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JourneeBox Zero Waste Box Spoilers!

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ByMSADec 9, 2020 | 62 comments
JourneeBox
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29 Ratings | 24 Reviews

We have spoilers for the Zero Waste JourneeBox!

JourneeBox delivers a quarterly lifestyle experience that features designer-produced, sustainably-made fashion, home, body, and culinary goods.

Update from JourneeBox:

Zero Waste customization is scheduled for December 5.
To ship your order in a timely fashion subscribers must complete customizations.
The Zero Waste box is scheduled to arrive mid to late January.
The Kyoto, Japan box will ship in March - stay tuned!

We continue to prioritize strict health procedures at the workplace. Between Covid-19 and the holidays subscribers may experience shipping delays. We greatly appreciate our customers patience as we all navigate these extraordinary events and times we live in. Please contact us with any questions, comments, or suggestions [email protected].  - The JourneeBox Team

Each Zero Waste JourneeBox will include:

Zero Waste Seagrass Basket

Our next spoiler is the biodegradable friendly sourced Vietnamese Seagrass Belly Basket. Known as 'The Lungs of the Sea' - seagrass plays a critical role, producing an enormous amount of oxygen for our planet.

While playing a critical role in our environment, seagrass has been used by human culture for thousands of years.  From housing to hand bags seagrass is natural choice raw material, an ultimate green product with a rich cultural history. Our Zero Waste Seagrass Belly Basket meets all your needs and is a perfect basket to stash away balls of yarn,  as a planter or general decorative storage.

Seagrass Baskets are part of Vietnam's culture and history. Our Zero Waste Basket uses these craft techniques with a modern twist and design. Practical, fashionable, and environmentally sustainable - we think you will enjoy this wonderful basket.

And:

Our second spoiler is your choice of statement necklace & earring sets.  Silver, Gold or Two-tone add a little spark to your day with the perfect set. Timeless style brightens up the soul with your choice of 3 sustainably produced jewelry sets.

The earrings are included in the standard customization for all annual and quarterly subscriptions. The Necklace is included free for all annual member subscriptions.

Two-tone Earrings

Silver Earrings

The Necklace is included free for all annual member subscriptions.

And:

We would like to introduce the first of our Zero Waste JourneeBox spoilers. Inspired by our Swedish friends penchant for sustainability,  love of the environment,  and tidiness. The first reveal is the perfect addition for your home decor – the Nordiska Soap Dispenser.  Skip future soap bottle purchases and save money with our refillable soap dispenser. You can buy soap in bulk or use your own homemade recipe. Available in black, white, or green.

What do you think of the spoilers?

The Subscription Box: JourneeBox

The Cost:$54.99 per quarter + free US shipping. $49.99 for a pre-paid annual subscription.

The Products: 6+ sustainably-made or fair-trade items with customizable products focusing on accessories, apparel, home and beauty goods.

Ships to: All 50 United States, Puerto Rico and most parts of Canada. Subscribers in Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii will be charged an $8 shipping fee and subscribers in Canada will have to pay international shipping fees.

Good to Know: You can choose from different styles or “themes” when you sign up for your subscription. This influences the look of certain items you receive in your quarterly box. You can also select individual products in the period before your box ships. We did not choose any specific products in our review below.

Check out our JourneeBox reviews to learn more about the previous subscription and to see what kind of items you can expect!

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Launched in 2019, JourneeBox is a sustainable luxury lifestyle subscription box that is carefully curated by founder and designer Kevia Jeffrey-West. Each box has 6+ items inspired by travel, art and nature. Getting a box is like receiving gifts from a well-traveled friend. Subscribers are guaran... read more.

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62 comments

MaryGT

I received my zero waste box today and it is wonderful! Exquisitely packaged, and it included everything I expected, plus my add-on order (a set of super-cute post earrings). This is my first box of the first-ever annual subscription I have ordered from any company, so I hope I will get 3 additional boxes. Some of the comments here have me worried. But I am extremely pleased with my first box.

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Carol

They will come through and each box amazes. Cruddy year….

