Hey guys! The "Value" of this advent calendar is so confusing and extremely misleading! Its to the point where Im not even sure if we got the value we paid for it! Let me know what you guys think! Love ya💖
At this point you should ask if you can have a whole bottle of the product you actually like ! I mean they ripped you off by 40 plus dollars and it's on sale for the same 40 dollars!!
I worked at VS for a while and the one thing I learned is NEVER buy anything at full price, things are always on sale and will always go on sale because everything they sell is overpriced in an attempt to make the brand seem luxurious. I have 7 bras that all originally sold for $60 a piece...I bought each of them for $5-$10 on clearance.
I love when you get spicy over these calendars. And honestly, I agree 100%. They managed to make the calendar even worse when it comes to value for your money. I’m glad I’ve never liked Victoria’s Secret as a company, because if I was a fan, I’d be hugely disappointed.
Thank you, I was just thinking this. I'm not saying the box isn't a rip-off, but one of Alexandria's mistakes is simply calculating the perfume cost solely on volume of the actual product. And that is NEVER how it's priced. The smaller the bottle, the more expensive per oz. it usually is. (And a lot of that has to do simply with the cost of packaging. The bottle might hold 1/10 the perfume, but it probably only costs 1/2 the large bottle from the manufacturer, and that cost is factored into the product itself.)
YESSS buy a bottle!! Buy the big size, on sale it’s cheaper than the full price of the small one. Amazing. Plus if they’re discontinuing it, you’ll kick yourself when you run out of the little tiny bottle. Get yourself that big bottle for an amazing price.
I was just telling my husband that some people at work were telling me I should watch YT at 2x speed, and I said, “Can you imagine Alexandria at 2x speed?” 🤣🤣
I just bought rollerball bottles of Glamour and Intense off of Mercari because of her reviews. I love peach smells also. * Received my rollerballs and I love the Glamour and same, I don't dislike Intense, but it's very different than what I normally wear. I'm not sure when I would ever wear it.
How fun! The notification came up when I was actually on my phone! Is it just me who loves these advent calendars MORE after Christmas? It is like the Christmas Spirit has ran out and we can accept the truth of how much a rip off these calendars are but how much fun it is when Alexandria rants and says what we are all thinking?!
@@gemelizabeth4978Oh no gemelizabeth 😢😂. She must be surrounded by a 100 assorted scents that she has spent a fortune on. The thought of her ordering and spending more money on perfume makes my heart ❤hurt 😢😊.
When I was in high school in the 90s, Victoria's Secret had THE BEST pajama pants you could find anywhere, super comfy with all kinds of different designs that I will fully admit to wearing as daytime pants on a regular basis. With all the 90s stuff coming back, maybe next year we'll get really lucky and instead of an overpriced perfume advent calendar, we'll get a fun pajama advent calendar! Are you listening, VS? We want the flannel!!😅
I was cleaning out a drawer last week and found a silk nightie that I got at my bridal shower a million years ago. Fortunately it still fits, I washed it and I"l'm going to wear it when the weather gets warmer. I haven't been in VS for a minute but that used to have the prettiest sleepwear.
Buy the perfume! Of all the perfumes I’ve seen you come across, you’ve had the most positive reaction to this one! It’s so hard to find a perfume you really really love, maybe this could be your signature scent!
Girl, buy the perfume. I got a mini bottle of Versace for Christmas and loved it so much I bought myself the full-sized bottle. It makes getting ready in the morning such a pleasure ❤
If you like the smell of it them buy it. My husband loves the scent of their love spell. I think it's peach with some other things. They have lotions to match all the perfumes. It would be nice to get each scent in each product. Maybe the intense will smell better on your skin.
Just a suggestion... You should get some card stock paper cut it into strips and keep the strips in a cup on your desk so have em to test your perfumes on.
