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Subscribers will start to get emails to make their choice on the 24th. Full Details:
SAMPLE CHOICE EARLY ACCESS!
All Birchbox Aces will automatically get early access to sample choice. Not an Ace? Not to worry! You can get early access too, just by inviting friends to Birchbox. Here's how: Simply enter at least one friend's email address on your Birchbox invite-a-friend page by November 23. And that's it! You'll get your sample choice email on November 24—one day earlier than everyone else.
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I chose one of the coastal scents palettes, the pretty silvery one, but one my page on birchbox.com for this months box, it doesn’t have that listed and has a larger palette listed instead. I know it’s larger, but its in colors I don’t want and I just wanted a small duo palette. Has this happened to anyone else?
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Sandi
Just received the email today to chose the featured box or eye shadow sample. I wanted the featured box and was so disappointed as it said it was sold out. This is so unfair. Why doesn’t Birchbox have more featured boxes for members so they would not sell out so quickly? SMH
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Pamela
When does sample choice open today? I can’t access it yet and don’t want to miss out again 🙁
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Ragan
You don’t have to wait for the email any longer. You should check the Birchbox website periodically throughout the day. At some point, the “Your Box” menu should appear on the black bar (for me, it is almost always the last thing to load), and one of the options is to customize the next month’s box. You can just go to that page and do it.
You may want to try different browsers/devices/etc. if it doesn’t load on the first one you try. I always use a desktop or laptop computer (no mobile anything for me) and I never have any trouble.
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Rebecca
I got the e-mail yesterday afternoon around 2:30 Eastern. However I am an annual subscriber and a BB Ace, so I don’t know if mine came earlier than some others’. Last month (before I was an Ace and before I upgraded to an annual subscription), mine came a lot later than others’, but I was still able to get my choice.
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Ragan
I am not an annual subscriber on either account but am an Ace on both accounts. The emails come at widely different times for me, with the newer one generally getting the email sooner. I don’t think there is any logic to it.
Jen
Hi Liz ! Early access sample choice is available 🙂
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Liz Cadman
Thanks!!
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Mary K
This happens every month with BB. I’m not wowed by the curated box, so I pick the surprise and then always wish I’d picked the curated one in comparison. I don’t mind eyeshadow even though I have tons already, but green & gold aren’t my fave combo. The chocolate treat looks good — I’d like more snack items included occasionally (at least once they’re eaten, they’re gone, no clutter! haha). Oh heck, I’ll probably pick the volume spray and roll the dice hoping for a good surprise box.
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Jen
(Jimmy Fallon voice) Ew!
I’m having IPSY war flashbacks just looking at all this. I would go ahead and not get a December box at all, but I’ve already used the $5 off code that’ll be going towards it. So I’ll just let Birchbox send me whatever they want.
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~^..^~Brenda
Love Birchbox best of all subs for so many reasons but mainly the points and the great specialty boxes you can use points towards. My mouth dropped when I watched the video. So over coastal shadows – they do not go on well or stay well. I will choose the Serge and gift it in a stocking. Dec choices should be pretty polishes, nail art, glittery lotions, maybe a mask to help the morning after those holiday parties. Something that is more special.
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Pam
I am really really over Costal Scents but it looks like no way to avoid it in this box. I don’t need a volumizer. This is the least exciting Birchbox yet. The only thing I’m excited about is the white box.
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Elizabeth Estep
I think I’m going to get a second sub. I want the curated but I also love the surprise. Plus I’ve been wanting to get a second one. I love the choices.
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Ragan
Refer yourself from your main account for extra points!
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Crystal
If I sign up today will my first box be November’s box or Decembers ?
And will i be able to choose sample?
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Debbi
If you sign up today you will get November’s box, but you will also be able to refer a friend and therefore get early access to sample choice for December’s box.
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Emma
I believe it will be Novembers, and you’ll get random samples. I’m not 100% sure tho
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Crystal
Ok thanks
tara
wow i am super blah about all of these choices !!!
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KathyB
I think I’ll go with curated this month, simply because I’ll use everything but the eye shadow. I don’t like/wear any of the colors, so it’s a lose-lose either way. At least with the curated, I know for sure I’d use everything else. This will only be my 3rd box, so I’m not overloaded on everything like most of you are! 🙂
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Kelvene Spencer
can someone tell me if i choose the curated box if i till can review the items and get points?
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Randi
Yes, you can review either curated or sample choice boxes for points. But if you buy the curated box separately, then I don’t believe you can get points for reviewing those
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Gloria
I’m getting bored with Birchbox lately. Its sad because I’ve been with them since 4 or 5 month after they started the company… I hope they do a fantastic black friday deal. Otherwise I will probably cancel my sub….
Princessks
Thank you! So does that means if i choose the curated box i can review six samples rather than the normal five from the normal box?
Emily
Blah, not excited about the Coastal Scents. I feel like I get one of their palettes every two or three Birchboxes. This is turning into a Harvey Prince situation.
The add-ons are great, though, and the Baggu offer is super tempting!
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Kelly
Didn’t they say back in January that you should save all your boxes this year because they were going to do something with them? I’ve been saving them, but I usually use them at Christmas time for gift-giving…
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GAMH
Do you know if I choose the regular box and then I can buy the curated box? Like tati’s box is selling this month?
I loved to try the spray in the curated box and the leave in conditioner hard decision ?
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mimi
I think I’ll go curated this time around, as I like most of the products in that box. I already reserved the calendar and the wall charger/battery thing.
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Em
Ugh, I was hoping that if I chose the spray, I could get out of receiving eyeshadow. Not the case. I might just go with curated.
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Khaleesi142
There might be a discrepancy with the dates, the email I received from Birchbox said that emails would start going out on Nov 30 to make your selection. Last time they had a mix up too.
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Chelsea
Yep, my email clearly says the 30th–which I didn’t believe. It’s always earlier than that.
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Ragan
It could be the 30th.
The 26th is Thanksgiving.
The 27th is Black Friday. BB may not have many people in the office and I doubt there would be sample choice on that day.
The 28th and 29th are weekend days and they don’t do sample choice then.
That leaves the 30th.
Miccarty
I may have to go with the volumizing spray. Not wild about Coastal eye shadow.
I hope all boxes get chocolate!
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nelliebelle1197
Coastal Scents? Seriously?
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Rachel
Eh, none of the sample choices appeal to me. I may just let Birchbox surprise me or even cancel and resub in a few months. I’m drowning in samples and we all know that Black Friday deals are right around the corner!
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Rebecca
I’m with you. I’m swimming in eye shadow (plus I signed up for the year of Glossybox through Gilt, so I’m sure more is coming), and I don’t need volumizing spray. The curated box doesn’t appeal to me, either.
I guess since I am getting eye shadow, I should probably use my sample choice so I don’t get the green one.
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krista
My first time getting something from Birchbox Plus! I’m getting the Umbra box 🙂
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May
I love the calendar but it’s not much of a “deal”
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Tamara
Oh dear. None of the above, please. I even find the curated box unappealing.
Loving the add-ons though. I never get them, but I might get two this time – the calendar and the storage box!
Chocolate in my box will make everything better. Unless it’s cinnamon. Or chile.
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