This review is going to be a rough one. I am not a happy camper right now.
First off, lets start with the fact that it is July 20 and I am just now getting my July box. I was charged for my August box on the 15th. Most people got their box before July 10. But SpouseBox didn't send out the last batch until Friday, July 17. I should not have to pay for next months box until I've gotten this months!!! They should send out all boxes at once. Not over a 3 week period of time.
Now, I guess I understand why they sent out some so much later. They got a lot of crap about this months box. Apparently they sent some gourmet cookies that didn't ship well, and ended up not so gourmet. So, they decided to hold off shipping the last batch and substituting something else in. Understandable. However, it still took over 10 days for them to get my box out. And I don't think it's fair to everyone who already got the not-so-gourmet cookies that they didn't get a substitution.
Here's a brutally honest post made to their Facebook page. A lot of people seemed to have the same grievances. This is what caused them to redo the last batch. They have wonderful customer service. I will give them that!!
Now, not all reviews were bad!! SpouseBox sure does have loyal subscribers. Probably because of their wonderful customer service and past boxes.
Another one of the reasons I'm disappointed in this months box. My box was MAILED on Friday. And here they are posting a review of what was in the box!! Completely ruined the surprise (well, not for me, I'd already read other peoples reviews). But for some people, like this lady, they were rightfully upset. They really should have known better here. You don't reveal what was in the box before all the boxes have shipped.
Without further ado, here is what was in July's box.
This month's theme was Red, White and You
These coasters are so cute! They go great with the Fourth of July theme. The first batch of boxes only got one coaster, so I feel special to have gotten 2!
So I think I've decided that this is a sticky thing that you stick onto the back of your phone. It can then hold money, cards, IDs, etc. However, I do not trust these kinds of things. Imagine if it fell off. Anything that I would put in there is WAY too important to lose. So I'm going to stick to my wallet and purse.
This decal sticker seems super cute! Not sure where I'm going to put it though. The sticker is white. My laptop is white (and already has a decal on it). It's too big to go on a phone, and I don't think my husband would like it on our car. Again, it fits the theme nicely!
Another print. These prints are beautiful. I can tell so much effort and work is put into each months.
This month they included a frame though!!!
Still no idea where to put it.
And here is this month's cookie substitution. Awesome, another tote bag. (end sarcasm) I don't use my other one. I'm sure as hell not going to use a second one. I am incredibly disappointed that the item they used to substitute was an item they've already sent out in their boxes!! DON'T SEND THE SAME ITEM IN MULTIPLE MONTHS!!
I wasn't the only one disappointed. I would have rather had the stale cookies.
And everything together.
This month's theme had so much potential. I mean, most the subscribers are military spouses, military members themselves, or even Veterans. The them was supposed to be patriotic!! They could have done SO much with this theme!! This month was a big let down.
Here's to hoping August's is better. The theme has to do with back to school. It better not be school supplies.
