Box Subscriptions

Box subscriptions have been the latest craze and I too have joined in on the fun. If you don't know what I am talking about you have been living under a rock...just kidding. It's when you sign up to receive a monthly box that has samples that pertain to that box. I am not talking about tiny one time samples because it's usually the full size item. I have done the Birchbox, Barkbox, Bluum and of course Citrus Lane. The Birchbox was a monthly box filled with beauty samples. The Barkbox was for the dogs, which by the way I loved. The only downfall to it is that I have two dogs, so I would really need two subscriptions. Other than that it was an awesome subscription that I did for six months and the only reason why I did not renew is because we have two dogs. The Bluum box was a gift to me and was a mommy and baby box. I then signed up for Citrus Lane.  

Oh, Citrus Lane, how I loved you but then you failed me. You started out impressing me with every box that was sent to the house and the big man loved everything in it. I was so excited to get the box and see all the sample items in it and it was always stuff I could use. Then month five came along and it was a HUGE disappointment. I figured, well, they can't all be excellent. Everyone deserves an "off" month right? Well, then came month six and it was soooo sad. The box was even missing two items in it and I didn't really care because those two items were crap anyway. It was just the point that I did not get all my items that the card said. I initially was going to renew my subscription, but after months five and six I completely changed my mind. Big time fail and disappointment in my mind.

So, now I am not doing any box subscriptions, but due to a friend's suggestion I did sign up for Stitch Fix and can't wait to get my first shipment next week.