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Lauren L

1) The “update” in this post needs to be updated… It says “ The Zero Waste box is scheduled to arrive mid to late January.” (Which it didn’t/ hasn’t). “The Kyoto, Japan box will ship in March”. (It’s March. I have yet to receive the Zero Waste box, and it sounds like that’s the case for everyone”

2) The website/operating system they use is trash. Is this “Shopify” to blame? It is SO confusing to receive a MONTHLY email stating “thank you for your purchase”. Each email has a different order number with a $0 purchase. When I look at my account in their website it is equally confusing. It shows that the JourneeBox QUARTERLY subscription Auto renews/ Ships “every 1 months”… 🤔

I think it would be well worth this company’s while to hire a website designer who can tighten this up – simply model how Causebox (or even FFF) does it.

They should also stop taking new orders until current orders are fulfilled.

(I have emailed customer service already)

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Carol

I must agree, causebox does it well. I only sub to Journeebox currently and their creative does a fantastic job. Execution , another matter.

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Carol

Actually I wrote to them over a year ago about their insufficient internet service and they said (Hannah) that they thought they had solved it with their new provider which is just as confused. Communication is another weakness. Crickets…

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Alicia

I am so tempted to cancel. I have two boxes left but this is ridiculous. I ordered a bundle in December and was given the option of having it ship with the Zero Waste box. I said no, and received the bundle late January. I’ve been annual for over a year at this point but have only received half the boxes.

I do wish this company well, the curation is wonderful and my personal exchanges with Kevia have been lovely.

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michelle

I just cancelled and requested a refund for this box, which I paid for on 11/5. I also requested a refund for the box I paid for on 2/3. They quickly responded that they processed my refunds, so we’ll see if this hits my bank. I’d paid for 3 boxes and received 1 …

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Julie

This is my second box but it seems pretty slim. The website says 6+ products per box but the spoilers include only 3 items (+1 for annual subscribers). Are they keeping the non-customizable options a surprise or is this a smaller box? For my first box (Grand Canyon), I received emails with spoilers for all items. Was that atypical?

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Mickey

I’m increasingly concerned by the comments I’m seeing. I paid for an annual subscription and multiple people are saying it’s been 5 months between boxes. I understand that the supply chain is messed up, but JourneeBox owes an explanation to the people who paid a lot of money and have received nothing, myself included. Are they even close to telling folks when the box will ship?

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Leslie Prior

I joined Annual 16 months ago and have only received three boxes. That works out to a box every 152 days as opposed to their promised every 90 days and my 4th hasn’t even shipped yet. My account has never reflected that they completely skipped a box in 2020 despite numerous emails to customer service where they promised to fix and then they just deleted my account entirely at least twice while “upgrading” their system. So worn out with this bs and the never ending shipping delays, but to top it off, got a email from Journeebox/Kevia last night (after business hours) saying my sub was up for renewal and I was to be charged another $199 on March 1st before my next box (that I paid for 1 1/2 years ago) would ship. As much as I have enjoyed the boxes I actually received, am not going to put myself through another year of aggravation for more “stuff” no matter how lovely, so I cancelled online. My account then stated ” you have no shipments remaining”. Totally fed up and irked with Journeebox!

Leo@Journeebox

Hello Julie,

There will other things in the box that is not revealed yet. Stay tuned!
For questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. Email us at “[email protected]” and we will get back to you asap.
We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm PST.

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Sherri

The remaining items haven’t been spoiled yet, just the customizable ones.

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Kim

Found remaining spoilers on another sit
3 piece Swedish napkin set
Cotton grocery bag
Wheat straw colander
Bar of soap

Cassie

Anyone have any luck canceling their subscription? I realized since joining last March I had only received two boxes! The website lets me login to see my orders but not to cancel (claims I don’t have an account)- am I missing where I cancel?

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Leo@Journeebox

Hello Cassie,

Apologies if you are encountering issues with the website. We are updating our subscription flatform and might be the reason. I am more than willing to assist you with this so. Please do not hesitate to contact us. Email us at [email protected] and we will get back to you asap.
We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm PST.

Journee well,

Leo

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Laura

I emailed customer service and asked for a prorated refund. They responded and refunded the same day. Too bad as I enjoyed the Grand Canyon box. Hope they can get their fulfillment and shipping issues sorted.

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Elizabeth

Has anyone received the Zero Waste Box????

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Leo@Journeebox

Hello,

We are sorry the delay is longer than expected. You are right to feel upset. To be transparent, we are too. We are responsible and we want to make this right.
We, like many e-commerce retailers during this global health crisis, are having trouble with shipping from our supply channels but we are communicating daily with our vendors and carriers, and working diligently with our logistics partners to get our unique products from source to your door.

We hope to be shipping ASAP and expect that to be late February and early March.

