I also recently cancelled, even prior to receiving my bag, which came today. Whereas last month, I found some of their issues and drama to be somewhat endearing and entertaining, I just found it annoying this month. I also noticed (as some mentioned on another thread) that the sizes of the "OR" products varied greatly. I received the 3Lab, and found it humorous that the bottle clearly was labeled as a "BeautyFix" pick. Ha. Maybe we should all be going over there if that's the type of products that are offered.
Anyway, I debated whether to stick it out ANOTHER month, but what put the nail in the coffin was the fact that I was really excited about my Sample Society box this month, really excited about getting a Birchbox invite this week, and not so excited about anything to do with MyGlam. I know there was a rumor that Michelle Phan posted about next month being all makeup, but for me, I could care less. Sure, I'd like a little more makeup variety, but if their idea of makeup is sparkly, roll-on, bright green eyeshadow/body glitter, I'll look elsewhere. I am a professional in my late 20s; I really don't have much use for that. I wasn't a subscriber under the pretense of a ton of makeup anyhow.
In addition, I feel that I can't really trust the hype MyGlam makes in their posts about upcoming bags. I realize it is their job to get people excited, however, I feel that they get everyone so excited to a point that people become more disappointed than they may have originally been. Every month it is, "Omg this bag is going to be AWESOME! We guarantee YOU. WILL. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!" and then somehow, some aspect is a tremendous let down. Now, as it seems most girls have received their bags by now, they're not addressing everyone's disappointment but are onto hyping up next month by saying, "We PROMISE if you stick around, next month will be amazing!" Uh, haven't we heard this before? In saying this, the "community" has somehow become their biggest supporters and their worst nightmares.
In terms of the foil packets they gave out this month, I am not disappointed by those, nor do I completely blame the company for that. If they had poured those products into a small bottle instead of a foil packet, would people be more forgiving? I think so, just because the packaging isn't as disappointing. In the customers' defense though, we all know we can get some of those packets for free at Sephora, Ulta, and many other beauty-related retailers. Where is the value in that?
I would be willing and excited to try MyGlam again in the future, but for now, I want to spend my money elsewhere. Even if they someone put out a December-like bag next month, I won't regret my decision to unsubscribe. Right now, it just seems like too much of a gamble as to whether I feel my $10 was put to good use and I'm willing to place my bets on a more organized, more reliable company.
/emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Besides, I think MyGlam knew full well that their first month's bag was fabulous, and they did it on purpose to lure in clients. So they can't be surprised if people aren't happy when the months that followed have not lived up to the first month.
