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I got the bare minerals prep step primer lotion. Does anyone who got the bare minerals powder duo want to trade?
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erikalr53
I signed up for Boxycharm on the 11th and I received a notification that my order shipped on the 18th and that I’m expected to receive it next Monday the 24th. The weight of my box is 0.9 lbs so I’m wondering what I got. I really have my heart set out on two things: the blinc eyeshadow palette and the bare mineral powders! I know most people whose boxes are over 1lb meant that they didn’t get the powder or setting spray but I’d like to know if anyone whose box weighed 0.9lbs got the powder? Also, I would think as an incentive to keep your subscription going when you sign up for the first time they would give you a really good box as your first lol. Thoughts? Haha
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Erika
My boxycharm finally came in today and I’m so happy with what I got. I got the powders, eyeshadow palette, setting spray, brow pencil and color pop lippie. Can’t wait for next month’s box!
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Cori
I received mine today, it was also my first one. It weighed .9 lbs. I received the bareminerals powder duo, colourpop satin lip in hello kitty, the setting spray, the eyebrow pencil and the blinc eyeshadow palette.
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Missy
I hope I get the same box! My package was also 0.9, and the items you got are the items I want!
If I got the primer or the body illuminizer, I’ll offer up a swap.
Allie
You’ll definitely get the blinc palette, but it’s anyone’s guess about the rest. Good luck!
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Erika
Right, everyone gets the blinc palette and that’s what I was looking forward to most so we shall see what else I get lol.
MzBev
You are guaranteed to get the Blinc palette and one Bare Minerals product – either the powder or the setting spray. Most boxes weighed the same this month, so I wouldn’t count of that meaning anything.
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Christina Lee
I love this month’s box although I had my heart set on the setting spray but the spoilers were incorrect. NO setting spray, its the Ofra Body Illuminizer-Charmer which is nice but I don’t like the scent.
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Jessica
I got the bronzer too and was really needing/wanting a new setting spray 🙁
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Sarah Keith
I wouldn’t say the spoilers were wrong. A lot of people, including myself, did get the setting spray. Maybe incomplete but not wrong.
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Korey
So, it’s not the 18th. I got an email on the 15th saying my label was created on the 13th. Aaaaaand, that’s where it’s sitting. Is anyone else having these difficulties? This is my first month, does this happen every month where some people get there’s weeks after everyone else?
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Allie
@Korey the shipping is a mystery I have yet to figure out. I always get an email from FedEx saying that the label has been created, and they’re waiting for the package. That sits around for anywhere from 3-7 days, eventually the box gets to the FedEx facility and gets its label, then it’s another 3 days before it’s at my door. I don’t know why the boxes don’t just ship directly and have to make a pit stop-but getting that initial email from FedEx saying “label created” is a huge tease. I have no clue where the boxes originate from. A land of magical fairies and rainbows, perhaps. And they arrive to FedEx via unicorn so it’s a crapshoot. Sounds good?
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Simone
My box was different….no setting spray, no eyebrow pencil, I got some Ofra Body Illuminator and some terrible eyeliner pencil (legit terrible eyeliner)….was really wanting that setting spray.
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Jackie
Today’s the day I got my boxycharm! I got the powder, setting spray, and the shade Notion in the lippie that is a dark berry shade. So SO happy with my box. I got kit #3 weighing in at .9lbs. I don’t like the brow pencil. Its so hard. Maybe if I get the first layer off, it will work better? All in all, a great box!
Can’t wait to see more spoilers for next month!
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Allie
I can’t wait to see more August Spoilers as well-the tarte palette is really really cool-I’m excited to get that one. I don’t care if it’s on sale, discontinued, the least favorite-it’s basically free, and a high end palette. Win win as far as I’m concerned.
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Jackie
I agree with you 100%! I don’t see how anyone can complain about getting a high end Tarte palette in a $21 subscription box. I sense a lot of entitlement when I read comments like that and it’s crazy. As a single mom who can’t go to Sephora and splurge on a Tarte palette, it makes me so happy that I can get that plus 4 other items in a $21 box. I’m very grateful for everything boxy sends us.
