Oui Please 1.5 Box Spoiler Pictures!

I thought we would receive at least one item from each category shown in the booklet. I didn’t receive anything under Accessories and contacted Oui Please to ask them. I indicated with the clutch and scarves spoilers, I really thought I would get at least one of those. They replied back and said my bracelet with the wood piece was my accessory. Am I mistaken or did others have the same impression as me? II don’t have the booklet with me but I recall the bracelet having its own category. I think their packaging is beautiful and the products are nice but I don’t need two perfumes (or 3 body lotions in the last volume). Why can’t they send everyone something from each category instead of some people getting 4 beauty products and not one of the other items?

Liz, we haven’t seen a review from you on this box. Did you skip it?

Just received my box today and I am extremely disappointed. I purchased 2 boxes for Loire Valley and both of my “big ticket” items were perfume. You can imagine my frustration. It’s awesome that there was scarfs and some people actually received that… But they need to change this whole “lottery” system. I just hate this subscription right now can’t believe I’ve spent hundreds of dollars to receive a bunch of junk. I would had been happy to just receive one scarf. Im afraid if this doesn’t change in future boxes, I’m not going to waste my money. I’ve sent Oui a message. Will update if any happens.

Dying to see if Liz gets the scarf. 😀

I received my box on Friday….this was my first box

Rubi & Cube scarf (Vital Orange Etole) $150
Salome Charly Trie bracelet black $50
Concept Provence Body Milk $20
Historiae Orangerie Du Roy $40
Savor & Sens mustard $15
L’attelier Roasted almonds $15
La Route des Comptoirs Argumes tea $30

First box had a value of $320…I am happy with what I received but realize future boxes may not include the big ticket item.

I got my box on Friday and received:

Trie bracelet $50
Concept Provence body milk $20
Marina de Bourbon Dynastie $?
Ripauste clutch (tiny/coin purse size) $50
Historiae Orangerie du Roy fragrance $40
Historiae Bouquet du Trianon soap $10
Savor & Sens mustard $15
La Route des Comptoirs tea (red) $30

This is my first box and I purchased it under a monthly subscription with a discount.

I am not disappointed but no overly excited either. The Dynastie perfume is disappointing with the overinflated value in the booklet compared to actual price on the Internet.

I will probably continue buying the box because I love French products but only if there is a discount code. There is no incentive to commit to long term subscription with all the item randomness and fluctuating values.

I’m done with this box.

How can you be excited about what you received when you know you didn’t get what you would want. So frustrating… I’m spending money just to be pissed off when the box arrives. That’s not why I love subscription boxes–especially expensive ones.

My box was just awful. I am so disappointed. I got:
Trie bracelet
Concept Provence liquid soap and body scrub
Dynasties vamp perfume
Candle
Another perfume orange ride du Roy
Mustard
Almonds
Argumes tea
No belt no scarf no wallet no tote no leather bracelet
I have been a subscriber since the first box. I would never recommend this box and will not be renewing. There is nothing special in my box and no big ticket items. Very frustrated.

I have been strongly considering this subscription but I really dislike the lottery notion of sending different people different items, sometimes substantially so. This approach can breed not only disappointment, but sometimes resentment, and I don’t want to support this business model. We are not buying lottery tickets here, we are paying for box of quality items and yet some people are receiving better quality than others 🙁

YAY! I’m so pleased with my box!! This is my third box, including the Mother’s Day box and its the first I’m really happy with. (The Mother’s Day box was pretty good, but not great.)

I did get a Sencha and Bourbon scarf!! 😀 Honestly, I was reeeeally hoping for one of the Rubi and Cube scarves, but I’m not complaining at all. I’m so happy that I didn’t get anything I was dreading (belt -would never fit) and only minimal beauty products. And the only perfume I got was the little rollerball-size spray (the name escapes me, atm.)

I was worried that the bracelet wouldn’t fit my 7.5″ wrist, but it did!!! Certainly no room to spare, but it fit and I’m thrilled. 😀

I received:
Sencha and Bourbon scarf
bracelet
toner
the heart-shaped soap
The black tea (red container)
the mustard
the almonds
the smaller perfume

The total RV, even at their prices (which didn’t seem as bad as it has in the past, for my items anyway) is a bit on the lower end at $310, but I’m okay with that since I like almost everything.

