TinFoil Series: Come and Predict Holiday Boxes

We are rapidly approaching the holiday season with Black Friday sales and one-time holiday boxes. Come and join us as we try to predict the upcoming trends.

Little Lamb is hiding in his tinfoil proof home.
Little Lamb is hiding in his tinfoil proof home.

 

Sub Bella’s Prediction:

I predict that we will see many sub companies capitalize upon our desire for one time holiday boxes. We won’t be complaining. My predictions:

Oui Please – Oui Please will release a holiday box that will ship in December and have the next bimonthly box ship in January.

Quarterly – Quarterly will cancel a few of my favorite boxes. Rosario Dawson Endless Summer will ship just in time for December.

Yogi Surprise and Buddhi Box – Both will offer a special one-time box for yoginis. I predict that Buddhi box will have a prayer cloth or scarf that will have special meaning. Yogi Surprise will have a Christmas Ornament of a woman doing an impossible-to-me pose.

Decoterie/The Box by LE – LE will deliver on an amazing holiday box that will interest people in subscribing to her new monthly sub.

Book Riot – Boot Riot will offer 2 one-time boxes on its own website. One will be a light, fun holiday read, and the other box will be more of a YA holiday twist.

Geek/Gamer Boxes – I predict more one-time boxes with individual fandoms for the upcoming holiday season. Loot Crate/ Nerd Block Family will offer past boxes for purchase or one-time mystery boxes during the holiday season.

PopSugar Holiday Box for Her – I did not purchase the summer or fall boxes, I loved the spoilers. I am going to purchase the Holiday box. I predict earrings because I can’t wear them!

Box of Style – I predict the winter box will have an item that will not work for most people. The curator will then offer an item from her own line as the spoiler for the Spring box.

Vegan Cuts – One time boxes for pets, children, men, women

Good Being formerly Goodebox – I predict that they will offer a one time full-size item box during the holidays to showcase their new name.

BirchBox:  I predict the holiday LE box will have something less breakable than what was offered last year. I also predict a cozy home for the holidays box, a conscious-ingredient box, and $50.00 holiday boxes for men and women.

Globein – They offered a great home box last year. I hope they do it again!

Independent boxes:  Amazing, tightly curated holiday seasonal themes

Popular Seasonal item: Storage items.  I predict boxes will have items that will allow us to store things.

 

Zelda and Link
Zelda and Link

Zelda and Link conferred and believe that a couple of pet boxes will offer a special one time purchase box for the special pet in your life.

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Hmmm Sub Bella’s predictions are pretty darn good…

 

Oui Please: I will receive this box after the New Year. It will have goat hoof prints on it and be alright, save  for the fact that I received 7 lotions and a pair of socks that don’t fit my garish American feet.  I will be so surprised that I actually received a box I will sort of pee a little.

 

GlobeIn: will have an ornament that is made from sustainable felt weaved from alpacas. The ornaments will be snowflakes and interestingly, wooden clogs. In the booklet they will have an explanation that will make it all make sense. For a month after many family’s will have to hear about the special ornament and be treated to looks of disbelief when they comment that “this doesn’t make much sense.” They will be treated to a knowledge drop from the likes of which they have never heard before.

 

Glossybox:  will put on an even bigger sale for their holiday box. Those who ordered with the 25% discount will be super angry about it and will post a ton of comments about it on MSA. Two commentators will really get into it causing what many will call the “War of Glossy.” Many will take sides in this war and no one will win.

 

Ipsy: Ipsy won’t be having a special holiday box. However, I predict at least 4 people who will have basically “the worst Christmas ever” because the spoiler will be lip gloss and “they don’t wear lip gloss.” After the new year it will be revealed that at least one of the style chicks is actually a goat who has been in hiding. Only this site will report on it.

 

Birchbox: A holiday box with a candle and a necklace. After Christmas when it goes on super sale many women will comment about how they will buy it now but it wasn’t worth the price when it first came out. This will make those who bought it for the full price unhappy. They will save their unrest for the the “War of Glossy” making it even more ruthless and bloody.

 

Popsugar: Many women will wait for a coupon to get the Popsugar holiday for her box. They will wait because they think of last year when they were able to do that. They will become sad and pissed when the box sells out so quickly that not even one spoiler was released. Popsugar execs will laugh at how they outfoxed us box addicts.

Not to worry. Their comeuppances will be at hand once they realize that the holiday box is more loved then that of the Nemain Marcus box for the reason that they included an item made from bone in the NM. You see, comparisons will happen and when someone says how much they like the NM box there will be many loud voices who don’t dig on trays made of bone. Either way, the money will roll in.

 

Sophia Wakes Me With Her Rump...
Sophia Wakes Me With Her Rump…

 

So far these are my predictions!

-Subscriptionista

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Pnut’s Predictions:

-I would love to see the hot chocolate on a stick conspiracy to make a comeback.

-I would like a sipping chocolate conspiracy.

-Ohhh and candles (with wood wicks)!

-I predict that Birchbox will have an extra black eyeliner in every box for December (the ones that were stuck in customs and have since not been mentioned for months)

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Onderria’s Predictions:

Bella and I looked through some old box reviews, ate some pumpkin cookies, then pondered current and past trends [blue things, scarves, coasters, cutting boards, and Moscow Mules]. She thinks that there will be more scarves, and I think there will be socks, cocktail-themed items, and useless coupons/discount cards that either expire really soon or have ridiculously high shipping that cancels out any savings.

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What do you think of our predictions? Don’t buy any boxes based on them!!! Share your predictions below and anything else on your mind!