Ann
So I received my tracking information on Saturday (7/15), but it said the shipping label had been made on 7/13. I keep checking back to see if it updated, but it still just says pending and hasn’t updated since 7/13. I’ve contacted Boxycharm, but they haven’t gotten back to me. I’m also new to this subscription, so is this normal??
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Korey
I just finished my comment when i saw yours. Same thing here, exactly and they haven’t gotten back to me either. this is not cool
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Jackie
Yes, it’s normal. Frustrating but normal. Mine was created on the 7th and didn’t start moving until the 13th or something like that and I’m finally expecting it today. Boxy will likely not be able to help you, they might tell you to contact the shipping people if you have Fed Ex or DHL etc. I’ve contacted fed ex before, and they couldn’t tell me why it was sitting there so long without moving, but it got the ball rolling because it was moving the next day.
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Caitlin
I’ve never swapped before but if anyone wants the Ofra and bare minerals lotions for the powder duo + something else (anything but brows from any box) I’d love to swap them…
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Terry
I was out of town for a few days and my box was here when I got home tonight. I got box #5, which was ColourPop in Speed Dial, Blinc Pallette, WinkyLux eyebrow pencil, bareMinerals powder duo, and Ofra Body Illuminizer.
I was surprised about the Ofra instead of the setting spray too, but after reading the comments, I think this will be a great product for me! Besides, I love my Urban Decay setting spray so much that I can’t imagine finding anything that I like better!
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Cori
As of yesterday I still had not received a shipping email and I was charged on the 3rd or 4th. I finally contacted Boxy. I didn’t receive a response yet but I got my shipping email this morning…. Wonder what would have happened had I not contacted them. Now we’ll see how long it actually takes to get here.
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Sarah
Has anyone received a box weighing 0.7lbs? I’m curious about what they’re sending me since this is the lowest weight I’ve seen for this month.
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Sarah
My box finally arrived! This is my 1st month so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The whole not knowing what I’m getting until it gets here thing KILLS me lol! I’m really pleased with my samples, the size of them make me feel like I’m definitely getting my money’s worth unlike some other beauty subscriptions that rhyme with “church fox” and “clay” 😒
Here’s what I got in my 0.7lb box:
Colourpop x Hello Kitty Ultra Satin Lip in LOCK DIARY
Project Beauty SPRAY. SET. GO. setting spray
WinxyLux eyebrow pencil with built in spoolie
bareMinerals Invisible Light translucent powder duo
blinc Electric Eyes Palette
Thankfully my eyeshadow has minimal damage to only one of the shades! I’m probably going to put the WinkyLux eyebrow pencil up for swap just because it’s not a product I use often and I already have one I really like for when I do. All things considered I’m very pleased with this new subscription and am excited to see what future months bring!
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Allie
@Sarah “church fox” and “clay” 😂😂😂😂 Hilarious!
Lindsey
Mine weighed .6 lbs, and I was so excited because I thought I would get the powders. I ended up getting variation #6 (according to the label on my box) which included:
Bare Minerals SPF Primer, Blinc eye shadows, universal eye brow pencil, ofra body illuminizer lotion, and ultra matte colourpop lipstick.
I was upset I didn’t get the powders, but after trying the primer, I think it will work nicely in my routine. I just wish I could have gotten the setting spray I have been putting off getting any until I received my box.
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Em
There have been so many box variations this month, but a personal guess would be u may get the bare minerals powder and setting spray. Mine and a few others who have gotten the ofra lotion and primer box weights have been around .9+ lbs…
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Sarah
You were right! Setting spray and bareMinerals powder 😊
Sheila
I wrote a comment on here the 13th where my box weight went from 0.9 to 1.5 lb almost a week after I received my shipping info. My delivery date was 7/17 then that changed to 7/19. Well to my surprise my box was delivered to me yesterday 7/14 and the contents in my box were; the blinc eyeshadow palette, winky lux eyebrow pencil, colourpop ultra matte lip in Speed Dial (very pretty), bare minerals primer lotion, and the Ofra Body Illuminizer (I do like this product). I am a little upset because I was expecting the Project Beauty Setting Spray, like we were told we were getting, now if we were told that there was a variation between the Setting Spray and something else I wouldn’t have been upset cuz I would have been expecting maybe something else. It is also off how my box weighed 0.9lb and almost a week later it jumped to 1.5lb. I love Boxycharm, but I don’t know what went on this month.
