I was super unhappy with my Pink box as well, especially since 1) I love Pink and 2) I have loved the past two regular Fancy Boxes I got. I googled and found that the value for all the items was well below the promised $80.
Atlas of Remote Islands – $19.80 (Amazon)
Body Art Paint Sticks – $8.49 (Perpetual Kid)
Casino Bottle Opener – $7.90 (Amazon)
Shirt – $21.60 (
http://wordboner.spreadshirt.com)
Total = $57.79
The $20 gift card to Pop Canvas brings the total to $77.79 (still under $80), however the cheapest thing you can get from Pop Canvas is $30 with $14 shipping, meaning you have to spend an additional $24 to utilize the giftcard.
That is all totally unacceptable! I e-mailed the company and they responded:
"HI Lauren,
Thank you for your inquiry about the P!nk Box. The Atlas of Remote Islands' retail price is 30.00 as listed Penguin's website, this alone brings the value of the box over 80 dollars. The Ace Bottle Opener is 12.00 on the manufacturer's site- Kikkerland. The Body Art Paint Sticks are MSRP 9.95.
We are sorry to hear that nonetheless you are unsatisfied with the quality of the items in the box. These items were the ones that were handpicked by P!nk and she wanted her fans to enjoy these items as well.
We want you to enjoy your experience with your Fancy Boxes and we always appreciate hearing feedback from our customers.
We will be sending you a gift card to use in the future on Fancy as well!
Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns.
Best,
Annie"
I am really not thrilled with that, especially if the gift card is only $10 (which added to the value of the box still wouldn't make it an $80 value!) I will keep my regular FB sub for now, but I will never buy a curated box again, and will definitely consider not doing business with them in the future. I definitely won't recommend them to anyone now!