When there is sticky residue from stickers and labels, rubbing alcohol works the best. I love that you tell us how they smell. I have such bad reactions to perfumes that I never get to wear them. But definitely try rubbing alcohol where it’s sticky. Put your pups for me, please. I love when they pop their heads up in the background. 🥰
Hi sweet girl, I have to agree with you that they’re a ripoff! The boys looked very comfy, I love seeing them! Your videos are so cute, I truly enjoy watching them! Stay safe! Love & hugs!🙏🏻🐾🐾❤️
Hahah you nearly touched the bit of paper several times mid rant - I was willing you to get it! 😂 Despite this being an outrageous scam, i don’t remember you getting so excited by any other fragrances in recent memory. So if you can bring yourself to give them any more of your money you should absolutely treat yourself to the glamour one! (Maybe via a strongly worded email to customer services/return of the calendar)
Alexandria, I really appreciate your indignation over this calendar. It’s ridiculous that VS is inflating the price on these items to such a degree, and people deserve to know it! Thanks for sharing. ❤
Hi Alexandria! I looked up the perfume minis and there's a fragrance trio for $50. Also they are 0.25 oz compared to the rollerballs which are 0.23 oz at around $20 so I would think VS would sell the minis for about $25 if they did. Usually minis like that are sold as a set though because they are usually thought of as gifts or vanity pieces.
Buy the Perfume, do it for Ren!! Also I wished you added more close ups like in the last video from your phone. I like the perspective and really shows us what you see! Like the lipstick or like the stripes on the tiny perfumes. Ps. Your videos make me so happy and even got my sister to start watching you. 🖤
I think you should get you a bottle with your Saucy-self! After that curfunkle from all of the advant calenders you've been ripped off from you need a pick me up! But seeing as how they ripped you off too...maybe they owe you it free of charge.
I suggest you contact VS customer service and request a price adjustment. Black Friday price was $117, which seems more justifiable for what you got. Also, come on, it's an exact repeat of last year. And since advent calendars are supposed to be a surprise every day, you wouldn't know you were about to be disappointed by a duplicate until you wee well into it.
Woah!!! That is bonkers how the prices don't add up. I'm glad you're speaking up about this because even if a calendar seems nice, customers deserve to get their money's worth. (Also I had to giggle over your stripe comments 😂 why do they get ripped off, shouldn't they be etched into the glass?)
Ok I went and bought the bombshell clearance perfume in the middle of watching this video. I think it's a steal for 50% off! I love all of the VS perfumes.
I found a VS Tease mini perfume set (set of 4) selling for $60 & $91.04 (oddly specific 🤔). Divided by 4, makes each mini bottle $15 - $22.76. Personally, I’d expect VS to sell the mini bottles at $15-$19 each. Highly overpriced, sure. But as we all know, the larger bottles are always a better value than the smaller ones.
When you were doing your square space, add, behind you was the advent calendars and there is one that looks like some houses with purple flowers on it. It’s on top of the red box. Please please please do that calendar! Or at least tell me what calendar it is so I can look it up
Again, thanks so much for your videos - have had the best time watching you get, "fired up"😅😆!! And watching the furr-babies snoozing in the background💝😊
Hey girl, You go ahead and treat yourself!! I am going to take a look at the intense version myself!! 😊 never bought VS before but there is a first for everything Won’t buy the calendar tho!! 😂 Love the reviews. ❤❤
I know you can get a deluxe mini fragrance trio for 50 bucks so that’s possibly where they’re getting some of the value from. But in my opinion even if that’s taken into consideration it’s not worth it. And yes definitely buy that perfume in a full size.
I think they do their's backwards and "Day 1" is suppose to be the last day, I think you're suppose to do it as like a countdown. You should totally buy a bottle of the one you love!
You got robbed! Holy moly! The soap? That's my sample size I GIVE away! The candles, that size I sell for 3.50! Dang! No way hozay would I ever buy that box! I love some of their perfumes, however the one I do love I understand they stopped making. Yeah that's a no go for me! I've been in their store and even a pair of panties that is basically string was so over priced, that I could take what they charge for one pair, and buy enough materials to make my own lifetime amount of them and still have change left over!, that is if I wanted to floss there! Yeah I'm all good! Thanks for the heads-up on that one also! Hopefully my comment don't get deleted, but some stores are just way too over priced!
That's outrageous, but I like watching you losing of bad advent calendars. I want to see the big orange Sephora uk one and the benefit one, one maybe bad one and one probably good one lov u
Hi A. I just love to watch your fur kids in the background. They are so cute. My son has one too and I love him. Are you spraying the perfume on the same paper? Won't that change the scent? Just wondering. I've been waiting for this calendar and very disappointed. It's all the same. Sucks.
