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CAUSEBOX Winter 2020 Box Spoiler #5 + First Box for $29.95!

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ByMSADec 4, 2020 | 86 comments

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The Winter 2020 CAUSEBOX is available to order now and we have the fifth spoiler!

From cozy winter staples to sustainable swaps, the Winter Box has a little of everything: 5 options to customize; 6 sustainable, ethical, full-size products worth up to $275+, one beautifully illustrated collectible box. Yep, all that for just $49.95.

Sounds pretty good, right? We think so, too.

For a limited time, Use coupon code FREEBOX or BF20-A to get your first for FREE (Regularly $49.95) when you sign up for an Annual subscription! 

Or, use coupon code BF20 or BF20-Q to get your first CAUSEBOX for $29.95! (Regularly $54.95 per quarter)

CAUSEBOX is a quarterly subscription box that features brands and items dedicated to doing good all over the world. Many featured brands donate a portion of proceeds to charities and/or may employ local artisans, use ethically-sourced goods, etc. 

The Winter box will include:

IDLEWILD CO. Yearly Planner - $32

Feeling organized, inspired, and ready to take on 2021? Start the year with some joy through pretty design details and thoughtful layouts.

OR

SOON SKINCARE Peony Foot Masks - $45

Give your toes some much-needed TLC with these vegan, cruelty-free foot masks. Ingredients like licorice and ginger root smooth and spoil your feet, helping to restore and nourish your soles.

Spoilers #4:

ROSE & FITZGERALD Brushed Gold Kettle - $98

A stovetop statement and your new pour-over coffee bff. Rose & Fitzgerald blends age-old craft with a simplistic, contemporary aesthetic, creating authentic, quality pieces with handmade charm. More than 300+ artisans were employed in making this kettle!

OR

THREAD & SUPPLY Cozy Cloud Wrap - $115

With its downright cashmere feel, you probably would never guess this wrap is made from recycled plastic water bottles — but it is! This cloud-soft sweater pairs well with socially distant dinner dates or cozy nights in.

Spoilers #3:

Activated Eco Reusable Silicone Baking Sheets OR Boon Supply Reusable Zip Pouches

Good taste alert! This winter, let's make less plastic and more deliciousness. Our third spoiler is a choice between two sustainable swaps in the kitchen. Which one are you?
The baker → Make cleanup easy with these @activatedeco Reusable Silicone Baking Sheets and say good by to single-use aluminum foil or parchment paper! Made from 100% food grade and BPA free silicone, this set of 2 pastel green and light grey sheets save 18 rolls of baking paper each year on average. Plus, they're fridge, freezer, oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe!
The snacker → Take a little for the road with these @boonsupply Reusable (and translucent, for easy viewing 👀) Zip Pouches in 5 different sizes, and replace more than 300 single-use bags each year! Not only are these an excellent sustainable swap, but Boon Supply also gives back big time with their unique business model. 40% of every order with Boon Supply supports a fundraiser of your choice. At CAUSEBOX, we chose to support Teach for America. For this product, a portion of profits will go towards providing TFA's teachers with the training, tools, and resources needed to best support their students in a distance learning environment.
What are you in the mood for?

Spoilers #2:

ettitude Travel Beauty Pillowcase OR Maggie's Organic Heathered Slouchy Socks

Our second spoiler is a snuggly selection arriving just in time for the cold months ahead! Will it be...
The soft-as-silk pillowcase from ettitude ? → The bamboo-based Travel Beauty Pillowcase in the Winter Box *might* just feel more silky than silk itself — and, made from their signature CleanBamboo fabric, those who've been sleeping like royalty in their Sheet Set know it! Minimal, sophisticated, and intentionally designed, ettitude elevates sustainable living with a dash of luxury. Using a closed loop system, this 1% for the Planet company reuses 98% of its water in future production cycles.
Or...
The walking-on-clouds cozy socks from Maggie's Organics ? → You've probably heard of Fair Trade, but Maggie's Organics takes it to a whole new level. Made with organic cotton grown by family farmers in Texas and small scale producers in Tanzania, these Heathered Slouchy Socks fit like an honest hug for your feet. Soft, yet snug, with incredible elasticity, they'll comfortably fit a women's size 6-11.
Which one feels like the perfect fit? Annual Members, once you've decided, you can go ahead and log into your account now to customize as you go! Full customization will open on December 4th 😇

Here's a closer look at each product:

ETTITUDE Travel Beauty Pillowcase

This bamboo-based pillowcase might just feel more silky than silk itself. Minimal, sophisticated, and intentionally designed, and made in a sustainable closed loop system that reuses 98% of its water! $25 value.

