TheFancy February Review
I love love loved my first TheFancy box back in Jan (see box here) and could not be more excited to get another box in Feb! I even read some other reviews for Feb boxes and I saw products I had always wanted and products I want now! This month however is a bit of a lesson in how Lifestyle boxes can be hit or miss- I still love the site TheFancy (use my code to sign up-it's like Pinterest for awesome things) but I'm really hoping a just got a fluke bad box! I need to preface this by saying this was a not-so-good box for US as in it didn't fit our wants and would probably be amazing for other people. Be warned for my stupid whining.
*TheFancy:
Type: Lifestyle Box
Cost: $39+$2.95/month for regular box
What is it?: For those who don't know, TheFancy is like pinterest but for products especially cool and amazing items. When you sign up you choose 3 categories from Men's, Women's, Kids, Pets, Home, Gadgets, Media, Sports & Outdoors, and Workspace. You then receive an array of some of the cool items that are on the site. I subscribe to Home, Gadgets, and Workspace. The worth is well beyond the $30 it costs and you receive amazing products! TheFancy also pairs with celebrities to make boxes- Ashton Kutcher's was $45 and currently P!nk has her own box for $35. There is also a food box for $39 right now (Feb 2013) and Coco Rocha one (Mar 2013). Check it out. Use my referral code to sign up for TheFancy- sign up is free it's like Pinterest.
Look at the gigantic box I got!!! I was so excited. By the way, you choose 3 categories for the regular subscription box and I got Home, Gadgets, and Workplace.
A terrible first look picture- but it was super hard since my box was so tall!
This month I got a few TheFancy stickers in my box- a lot of people get them every month but I hadn't gotten any- my bf might use them. I also got a discount code to try the subscription service Panty by Post (check them out on my sub list). I am considering giving it a go because of the discount and I love to try new services.
Gamo Go's Cold Fish Ice Cube Tray: Sigh. The first thing I take out of the box and my excitement fades away to disappointment. Why? I got this last month!!!! This tray is great- it really is- for V-day my bf made a giant amazing dinner (we had to cancel our original dinner res to save moolah) and dyed these ice cubes colors and it was super cute! But seriously- I don't need two of them. This was a set up for a bad box.
*I contacted TheFancy and they offered a replacement item OR gift card (I chose the gift card). They responded really fast which is great at least. Price: $9.99
Cordies: These are actually pretty cool things- we finally found a use for them in our living room- although we considered them for my desk. My bf works in IT and his desk has three computer monitors plus a laptop on it-yeah seriously- and part of his job is going into stores and cleaning up their offices and cords so he long ago learned how to do the job of this product. However, we do plus in my laptop to our TV sometimes to watch certain shows and this now will work to keep the HDMI cord and my comp charger too so we will use this product! The second best thing we found in this box. Price: $15
iHome's iHM63 Speaker: Did I mention my bf loves electronics? No? Well, he does and that being said we have a plethora of speakers in the house. Why was I disappointed when I saw this though? I mean it is a NICE speaker! Well- we don't own iPhones or iPads or anything apple- you can disagree but we aren't apple people. This should fit our phones too but we haven't actually put it in. My bf suggested it could go in the bathroom for baths and getting ready in the morning which would be great!
My problem? TheFancy actually has a long list of choices on your profile page and one of those is what electronics do you own- nowhere on that list did I mark iPad or iPhone on it. This was item #2 that confused me and made me think we were sent the wrong box. Price: $25
*Update: We put this in our master bath and I LOVE using it while I get ready or shower- it's a pretty great speaker and works with my phone so I can play Spotify while I get ready!
Chunky Knit Infinity Scarf: This looks nice but I haven't taken it out the bag-why? Because this was my What The??? product. With the categories I selected Home, Gadgets, Workplace and NOT Women. Again- NOT Women. So why was I sent a women's scarf? I check my profile and where it asks gender I put Unspecified. The bf and I get this box together so I didn't want gender specific materials apparently this doesn't work.
*When I contacted TheFancy about my repeat item I said I think I was sent the wrong box since I also received a women's item: the response- I WAS supposed to get the scarf. I still don't get it.
Price: $16
Homemade Cookie Stamper: This was the most exciting thing for us in the box. Don't know when and how we will use it but at least it is cute. Haven't made cookies in awhile but maybe we will now. Price: $15
Popbar's Hot Chocolate on a stick in Milk Chocolate: So this isn't TheFancy's fault but I got this is January's PopSugar box so this wasn't new or interesting to me. The bf had this since I had the Milk Chocolate one from PopSugar and he had the Dark Chocolate one. I'm a little confused as to why they sent out food too- I guess this was before their food subscription box though. Price: $2.99
Verdict: This box was not for CJ and I. Here are my issues. 1) I got a women's product- yes, I am a woman but I didn't choose that category for a reason and I wish they would have stuck to the categories. 2) Repeat item. I am so bummed 1/6 products I already owned- how unexciting. 3) The best item was for iPhone's which we don't own. 4) I got a product I had gotten from another box. 5) That product was food which was kind of strange in their boxes. 6) The 2 products that fit us best didn't fit great.
Like I said this could be a complete fluke of a box- we were stoked by TheFancy originally so this could be just a bad month. They also were great with their customer service. My biggest problem is I hate spending money on things I don't like, which is what happened- you can disagree with me all you want but that is my opinion.
The box is valued at $83.98 and I paid about $30 so it was obviously full of value it just didn't fit me this month. Holding on one more month but like I've said in other posts the value doesn't matter if you aren't happy.
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Whoa, that's a lot of money to spend to be getting repeats/stuff you didn't request! I'd be *really, really* mad, especially because that is an expensive box! D:
ReplyDeleteI have some Fab credits and might get those hot chocolate sticks with them. They look goooood! :D And fuuuun!
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