Infinite Style by Ann Taylor Rental Box Review #2 – January 2018

I feel like the clothing rental boxes would be a great option if you are in the process of losing weight. To have a changing wardrobe that you can changes sizes as you need would be perfect as when you reach your goal you’re not stuck with a ton of clothes that no longer fit!

Cute stuff, you look great! 🙂

I am thinking about this one especially after your pics but I really don’t NEED this and Gwynnie Bee and I’m grandfathered in with the old price model there so I’m getting 3 items out at a time and only paying about $60 per month.

I think that the problem with the skirt was actually the black pantyhose, not the skirt itself. Nude pantyhose always looks better on women.

I love the sleeves on the gray top. When I was a young adult the bell sleeves were in style and I hated them. I worked in an office and they were always moving papers on my desk around and to the floor. More times than not I would wind up with food on my sleeve from reaching across the plate. Good luck.

This is exactly the business model of the Gwynnie Bee which has just expanded to include all sizes, just not plus. I think for plus size gals it makes more sense as much of traditional retail doesn’t cater to their body type. I am on the cusp where I can where most traditional retailers and the lower sizes of GB. I just “paused” my GB after a few months to see if I can live without it! The thing about GB is that you basically choose your clothing as they almost always send the things that you have designated as your “priorities” in your closet. This does give you control over what you receive which I liked.

The price of this box, being that it is a rental service box, is literally unbelievable!! I mean I am shocked that at that price you get nothing to keep. They will have a very hard time competing with other rental/stylist service boxes as a lot of the price points are much lower…. like $25 usually, and then they even let you put that towards a piece you want to keep!

$95/mo for maybe 9 pieces a month that you have to send back? I never quite understand clothing rental services. Are you washing these items? Are people sending them back stretched out and damaged? I don’t see the value personally.

I also hate that sleeves can’t just be sleeves anymore. D:

The second outfit looks really good on you! But I also do agree that the skirt would stand out a lot better with a different top.

Taryn, great review!!

I understand why you provided a total RV for the clothing you received, but maybe there is a better way to talk about the overall value of the box. It’s true that the RV of the clothing received is nearly twice the cost of the box, but unfortunately, that value only lasts until you return the items, whereas the money is gone forever.

Plus, … and the results of this next calculation astonish me…

Let’s say that – theoretically – you wanted to buy everything in the box. It would cost $124 (discounted RV) + $95 (cost of box) = $219! Yikes!! That’s $20.51 more than the original RV! Granted, you do get to “test drive” the clothes first, but wow…This does not seem like a consumer friendly model. I would love to know how many subscribers they get.

They sent you some very pretty pieces and they flatter you well! I love Ann Taylor and Loft (well, at sale/outlet prices anyway lol), but I really can’t get over the cost of this box for a straight-up rental. Also, the discounted prices aren’t low enough IMO considering the up front cost of the box. I would say it *might* appeal to me if you were allowed to keep an item from each box for free. That way, for $95, you’d get one piece to add to your wardrobe and the fun of trying two new things each month that go back. If I’m spending $1,100 a year, I would want something to “show” for it!

I could see this being a good way to wear some dry-clean only clothing without having to deal with cleaning bills. Getting three boxes a month sounds challenging though since there’s the mailing time and you’d want to wear the clothing before returning it. I’m assuming that they went with a speedy option for mailing and not one where your packages sit for a week in Nebraska. I would imagine the clothing may have been worn before (otherwise what would AnnTaylor do with returned clothes?).