 

MAGGIE'S ORGANICS Heathered Slouchy Socks

You’ve probably heard of Fair Trade, but Maggie’s Organics takes it to a whole new level. Made with organic cotton, these heathered slouchy socks fit like a hug for your feet, soft yet snug with incredible elasticity. $25 value.

Spoilers #1:

True Moringa Rejuvenating Body Polish OR Zeal Living Marble Geo Coasters OR Sanctuary Project Thick Gold Hoops

Sometimes, it's the little things that make the biggest difference — in your home *and* around the world!

Serve over 5,000 small farming families → To date, True Moringa has planted over two million moringa trees in Ghana, one for every purchase made on their website. These trees not only combat deforestation and malnutrition, but they also create working opportunities, providing a luxurious and deeply moisturizing oil often referred to as 'the new argan.' The Rejuvenating Body Polish in the Winter Box is made with fresh Nicaraguan coffee beans from @vegacoffeehq to exfoliate and sponge away dry skin, while the oil replenishes and moisturizes. It's the perfect treat for winter skin!
Sustainably employ over 9,000 artisans in 17 African countries → Zeal Living began as a way to connect consumers to Africa's most incredible artisans, designers, and makers, investing in handmade, one-of-a-kind home goods and jewelry that create jobs, sustain ancient techniques, and preserve cultural traditions. Though Zeal Living does most of their production in Africa, the custom-for-CAUSEBOX set of Marble Geo Coasters was made in collaboration with our artisan team in Rajasthan, India, where this project helped to empower and employ 274 artisans. Pair these coasters with a coffee or a cocktail, and cozy up!
Provide meaning employment to survivors of trafficking, violence, and addiction → Sanctuary Project is a survivor-run, nonprofit social enterprise jewelry brand that offers a safe community for women in transition to grow in practical skills while restoring their lives and hearts. Their jewelry is designed and packaged by the women they employ, and 100% of our sales go directly to providing more job opportunity and job training to survivors! The Thick Gold Hoops were made custom-for-CAUSEBOX, and perfect for sprucing up your Zoom call look.

Which one will you go for? 💛

Here's a closer look at each product:
TRUE MORINGA Rejuvenating Body Polish

In this polish, the coffee beans tighten and gently exfoliate, while the moringa oil delays the signs of aging. True Moringa serves over 5,000 small farming families. A $34 value.

SANCTUARY PROJECT Thick Gold Hoops

Spruce up your Zoom call look with these gorgeous matte gold hoops. Sanctuary Project is a nonprofit social enterprise providing employment to survivors of trafficking, violence, and addiction. A $38 value.

ZEAL LIVING Marble Geo Coasters

A sophisticated set of four coasters handmade out of marble — pairs perfectly with coffee or a cocktail. These gorgeous artisan crafted pieces were made by a 60% female workforce. $42 value.

Annual subscribers will get to choose their product.

The Subscription Box: CAUSEBOX

The Cost: $54.95 on a quarterly basis, or $49.95 per box with an annual subscription

Coupon: For a limited time, use coupon code BF20 to get your first CAUSEBOX for $29.95! 

The Products: At least $150 worth of products for women from CAUSEBOX’s favorite socially-conscious brands.

Good to Know: Sign up for an annual subscription to qualify for CAUSEBOX Custom, which lets you hand-pick certain items in your boxes!

Ships to: The continental US for free, Hawaii, Alaska, all US territories (including Guam) & Canada for $7.95

Check out all of our CAUSEBOX reviews for more information about this subscription box and sign up for notifications to get spoilers!

