Dottie Box Subscription Review – October 2013

I too am considering a cancellation, I really wanted to love it, but the value and consistency just isn’t there. i started with a dottiebox mini ( which was …um…okay…? ) then I accidentally bought a gift box instead of signing up for the monthly subscription ( and that was a really nice box, hairties, nail decals, nal balm, hair chalk and a bracelet! ) then I signed up for this box and its… meh….maybe ordering a gift box once every quarter is a better deal?

Some people obviously don’t understand how a business works. If they paid retail price for items then you’d be charged double what the merchandise is worth. How do you think they make money to buy the next months items? The total box value is based on the retail price because if you bought it retail, that’s what you’d be paying.
I’ve been very pleased with all my boxes since day one. I appreciate handmade things and understand what goes into making them, not everyone does. I think Dottiebox does a fantastic job to help promote new business and causes and I love my handmade bead necklace!

I received a totally different box:

– Tiny Farm Studio recipe card set $8.50
– Bella Rose Chocolates pumpkin spice hot chocolate $2.50
– Coco Lacquer nail polish $2.00
– White Peach pottery necklace $20.00

You would think the necklace would be so awesome, but it’s literally from the stone age (as in something Wilma or Betty would wear.) There are four balls strung together with a black link chain. The balls are made of clay/stone? and are the size of small jawbreaker. The necklace weighs SO MUCH!

The pumpkin spice hot chocolate is in the mold of an ice cube tray. I think you are suppose to stir it into warm milk? It smells nice.

The recipe cards look nice, for PAPER!

The nail polish is a tiny sample size of red.

I have to say, the best thing in the box is the chocolate. At least I didn’t get a note pad?!

I subscribed to this box in the beginning and was also a little put off by the value of the box. So you don’t have to pay for shipping if you’d bought everything separately. Then again you’d probably certainly like everything you bought. I also didn’t like finding this on their site for potential vendors:

“We do purchase featured products, however we do not pay retail. We ask for a below wholesale price quote. We ask for low prices because we must keep our boxes of a great value in order to keep such a large customer base.”

Let me get this straight, the box is purchased for $25, is valued right about there, but was filled at a discount? That was way too backwards for me and I cancelled. Terrible value, apparently greedy company.

This was my first box and I was very disappointed. I got it after lusting after the September box and definitely think it could have used one more higher value item. The notepad has maybe 20 pages, definitely not worth $10.

I haven’t read the review………I am hoping I can hold out and be surprised when my box comes. I’ve never been able to not peak before though!

I was super disappointed it. It felt more like freebies that businesses hand out to promote themselves. I definitely didn’t feel it was worth the total of $26 (with shipping). That notepad was not worth $10. I decided to cancel.