I haven't finished the video yet. But the Bare fragrance is my absolute favorite!! I also really love the Beach Bombshell and Wildflower. But Bare - the original not the pink one... is amazing! I've had so many compliments on it. Also, VS does a lot of sales. So. If you miss this one, there will be others. Lol. ❤
Okay I’m not kidding please post a video I’m having withdrawals from you I’ve literally just finished watching ur last video out of 825 I believe it took me a month I should get an award 😂😂❤️
I was looking up the bombshell mini perfume sets and they normally are $70 and 6 come in the set. So they are allegedly $11.66 a bottle. Still a rip off but thank you for doing these videos. I like your rants because they are genuine reactions.
You probably filmed this during their semi annual I'm guessing? That's pretty much the only time I shop there and Bath and Body Works., I do really like the Bombshell original and the Summer one, but I really like the Tease line better especially the Tease Rebel. It smells soooo good.
Hey guys! The "Value" of this advent calendar is so confusing and extremely misleading! Its to the point where Im not even sure if we got the value we paid for it! Let me know what you guys think! Love ya💖
Yes sweetheart , you should buy a bottle for yourself 😊❤❤❤
Buy yourself a bottle of that perfume --annnd I agree. Ripoff. You have to shop at the semi-annual sale!
At this point you should ask if you can have a whole bottle of the product you actually like ! I mean they ripped you off by 40 plus dollars and it's on sale for the same 40 dollars!!
Love a proper rant! And this deserved it. You should definitely get the perfume you wanted. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Buy the perfume!!! ❤
I worked at VS for a while and the one thing I learned is NEVER buy anything at full price, things are always on sale and will always go on sale because everything they sell is overpriced in an attempt to make the brand seem luxurious. I have 7 bras that all originally sold for $60 a piece...I bought each of them for $5-$10 on clearance.
There was an advent calendar in this video? I spent my time watching a dog sleeping comfy in blankets ❤
I know he looks snug as a bug in a rug. So damn adorable I couldn't help but watch that little cutie pie. Then there was two 😍🫠😂
I always get distracted at some point by the puppies lol
Me to they are so cute
The only time I sleep that hard as a human is during one of my Avoidant Denial Naps.
Me too 😂
I love when you get spicy over these calendars. And honestly, I agree 100%. They managed to make the calendar even worse when it comes to value for your money. I’m glad I’ve never liked Victoria’s Secret as a company, because if I was a fan, I’d be hugely disappointed.
Buy the perfume!!
You deserve it.
You bring so much joy to all of us.
My take away from nearly every calendar is THEY THINK WE'RE STUPID! 😮
Nah. They think you're buying it to give it as a gift, not open it for a UA-cam video, and that's "priceless".
Yet people still buy them!
They think that their loyal customers will buy anything so they put little effort into it because they don’t actually care about their customers
The mini bottles of perfume are $12.50 a piece. They used to sell them individually.
Thank you, I was just thinking this. I'm not saying the box isn't a rip-off, but one of Alexandria's mistakes is simply calculating the perfume cost solely on volume of the actual product. And that is NEVER how it's priced. The smaller the bottle, the more expensive per oz. it usually is. (And a lot of that has to do simply with the cost of packaging. The bottle might hold 1/10 the perfume, but it probably only costs 1/2 the large bottle from the manufacturer, and that cost is factored into the product itself.)
100% this! They increase cost per oz on everything. Candles included!
@@toxicginger9936 she said I’m the video that she did that because there was no prices available from them. She covered your whole point in it.
YESSS buy a bottle!! Buy the big size, on sale it’s cheaper than the full price of the small one. Amazing. Plus if they’re discontinuing it, you’ll kick yourself when you run out of the little tiny bottle. Get yourself that big bottle for an amazing price.
I get there might be a issue with the value but the minis still beat the Christian louboutin broken minis you got in the $600 advent calendar
This was half off in stores during the semi annual sale, I’d say it’s worth it then!
I appreciate how quickly you talk. You're the only person on youtube I don't watch in 2x
I was just telling my husband that some people at work were telling me I should watch YT at 2x speed, and I said, “Can you imagine Alexandria at 2x speed?” 🤣🤣
Geez, I sometimes have to slow it down but it sure doesn't stop me watching. Alexandria is just too darn adorable.
