Escape Monthly November Box Spoilers & 50% Off Coupon

Wow! Guess what sub I’m glad I’ve now been warned about?!?!!

Liz, have you gotten your box yet?

Extremely disappointed with the November Hawaii Escape Box!

Half of the items from this box are the exact same products as the last Hawaii Box back from October 2013. Apparently someone from their company has “misinformed” a subscriber on Facebook that “these will be entirely new products than the previous Hawaii box” (see Facebook post) https://www.facebook.com/EscapeMonthly/photos/a.387493544695786.1073741828.384274201684387/611301782314960/?type=1&comment_id=611317085646763&offset=0&total_comments=5

I’m also curious on the value they placed on these items. (see pamphlet from 2013)
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Honey Girl Gift Bundle – 2013 retail $62.00, 2014 retail $38.00
Royal Hawaiian Crunch – 2013 retail $4.15, 2014 retail $6.00
Personal Paradise body wash – 2013 retail $9.95, 2014 retail $3.00
Seashell Lei – 2013 retail $5.99, 2014 retail $10.00

I have a huge problem with the retail value put on the shell necklace. This is a necklace that can be found for less than $1.00 in most stores in Hawaii. Where did they get $10.00 retail?

I just got my mini box and not super thrilled with it. I thought it would have coffee in it but no, I got coffee glazed macadamia nuts. The shell necklace, bath salts, pineapple loofah soap, pineapple papaya body lotion and shampoo. I hate the smell of pineapple, so this box is pretty disappointing to me. I had higher hopes based off last years box. I want to cancel, but next month is a luxury European Christmas. I could like the box, but I could also hate it.

I just received the November Escape Monthly box. To say I am disappointed is a distinct understatement. I am not interested in a guidebook for Maui, the snacks and bath salts can be found in any A-B-C Store (I live in a city where there are several of these), as can the cheezy shell necklace, which they give away for free anywhere you go in Hawaii. Mini tubes of shampoo, body lotion, and face cream? So not worth the price of the box. It almost feels as if they intended to put something more in the box but then didn’t…? I cancelled this subscription once before, I think I’m going to have to do it again.

NEWSFLASH: This box does not say HAWAII, in fact it says I got these chocolates from Costco, or the ANY airport. How unique…..

I should have cancelled after Puerto Rico but kept on because I got engaged in London and wanted that box. It was disappointing but I had just gotten married in Hawaii so I kept my subscription for one more month.

These spoilers are pointing me in the direction of finally cancelling. Maybe things will pick up again for the in the New Year.

Reviews of the Hawaii box last October were so great that I decided to splurge in November and get the Vermont box as a birthday gift to myself. I wanted to go to Vermont (still do) and was very pleased with the box. I also ended up getting the one for Colorado and had lots of fun with that one too. In particular, the mud bath was such a treat for my significant other and I. However, I canceled after that because I was blind and felt that I was wasting paper as I couldn’t use the books and ended up recycling them. Unfortunately, it appears that this box no longer delivers the quality it once did and I would be better off saving the money for a real vacation. I hope that Escape is able to return to its former glory because it definitely was a great box with lots of luxury beauty products and some fun food products to try. I’m most saddened by the fact that you can no longer win a trip to the chosen destination. That, though I didn’t win, was one of the thrills I got when I opened the box.

The spoilers for the Hawaii November box doesn’t look too bad, plus that coupon code is a great deal as well, I think I might subscribe.

Well, this is all very odd. Guess which box I won’t be getting?

I canceled after the deplorable Puerto Rico box, and I’m glad I did. Hey Rebecca, why are you trolling? Perhaps you should spend your time doing proper customer service via email instead of posting insipid, fluffy comments.

If I sign up now can I start with the December box and use the coupon code? The Hawaii box doesn’t interest me as much as the upcoming Europe box.

I hope the box is better in person than this spoiler. Depending on the destination in December, I may cancel. In my opinion, this box has not been worth it for me. I think it is not a bad sub, but maybe I am just too picky since half of the items I just don’t care about. I have a ton of soaps and lotions and don’t want anymore. I really want interesting products that you can’t find on Amazon. Ugh, first world problems, huh.

Based on the above spoiler, 4 items in this box are repeats from the first time they did Hawaii. The shell necklace, the Royal Hawaiian mix (it was a different flavor last year) and the two Honey Girl Organics products were all in last years’ box. The Honey Girl Organics products were awesome, but I’m kind of glad I cancelled this sub.

This was on their facebook page: There was a confusion over an item in the original email – our team thought one of the items in a gift set was a full size product, when it’s really a smaller trial size. We do apologize for the confusion, and you’ll still receive the same number and variety of items, with a total box value at about $90 We hope you love it!

I did sign up for this yesterday, and on the 1st page it told me that it would renew in Dec. at 34.95. The second page told me my recurring fee was $49.95, and then right under that it said my December charge would also be $24.95. I’m so confused…

I had high hopes for this box but they left a bad taste in my mouth. I cancelled after being charged for a box and told them to cancel my subscription but I understood I’d still get that box I paid for. They wrote back wanting to know why I was cancelling. I told them i wasn’t happy about something. They wrote again trying to defend what I wasn’t happy with. I had already emailed them twice about canceling so I didn’t respond with a third email because I’m not going to argue with a company via email. They charged me anyway. I was livid, I had cancelled with one email, then sent them the second email they wanted with the reason. So I emailed again, third time now, and they wrote back “Per our last conversation…” then tells me essentially my concern over what I wasn’t happy with had been resolved by their response to me (no, it hadn’t, I told you to cancel once then again said I’m unhappy with your business practices) and then they said “Do you recall that conversation?”. They were rude, condescending, and I’m done. I did get the refund but the way they handled this and spoke to me was offensive.

I wonder what is going on with Escape Monthly? I hope they come back strong next year. I received some great products from them in the past. I even found a few items that I liked enough to order more. I hope they rebound next year.

Last year they already did a Hawaii box and it contained a bunch of the same items. I feel like they’re trying to get rid of their extra stuff. So for those of you who are thinking about trying this: keep in mind that almost everything is at least a year old at this point.

I have a feeling this will be my last month for Escape Monthly, didn’t like Puerto Rico’s box and the London box I gave it all away, I had high hopes for Hawaii, but I’m sure I’ll end up just disappointed. I think I’m going to cancel this one and sign up for Hammock Pack.

The special box they did a couple months ago that featured items from the last year–that box was my FAVORITE box ever! I subbed and got Paris (eh… Didn’t meet my expectations) and Puerto Rico (bummer box), so I decided to cancel. I’d they do another “yearly favorites” box, I’ll get it, bit otherwise, no.

Yeah, I cancelled this box….. always disappointing.

Do let us know what you find out re: the value change on the box! One of the reasons I recently unsubscribed from Escape Monthly was the constant discrepancies between their stated value for an item and the price I found for the item online (usually directly from the company website).

Yeah, I find it rather…suspicious…that the value of the box went down $25 when they offered a $25 discount…hmmm….

I took a break from Escape. And i’m happy i did. perhaps if they wind up in ireland again ill resub. The values seemed to be better and the items seemed to make you feel like a mini trip to that destination, but now maybe they changed who curates the box or really cut back. it just seems like cheap samples.