Fun Fact! Wednesday morning (the original day I began this post) I was exceptionally sleepy, despite going to bed fairly early (11:30!). Graham had to be at work at 8, so we are gone by 7:30 to ensure he is there on time (drawback of Jax? Rush hour morning and afternoon traffic) We arrived, he kissed me farewell and headed inside the building. So I drove back home to sleep since I didn't have to be at work til 10. After piddling around the apartment, finally about 9 o'clock I laid down for my nap. I rationalized I could sleep til 9:40 because it takes 10 minutes to get to work and still gave myself time all for a few simple tasks (brush my teeth, pack my lunch, mill around while doing so). Well 9:40 came and my alarm went off like crazzzzy. I decided to snooze it for 3 more minutes because that was still ample time to make it. Well 9:43 I finally staggered out of bed; I detest being awaken from my slumber. Well as I did, I checked my phone to see a text from my boss "Can you please come in 5 minutes early. I have a meeting starting at 10." WHAT?! Early!!! That means TWO minutes if I planned on making it on time! So I sprinted around, threw on whatever clothes stood nearby, grabbed some leftovers and swiftly brushed my teeth (I brought it to work for a more thorough cleaning haha) and flew the coop. So speeding my way to work I arrived exactly at 9:55. I amazed myself, folks.
But today I particularly wanted to write about something that has intrigued me! Last friday morning after Graham was dropped off at work I headed to the house, so eager to dive right back into my loving bed for the next hour. (Have y'all guessed that I love my sleep?) Typically when I drive I listen to Elvis Duran's morning show. One of the many segments is entitled "What's Trending" hosted by Carla Marie, which just offers several of the newest popular items. Some of the trendy things include has cooking apps on smart phones, organic clothing lines, and hot websites blaring the latest celeb news. Typically I shun Carla Marie because everything listed is well out of my price range ("For only 600$ a year you can be apart of this fabulous shenanigan"..... Wrong) But! As she began on Friday she told of a little thing called the "Trendy Box." This package is a small monthly subscription box that is shipped to your home address with 2-4 jewelry pieces selected just for the wearer from stylists, for a cheap fee of course. I must say, I was immediately excited! I love jewelry, but I love surprises more and whenever they're trying to save me money I sure ain't complaining. And come on ya'll, how exciting to come home to a surprise package just for me!
Immediately I began trying to research this company. They had pretty good customer satisfaction, plus they genuinely had cute jewelry up for grabs. I must admit though, I jumped the gun. I purchased it quickly; just dying to receive it. After about four days of waiting I found out anything purchased after the 10th will be distributed the next month- I ordered on the twelfth, ugh :( So my jewelry will be en route soon and I have high hopes, but I do plan on this particular subscription being a one time thing.
By now though, I've become pretty savvy on "subscription boxes." Basically there are hundreds of the boxes, I had no clue! Every box is filled with things that are either sold at wholesale price or items donated to increase marketing for particular companies- a great way to get samples if you're interested in name brands.(Of course, many, many items are not sample sized, depends upon the box in question.) So what kinds of subscription boxes are there you may ask? Pretty much boxes for everyone's taste! Jewelry, as mentioned, beauty supplies, crafting, fitness, clothing, snacks, babies, end of the world prepping, the list goes on! So a few of those I didn't even consider glimpsing into (baby or fitness) but the rest fascinated me! I read reviews, picked through websites, compared prices, seeing who provided spoilers, which companies allowed some of our items to be hand selected and, of course, trying to find what I was most interested in.
Then I remembered Birchbox, something that peaked my interest months prior. So I looked it up- total cuteness.They had photos of previous boxes and everything was so darling. Birchbox is a beauty subscription box filled with samples and goodies (occasionally a full size item too, I believe) of nail polish, make up, hair products- basically beauty essentials. It is on the cheap end (10$ a month) and almost every customer raves about it! Lastly, it fulfilled my requirement to have the ability to be cancelled upon a whim- as some require a 3-month or annual fee upfront. So I decided that I would give it a go and ordered the July box; who knows I may even write a blog on my unboxing (okay, okay, I definitely plan to)! If anyone does decide to look into it and order it you do have to wait for an open spot, but no worries my email came after two days. I just hope these won't be total let downs and will provide me with some fashionable products.
If I ever get the chance (but mostly the finances to cover it) I am so wanting to try new boxes out! My up and coming list of subscription boxes includes: Popsugar Must Haves, Julep Maven, Ispy, Fancy box and the Golden Tote. Trust me, these are the ones that everyone says are the best in price, customer satisfaction and providing the most high quality products.
So I am nervous and excited about seeing how this ordeal goes But I think it is fine to try out new things, particularly if they aren't astronomically expensive. I am beyond ready to get them already!
Julep Maven's July Box
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