Thank you for your patience.
Please contact us at [email protected] for any other questions.

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Taren

Thank you Leo, I just came on here to check so I don’t need to email. I resubmitted my choices again to make sure they were sent. Hopefully we’ll get everything soon!

Laura

I haven’t received mine and I just got a confusing email stating the Zero Waste Box would ship in mid to late January. Hello it’s February 8!

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Carol Conway

And now it’s March….

Marcia

I received an email saying mid-February. I’m hoping that’s true.

Shar

I absolutely love this box WHEN and IF I get it. It has been 5 months between boxes. (Not three as it should be) I signed up in April, and got the Spring Box right away. However, the next box didn’t come until September, and the box we were promised by the end of January isn’t even shipping until Feb. I love, love the stuff in this box, but they are just too unreliable right now. I won’t be renewing until they get their act together. (I’m an annual subscriber)

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Leo@Journeebox

Hello,

Leo here from Journeebox. I do apologize for the experience you are having. Rest assured I am always ready to help from here on out. You can reach me at https://keviastyle.com/pages/contact-us for any concerns or questions.

You are important to us that is why we are improving everything day by day to provide you the best service possible. Stay safe and thanks for taking this Journee with us!

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Lainee

I have had a lot of trouble with customization with this subscription as well. It is in part with the way you have to go through the whole purchasing process (for $0) for the selections to be saved but even so a couple of times I have had to do them two and even three times. Their customer service is always super nice and helpful but usually by the time I call them the selections I wanted, that I thought I had selected long ago, are sold out. That and I have so much stuff that is so beautiful but I will never ever use. I was also sad at the beautiful boxes that I couldn’t find a use for but now I have packed up all my breakable Christmas ornaments in them!

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Leo@Keviastyle

Hello,

Leo here from Journeebox. I do apologize for the experience you are having. Rest assured I am always ready to help from here on out. You can reach me at https://keviastyle.com/pages/contact-us for any concerns or questions.

You are important to us that why we are improving everything day by day to provide you the best service possible. Stay safe and thanks for taking this Journee with us!

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Mary GT

I got an email from them on December 24 offering me 15% off a subscription so, even though it was a big chunk of money I bought an annual subsciption, hoping the January box would bring me some joy in a dark, cold, and dreary time of year. The email also said this:

Your will receive an email after purchase with your customization pass code. Your box will be delayed if it is not customized.
The link to annual customization is here: https://bit.ly/3qBk1yt.
The link to quarterly customization is here: https://bit.ly/2VMGiLA.
If you don’t receive your pass code, please email [email protected] if you have any issues

I didn’t get the email, and so I emailed customer service. I got a reply the next day telling me my first box would be Spring! This would have been nice to know. The email showed the 3 spoilers and customization choices for the Winter box, so I think it was reasonable to think that would be my first box. It said nothing about customization being already closed (was sent Dec 24!) for the box they showed in the email (and they showed the choices!)
I’m posting this so others who got that email won’t be disappointed like I was (and still am.)

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Leo@Keviastyle

Hello,

Leo here from Journeebox. I do apologize for the experience you are having. Rest assured I am always ready to help from here on out. You can reach me at https://keviastyle.com/pages/contact-us for any concerns or questions.

You are important to us that is why we are improving everything day by day to provide you the best service possible. Stay safe and thanks for taking this Journee with us!

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Misty

They sent me the editor’s box instead of the Zero Waste box even though I customized the Zero Waste Box. I’m annual. Paid for my subscription back in April of 2020. I skipped the Grand Canyon box and was really excited for my Zero Waste box. Instead I got repeat items of things from last year. I reached out to customer service over a week ago and no one got back to me. I followed up and no one got back to me. I am so disappointed. I paid for an annual subscription over 8 months ago and the only thing I’ve received is the wrong box and I’m being ignored. I was one of the biggest advocates for this sub box. Now I just wish I could get my money back. It’s probably too late to do a chargeback on my card. I’m so sad. My whole experience is now tainted.

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Leslie

I purchased a annual sub 15 months ago and my 4th box still hasn’t shipped. Customization was confirmed 12/10. The three boxes I have received have been lovely, but the account mix ups, shipping delays and subsequent broken shipping promises plus scant communication are a cause for concern and have diminished my enthusiasm and for this sub.
Hope someone got back to you about getting the editors box instead of Zero Waste. Wonder how many, if any, members have received their Zero Waste boxes?