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86 comments

Kim

I received my box and I used the cookie sheet co ear to make sliced home fried potatoes for dinner. Clean up was easy. The marble coasters look high quality and they are thick. My husband thought they were nice too. They might be my favorite thing in box. Toner I tested on the inside of my elbow for reactions so I will see what happens
The tea pot is going g to be used for watering plants. Love the planner!
I will use everything and it was a winner for me

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Claudia Arrechea

My box is on its way. The calendar should be here by next week

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Angie

I was trying to sign up for an annual but the code FREEBOX does not show up in the summary. Has anyone else had this issue?

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Cynthia

That code expired several days ago.

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Inge

Is the total amount around $149.85 before tax? When I sign up the code was automatically applied.
If the total amount is around $150 then the code was applied already. The regular annual price is around $199.80.

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Dana

Yeah… I am not disappointed that I passed on this box seeing this spoiler. Nothing excites me here, and the box wouldn’t even arrive until after Christmas, so I can’t really re-gift the items.

The fall and winter boxes were just a serious miss. I was actually disappointed that I couldn’t have the fall welcome box instead of the normal box – because to me the fall welcome box was better than the actual box.

They did allow me to skip both of them, which extends my annual until next winter… so hopefully next season will be better.

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Jacy

I got my box this morning 12/7!! As a quarterly subscriber I thought you got one or other of some items. My box had the planner, the kettle AND the sweater, socks, foot masks, coasters that are lovely and earrings.
Think it’s well worth it. :))

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Rochelle

Jacy, how is the sweater? Can you give us a review? I’ve been on the fence between that and the kettle. I’m a little leery of their clothing items after the fall bathrobe they sent which was so bad I’m donating it to charity. On the other hand, I don’t use a kettle & mine might not get here before Christmas in time to gift it, but it is a very pretty kettle! Let us know what you think!

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Molly Honey

What was the last item?

sop

so you got kettle AND the sweater from 1 category and coasters and earrings from 1 category! they made lots of mistake! So jealous that you received so early~~!

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Dana

So… can you tell us the last spoiler? Lol Or is this it?

Amanda

Wow. I think that was a lucky mistake.
Anyone else get both from the categories? I would totally sign up then!

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Rochelle

I’m so jealous too! You actually got 2 items from the best 3 categories! Kettle/sweater, coasters/earrings & planner/foot masks plus the socks. That definitely makes it a better box! Mine hasn’t even shipped yet. On my account page it still says it’s expected to ship late December/January. I’m an annual subscriber so maybe they are sending out the quarterly subscriber’s boxes first? I hope they send annuals their boxes to arrive before Christmas too.

Wendy

I am less than thrilled with this box and this will be my last one. I have cancelled my renewal, between this one and the Fall box. The robe I was excited for is too small and is not even soft. Guess I should have choose the towels, but anyways. This box lacks any kind of pizazz, not one thing that I am excited about, maybe they will announce a product everyone is getting that is better, like the swell bottles, but as of right now I am glad this will be my last box.

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Marie Solera

Wendy, I did not get the robe, wished I had, but you did not miss a thing on the towels.
Once you wash them they shrink up, there are DETAILED instructions on how to wash them.
Who has time to re-shape towels! I have only used the hand towel, and that one has shrunk and I’ll leave it like that! However, I am looking forward to my Winter box, which I have not received yet.

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Andrea

You haven’t missed anything, the towels were awful. Between the pretty lackluster items in the last two boxes, the unforgivably bad towels, and the laughably long shipping times, I see no reason to continue this subscription. I’m waiting for my Winter box to ship so I can cancel with some assurance that this last box is actually being sent to me.

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Yari

Agree. I cancelled my subscription the same day the box arrived. The shipping takes for ever. The products were blah..at best in the last two boxes and the quality of some of the things was subpar too. When the box design is the best you can think there’s a problem.

Teresa

The towels are pretty bad too.

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Mindy

The towels are awful. They shrunk so bad, they’re not absorbent. Causebox had some bs tips about stretching them out by rolling them up with another towel. They might have mentioned ironing. Hilarious.

