POPSUGAR Must Have January 2013 Box - Page 21

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Originally Posted by JessP 

If that's the case, you can either:

 

a. Use the mobile version of MUT by logging in on your phone and clicking the "Mobile" button instead of Desktop on the very bottom of the site. Then, find this thread and use the "reply" box to upload your picture. Click on the little house again (3rd button) and choose "upload from my device" and follow the steps (this works when I use my iPad or iPhone, but I can't speak to other devices). Then, to make it a spoiler, type [SPOILER] at the beginning of the post and [/SPOILER] at the end - since there is no spoiler button on the mobile version of the site, you have to add it manually.

 

or b. Email the picture to yourself from your phone, download the image, then upload it to your post from your computer as explained above.

 

Let me know if you have any questions! I know there are a few steps but the process is easy :)

^^^Awesome! I didn't realize that you could do a spoiler from your phone. Most excellent...thank you!

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Originally Posted by jesemiaud 

^^^Awesome! I didn't realize that you could do a spoiler from your phone. Most excellent...thank you!

No problem  It's certainly helpful when using your phone!

agreed. :D

I'm in the Pacific Northwest and I still don't have a tracking number! My account number doesn't work as a reference number, either! It still says processing in my account.

This is frustrating, especially since I am eager to get this box!

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Originally Posted by Fyrefly 

I'm in the Pacific Northwest and I still don't have a tracking number! My account number doesn't work as a reference number, either! It still says processing in my account.

 

This is frustrating, especially since I am eager to get this box!

This is what happens to those of us Up Here *every single month*.  I'm pretty sure we're the last group to get boxes sent out.  It worked in our favor in September because they ran out of the sample sizes of the shampoo and conditioner, so our boxes got delayed while they waited for more -- and then they could only get the full-sized versions.  I'm very glad about that because I actually liked those two items, and this saves me from having to buy them for quite a while (at the rate I'm going through them because I use a different shampoo every few days depending on what my hair has been like, they're probably going to last a year or so).

DON'T EAT THE THINK THIN BARS!!!!THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM!!!!i was in bed looking up reviews for the items in this months box and this popped up,google think thin crunch recall.from the pics i saw, the caramel crunch and the blueberry one is in the boxes.not trying to freak anyone out,but salmonella hello.what a buzzkill!hopefully the tainted ones arent't in the boxes.
 

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Originally Posted by jerricabenton7 

DON'T EAT THE THINK THIN BARS!!!!THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM!!!!i was in bed looking up reviews for the items in this months box and this popped up,google think thin crunch recall.from the pics i saw, the caramel crunch and the blueberry one is in the boxes.not trying to freak anyone out,but salmonella hello.what a buzzkill!hopefully the tainted ones arent't in the boxes.
 

I found this release from the FDA - to those who got their boxes, did you receive this Crunch variety? It says it applies to products distributed from 3/2010 to 10/12/12. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm323822.htm

Anyone find anything else?

ETA: This article from BusinessWeek says that the recalled bars all have best-by dates of July 13, 2013. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-15/thinkthin-bars-recalled-on-contamination-concerns

the latest best by dates i found were july 2013.
 

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Originally Posted by kitnmitns 

Beat me to the draw. That is what I found too.  Searched the FDA site, no alert since October that I could find

Okay good to know. Let's all make sure to check the best-by dates to make sure they aren't 7/13/13!

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Originally Posted by JessP 

I found this release from the FDA - to those who got their boxes, did you receive this Crunch variety? It says it applies to products distributed from 3/2010 to 10/12/12. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm323822.htm

 

Anyone find anything else?

 

ETA: This article from BusinessWeek says that the recalled bars all have best-by dates of July 13, 2013. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-15/thinkthin-bars-recalled-on-contamination-concerns

Eeeek! I really hope Popsugar caught this and that the bars they are sending out are not affected... It's going to be a major disappointment if they are. Even if they aren't though I see this becoming a major customer service nightmare.... and kinda makes me not want to eat anything that comes from thinkThin.... ever... ever.....

would that be my subscription#, because I tried and coming up with nothing...

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Originally Posted by JessP 

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Originally Posted by Beauty-Flawed 

Eeeek! I really hope Popsugar caught this and that the bars they are sending out are not affected... It's going to be a major disappointment if they are. Even if they aren't though I see this becoming a major customer service nightmare.... and kinda makes me not want to eat anything that comes from thinkThin.... ever... ever.....

Ugh, I agree! On both counts lol. Even if the bars are okay date-wise, I think I'll still be iffy about them.

You're not missing much...I got one of the chocolate crunch thinkthin bars from Cravebox a while back and it was one of the worst things I've ever tried to eat...like dry, fake chocolate flavored sawdust, gag.

