Native Box

Big thumbs down to Native Box for what I got in the mail today. I was happy with my first box last year, and had good expectations for this quarters box.

Unfortunately it seems they must have run out of items by the time they shipped me my box. 2 full size items were crossed off on my list of products – a hair comb & a Sea Siren nail polish, worth over $30. They didn’t replace the hair comb at all, and had the word ‘replaced’ with my nail polish – and then replaced it with a tiny Adorn mineral eye shadow ‘sample’ I can buy for $2.50 off Adorn’s site. I only had one full size ($6 item), was missing 2 full size items others had, and imo inappropriately compensated. Missed replacing one item & the other a tiny eyeshadow sample as a ‘replacement’ for a decent product is hardly going to keep me spending $25 a quarter. Sent off an email to their support this evening & cancelled my subscription

This is a box subscription I’ve been seriously considering since I came across it a couple of weeks ago on Facebook. I’ve tried a few box subscriptions and think this one may be for me. I’ll think about it a little more…

I’ve had a subscription with Native Box before and was really happy with the service and contents of the boxes. The good thing about Native Box is that you can use the ‘Gift The Box’ option to try it out first before signing up for a subscription if you prefer. I’m looking forward to receiving the next Classic Box 🙂

This is a box subscription I’ve been seriously considering since I came across it a couple of weeks ago on Facebook. I’ve tried a few box subscriptions and think this one may be for me. I’ll think about it a little more…

Hi Iambe, I am not at all offended by your use of the word hippy! Living a sustainable and earth-friendly lifestyle takes commitment.

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Hi Iambe, I am not at all offended by your use of the word hippy! Living a sustainable and earth-friendly lifestyle takes commitment.

Damit! I knew Native Box would lift their game when I unsubscribed! That box sounds great!

I took out a month by month subscription and the first was probably the same time as yours Iambe as the first 3 were good and interesting (still haven’t used my ear candles tho – sounds a bit scary!) and then #4 was a dud and by then I had subscribed to LHI monthly as well as their quarterly Eco (and finding Eco box similar to Native Box), and not a real fan of some of the food in Native Box.
So I unsubscribed and emailed them to that effect – it was about 2 weeks before the start of the month, when the next payment would come out, but like softness, I had to pay for another box before my termination took effect. So a monthly subscription isn’t really a month to month, but month to month + 1 month!

For $20, this sounds way better than my June LHI box!
But I’m not going to resubscribe. If I did, I think a 3 month subscription would be the way to go, then it stops at 3 months and you don’t get tied into paying for another month.

Thanks, guys – I think you are right, and I’ll let this one go – as I still have one box to go on my second three month sub I ought not to have to pay any more. I might get a gift sub for my dear friends living eco-sustainably in Mullumbimby, though! (Petal, please don’t take offence at my “hippy” crack – I really admire the ethics of this lifestyle; I’m just too citified for it to work for me!)

Hi Iambe, I have wondered why so many people were subscribed to these boxes when there has been so much dissatisfaction with them. However, as I am into all that hippy stuff, the Native Box is one I will probably subscribe to once I’ve used up my backlog of skincare (which will take a while!). I don’t think I could see myself subscribed to it for the long-term unless they kept on expanding their product range.

Iambe I don’t really know if it’s worth it or not, they do sound like not your normal run of the mill products.
I think perhaps if you are subscribed to all the beauty boxes (LHI!, BB, Violet Box, LHI! Eco) cull one of those? I know you get different products, but over time the products mostly seem to be repeated in the boxes between them?

as for waiting 30 years for the nappy use, if its 100% biodegradable I would like to think it will at least start to break down by then LOL

lol Iambe – another 30 years to try the nappies! I actually tried the Native Box for a box a couple of months ago but I personally wasn’t really suited to it so I decided to terminate it. Unfortunately they made me buy another box before I could actually terminate my ‘membership’. Not really happy at all with that lot. I’ve put my name down for Wantable though just last week as they were offering a 30% discount which was nice plus a personalised system to pick products that would suit me so I may stick with them if I like the products. Wantable sounds interesting too to me because the products also may be new to me as it’s an American brand – things I probably haven’t already tried. Price is steeper than Native box though! ; )

Thankyou for your expertise in the boxes! It’s been interesting to receive them and find which one is right for me and it’s great to read about other’s experiences here too on Bh about them.