See, Shop, Love!: April Little Black Bag Review and Unboxing

I bought two Little Black Bags this month and here's the first of them. I was so curious to see what the new system would be like, and like most users there were some things I liked and some I didn't. I'm not going to boycott the site or anything (obviously), and the pros here heavily outweigh the cons for me. I really like that the prices are more graduated now, so I can get a handbag for less than the original $49.95 price.

Since I actually got these items a while ago, I can't remember the exact names of the earrings. Anyway, I'm really happy with these items overall. The crossbody is adorable and just the type of bag I wanted for summer. I think this bag ended up costing me around $54 after tax and shipping, which was a bit cheaper than the previous price, which would equal around $60 for me. Here's the list of what I got:

Deux Lux Bowery B-Sides Mini Messenger
Lydell NYC Hexagon Drop Earrings
Spring Street Spice Market Earrings
BeFine Packette Box
Lemon Socks

The socks and packette box are bonus items, but they're pretty decent bonuses. I especially like the packette box. For a more in-depth review of my items, watch my unboxing video:

Overall, I do like the new LBB. I know there was a lot of commotion when they first changed to their new shipping and billing practices, but after it settled and I really analyzed the situation I think the changes are for the better. I still don't quite understand the point of the charging $9.99 a month to get $10 in credit, so I'm just going to skip each month and then just purchase a bag on its own when I feel like it. I know they advertised it as "getting free money," but a free $.12 a year isn't going to do much for me.

Aside from that, I like that the price of the bundles reflect the price of your first item, so you can pick a bag like the crossbody I got (retail value of $71) and pay somewhere around $50 after shipping, or you can pick a $24 necklace for something like $18 (this is an approximation, since I haven't picked an item that low to start with yet). The shipping increased by a dollar, but that doesn't bother me. The exchange policy was a bit wonky at first, but they did a good job of listening to customers and they've since implemented a much better system. The only thing I really don't care for is that they have shoes now. I'm not a shoe girl, and I wouldn't order them even if I was because I wear a size 5.5 (meaning shoes rarely fit me, even if they're marked as that size) and having them not fit and needing to return them is more of a hassle than I want to deal with.

Check out more photos of my items behind the "read more."