Golden Tote Review – December 2014

Reading reviews & considering giving this subscription a go. However, when I went to the site & chose the smaller bag option (allowing you to pick one item)– there were only a few choices. In other words, your one pick is Not anything on the site. Ok, fine, it’s the end of the month and this is understandable. I then clicked on ‘shop the boutique’ to browse and see if there was anything I might want to purchase outright. Again, the choices are limited but that’s understandable if you are specializing in providing high quality items at a steep discount. Then, sure, this is necessary and we all win with bulk buying of High quality items. I found a cute cream reindeer sweater – it’s called the vixen sweater on their site. It is 48$ and available to purchase however no brand name is provided. I then ran the photo of the sweater through google and low and behold: https://pinkcoconutboutique.com/buy.php?sku=02527
It is now out of stock on pink coconut boutique (low cost forever 21 type – wear it a twice disposable clothing). The price was $17.99.
Couple that with there is nothing in the golden tote gallery that can’t be found at marshall’s at a better price & quality. Again, nice concept but I do not think their business model is on repeat business. They will be out of business in no time but in the meantime many will waste their $ — if it’s too good to be true…..

I really, really wanted to love this company but I truly think it’s overhyped. I find the selection in the totes to be generally good but the surprise items are all over the place as far as quality, fit and style. I doubt that value of most large totes ever comes near the “up to $600” value they advertise. I read several blog reviews before purchasing a tote, including on this site, and the overwhelming positive reviews prompted me to purchase. I really believe that most bloggers get much more carefully curated totes than the general public, especially if that site frequently reviews subscription type services. I think the bloggers are all very honest with their reviews – most of their totes really were adorable. There is, however, a huge difference between many of the tote reveals on Golden Tote Facebook trading site and many blog reviews.

I bought two of the $49 totes on Cyber Monday. My first tote pick was the tweed sweater and my second was the everything cardigan in ivory. This is my first purchase from golden tote and I absolutely loved everything in both totes! I think they did a really good job of customizing mine to my profile.

I have to agree. Things are often mismatched and I find myself getting rid of golden tote items more than anything else. Last year there was a puella item in every tote. Now not so much. I wish the stylists took more of a personal approach to curating a tote. That wwould at least make the wait bareable.

I have to agree the quality of the items isn’t that great. I have a dress I have literally worn twice and already has a hole in it. Another blouse I had to stop wearing when a button fell off and my baby found it and almost choked on it. Plus it’s gotten to the point now where shipping takes almost all month and if you don’t order as soon as the monthly boutique opens a lot of items are already sold out. I wanted to love GT but it’s not worth the expense.

I am glad that some of the items really worked for you! I feel like a grinch, but I have not been impressed with the quality of items in the Golden Totes I have purchased. I felt like they were basically Wal-mart quality, and that I could have bought them for a lower price elsewhere. But I’ve never heard anyone else voice that complaint – so maybe it was just my bags!

You got some items I have never seen before. I got mine a couple of weeks ago and I got a small and large tote and an add on. I picked the shiny Merry shirt and the shiny sweater and got a couple of shiny surprises which I love. The stylists really figure it out I guess based on what you pick. I thought the surprise item was this shirt with the fake leather trim and zipper on the sleeves. I got one in red. I loved everything in my totes this time.

Liz- You should wash the “white with black lace top” with some old towels for the first couple washes. The towels absorb color well and they shouldn’t muss up the lace detailing = )

The cyber monday extra item was the red/black white striped top. I attended the special event where I got to pick my own surprise items. So I got to see each designated rack. I ended up picking the same top but in teal stripe. I also chose that ivory/black blouse. I washed cold delicate/hang dry and it shrunk a bit in the arms and in length. Colors did not bleed, but maybe dry clean if you like the original fit.