Heya!
My march enchantess bag arrived way back in march, just a day or 2 after i received my march vellvette box and boy can i say i was surprised!This was my first time with enchantess. I generally hated everything they gave out in their bags and plus their website too seemed erm well shabby? My magazine never arrived and i don't even want it anymore (though their customer care seemed helpful enough).
What made me sub? Well i LOVE the whole feel of receiving a surprise at the end of the month so thought i'd give this one a try!
Lets see what i got!
*Ta da*
It arrived in this Indian bright pink bag/potli which i am sure you all are aware by now and apparently they have changed their card design, since i have not seen the previous one, i can't comment on the change except about the one i received, honestly i thought it was tacky.
I misplaced the card before i could take a picture of it...but it looks like a 'shaadi ka card' in cream and gold and it also has that butter type paper where they have printed the bag details etc. I am sure they can do much better than that !
Enough.Back to the products.
The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Cream -15ml
Was i excited? No
Was i disappointed? NO
i mean seeing what they have been giving out initially it could be a lot worse lol.
i already own the Vitamin E night treatment in this size (which i might add is lush!).
This was already mentioned in a previous blog and it is something which even i noticed first (apart from Rs195/-)
The expiry of the product! i did think it was weird.. :/
Month & year of import: Apr-11
Month & year of Manuf : Nov-10 (!)
Best before: Nov-13
Correct me if i am wrong, the entire point of BEAUTY BOX/BAGS are to sample products,new products/lines, try out different brands etc, and then form an opinion whether we like it enough to purchase.
Then why on earth would TBS do this? Send out old 2010 products in 2013? Unless TBS is clearing out old stock via beauty boxes or enchantess is buying old stock or something. * Shudders*
Blisslabs Supershine Shampoo Lemon+Sage- 30ml
Ok i have to admit i got super excited seeing a bliss product! i love bliss even though their products don't work for me most of the time. This travel size bottle had a foil seal which i opened immediately to smell the shampoo lol. Smells lovely! Have to give enchantess a star for getting bliss on board, would love to hear from others who got other bliss stuff!
I wont be using the shampoo since i don't experiment with shampoos as i have sensitive skin and anything going wrong with my head hair affects my forehead * scary * lol.
Snan Neem & Turmeric Mild Soap
Ok so i had no idea one had to peel of the first xerox paper to reveal the second one with the brand name and details about the soap until i saw it on a blog.
I have never heard of this brand and i am not sure if this soap should be used on the face for acne :S Wait should we even use soap on our face? It is a natural product so i am sure i will at least try it...as far the scent goes i am not a fan of it nor do i hate it..
Lastly i was satisfied with my March enchantess bag simply because i had no expectations whatsoever but i wont be subscribing to them hence forth, why? for the reasons below:
1. No Questionnaire !
I dont understand why why why! i mean will they always just send me random stuff at will?
2. Questionable Product expiry.
I dont intend to receive stuff in the future which has been lying for years in some warehouse nor would i like to receive something where the product expiry is uncertain.
3. Needs Improvement in packaging.
I know they are working hard on it and getting better and all that jazz but still it is not good enough at the moment. It feels like vellvette's poor cousin.
4. No Questionnaire !
I repeat why will they send random products without knowing anything about me! i cant just use anything which does not suit me na.
5. Product selection seems dicey.
Now why would i say that? Well i saw people receiving the CK Lip Balm which brings back to point 2, indiscoverable product expiry.
6. No COD option.
I am one of those people who prefer COD unless i was shopping on an International Website. Its convenient and nowadays almost every site offers cod.
7. No Cancellation of Subscriptions.
*UPDATE* They do cancel subscriptions now.
So what if i subbed for 3 months and decided to cancel after the first month itself, can i ? no :(
8. Rs.400 every month can be saved and something useful will be bought. lol
Thats it. i shall stop now, these are my opinions and i might sound a bit harsh but hey what can i say!As consumers we obviously want good things for our hard earned money lol
Have a Great Day!
Check out what i got in my march vellvette box here
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I agree with the TBS one. I was mortified. I had a 3 month subscription with them and I decided to cancel my subscription. After the crap of sending near expiry products, I guess they had no choice. I asked for a refund on 2nd and the money was refunded in two weeks. They also sent a dry shampoo which I was kicked about because I was looking forward to it and it came without a mfg pr an expiry date that ticked me off!
ReplyDeleteWow,so they do cancel subscriptions then? their website said otherwise though. i am glad you got your money back! God knows where they get their near expiry products from because it's not normal. i had ordered for the 'fusion beauty lip fusion duo' from the enchatess website before i received my enchantess bag and after seeing the products i was alarmed about the expiry and emailed them, to my surprise they replied -
ReplyDelete"As for the expiry date of the product, it is not in our hands as it is the company that sends us the stock, we only deliver it to you. we can only make sure that the products are fresh and not near expiry....".
Oh and due to some delay i STILL have not received the said item. Talk about bad service!
Yes, I assume they changed that clause after the debacle of last month. And a very good thing that they did! You should cancel your order of its taking so long, not acceptable really! They can't shrug and put the blame on the company. What irked me most was the reply from them when I wrote to them questioning the prods, they had the cheek to tell me that it was within expiry date! a two and half year old prod? They could have as well included it in the October 2013 potli's!
ReplyDeleteYa you are right, it is ridiculous to give something so old which makes this entire thing very fishy! Don't you think? I wonder how they get these samples in the first place(Bliss,Ck etc), oh andTBS doesn't it have a rep to protect? hehe
ReplyDeleteThey did email apologising for the delay and the option to either cancel the order or wait for another 10 days. Horrible service,when you think they want people to buy stuff from their website, they can't even deliver one friggin item!
Bdw i love your blog and i am going to be following soon :D
Exactly what I mentioned in my post about the Enchantess bag: http://pratsmusings.com/2013/04/23/enchantess-bag-for-march/
ReplyDeleteDid TBS not have a reputation to think of? Exactly my thoughts! I am glad I got my money back!
And thanks for liking my blog :)