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Allie
I feel like a lot of people were expecting the Setting Spray and got the Ofra instead. Most ended up liking the Ofra despite being disappointed though.
I tend to use the Spoilers as a guide instead of a guarantee-on my experience there are variations of the boxes most months. At least the Ofra Body Illuminizer is pretty, and it is worth more than the spray-overall I think it’s a great box despite some disappointments and the value still can’t be beat!
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Sheila
I think I’ll start doing that as far as looking at the spoilers as a guide, I can always go buy setting spray, I was just excited to be getting it, so I thought, but I do like the Ofra Body Illuminizer it is pretty on, and it is still a really good box and I still got to try something new to me. I’m really not a complainer, don’t get me wrong, I was just a little surprised , which I guess that’s what it’s about being surprised and trying new things.
TracieS
I didn’t get a Setting Spray in mine. I got the OFRA Bronzing Body Lotion retailed for $36. I was hoping for the Setting Spray and didn’t buy any this month as I thought I was getting one. I got my BoxyCharm today, July 14th. They must have ran out of the Setting Sprays??
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Lauren
I got an Ofra Body Illuminizer lotion instead of the setting spray
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Julie
Me too.
FYI to anyone trying to hide scars. I have a lot of white patchy scars on my arms from sun damage and loss of pigment. The body illuminizer helped to mask it. Unexpected bonus:)
But the stuff does transfer, I’ll probably only use it when I’m wearing dark colors. Definitely not with a white t shirt.
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Jillian
I did too. I really like it!
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tracy
i didn’t get the beauty spray. I got the Ofra body Illuminzer charmer. Value was $39.99 according to Ofra website. I actually am happy with it. It adds a little color to my skin without looking like a fake tan. The color POP that they sent me is an awful color for me and didn’t sit well on my lips. Love the eyeshadow and I got the bareminerals powder.. all in all al great box !
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Em
Im a little bummed out right now to say the least.. I knew there was a variation between the bare minerals items, and that was fine w me, because at least I’d receive the winky pencil and setting spray, which i was really excited about..Well, I got box variation #9, which means there are quite a few variations in boxes this month just to let everyone know… In my box I got the bm primer, ofra illuminizing llotion which is sort of like a light self tanner, a Beauty for Real Eyeliner (omg, that one really upset me) a matte colorpop liquid lipstick, and the blinc pallet. . This is completely different than what I had expected, and am really fair skinned, and the lotion seems a bit dark for my skin tone… im sure the priner will be nice, but 2 lotions, comeon.. I’m sure most of these are nice products, and love the blinc… very curious to see if anyone else has gotten the 2 lotions, or-and the eyeliner. Btw, my box weight was .9 Thanks for letting me vent, lol 🙂
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Lindsey
I got both lotions too, and am pretty upset about it. I also have pale skin and I’m not a fan of the ofra lotion on my skin tone. I wish I had gotten the eyeliner! I got the universal eyebrow pencil, which did not match my blonde hair and fair skin well. 🙁
Not very happy with this box, but will try all the products a few times. I love that BoxyCharm gives me things that I wouldn’t normally buy for myself. It makes me break out of my comfort zone. I would never have bought the lipstick color (forgot name, but orange), but I actually kinda like it. 🙂
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Em
Yes, that ofra lotion is too dark for me as well 🙁 I tried it this morning, and it’s also not very hydrating.. I also used the primer this morning before my makeup, and actually really like it! I have fair skin too, and it gives a nice healthy glow to my skin, sinks in fairly quick, and a little goes a long way, so bottle should last awhile. This month seemed a hitbor miss…Fingers crossed for a better box next month 🙂
Christine
I also got the disappointing box variation #9 with the Sunscreen, the Ofra illuminating lotion and the Beauty For Real black eyeliner.
