Robb Vices December 2017 FULL SPOILERS + Coupon!

The sabre was the last straw. I don’t mind paying more when a box offers value. A sword to open Champagne is the epitome of uselessness.
If you were going to throw it in as part of a larger box, fine, but not as the centerpiece of what you’re offering.
Do you think that even the brattiest of millennials is going to be using this more than once, if that?
Extremely poor judgment on the part of RV and it’s why I’m cancelling.

I signed up for the December box to try out the service. Previous boxes looked interested and I thought it would be a good Christmas gift for my husband. It just arrived today and I am extremely disappointed. A champagne sabre? WTF am I supposed to do with that???? Completely useless! I have already cancelled my subscription and now I need to find another gift for my husband.

I ditched after the Ferrari pencil-that-wasn’t-pencil. Too many useless items this year. Sigh. It had been a favorite box.

I would love to hear the results of people using their champagne Sabre. The instructions recommend only using higher quality champagne for it to work correctly. Darn! I was hoping to practice on Korbel. I guess that won’t work. My husband was so anxious for the Dec box and is quite disappointed. We canceled.

That is a Great box. Bebe likes to complain and make fun of people

This is so disappointing, I was hoping RB would redeem themselves this month and give us a box with value and would speak to its broader customer base. But this is truly awful. I will be canceling.

Fresh? I hardly feel it is “fresh” to call out MSA for promoting a new box from Robb Vices, whether by spoiler or review, without addressing the previous box which has NUMEROUS problems. It’s called prioritizing – address the major problems with the old box before promoting a new box, and I stand by my earlier post.

Well, while i wouldnt love this box for myself, my husband is going to love it. He’s been wanting to saber champagne foreverrrrrr. So his face is going to make this totally worth it. 🙂

Ugh…I wrote a comment last night, and it never posted. Trying again…

Basically I have wanted this box for over a year, and tried to justify the cost to myself (and convince my husband). After seeing this, and hearing about the November issues, plus the whole Equinox Voucher mess, this box is on a “never buy list.”

This box needs a major rethink before they continue. They’re losing people left and right.

Wait…what??? That’s it?? Well there goes my high hopes for a Merry EFFIN Holiday Box…nothing like last year… I’m done…

I too have been wondering about MSA silence on the November box and the gift card debacle. They are still recommending purchase on their gift giving guide (mens’ boxes). Is it a case of “if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all”?

Thanks got this for my husband for Christmas. Completely useless gift. Thank god I used a coupon. Still super disappointed.

I wish Robb Vices would have put more value into bringing us fancy alcohol. A yummy snack for the holidays would’ve been appreciated as well.

I’ve been wanting this sub since they first came out and finally decided to splurge for the holidays. While I understand how champagne sabering is appealing, to place most of the value on an item that very few could/would use seems silly. And like many others, I’m confused why the saber doesn’t have protective covering.

That being said, you can bet that many bottles will be chopped in my house. Going to saber the life out of anything sparkling.

Disappointed…. I would rather have the smoking gun of the aviator sunglasses…. Bye bye, Robb Vices.

What a crappy box. I’m DONE Robb Vices, you don’t value your customers and I’ve been subscribing since February. I lusted after this box for a year before I splurged… completely overpriced now and has been for months. I’m OUT!!!!!!

Canceling when my sub is up
It’s so frustrating that the boxes have been so meh when the months before I subbed they were so awesome.

I used to covet this box.

Not anymore. I read things out loud about this box to my husband and LOL’d hard.
I’ll never convince him to sub for me as a gift with this craziness.

(paused to read about issues)
I had to go read about November insanity to realize this box is trashing their brand with even more bad choices of “vouchers.” They could do so much better.

I guess I’m in the slim minority, but I’m excited about the saber. I’m going to use it EVERY Friday and get really good air it so when my kid graduates we can have a bitchin party! We are going to make this a family tradition for big events and really have fun. I would never have bought one myself, but I’m going to practice so much I can list it as a skill on my resumé! Mimosas weekly! 😁😉

They are valuing their own wine at $39.99?! That’s very funny. They are quite humble, aren’t they? I would think that should have been a throw in for all the problems / issue with the certificate (gift card?) from the November box.
I am glad that I don’t subscribe. I would’ve been very disappointed with this box.

Definitely cancelling. We’ve had this box since June and it’s steadily gone downhill pretty much every month. Are you kidding me? A knife to open champagne bottles. Who uses something like this? I read the instructions and it states to discard the first glass in case of glass shards. I usually drink decent champagne and I don’t want to waste any. I’m all for offering elaborate and unique products but a $200 champagne knife/opener is just ridiculous! And…last month with the coupons we’ll never use was disappointing too.

@liz, I noticed you reviewed this Robb box right off the box, without so much as a mention of the November box before, where there were numerous problems, including RV subscribers being called frauds. I am getting the feeling you are trying to protect RB more than legitimate customers

That’s all? I get that the retail value of the saber is 200 but I see that as more of a novelty item than anything. I wouldn’t say it’s ‘useful’ to have. This box is definitely on the chopping block for me. It’s too expensive to keep around for the few good boxes here and there and things seem to be going downhill rather than improving and them taking customer input into consideration. It’s for sure not a good follow up box with all the drama going on with the “gift cards” and retail value without them.

I’m surprised this is the whole box. I think I’d be disappointed if I paid full price for the sub.

That’s it? A knife and some booze?

Sigh of relief. The FOMO was fierce before the reveal. Though I love champagne and sparklers and cassis, that sword would be useless. If I tried to use it, oops, sorry, that was your eye? I’ll stick to my Crate and Barrel champagne pliers.