Oprah Circle of Friends Subscription Try & Keep Box Review

I signed up for the Oprah circle of friends without reading reviews for it. Since its put on by Oprah, I just assumed it would be great. I signed up and within a week stumbled onto your reviews and I’ve been nervous ever since! I did receive one of the beauty boxes today and I was pleasantly surprised at the value. I received a few full size products, a really juicy size of OroGold face cream (somewhere between .33 oz and .5oz) with a 1oz valued at $200. And a few other deluxe sized items. The value would be at least $120 with the face cream being in the $66-$100 value range depending on actual size. I was nervous about chintzy sizes but I think the people at O listened to the feedback their received and responded well!

I would be very disappointed in this also. For everyone wanting to unsubscribe, a word of warning: I signed up for a 3 month set of boxes. Went to the website to make sure that was all I would get, then I was surprised when they reupped my sub without my knowledge. It’s in the fine print, apparently. The problem is that the website makes it look like you aren’t getting anything other than the ones you already paid for, so it’s very misleading. After I got a really snarky email back from their CS, I decided to never give Glossybox another try. Their CS is horrible.

I do not subscribe to this (thankful that I don’t). I would however assume that she would not be likely to feature the individual items in Glossy Box but Glossy Box itself. I don’t think that Glossy Box was likely to impress with this particular box though…..

I received my 2nd “test and keep” item last night .. a Glossybox with 5 tiny samples that came up to $30. And the Orogold was $20 of that $30. All that I had received before from Glossybox. About 5 months ago, I hand wrote a letter to Oprah and told her how disappointed I was in the cheap items that I have received: earring worth $29 for first test and keep and berts bees set. She or one of her people NEVER replied. A total ripoff!!!!

i was so excited to sign up when i was at her special weekend. it was soon expensive, but i figured it was ‘OPRAH’ it had to be good. I have been so disappointed. I think if you get glossy box, which i already did there was nothing special. the whole thing was a sale money marketing bust. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

Ooh, sorry you had to deal with such shoddy service and business practices! Glad to know to never put any money into oprah’s circle of friends. What a dissappointment

I’m just curious how glossybox can have extra ‘ s of items with so many complains of late boxes due to shortages… this just seems like another way for them to make money. Sad.

Looks like I dodged a bullet with passing on this subscription. I feel bad for everyone who spend their hard earned money on this. Oprah should feel ashamed for this subscription.

Hey, I did get a book. “O’s little book of happiness,” before this sample box came in. I AM SO VERY DISAPPOINTED. Fooled me once….

Considering the total price and what you got for it, along with the very (deliberately) misleading advertising, there is a basis to seek a chargeback with your original method of payment. That’s not to say it’s a sure thing but it’s certainly something I’d try. I’m considering doing that with my Oui Please box since my value was about half what they advertised. “Product not as described/advertised” is the technical basis to cite in such cases. Terms and conditions of credit cards differ from one company to the next so I recommend checking your issuing company website for specifics.

Unbelievable. It really makes you wonder if Oprah has a clue what’s being sent to her subscribers. What a disappointing sub.

I had seriously considered this subscription. Two things stopped me: I didn’t think the magazine subscriptions were worth the value AND I was too late signing up to go to one of the tour events. I guess it was a blessing in disguise (as are so many missed opportunities).

Wow, that’s a bad subscription! I can’t believe it!
Thank you Liz for reviewing it.

Remember when someone from Oprah’s Circle of Friends asked for feedback? Well, I gave it to them and I never heard back. I really don’t think they care. When I called to cancel, they told me they couldn’t give me my refund amount over the phone because it’s another department. I found out from my credit card statement it was $30. They cancelled my magazine subscription (which I didn’t really care since it was a reminder how much I was suckered) and my friends and they never had to give my mom one because she already had it. Didn’t think they act like this subscription was more valuable until they had to credit us? So I sent them an email about how disappointing their subscription service was & they never replied back. I wish someone would complain to the BBB because this subscription is the worst. People complain about popsugar but at least you have something you can trade, and I am willing to give them a second chance. This subscription? Never.

I began subscribing to subs back in Nov of last year and I read all the reviews and it seemed like a lot of boxes were worth it. Now I’m seeing in thread after thread that quality has fallen anda lit of these companies seem to be getting rid of old stick and not much else. Why is this? Are so many more of us subscribing that this is more profitable way to go? This box, the latest Allure box, the PSMH, maybe even the OuiPlease all seem to be composed of “leftovers” not cutting edge products!

Absolutely no way that subscription had the $597 value that was advertised – I think subscribers would have a good shot at disputing the payment.

Liz, I agree with you on all counts: you are a very optimistic person in your reviews; and this sub seems like a rip-off.

I can’t believe Oprah would let her name be used on this. Knowing Oprah’s history of “favorite things” and her knack for introducing great new products, this just seems pathetic.

I agree. This subscription has been a big disappointment.

Oprah COF sending a box of left-over Glossybox to subscribers is laughable, although I’m certainly not laughing at any of you who wasted your hard earned money on it! The thing I find funny is that two of the most disappointing subs lately actually joined forced to send out…wait for it… yet another disappointing box. After seeing the reviews of the disappointing Oprah box on here I would never consider subscribing to it in the future and GB’s association with them definitely lessens my dwindling opinion of them.

Irritating. – Out of all the subscriptions that is the one I thought would be the very best. – The glossybox products are from many months ago. – They need to call the box, circle of old friends, because of older products and “friends/customers” they will no longer have because of boxes like these. – Is there any way to get a refund on this box, Liz? – The box is completely misrepresented. – When I look at the products, you received, I wonder if they are expired or will be expiring soon.

Since I’ve been around the subscription block for a few years, this whole sub was incredibly disappointing. I would think they are maybe aiming it at an older generation that doesn’t get other subs regularly if ever. If I’d never been exposed to the sub box world, say like my mom, this sub might have been really fun. But from whee in standing i

So happy to see your honest and straightforward review, Liz. I know you really attempt to be positive in your reviews about what’s included in a box (any box), as we all know with sub boxes that we’re signing up for a surprise. Sometimes, however, you just have to admit this was a clear miss and didn’t come close to meeting your expectations.

Wow…this is really disappointing. I think your first box was the only one that had decent products. Every follow-up box has been pretty bad. 🙁

They should be ashamed of themselves. This subscription description was completely misleading! This is taking advantage of the dwindling fan base that Oprah has left.

Has ANYONE ever received the higher end product samples that were advertised like jeans? What they alluded they would send you and what people actually got are drastically different.