Wow! It's been some years since I was on here! Last time I made a post, I was in my last semester of nurisng school. Now I'm SIX years into being a nurse and trying to get out of it LOL. Especially with covid, I have realized it's extremely important to follow your true dreams, which, for me, has always been interior design! So, now I'm working part time at the hospital and creating an interior design business on my off days :)
I was feeling nostalgic so I checked this old blog out and thought I would give a little update on the subscriptions I'm still using :).
Bespoke Post, is #1. Definitely the best consistently and hands down best value. I still shop there throughout the year and highly recommend it. I buy a ton of gifts from them for other people too. I'm just floored by the quality of most of the items I've received. These are actually good deals. The items are usually sold on their marketplace later on for much more, so you know you're getting a deal by getting the box. I just looked at my order page and I've made 52 orders since I discovered them in 2013!! That definitely says something! Use my link for $20 off!
Up until recently, I had been subscribing to Alltrue (CauseBox), which ended up going under and they took everyone's money. So, theyre not recommended obviously... If you were scammed by them, call your bank! Mine was able to get me some of my money back.
Fabfitfun: This one is good too, I have gotten some really good deals through them. BUT, they can be hit or miss like all the subscription boxes. I had some trouble with them at the beginning of my subscription but they were accommodating and helped get me to a resolution that felt ok with me. I don't think I had problems after that, but it did seem like I was getting all the lower value options. I don't know if I got on a sh*tlist or something? Anyway, I'm not suscrbiing to them at the moment because we bought a house and became house poor and then this crazy inflation that has at least doubled all our bills... but I would like to restart it when I'm financially able to again :). Use my link to get $10 off if you want to give it a try!
Other than that, I found the subscription boxes were more scammy than good deals. You really have to spend more to get better products, no one is giving stuff away. They are all businesses that need to pay their employees and themselves, they're not benevolent organizations trying to give people free quality items lol. That said, the two I mentioned above, are the best ones I've experienced, and if you've read my posts, you know I've experienced a lot of them. In the future, I woud like to try the Rachel Zoe box, which seems higher quality, but its pretty pricey. Have any of you tried it? What do you think?
If I get time later, I'm going to put together a list of the places I shop now. I'm very much into sustainable, clean products and would love to get other people on board too! They are good for you and for the environment.
Signing off for now!!
xo, T