Same
@@heatherb5601 I watch her in 2x 😅
i feel so seen 😩 though i watch alexandria at 1.5x and everyone else at 2 😂😂
If you're still thinking about buying the glamor perfume after you read this, just buy it ❤
Yah, it's not easy to find a fragrance that's really nice.
Yes, get it, because it sounds amazing and I can’t get it to try in the U.K. 😢 although we can get the intense perfume over here, so go figure.
I just bought rollerball bottles of Glamour and Intense off of Mercari because of her reviews. I love peach smells also. * Received my rollerballs and I love the Glamour and same, I don't dislike Intense, but it's very different than what I normally wear. I'm not sure when I would ever wear it.
You have soooooooo much perfume!
How fun! The notification came up when I was actually on my phone! Is it just me who loves these advent calendars MORE after Christmas? It is like the Christmas Spirit has ran out and we can accept the truth of how much a rip off these calendars are but how much fun it is when Alexandria rants and says what we are all thinking?!
And absolutely buy the perfume! 😆
@@gemelizabeth4978Oh no gemelizabeth 😢😂. She must be surrounded by a 100 assorted scents that she has spent a fortune on. The thought of her ordering and spending more money on perfume makes my heart ❤hurt 😢😊.
nailed it!
I think it would be so fun if you put together an advent calendar with your candles and stuff u sell in your shop!!
Oh yes! Make a few Do It Yourself advent calendars from each of your stores! Oh, I'd get my popcorn for those 😂
That would be a awesome idea
You ranting about the value of these calendars is just the best.
After advent season has to be my favorite season of all. You are so much fun to watch and I love your little pups.
When I was in high school in the 90s, Victoria's Secret had THE BEST pajama pants you could find anywhere, super comfy with all kinds of different designs that I will fully admit to wearing as daytime pants on a regular basis. With all the 90s stuff coming back, maybe next year we'll get really lucky and instead of an overpriced perfume advent calendar, we'll get a fun pajama advent calendar! Are you listening, VS? We want the flannel!!😅
Yes, back in the 80’s & 90’s they even had some really pretty dressy clothes. They had a two piece pink Brocade ladies suit I loved.
I had a pair of plain navy satin pj's from them years ago & they were nice for a while. While they fit anyway. 😅😢 Flannel pj's are so nice too.
I was cleaning out a drawer last week and found a silk nightie that I got at my bridal shower a million years ago. Fortunately it still fits, I washed it and I"l'm going to wear it when the weather gets warmer. I haven't been in VS for a minute but that used to have the prettiest sleepwear.
15:30 that "generous" was personal and I felt it resonate in my soul
That peach, peony and amber perfume sounds gorgeous.
I love when Alexandria goes on a rant. Totally makes my day!!! 😂
Buy the perfume! Of all the perfumes I’ve seen you come across, you’ve had the most positive reaction to this one! It’s so hard to find a perfume you really really love, maybe this could be your signature scent!
Girl, buy the perfume. I got a mini bottle of Versace for Christmas and loved it so much I bought myself the full-sized bottle. It makes getting ready in the morning such a pleasure ❤
Get the perfume!! Go for it!💜💜💜
I love "after Advent season". Any Valentine's advent or mystery boxes 😂
Now a Valentine’s Day advent calendar sounds interesting! I know Halloween ones are starting up, why not a Valentine one!?
With stores like VS and BBW, you get so much more value if you just wait until the full sized items go on sale.
Also the boys being goobers in the bg gives me life
If you like the smell of it them buy it. My husband loves the scent of their love spell. I think it's peach with some other things. They have lotions to match all the perfumes. It would be nice to get each scent in each product. Maybe the intense will smell better on your skin.
Just a suggestion... You should get some card stock paper cut it into strips and keep the strips in a cup on your desk so have em to test your perfumes on.
When there is sticky residue from stickers and labels, rubbing alcohol works the best. I love that you tell us how they smell. I have such bad reactions to perfumes that I never get to wear them. But definitely try rubbing alcohol where it’s sticky. Put your pups for me, please. I love when they pop their heads up in the background. 🥰
I love when she get's fired up, cause it's so relatable lol
Absolutely you should buy the perfume! Even Ren and Tater say go for it!
Hi sweet girl, I have to agree with you that they’re a ripoff! The boys looked very comfy, I love seeing them! Your videos are so cute, I truly enjoy watching them! Stay safe! Love & hugs!🙏🏻🐾🐾❤️
yes, buy a bottle! you seem to really like it, it would be good for daily use!