I already threw out the Colour Pop lippie. I tried it and it was so drying I just tossed it. I do not believe in product clutter.
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Elizabete Eck
I got exactly the same than you. The primer is what upsets me more. If it was a regular primer it would be fine, but SPF 50?! I don’t use anything higher than SPF15. This Sumner I wanna get a nice tan, so I got a tanning lotion with SPF 8 and I love it :o) Also the primer is runny and I tested on the back of my hand and it feels a little greasy for my combination skin. The lip paint is a gorgeous pink (I got the Tuesday). The eyeliner seems to be good on the swatch. This was not a great box, but it wasn’t too bad either.
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JuJu
I don’t get it, how is SPF 50 a bad thing?
And everyone recommends using at least SPF 30.
Em
I think so too. Not the best box, but not the worst! I have high hopes in the future for boxycharm. I mean June’s box was amazing, and that tarte pallet next month… and love that they add a lip product in each box. it’s great that you got a beautiful lip color, I got a nice one too!
Deborah
Yes, I got both lotions and am very upset too! I got the Blink Palette, Colour Pop Ultra Matte Lip, Uni-Brow Universal Eyebrow Pencil, Body Illuminizer by Ofra and the Bare Minerals SPF 50 Daily Prep Lotion. NOT HAPPY and I usually love this subscription!
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Allie
Ok-strange question. How do you know which Box # you got? On the address label? Where it says Boxycharm kit #? If that’s it, I got number 8.
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Em
It’s at the bottom right side of the shipping label on the box.
Korey
Oh boy. This is not boding well for me. This is my first month with BC. I got rid of other boxes (except ipsy) because of mad box envy and getting nothing but skin care and hair care instead of MAKEUP. Reviews of BC showed lots of makeup but now I’m wondering if it’s what they give the instagram and social media people. I still haven’t gotten my shipping notice and if they’re throwing in more subs I am going to get irritated. I do not need SPF primer AND body illuminizer (I live on an island in Florida FFS), and yet ANOTHER freaking black eyeliner. At least I know we’ll all get the palette, but I would hate if that’s the only thing I can use from my very first box.
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Allie
@Korey if this is just your first box-give it time. You’ll get a ton of makeup-I’ve had Boxycharm since Jan and this is the first primer I’ve gotten, as well as lotion. I’ve received lipstick, lip liners, eye palettes, masks, highlight, brushes, eyeliners, mascara, and glosses. I got the 80$ Dr Brandt microdermabrasion that I LOVE as well. Stick it thru at least 3-4 months if you can, it really is worth it.
Em
I completely agree about social media hype. Can’t say for certain, but they most likely give them the most exciting box combo to show . I too was thinking about dropping ipsy because I kept saying I want nude lippies, but NEVER get lippiesat all. Usually get eyeliner and highliters. So now, between ipsy and boxy, I’ve got enough lotion and hilighters for life! I Do love the eyeshadow pallets from boxy though, but it would be nice to get the versions of what they show on social media.
Korey
So it’s 1pm on the 14th and I still haven’t received any shipping notice and I paid on the 5th. Is there anyone else just sitting here with no notice?
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Allie
I got mine today, BUT it’s been as late as the 25th before when mine came. I’m the most impatient box subscriber in the world-I want shipping notifications on the 3rd and my subs on the 5th 😉
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Korey
It wouldn’t bug me so much if 1) they didn’t give the shipping 5-10 days after payment 2) I didn’t see a dozen unboxings on youtube already and 3) seeing how many people have already received their shipping info. This is my first month with BoxyCharm and ironically, it has nothing to do with the August box and everything to do with wanting makeup over skincare and Sephora failing in such a colossal way.
Sarah Keith
Same ☹ I just signed up on July 5th and they have been paid so where’s my box???
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Becky
Same :/
Allie
Ok guys-I just got my box. The weight said 0.9 on the FedEx site and I got the sunscreen, Ofra Body Iluminzer, and my ColourPop lippie is in the shade Thursday.