Molly Honey

This box has turned out to be a pretty good curation but you still can’t customize if you’re seasonal and it arrives after Christmas, the new year and possibly valentines day? What a big flop. They have to practically give it away to sell it.

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Sabrina

So true! I always sign up for intro boxes or dirt cheap seasonals because of it!

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Anne

I’d love to try that body scrub, but I just wish it was at least twice the size or bigger. It just seems too small for a body scrub, I’d probably use up the full tub in a few showers. At least the coasters and earrings have unlimited uses.

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SheriH

I love planners! I am looking forward to everything in this box.

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Aimee

I must say I’m ridiculously excited for this box. It’s awesome! That is the same brand planner they did a couple years ago and it is the best! Great choices!

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B

Has anyone baked on A silicone mat? How does it compare to parchment? Their comparison is funny – replace 18 rolls in a year! I use baking sheets almost every day and maybe use 2 rolls of parchment.

When will this box ship? Many comments say after 1/1? Thanks!

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Anne

I do a lot of grain free baking, which really need parchment paper or silicone mats. It I tried to do my baking on a bare cookie sheet it would just glue itself to the metal, or crumble into dust as I tried to remove it.
Silicone can’t replace parchment for literally every purpose, sometimes you want a bit of that stick that paper has over silicone (macarons, for example, come out better baked on parchment than silicone mats!) but for nearly every parchment purpose, including rolling sticky dough out between sheets of it, you can use a silicone mat like this.

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Yi

In Instagram, I saw that they replies to the shipping questions, they said they will begin shipping in late December. So I guess it means you cannot receive your box until January

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LJ

I have two from a different brand and really like them. No stick, super easily cleanup – even if something accidentally burns, and dishwasher safe. I have not reached for parchment since getting them.

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Jaycee

I didn’t get either the bags or the baking sheets but I still love my box.

Lana

I love my silicon mats, I can’t remember last time I reached for parchment.

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Jas

I decided to get annual this time with the black Friday deal for the free box. It seems some people haven’t liked this box’s selections but I personally find them much better than what was in the Fall box, which I skipped. It is nice to able toj customize with annual but as other people have commented, seasonals should be able to have at least one or two customizations! Else the box is too random.

Since I’m not sure I’ll like the cardigan but the kettle is super cute, I’m getting the kettle. Even if I don’t use it much, I can always use it to water plants or keep it more as a decorative piece so it gets some use out of it one way or another.

I was actually thinking about getting reusable baggies and a silk pillowcase, so those options work out nicely for me,as do the coasters. Working at home now, I’ve been avoiding any sort of water stains, etc on my desk with some paper since I can’t find the coasters I used to have.

With this latest option, since I don’t use a physical planner at all, I’m going with the foot masks. My feet get really dry in the winter as well so it might be a nice thing to treat myself and other family members with, since there are multiple.

Apparently, the last item will be the Skin & Co Roma Truffle Therapy face toner, which I keep hearing good things about so excited to try that!

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Jen

I made the exact same choices! Good to know about the toner. Excited for my box 🙂

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Emily

I already have a personal planner for next year, but can definitely use this one for work. The layout looks great.

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Shar

I have subscribed to Causebox for two years, but cancelled before my renewal last month. Glad I did. There is literally nothing in this box I want. Happy to save the money. This has been a favorite box usually, but this one really misses the mark for me.

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Cynthia

Heard the item everyone gets is the Skin and Co truffle toner. If so, it’s a great toner and sells for $30.

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Kc

The last spoiler is an artisan product according to their website which makes me doubt its a toner.

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Cynthia

Nope, I was correct. It’s the toner.

Molly Honey

Finally a name brand beauty product!

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Alice Rachal

One of my favorite skincare lines!

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SquirrelyGirl

I’m really happy with this box. Is it the most exciting box ever? Not really, but it is full of incredibly useful items for me.

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CT

I would love the agenda but already have one so will likely go with the foot masks for my super dry feet.