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Originally Posted by JessP 

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Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld 

You're not missing much...I got one of the chocolate crunch thinkthin bars from Cravebox a while back and it was one of the worst things I've ever tried to eat...like dry, fake chocolate flavored sawdust, gag.

Ew. Good to know! It seems nutrition/health bars often leave a lot to be desired, unfortunately. Kind bars are the only ones that actually taste decent to me (and I have PopSugar to thank, even though that July box certainly was something lol).

Yeah...I like the more granola-y type, with lots of nuts and fruits (yes, like Kind - they're the best!!) but most of them gross me out, especially if they have that nasty crunch texture, or tout themselves as protein bars (there's something in the texture that is just horrid to me). I do find the Kellogg's FiberPlus bars surprisingly tasty. But I woudln't try a thinkthin bar again if they paid me!

I can not eat any Clif bar products due to their peanut recall a few years ago.....I ended up really sick in the hospital w food poisoning for over a week :(

Glad I read this...will avoid Think Thin bars- I'm in Canada and we can get these here and stores are bad w taking stuff off the shelf for bars anyways.

I'll be sticking to locally made nut bars- some company H&A something they make bars with different nuts and just honey and sell these.  or a lot of Lebanese stores here they sell just a bunch of nuts stuck together with honey and rose syrup as a snack.

I'm not crazy about rose flavored foods but they are usually quite fresh.

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Originally Posted by jerricabenton7 

DON'T EAT THE THINK THIN BARS!!!!THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM!!!!i was in bed looking up reviews for the items in this months box and this popped up,google think thin crunch recall.from the pics i saw, the caramel crunch and the blueberry one is in the boxes.not trying to freak anyone out,but salmonella hello.what a buzzkill!hopefully the tainted ones arent't in the boxes.
 

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Originally Posted by jerricabenton7 

DON'T EAT THE THINK THIN BARS!!!!THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM!!!!i was in bed looking up reviews for the items in this months box and this popped up,google think thin crunch recall.from the pics i saw, the caramel crunch and the blueberry one is in the boxes.not trying to freak anyone out,but salmonella hello.what a buzzkill!hopefully the tainted ones arent't in the boxes.
 

All the more reason I dislike food items in sub boxes that are supposed to be "entertainment, style, living" boxes.  I really wish they went with something else or just didn't include them at all (seeing as the hot chocolate and marshmallows seem to be the "must have food" item this month).

you guys freaked me out a bit

i already ate one and then the FDA recall - I think PS would know better and hopefully this is their way to promote business for Thinkthin.

dates on mine are in december - so I'm safe. hopefully.

so the bars need to have a date beyond  7/13/13 in order to be safe??

My box shipped and should be to my tomorrow yet I haven't received an email from popsugar. So weird!

Has anyone emailed them regarding the recall on the bars?

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Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld 

 

Yeah...I like the more granola-y type, with lots of nuts and fruits (yes, like Kind - they're the best!!) but most of them gross me out, especially if they have that nasty crunch texture, or tout themselves as protein bars (there's something in the texture that is just horrid to me). I do find the Kellogg's FiberPlus bars surprisingly tasty. But I woudln't try a thinkthin bar again if they paid me!

Agreed! I really like Kind and FiberPlus bars! I had picked up a thinkthin bar when I was checking out at Sprouts last summer. I was starving and the flavor looked appealing. I should have looked at the ingredients (instead of just the nutrition) a little more carefully. It was loaded with artificial sweeteners....?? It was gross and I didn't finish it.

I'm curious if anyone contacted PS to let them know about the recall? I agree with everyone that safe or not, a recall makes me wary about trying something even if they consider it "safe" now.

I wonder if the reason they had a bunch of Think Thin bars is because of the recall...like the company is trying to improve its name and is giving out free product.  

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Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld 

 

Yeah...I like the more granola-y type, with lots of nuts and fruits (yes, like Kind - they're the best!!) but most of them gross me out, especially if they have that nasty crunch texture, or tout themselves as protein bars (there's something in the texture that is just horrid to me). I do find the Kellogg's FiberPlus bars surprisingly tasty. But I woudln't try a thinkthin bar again if they paid me!

I'm not a big fan of bars like this either the Luna bars in birchbox always gross me out, they taste nothing like they say there going to! lol Now I'm really not looking forward to those being in my box ha ha I guess at least for me this box is paid for with my referrals so that kind of softens the blow

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Originally Posted by JessP 


Yep, according to this article from BusinessWeek - the recalled bars all have best-by dates of July 13, 2013. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-15/thinkthin-bars-recalled-on-contamination-concerns

Just checked...the bars have a best by date of 12/5/13 and 12/18/13

I am tossing them anyway!