The last box, I put everything up for swap except for the nougat (which was surprisingly yucky.) This time I’m keeping almost everything.

I’m actually tempted to sign back up for the next box. … Maybe when I see the spoilers.

Sigh. I’m going to stop reading as I’m so bummed reading about all the people who got the Sencha and Bourbon scarves. It’s put me off enough to not renew. I’m happy for them, really. But I paid money too. I guess that’s one way to get the subscriber base small enough to handle small run artisans. My 2 boxes reduced.

I just received my box and opened it up today. I will say, I was very disappointed in the fact that I did not receive a scarf or clutch purse as it was heavily advertised on their instagram page. This is what I did receive:

1. Marina du Bourbon Vamp Perfum – OuiPplease retail price $160 (found it on google for $23)
2. Salome Charly Bracelet – $50 (artisan handmande item so I feel like this is a fair value and I love it)
3. Ripaste Belt – selling online $43 (39 euros; meh)
4. Concept du Provence body milk – $14.30 (13 euros on their website; love the smell)
5. Historae Rollerball Perfume – $27.5 (25 euros on their website – gave to my sister)
6. Historae Soap – $8.8 (8 euros on the website – way too strong & smells like grandma)
7. Route de Comptiore Tea – $10.40 (9.5 euros on their website – I think i will like this)
8. Savor & Sens Musturd – $10?? Not available on their website currently (meh)

Grand Total = $187 (with Ouiplease’s value of perfume $324)

I got the values from these products directly from their website if I could find it.
I paid for a one time subscription and used a 20% off discount code. While I will say that I like mostly everything I got overall, the box’s contents are worth about what I paid for them, so there’s not a lot of “value” there.
The fact that they are overvaluing the perfume to make it seem like there was a big ticket item, when in fact it was not bothers me a little bit but I do like the smell of the perfume and I will likely use most of the items that I did receive.
One other thing that bothers me is the mustard, I really wish that French subscription boxes would stop supplying them in their boxes! I like mustard, but I find that I have no use for them cause they tend to be obscure versions of it.

Okay so I finally got my box, and I got the scarf that I wanted, but I still will not be renewing my subscription. While the scarf is beautiful, the toner leaked in my box and got on the scarf and everything else! Even if my scarf were in pristine condition I still would not renew-I think the lack of shipping notifications, the major delay in parcels, and sending things that differ so variably in value has turned me off. I’ll be sticking with my new fave sub box-Rachel Zoe’s box of style. Hasn’t let me down yet and every thing in the box is stuff I love.

Okay, I knew that my box was coming and I had my fingers and toes crossed for the Sencha and Bourbon scarf and horray, I got one! I’m sorry to hear about the disappointing boxes, this is the first of three that I am pleased with. My box included:
The Trie bracelet-looks nice stacked with the Objects Obscurs bracelet from the last box. It’s well made and definitely has a “I bought this in France” coolness factor. I’m glad everyone got the same type of jewelry item this time.
Concept Provence Facial Toner, smells clean and the price is fair. I will use it.
Dynastie Marina de Bourbon perfume-I haven’t opened it yet, but it sounds like the most “me” scent of the three so I’m happy.
Sencha and Bourbon scarf in cotton jersey (tag says cotton and silk) in beautiful melon colors (pale green and orange). Okay, this is the BEST item I have gotten in a sub box ever. It’s soft, it’s beautiful, it’s handmade, it’s French, it’s eco-friendly, and it’s got my initials on it. I’ll be commenting on her FB page because it is gorgeous.
Historiae Perfume-while I’m not thrilled about 2 perfumes, it’s the best option of the 3 for me.
Savor & Sens mustard-I’ll use it, I love fancy food items I would never get to try otherwise
L’Attelier almonds- see above, also love anything sweet
Agrumes tea- I like a fruity tea.
The value is there for me, and depending on how the next 3 boxes go I may sub again with a coupon.

Has anyone else received a Princesse Marina de Bourbon wallet (not in the booklet) ?