Hahah you nearly touched the bit of paper several times mid rant - I was willing you to get it! 😂
Despite this being an outrageous scam, i don’t remember you getting so excited by any other fragrances in recent memory. So if you can bring yourself to give them any more of your money you should absolutely treat yourself to the glamour one! (Maybe via a strongly worded email to customer services/return of the calendar)
I saw buy the bottle. I’ve never seen you like a perfume so much 🥰
the soap, candles and mini bottles remind me of things that you would get in a holiday perfume gift set.
How I love your rants bc I agree with you 💯! Would love a hair update . Your hair looks beautiful and lush!
Buy the sale peach parfum item! There is never a better time to buy a pamper purchase! 😊❤
Alexandria, I really appreciate your indignation over this calendar. It’s ridiculous that VS is inflating the price on these items to such a degree, and people deserve to know it! Thanks for sharing. ❤
Hi Alexandria! I looked up the perfume minis and there's a fragrance trio for $50. Also they are 0.25 oz compared to the rollerballs which are 0.23 oz at around $20 so I would think VS would sell the minis for about $25 if they did. Usually minis like that are sold as a set though because they are usually thought of as gifts or vanity pieces.
Buy the Perfume, do it for Ren!!
Also I wished you added more close ups like in the last video from your phone. I like the perspective and really shows us what you see! Like the lipstick or like the stripes on the tiny perfumes.
Ps. Your videos make me so happy and even got my sister to start watching you. 🖤
I love it when you zoom in on the boys when they do something like stretch.
You definitely deserve to get yourself a little “gift” every now and then, I say go for it girl! ❤
Buy it! If it is a scent you really like and it smells good on you that is a gem! ❤
I think you should get you a bottle with your Saucy-self! After that curfunkle from all of the advant calenders you've been ripped off from you need a pick me up! But seeing as how they ripped you off too...maybe they owe you it free of charge.
BUY THE BOTTLE SIS ! A GOOD SCENT IS HARD TO FIND q-q
Your spicy ranting warms my heart. I love that you care so hard.
Buy the bottle, do it!!!!!
I second that!
I am so glad you do this so I can save my money - Buy the perfume !
The block writing on the lip gloss looks like Starbucks is signature on their cups and logo 😅😂😂😂
8:58 I would totally buy a bottle. You should too
tater snoozing in the back is everything!
I suggest you contact VS customer service and request a price adjustment. Black Friday price was $117, which seems more justifiable for what you got. Also, come on, it's an exact repeat of last year. And since advent calendars are supposed to be a surprise every day, you wouldn't know you were about to be disappointed by a duplicate until you wee well into it.
On Christmas or after Christmas I love watching this advent calendar videos ❤
Woah!!! That is bonkers how the prices don't add up. I'm glad you're speaking up about this because even if a calendar seems nice, customers deserve to get their money's worth. (Also I had to giggle over your stripe comments 😂 why do they get ripped off, shouldn't they be etched into the glass?)
You should take all the keychains and pendants you've gotten in these calendars and make tree ornaments out of them for that tree in the background.
Vs is my favorite advent calendar thanks for the advent videos you post ❤❤❤
Good morning from Melbourne, Australia..perfect timing to sit down with my coffee..
BTW, I’m on vacation and you’re the only UA-cam channel. I’m currently allowed to watch by my family lol
Ok I went and bought the bombshell clearance perfume in the middle of watching this video. I think it's a steal for 50% off! I love all of the VS perfumes.
Spicy Alexandria for the win 🎉
I found a VS Tease mini perfume set (set of 4) selling for $60 & $91.04 (oddly specific 🤔). Divided by 4, makes each mini bottle $15 - $22.76.
Personally, I’d expect VS to sell the mini bottles at $15-$19 each.
Highly overpriced, sure. But as we all know, the larger bottles are always a better value than the smaller ones.
You’re absolutely correct in saying that this Advent Calendar is 100% a RIP OFF!!
The perfume is a good start.
Alexandria your hair is amazing!! Absolutely stunning.