The Ofra Illuminizer is actually gorgeous. I’m a-ok with getting it instead of the Setting Spray.
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Sheila
I’ve been subscribed for over a year 2 boxycharm and I don’t know what’s going on I read some people received shipping emails and then their box set a week before it started moving that’s what has happened 2 me this month but when I got the shipping email it almost a week ago it said my box weighed 0.9lb. I just looked at my tracking and they changed the delivery date from 7/15 to 7/17 and what’s weird is they just changed the weight of my box from 0.9lb to 1.5lb. Has anyone experienced their box changed weight in the shipping process?
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Jackie
It’s done that to me once before but never that big of a difference. Mine has gone from 1lb to .09 and then once it started at .08 and ended up being .09.
That’s crazy that yours weighs so much. Did you redeem an item from the charm shop? I haven’t seen anyone else’s unboxing weighing as much as yours unless your getting the ofra lotion and the bare Minerals primer? I don’t know. Update us when you get your box
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Sheila
No I didn’t get anything from the Charm Shop, I’m curious 2 c what I’m getting with that big of a difference in weight I will give an update when I get my box. I’m like u Jackie that’s a big difference in the jump of the weight and I never had that happen before.
nicky
I got basically none of the products shown here???, I got some random eyeliner, an ofra body illuminazor and then everything else
( Barem. sunscreen, colourpop matte lip and the eyeshadow). no spray or brow pencil??? I’m not sure how boxycharm really works i’ve only been subscribed for two boxes but does this usually happen?. I was looking forward to the spray lol *tear*.
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Summer
Just got my box and I noticed that I got a product not on her! The variation with the setting spray is the Ofra Body Illuminizer. It’s $39.95 and I am so excited to try it out!
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Toni
Oh well that sounds nice,I do love all my ofra products I own
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Laura
I’m not a huge fan of this month’s box. I didn’t get setting spray I got ofra body illuminizer lotion. The bare minerals prep step is horrible, it’s like water and it smells awful. Not to mention it’s greasy feeling.
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JuJu
The bare minerals Prep Step is fine. So what if it’s liquid – rub your hands together first, then spread on your face. And it’s sunscreen, it smells like sunscreen. No surprise smell there. Also, it doesn’t have a “greasy” finish, a suncreen is supposed to add a sheen. They never said it would be matte.
The reviews on Sephora are also predominantly positive. I, for one, am looking forward to using this under my makeup.
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Allie
I’m actually good with the primer as well. It’s not true sunscreen, it’s a primer with SPF. I didn’t find mine greasy at all-it acted like a primer. And barely any scent as well. I’m happy with it.
Jackie
Oh man that sucks that it’s greasy! How much did your box weigh?
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Allie
For those who got the Ofra Body Illuminizer, is it like, a glittery lotion? Also, what was the weight of your box? I’m hoping for the Translucent Powder-I really don’t need the SPF Primer, but if I get it I’ll donate it.
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Kcee
Oh and my box version was #4 weighing in at one pound.
Kcee
It’s a really beautiful coppery shimmer on your fingers when applying it, but it shows up on the skin as a gorgeous pinky shimmer that blends in seamlessly. At least it did on me, I am very fair complected. I was very pleasantly surprised because when I squeezed out some of the product and I saw that it was coppery I thought that it would never work with my skin tone. I was wrong. It is very pretty. I think it will blend with every skin tone.
Judi
I just saw someone post they got an Ofra body illuminator instead of the setting spray.
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June
I cant wait for this box!! I subscribe last July 9, does anyone knows when I will be getting this box?!
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Svetlana7e
June if you sub it last July and have not received a single box, you have a real problem with this sub 🙂
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Dinah
I just saw someone post their box on instagram. They didn’t receive the setting spray, instead it is the Ofra body illuminizer. So there is a variation apart from the colourpop lippies.
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Kcee
Yes. I just received mine today and I got the Ofra Illuminating cream instead of the setting spray.
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Kcee
Oh, and I received box version #4…
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