Just got my box and was so pleasantly surprised. This was my second box, the first one I really enjoyed as well, but it had none of the more unusual or special items. My 1.5 had:
Salome Charly Trie bracelet
Concept Provence body milk
Sencha & Bourbon cotton scarf w my initials (it’s pastel melon colors, light honeydew green on both sides with a light cantaloupe shade of orange in the middle lengthways)
Historiae candle in Orangerie Du Roy
Historiae purse spray in Hameau De La Reine Marie Antoinette
Walnut flavor Mustard
Almonds
Perle D’Amour Tea
I love every item and am beyond pleased. I do feel terribly for those that did not get any items they wanted. I can absolutely see how getting perfume you can order from Amazon rather than a nice scarf or leather bag would leave you feeling very disenchanted with the sub and not wanting to renew! Variety is the spice of life, but I can’t understand how they fail to see the extent to which they frustrate their customers with such major discrepancies in the overall value (not just “retail price”) of the boxes. I have an annual sub and would def renew as of right now…we’ll see after the next few boxes when inevitably I’ll end up on the other side of box envy!

WOW!! This is the best box I’ve ever gotten from OuiPlease. I’m sorry to hear others faired less well. I got:

Trie Bracelet (black)
Princesse Marina de Bourbon Orange Leather Wallet
Sencha and Bourbon Cotton Scarf with my initials
Historiae purse spray (Hameau de la Reine – not in the book)
Historiae soap
Walnut Mustard
Roasted Almonds
Perle D’Amour Tea

I’m sad to report I think I got the worst box! The big ticket items are a perfume (that is $40 on amazon) and a tote that they claim is worth $100 dlls and when I opened it it had a tag saying it was 38 euros and that crossed to the sale price which is 18 euros! I completely understand that this is a business and of course they get good deals with the brands in order to put the boxes together. But this plastic tote has the same quality of the 2.99 whole foods totes plus a zipper…. and to send the tote with the super sale price and then claim is 100 dlls its just ridiculous.

My box looks like this:
mustard, almonds, shower gel, tea, black salome charlie bracelet, perfume and tote.

I’ve had good boxes and not so good boxes before this one, but between the lack of consistency, the unreliability of shipping times and this tote I’m absolutely not renewing my subscription. I subscribe to boxes to get a treat on the mail once in a while, to discover new brands and get things that I wouldn’t buy for myself, this box is disappointment on a pretty box, so I’m out.

Just received my box and was really disappointed not to receive anything from the accessory section of the book. Guess you can’t win them all.

I just went from subscription remorse to box ecstasy with the receipt of one beautiful soft blue green personalized scarf. There are more things in there I know, but right now I’m dancing around in my scarf, with my husband pondering my sudden state of delirium. I had all but lost hope after my previous boxes that gave me the sense I was the last one picked for the team. That’s all you had to do, OuiPlease, take note. And don’t lose hope, Sub Sisters!! Maybe they really are tracking subscribers to spread the coveted items among us.

I sometimes wonder if the companies we would all like to see in these boxes read comments on sites like this stating that their items are overpriced and not worth it and then decide not to participate in the various subscriptions to avoid negative publicity. I understand that people are disappointed because they believe the box is not a great deal or it doesn’t contain the items they thought it would, but people who subscribe to any box (whether it be one-time or annual) are doing it to be surprised and happy. Instead of being envious of other people’s items and derogatory toward the merchants and artists, why not focus on the fact that subscription boxes are designed to make us smile? If you do not like something, swap it. If you cannot swap it, donate it. Either of those options will keep the happiness going for others, and you will probably feel pretty good yourself. Smile, because any day you receive a package in the mail is a good day!?

Ok, I have to admit, I actually got a really good box:
Sencha and Bourbon scarf; a pale, orangey color with my initials
Salome Charly bracelet; black
Dynastie perfume; purple bottle
Historie; soap and orange travel perfume
Concept body milk and body scrub
Walnut mustard
Sugared almonds
Tea in the red container

This is the best box by far, that I have gotten. If they would just keep to this level, I would LOVE them. But, my first 2 were pretty bad…

Do your bracelets have 2 stones? the booklet shows 2 stones. the one I have shows 1 stone. I wasn’t sure if some of the earlier ones have 2. There are 2 small “tags” hanging off.

I am anxiously awaiting my box also. Was hoping today but no luck.

Well I still don’t have a box…shipping notice or answers to my requests for shipping info…UGH 🙁