  24 comments for “TinFoil Series: Come and Predict Holiday Boxes

  1. Onderria
    October 27, 2015 at 3:42 pm

    Pnut, I got a hot chocolate stick from Darby Smart earlier this year and I have yet to use it! Haha, I keep staring at it whenever I happen to shuffle my craft box overload around, and think… maybe some day… maybe… >>eyes choco-stick suspiciously<<

    • October 27, 2015 at 3:52 pm

      You can also eat it I have heard! I based most of my predictions on my hunger lol.

      I think you are right on with the socks! And those coupon codes in boxes!

      Love Subista’s Glossybox war and the PopSugar predictions.

      Sub Bella is probably right about Box of Style predictions.

      • Subscriptionista
        October 27, 2015 at 7:46 pm

        Thanks Pnut! lol I think you all actually have really good guesses!

        • October 27, 2015 at 8:48 pm

          I am avoiding heartburn with coffee (too lazy to use coffee grinder and maker too) so I am depleting my TJ sipping chocolate stash mixing it with powdered instant espresso. So I have a chocolate craving as of recently.

          • Subscriptionista
            October 27, 2015 at 8:56 pm

            I need to do that tomorrow!!! (Darn Pnut giving me all these ideas!) 😉

    • Shana in OR
      October 27, 2015 at 7:32 pm

      Oh, I ate mine right off the stick…. It was a REALLY bad day. Chocolate made it bearable 🙂 Pretty tasty, just don’t try it cause you won’t be able to stop until it is all gone.

      • October 27, 2015 at 8:08 pm

        Haha, Shana you made me laugh quite loudly. Cat not impressed. I think I’ll send mine to my mom. She’d probably eat it off the stick or in a mug.

  2. Artemis
    October 27, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Oh my gosh, I was laughing so hard I had to go back and reread what I missed!

    • Heat7918
      October 27, 2015 at 6:02 pm

      Same here Artemis!

      I didn’t discover the sub box underground until Februray… it started with Birchbox and Ipsy. So I haven’t been around for any of the holiday boxes or Black Friday sub deals – I’m excited!! And very worried about my wallet.

      I actually need to research what happened last year to help me prepare. Or I’ll just reread this blog post b/c that sounds more fun!

      • October 28, 2015 at 4:32 pm

        That’s what I did last year. I ended up buying mostly LE/holiday boxes. This year my goal is to find a dog and a cat subscription for a reasonable price. You also have to move fast on most of the deals. They start rolling in after midnight EST and keep coming for a few days.

  3. Shana in OR
    October 27, 2015 at 7:31 pm

    Love this!

    I predict a tide of Red Nail Polish in every box…
    Except those that have an extra special black eye liner and mascara…
    Morninga is going to make it’s move as the new ‘superfood’ and be in tea, cookies, and skin care…..
    and in a new product that you can eat or spread on your skin……
    Glitter is going to make a comeback in the oddest of places….
    Ombre coloring is also going to make a move into two colors fading into each other…..

    • Subscriptionista
      October 27, 2015 at 7:47 pm

      Ohhhhhh these are great guesses!!!!

    • October 27, 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Again, Shana you have me laughing! I found a pile of glitter on my passenger seat yesterday before McBoyfriend got in and quickly brushed it off [he loathes glitter] and didn’t tell him. At least my new Halloween sign is pretty =)

      I hope the new morning skincare food is cinnamon pancake flavored.

    • October 28, 2015 at 4:33 pm

      I can see that happening especially the morninga.

  4. Shana in OR
    October 27, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    I predict the new fad will soon be getting blank canvases in our boxes – just think of the paintings we could all do with our stash of eyeliners…..

    Pumpkin spice is thinking of making a move into November boxes…..

    There will be more boxes of stuff we don’t need, but want badly, that we will be forced to make choices on Black Friday — hmmm the box with endless scarves, the one with endless eyeliner, or the box that gives both with ugly puke green nail polish — I can’t decide, better get em all………..

    • Heat7918
      October 28, 2015 at 6:48 am

      Oh no! That’s what I’m afraid of! lol

      You’ve clearly been doing this sub thing a while… you’re like an oracle.

  5. October 28, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    Great comments. I can’t wait to see what trends come true. Maybe we all can get jobs forecasting sub box trends 🙂

  6. Galatea
    October 28, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    Couldn’t the boxes include a bar of high quality of chocolate? Either milk or dark without any additional ingredients. I would even suffer through the seas of mascara, nail polish ,scarves and magnets for really good chocolate.

    A girl can dream…

    • Heat7918
      October 28, 2015 at 6:39 pm

      How high quality does this chocolate need to be? I could totally curate a box for you taking from my vast stores of mascaras, polish, scarves & magnets and throw in some good chocolate for ya! 😉

      • October 28, 2015 at 7:50 pm

        You’ll have to think of a box name, because I want to order one too! How about Choc-full of Heat? You could start off with the spicy box: red nail polish, chili chocolate, a slinky silk scarf, and a mascara that doesn’t come off no matter how much you cry at the end of a romcom.

        • Heat7918
          October 28, 2015 at 8:06 pm

          I love it! That’s perfect!! Maybe some red, lacy panties and spicy Cheetos too.

          • October 28, 2015 at 9:09 pm

            Add in packets of hot chocolate on a stick and sipping chocolate too!

          • October 28, 2015 at 10:04 pm

            Pnut, I just saw more hot cocoa…. on the…. Artisan box post?? and I was like, she’s so right. It’s a coco-spiracy!

            Heat, red lacy panties and spicy Cheetos sounds like an awesome night! I think a beer in a wine glass with a straw would go nicely with that. Perhaps some cozy slipper socks as well. Man, this is going to be the best LE holiday box!!

      • Galatea
        October 29, 2015 at 7:42 am

        If you build it , they will come 🙂 mmmm, chocolate.

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