Sample Society Subscription Box Review – April 2015

I just logged on to the main Sample Society page and it says this program is no longer available. Anyone know anything about this?!

Woohoo Liz! Love those ladies at Makeup talk! They found and posted the link to the first May spoilers for Sample Society. I followed the link and just pulled this off allure.com.
“And if the idea of editors’ beauty favorites delivered to your doorstep monthly warms your heart (as it does ours), sign up here and treat yourself (or your mom—Mother’s Day is in two weeks!) for just $15 a month. Next month’s box includes Alterna Caviar Repair Multi-Vitamin Heat Protection Spray and a gorgeous pink lip gloss from Julep, along with four other Allure-approved favorites. The May boxes begin shipping next week, so sign up now!”

I guess I’m in the minority here because I really liked this box. Yrs I wish the samples had been bigger but it’s no biggie. They are all the perfect size to toss in my purse to freshen up during the day. I’ve been wanting to try that particular hair oil for ages so I was thrilled to get it. I have very long thick hair and this worked great at getting it super shiny and soft. I love the entire Daisy perfume family so I’m perfectly happy to have Daisy Dream in a portable size. The candle is burning right now and smells amazing and I adore candles so I’m always happy to get a candle. I can always use another primer and haven’t tried the Porefessional product before so I’m anxious to try it. Not a big lipstick fan but I got Rio wich is a sheer brown and it looks really good on. All in all I’m happy with this box.

I also was very disappointed in this box. I immediately noticed the large volume of packing paper it contained because of how tiny the samples were. Lol I asked for a refund due to the perfume leaking and it was granted. I liked the March box which was my first. If the May box is as bad as this one I will be canceling. Thanks Liz for the heads up about the Target box. It may be drug store items but it’s only $5 with free shipping when you order online with your red card, but you get more bang for your buck. Target says the items are worth $38 but I can’t tell what size the products are. Still it seems to be worth more than the April sample society box which cost three times as much!

My first box was the March box and I was really impressed. But the April box was a huge disappointment. The samples are tiny, and I feel completely ripped off. I figure I’ll see what’s in store next month, but another box like this and I’ll cancel.

I signed up for April’s box specifically for the hair oil thinking it would be the $10 bottle they sell at Sephora.. Wrong! I was so disgusted by this and every other sample that I emailed customer service, and I asked if I could return the box. Due to a typo in the rep’s response (she said the boxes are not returnable and are refundable..) I finagled my way to a refund! But they weren’t going to do anything to assist me any further had it not been for the typo. Sample Society is a joke. I don’t think I’d get another box from them.

I was really disappointed with this month’s box. It was my first box and I am seriously considering canceling my subscription. I got this box for free so I am willing to give it another shot but I really hope I won’t be spending $15 on a worthless box like this next month.

My April box arrived reeking of the perfume sample, which leaked onto the other products. I am not a perfume fan, so this was strike one. The lavender lotion might as well be perfume since it is so strongly scented. Strike two. The remaining samples were teeny tiny and not worth the price I paid. I wrote to customer service regarding the spilled perfume and overall dissatisfaction with this box, and I’m very pleased to say that I was offered a refund due to the spilled contents/damage. I appreciate this good customer service and will try again next month.

Excited about the products. Disappointed in the sizes. The only thing I’m fully happy with is the lipstick. I got Just Kissed and the color is beautiful.

This is my second box and very disappointed! Samples are super tiny. I’m going to head to Ulta as it’s becoming my fav for in store beauty. My last box was Dec – and I guess they had some overages because I could buy past boxes. Liked that better after seeing this box.

The box was waiting for me when I got home and good lord. The samples aren’t just small. They’re aggressively tiny. Like, insultingly so. Really glad I decided to cancel. Jerks.

I agree! This was my second box and I was so disappointed, not with the products but the sizes! They are not anywhere near deluxe size, much less full size. I went to Ulta today and they gave me a handful of different samples, including the Daisy Dream perfume (she gave me 4 of them!), for FREE! I really liked my first box, so I guess I will wait and see.

This is my first Sample Society box, too. I agree about the sizes My other complaint is that the lotion keeps oozing out of the little jar. This could be because I live in Denver, and sometimes the altitude affects things, but it is annoying.

I’ve come to accept that Sample Society goes back and forth in their box quality. Last month was way awesome (imo), but this month is absolutely ridiculous. $16 value? REALLY??

I don’t mind small samples here and there, but not an entire box of them. Not cool, guys. Not cool.

This is how I felt towards Goodebox this month. I didn’t get what Liz got. It was aweful. Did not add up to what I spent on the box. I feel all your pain. And it’s embarrassing to top it off.

This is the worst box I have ever received from Sample Society. I don’t understand this box, nothing is full sized. I do like the candle being in the box but really disappointed!

This had the potential to be an amazing box. I almost ordered it based off the spoiler. Maybe next month will be better.

I can’t get over how tiny all of these samples are! Wow this is the first month I have been completely let down from Sample Society. I have been with them for about 6 months now. Hopefully this was just an “off” month for them.

ok i just called up and spoke to the customer service rep at beautybar and she said that they have been receiving so many complaints about this month’s box.
I felt sorry for the young lass on the phone, i know its not her fault and she said she subscribes to sample society and was not happy this month either.
having said that, no offer of satisfaction or making things right was implied. She just said, do you want to cancel or do you want to stay?
I said that i agreed with other unhappy customers and i’ll give it 1 more month and if it doesnt blow me away then im out!

I cant even swap or give away these samples because people are going to be saying “wow, you paid good money for this?”
im so embarrassed, Oh and just keep in mind that the lipstick is so small, its half the size of a stick of gum!
yea, its that bad….

This is the first box I have received and am glad I am not the only one who is disappointing. Not in the products but in the size. I will give it one more month and decided whether I stay with it or if it gets cut.

I received one of those tins when I ordered from Illume online. It burned for about 5 minutes and then the wick was spent and only a pea size amount of wax was used. Such a waste. 🙁

This is only my second box and I am very disappointed with the samples this month. Many of these are items you can get for the asking at any Sephora or dept store counter. The BB oil is something they include in almost every order when you order from BB. I will give them one more month. If May is anything like this, I will cancel for sure.

What I love about Sample Society is that I know that eventually they will have a great deal like $25 for 3 previous boxes or whatever. At its normal price I feel like I would just be let down every month.

I like Porefessional, the Illume candle and that mini lipstick would make a great gift, but this doesn’t feel worth $15.

Seriously considering cancelling. Why a candle in a beauty box? Sample sizes are super tiny. This box is so hit or miss for me, some months great, other months terrible. I wonder if they do it on purpose to get people to think…we next month has got to be better…and then it is, but then the following month really sucks again…

This will be my first month with Sample Society and I have to say I am disappointed. The best thing is porefessional as its expensive and a little goes a long way and it’s a product I already use. The value is just not there. I will probably give it one more month and see what I get and then if the value isn’t there I will cancel. I loved one persons idea of getting a second birchbox which has a great points system and costs less.