price, full size product. And then since I was so happy with one product I might try another, and then another. That is what happened for me with the samples I got of Ole Henriksen and Kate Somerville. I now have a drawer filled of their products even though some are quite expensive because I've used their products and know they work for my skin. Never would have tried them, EVER, without a sample though.
On the other hand, I saw that the Blinc mascara is $26...which would have paid for this box and then some. So I will probably give them another month. But if they say 4-6 products I EXPECT 4-6 products so I already have my doubts as far as this company doing what they say they will. One more month guys...I think I speak for a lot of people when I say they have one more chance and that is it. I think plenty will just quit after this box though.
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I don't think this is monthly, is it? It's just a "special collection" that will be available occasionally, as opposed to a monthly box, right?
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I don't have a blog, actually. It was just time spent reviewing hundreds of items, and writing the reviews well enough that a lot of people rated them as "helpful". The product testing thing isn't like what the beauty bloggers get, though. It's, like, 5 items a year. Still, it's an awesome surprise when it happens!
I emailed that I wanted to cancel my order for this, and they followed through very quickly. Hope the next one will be better!
I emailed that I wanted to cancel my order for this, and they followed through very quickly. Hope the next one will be better!