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~^..^~Brenda

I was drooling over the kettle, signed up for the $30 box, then upgraded to annual so I can customize. I think the deal for annual at ~40/box is a great deal! I am a FFF annual member and just canceled so spring will be my last box there. It will be nice to have a change here. I have only gotten one box in the past but loved and use every thing in it. Yay!

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Amy G.

Why would they offer a 2021 planner that won’t arrive in time for 2021 to begin? I have been using the same paper planner for several years and won’t change for one I can’t have in time for the new year.

Really debating what to do with this box. The sweater seems too washed out and bathrobe-y to look professional on zoom and I have a ton of sweaters like that for lounge wear.

The kettle is beautiful but I have a red one and this one will probably look weird in my stainless steel kitchen.

I don’t bake and don’t pack a lunch anywhere so I’m not sure I’d use the bags.

1 pillow case seems like it would look weird (though at least that one I’d use.) Sigh.

If it were arriving for Christmas this would make good gifts maybe but for stuff I’ll get in January, seems like a bunch of stuff to have to deal with on Poshmark. How can the same people who brought me my favorite candle, Swell bottle, purse, etc. possibly be the same people curating this box now?

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Amy G.

Sorry to be so whiny. I just have found subscription boxes such a joy in the last year of difficulties and stress and am frustrated that the one I love most seems so . . . off . . . to me this time.

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Deb

I agree with you Amy, this one does seem a bit off. Nothing I’m super excited about. Usable items that are worth the cost of the box but I was so used to being excited about Causebox and this box not so much.

Kay

Yes, Brenda, they do allow annuals to skip, but that choice has to be made before billing day (this time by November 30th).

~^..^~Brenda

Bummer these don’t fit your wishes or style. Do they let you skip a box like FFF does? I thought the same thing about the kettle with my stainless steel appliances, but IDC! I love it. I cook/bake all the time, use diff pillow cases than my partner (gonna just use it everyday since travel is far out of reach now), love/need a new planner, and always like hoop earrings. I hope the next box is better for you!

Izzie2busy

I thought this box looked really good and I love what it stands for but I am seriously bumming hard and kicking myself for not realizing you couldn’t chose anything unless you were annual. Really wanted the sweater. Hoping I get become an annual the next box.I will have my fingers firmly crossed I get it. Does anyone know when you see what they choose for you?

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Amy G.

Not sure when/if you can see what they picked but you can always trade here or buy on Poshmark, etc if you don’t get the sweater. (Just give it a few days once they get to people’s homes and the prices come down.). You can also sometimes get them in the next box’s add-on market.

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Izzie2busy

Thanks! I totally didn’t think of that way too busy experiencing fomo..lol I will be on the lookout for one.

Shaylee

I initially was going to go with the planner but I am a planner addict and I have plenty. Plus I’m kind of picky.
Kettle, coasters, baggies, socks and foot masks.
I wish I knew if the hoops were ok for sensitive ears/ what the metals are. I kind of want the earrings. When is the last day to be able to change our choices??

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Rachel

I saw Sanctuary Project respond to a comment on Facebook that the posts are stainless steel! Based on other Sanctuary Project earrings for sale, I would guess that the rest of the earring is gold plated over brass.

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Shaylee

That would be nice. I think I will change it to the earrings because marble coasters are at TJ Maxx for $5 for a set and I already have some. I don’t have hoops.

Leigh Martin

These are both meh to me but I’ll get the foot masks because I use a digital calendar – a paper one would just be dropped in a drawer and forgotten.

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Didds

this are both meh to me but I’ll get the foot masks because I use a digital calendar and I would just drop a paper one in a drawer to be forgotten.

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Kc

I would have loved the planner but bought one last week since I need it before January. Wish they would’ve spoiled the box sooner (say November) to help ppl decide whether to sub and what to hold off on purchasing. I do like the items but they need to be more organized with releasing spoilers early.

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Jenn

It is so frustrating they wouldn’t spoil the planner earlier in November, most people start looking for the next year then!

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Michelle F.

I’m going with the foot masks. I did not use my 2020 planner last year. I have never tried foot masks like these and my feet are dry in the winter.

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