Mallory @ MSA

Hi Mary! We’re sorry to hear this, We would recommend reaching out to their team to see if there’s anything they can do to help.

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Also Beth

I love that JourneeBox always surprises me with things I would never buy myself. I am SO not a basket person, but this spoiler makes me think about how nice it will be to use one as a tidy catch-all! I think I’ll use mine to store things I need to take between floors.

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Leo@Journeebox

Hello,

Thank you for takin this Journee with us!

Best,
Leo@Journeebox

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Lynn

I am super excited about this box. Can’t wait to see what other items will be included.

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Leo@Journeebox

Hello,

Thank you for takin this Journee with us!

Best,
Leo@Journeebox

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mk

Hi,

Does anyone know the full spoilers in the box? I am thinking about gifting this for x-mas but would like an idea of the full box.

Thanks!

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Also Beth

I believe that this one doesn’t ship ’til January, so be careful gifting it! It probably won’t arrive by the holiday, but I’m sure you could wrap a card as a placeholder. 🙂 If you’re personally a subscriber, you could use one of the cards they gave in that past box, that would be so cute!

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Sherri

I don’t believe JourneeBox has released any further spoilers at this point (I keep a close eye on my emails and haven’t seen anything further). Also, just in case it matters since you mentioned gifting the box for Xmas, this box won’t ship out until the later part of January (not sure if you saw that part).

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Alice

I received my email over the weekend. Looking forward to the box!

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Laura

I’ve yet to get my customization email! 😟. I reached out to them about it, but does anyone have a better idea than email? I’m nervous about getting what I want. I love this box. 😊

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Leo@Journeebox

Hello,

Leo here from Journeebox. I do apologize for the experience you are having. Rest assured I am always ready to help from here on out. You can reach me at https://keviastyle.com/pages/contact-us for any concerns or questions.

You are important to us that is why we are improving everything day by day to provide you the best service possible. Stay safe and thanks for taking this Journee with us!

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Alice

Call them. There is a phone number on their site. Awesome customer service.

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Marie

I’m not impressed cause they should respond to emails if thats how they tell you to contact them.

Alice

You’re welcome!

Laura

Thanks so much! I will!

Jen

I remember the good ol days when MSA actually had spoilers out in a timely manner. Now, it seems they are 2 steps behind. I’ve know about these spoilers for quite awhile and have already customized my box 🤦🏻‍♀️ Plus I feel like we used to get more spoilers than we used to 🤔

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Beth

Yes I miss Liz too. I wish I knew what taking a step back means ….does that mean she sold company. I know she left it in good hands but I guess I’m just wondering and well she is missed…..

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Mallory @ MSA

Hi Beth! Please check out Liz’s post to learn more: https://www.mysubscriptionaddiction.com/2020/05/note-from-liz.html

Mallory @ MSA

Thanks for your feedback, Jen! We’re working hard to share spoilers and box news as soon as we can, but if you happen to catch something we don’t, please feel free to send it our way and we’ll happily give you credit 😊

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Pam

Sadly I agree. Now it’s owned by a Corp instead of just Liz so it’s much less personal.

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Molly Honey

Maybe do less new boxes and focus on the good ones only. It’s too big. It’s too corporate. All these side stories and lists are muddying the site. It’s like you have so many people working and being cogs in this huge machine. But you aren’t getting spoilers out fast enough. We all just go to Instagram. 🙄

Mallory @ MSA

Hi Pam! When Liz decided to take a step back, she made sure to leave MSA in good hands – the entire team loves subscription boxes just as much as our readers do! Our goal is to continue helping readers find the right subscription boxes and online-only brands to make their lives better and more delightful. If you ever have any suggestions for us or new boxes you’d like to see reviewed, please feel free to reach out to our team: [email protected]

Liz

I miss Liz. This site is not the same without her.

JJ Casuals

Are there only 3 items in this box?

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Beth

the customization items they have spoiled thus far are

1. baskets
2. soap dispensers
3. necklaces
4. earrings

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Sherri

No. Those are the customization items and I don’t believe they’ve spoiled the remaining items yet.

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michelle

How do we customize?

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Sherri

I got an email with a link that took me to customization.

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Marcia

For members, customization has started 🙂

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Carol

I am an annual and have not received a customization email. Dec 5 was the target date. Could just be my old brain but I follow them daily. Best.Box.Ever.

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Carol Conway

Email showed up today! What lovely selections!