I love these videos. Please do them all year long. Pretty please😊
When you were doing your square space, add, behind you was the advent calendars and there is one that looks like some houses with purple flowers on it. It’s on top of the red box. Please please please do that calendar! Or at least tell me what calendar it is so I can look it up
Again, thanks so much for your videos - have had the best time watching you get, "fired up"😅😆!! And watching the furr-babies snoozing in the background💝😊
Hey girl,
You go ahead and treat yourself!! I am going to take a look at the intense version myself!! 😊 never bought VS before but there is a first for everything
Won’t buy the calendar tho!! 😂
Love the reviews. ❤❤
I was thinking for sure there will be a keyring and yip there it was. Not as bad as the last calendar
I really hope you buy that perfume!
My daughter got me the Bombshell Glamour for Christmas. I love it!
I'm dying 😂I love the ranting and raving!! I❤️advent calendar season!!
You'd probably like a lotion version of the Intense perfume. Candles count as oil based as opposed to the alcohol base of the straight perfume.
I know you can get a deluxe mini fragrance trio for 50 bucks so that’s possibly where they’re getting some of the value from. But in my opinion even if that’s taken into consideration it’s not worth it. And yes definitely buy that perfume in a full size.
Ugh I can’t get enough of you and these advent calendars
You are adorable when your spicy lol. thank you for your honesty
You’ve sold me on bombshell glamour and when I go into town next I will look in Victoria Secret for one x
GET THE BIG BOTTLE GIRL. TREAT YO SELF 🙌🏽
I’m so glad you’re doing these videos, so I don’t have to waste my money
I think they do their's backwards and "Day 1" is suppose to be the last day, I think you're suppose to do it as like a countdown. You should totally buy a bottle of the one you love!
You got robbed! Holy moly! The soap? That's my sample size I GIVE away! The candles, that size I sell for 3.50! Dang! No way hozay would I ever buy that box! I love some of their perfumes, however the one I do love I understand they stopped making. Yeah that's a no go for me! I've been in their store and even a pair of panties that is basically string was so over priced, that I could take what they charge for one pair, and buy enough materials to make my own lifetime amount of them and still have change left over!, that is if I wanted to floss there! Yeah I'm all good! Thanks for the heads-up on that one also! Hopefully my comment don't get deleted, but some stores are just way too over priced!
That's outrageous, but I like watching you losing of bad advent calendars. I want to see the big orange Sephora uk one and the benefit one, one maybe bad one and one probably good one lov u
8:20 compare the scent notes from both perfumes. I'm curious too.
Hi A. I just love to watch your fur kids in the background. They are so cute. My son has one too and I love him. Are you spraying the perfume on the same paper? Won't that change the scent? Just wondering. I've been waiting for this calendar and very disappointed. It's all the same. Sucks.
Do we think they are adding the "collectible box" as some of the comparible value? They could argue (incorrectly) that it has "value".
Alex you gotta do ONE OF THE CALENDARS from 24 down to 1
Love this perfume it's so pretty
Buy the bottle, you like it plus it’s on sale!! It’s a sign!!
I haven't finished the video yet. But the Bare fragrance is my absolute favorite!! I also really love the Beach Bombshell and Wildflower. But Bare - the original not the pink one... is amazing! I've had so many compliments on it. Also, VS does a lot of sales. So. If you miss this one, there will be others. Lol. ❤
Okay I’m not kidding please post a video I’m having withdrawals from you I’ve literally just finished watching ur last video out of 825 I believe it took me a month I should get an award 😂😂❤️
YES buy the bottle!!
Girl I went back and watched you do this advent calendar last year and it’s literally the same dang calendar
I almost bought this one this year. I’m so glad I didn’t now!!! You always save me soooo much money!!! 😂
I love advent after Christmas calendar season ❤
I love your advent szn/post advent szn videos sooo so much ❤!
I can hear a VS Representative now, "You are paying for the experience "
I was looking up the bombshell mini perfume sets and they normally are $70 and 6 come in the set. So they are allegedly $11.66 a bottle. Still a rip off but thank you for doing these videos. I like your rants because they are genuine reactions.
You probably filmed this during their semi annual I'm guessing? That's pretty much the only time I shop there and Bath and Body Works., I do really like the Bombshell original and the Summer one, but I really like the Tease line better especially the Tease Rebel. It smells soooo good.
The little bar of soap I found on the sale page. It's normally 8 dollars but on sale for 2.99