I don't think they're any worse than the ones they released last year. Especially at this price point. I guess I didn't expect them to be spectacular though. With welcomeoffer20 or mobile20 you could get both boxes for about $22.50 which is only slightly more than buying two birchboxes. I'm not planning on getting them for myself but I have a friend who would probably love them, I might send them to her. The CEW box was definitely better when Beautybar did it.