Gwynnie Bee Review + 50% Off Coupon – April 2015

I’ve enjoyed GB so far. It is a LOT of dresses, so if you don’t wear them at all or don’t like them, it might be hard to get your closet up to size. I wish they would roll prioritization out to everyone. I haven’t had any big shipping problems but I know a lot of people have lately.

Well, I bit the bullet and finally decided to give it a try. I have a luncheon in a little over a week, so hoping I get something cute to wear. I don’t wear dresses, so added all tops and two pair of pants to my closet. I wish they had more pants. For those that subscribe, how long did it take you to get your first items? I know Liz mentioned they shipped hers about 2 days after signing up. Also, do you get an email when they ship? It is kind of a pain to have to log in each time to check my closet to see if anything has appeared yet.

Perhaps this an unpopular opinion, but I’m finding that clothing stores and plus-size services (including Gwynnie Bee) have such matronly-looking clothes! As if everyone over a size 12 just wants to be comfortable, but not stylish. (This is in no way meant to offend anyone, purely subjective based on style preferences). I would give so much money to a company that actually put some time into creating clothing that was a bit more stylish and modern and not just “hey here’s another stretchy wrap dress or dumpy shift”.

I signed up for this service after your last review, too! My only complaint is that it takes them 2-3 days to send me new stuff after receiving my returns. I get pretty anxious to see what will be coming next! Otherwise, I have really enjoyed the service. I wear a lot of dresses anyway because my constantly changing backside makes it hard to maintain enough flattering pants. I also work a lot and spending time shopping isn’t in the cards for me. I’ve also gotten so many compliments on their clothing! Seems like they have a knack for having clothing that is flattering on me. Thanks for introducing me to the service!!

My comment/two cents is in no way meant to put down this subscription or take away from the fact that I truly appreciate the time and effort Anna took to write a thorough review and take photos. Thank you Anna! 🙂 That being said, what I wanted to mention has to do with other possible ways to build a plus-sized wardrobe or try things out as you change sizes. I have an auto-immune disease and due to medication side-effects and flare-up my clothing size fluctuates greatly. I have been a size 10-18 all within a year before. What has worked for me is shopping at thrift stores, my main one being Savers. The way I found works best for me is to bring a couple bags of items to donate (fairly easy as we are a family of 8). They will take books, clothing, shoes, household items, toys, etc… With the donation they give you a 20% off your entire purchase coupon, excludes items that are already 50% off that week. (They use color coded price tags to determine which color is 50% off that week). I have found so many nice plus sized dresses, pajama pants, skirts & tops at Savers. Using the 20% off I usually pay about $3.20-$8 a piece. I try them on before buying so I only buy the things I love, but you can exchange within a week if you want to try on at home. After a while I go back through my closet and see what I can donate from older items, my kids or even things I bought the months prior at Savers. I donate for another 20% off & repeat this process as needed, keeping my closet up to date with my sizes and seasons. It was also PERFECT for maternity clothes which was great because I have 6 kids & that came in handy. I know that was pretty long but I wanted to offer a possible suggestion for saving on clothing. With the exception of not getting a 20% off coupon, the same concept can apply to Goodwill and other thrift stores because most will run daily or weekly specials on certain items. I think it’s fun too because it is kind of a treasure hunt.

I tried this service after your last review, and I really like it–shipping is pretty fast and the clothes are high quality. My only complaint is, like you mentioned, they carry mostly dresses (and I never wear dresses). I’ve loved the tops I have tried, but I can’t see myself subscribing for more than three months unless they add a lot more tops. By then I will have gone through all the ones that I like.

I’ve found that 95% of the things I get from GB, I return immediately without wearing, because it doesn’t fit, I don’t like it in person, the colors are way off then what it looks like online, etc. I’ve only bought two items to keep and kept one coat through winter. I’ve had several issues with their shipping, items being in my at home section for months when I returned them 1-2 months ago. Or where the label was created and two weeks later it still hadn’t been sent out. It’s very frustrating to me, especially when the service costs so much and the clothes aren’t even steeply discounted for used clothes. If only you could just try on all the clothes at once haha.

Thanks for reviewing this. Your comments crack me up. Glad your son is ok! What is it with kids and light sabers?!

I would love to see the dresses on!