Adore Me - Revision

 I have to revise my review of this company based on them not being true to their word or fulfilling their end of our agreement. I am not very happy about having to do this because I really liked the lingerie and the concept behind the company. I was promised a lingerie set that would be given away to one of my followers after I posted my review. After posting the review I was told that there would be no set to give away but that it MAY become available eventually. I was also asked not to blog about this. I am pretty pissed. I did what I said I would do per the agreement. I should get what was promised. I have dealt with 3 different people during the whole process. I am including our emails below so you can form your own opinion on this situation.

First email sent from Vanessa on 11/17/2011

Hello fellow blogger

I am contacting you today to announce the launch of a new brand of women's intimates, Adore Me and to offer you a great partnership offer for our launch.

We are different than other lingerie brands because Adore Me is a subscription based eCommerce website, that offer women a personalized selection of lingerie, picked by professional Stylists each month! Price is a steal at only $39.95 per lingerie set, free shipping, free exchanges.

We would like to work with you on the long run, starting with the following deal regarding 2 posts: one to announce our today's launch, and one for a product review a week later. As soon as you post about our launch, we will send you 2 lingerie sets of your choice out of our Adore Me Collection: one for you, and the other for a giveaway to your readers. You can also read more about us by checking out our Media Kit!

 

Here are a few of our current partners:

The Panty Drawer

Just LoLo

Fabulously Thrifty

A Fashion Splash

Tres Fly

JesRoque   

We are looking for http://www.christinaluvsglitter.blogspot.com to be a long term partner of Adore Me!

Please email me all your questions.
  Thank you so much for your time and consideration,
Vanessa Marzana
Marketing Associate

I replied the same day

Hi Vanessa,
                   I just registered on the website and I am totally interested in trying out your products. I would love to start with the 2 post deal and once I test out the lingerie go from there! Do you have a set template that you would like posted regarding your launch? Would I pick any two lingerie products after that post is finished or is there certain ones that I would need to choose from? Thank you so much for considering me and my blog for this partnership! Please let me know any more information that is needed. Once again, Thank you!
Christina Klopka

Vanessa responded the same day

Hey,

Great to hear from you! We are definitely interested in working with your blog! What usually ask before is an intro about Adore Me informing your readers about our brand, then we email you a unique coupon code you can apply on our website for your order.This coupon code will deduct the lingerie set you will choose to review. This way you can test out our website and also choose the lingerie set you prefer! (any set you like) I will contact you later on today with more information regarding the code! You can also read more about Adore Me on our Media Kit You do not receive two sets to review, the second set will be used as a giveaway for one of your readers, we can think of something clever they can post on your blog and depending on the best answer, they win a set. We do not need their shipping information because they will redeem it on their own! 

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Best,

Vanessa Marzana

Adore Me

485 7th Avenue, Suite 505

New York, NY 10018

I responded the same day

Vanessa,
           That sounds perfect! So I will make an intro post about Adore Me and it will be posted tomorrow then! Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Christina Klopka

November 18th I posted the "introduction" to Adore me on the blog

Sent email to Vanessa 11/18/2011

Vanessa,
           I just posted the intro post! http://www.confessionsofaglitterholic.com/2011/11/adore-me.html
Thanks
Christina

Vanessa responded on 11/21/2011 ( the lapse was because of the weekend)

Christina,

Thank you very much on behalf of Adore Me, the post looks great, I will contact you shortly for the code to review your product!

Best,

Vanessa Marzana

Vanessa finally emailed me the code on 11/29/2011

Hello Christina

  First off let me thank you on behalf of Adore Me for your amazing blog post! You recently featured us on your blog: http://www.confessionsofaglitterholic.com/2011/11/adore-me.html and we thank you again for the kind words and sharing our brand with your beloved readers! As previously agreed, you now have the opportunity to review our lingerie. You will get a first-hand look at AdoreMe.com by creating an account with us, taking your Style Quiz and finally choosing the Adore Me set you loved the most! Before you head to the check out enter this Promotion code: PROMO_VM742 and your order should be deducted to $0.00. We offer free shipping within the US and Canada, if you are located overseas please contact us and we will work something out for you!
In your review post please include the following:

Your opinion on our website, as far as taking the quiz, ordering, what you received in your showroom, customer service and how long the shipping took. Also review the lingerie itself! (this should be self-explanatory!)

Keep in mind you should contact us as soon as your lingerie comes in the mail!

Thank you and I will hear from you soon!
Vanessa Marzana
Marketing Associate
AdoreMe.com

I sent her an email on 11/30/2011 day because the code did not work when I tried checking out.

She responded the same day

Christina,

I just checked your code and it seems to be working fine. Did you click "apply coupon"? Let me know if this problem persist.

Best,

Vanessa Marzana

The code worked after that which I assumed she fixed it because I did input it correctly numerous times and it did not work 

I ordered on the 30th and got my lingerie a week later. I was extremely busy during the holiday so the review was not posted until Jan 2nd. However I was in contact with Adore Me the entire time. 

Vanessa emailed on 12/5/2011 

Hello Christina

  You recently featured us on your blog: http://www.confessionsofaglitterholic.com/2011/11/adore-me.html and we thank you again for the kind words and sharing our brand with your beloved readers! As previously agreed, you now have the opportunity to review our lingerie. We hope you have already ordered your FREE Adore Me set and are working on your review post! It is very important that you contact me if you are experiencing any trouble receiving your package. If you have already receive your lingerie set in the mail, please email me a link to the review post.
Keep in mind a review post is mandatory if you have received a set.

Thank you and I will hear from you soon!
Vanessa Marzana
Marketing Associate
AdoreMe.com

On 12/14/2011 I responded to Vanessa - I had my review pretty much ready to go but was unsure of how the giveaway was too work.

Hi Vanessa,
           I have my review ready to go. Is the giveaway for a follower going to be featured with the review? Let me know any details I need to inlude or specifications that need to be met to enter. Thanks!
Christina

The same day I got an email from Gary

Hello Christina,

I am following up with the email you sent to vanessa, just to let you know that she is out of the office and that she shouldn't be back before few days.

Also, I am sorry not to be able to provide you with an answer as I don't know enough about Vanessa's stream.

Please excuse us for this inconvenience.

Best regards,

Gary

Vanessa responded on12/19/2011

Christina,

I would love to read the review! The giveaway will not be part of your review, and the winner will be able to choose their set on their own.

Hope I answered your question!

Vanessa Marzana

The review was posted on 1/2/2012. The reason it was posted after 2 weeks of the email was because I had already planned out the last blog posts of the year and the Adore Me review did not fit into the plan. I also was a bit leary because the giveaway would not be part of the review.

I sent this email to Vanessa on 1/2/2012

Vanessa,
          The review is up http://www.confessionsofaglitterholic.com/2012/01/adore-me-review.html
I am so sorry for the delay. I am usually very prompt but the holidays really kicked my butt this year. I have a full house of kids and it was busy and stressful to say the least!! Thank you for sending me the products to try out. Let me know how the giveaway is to be conducted. Thanks!!
Christina

The same day I received this email from Emily Love 

Hello Christina,

My name is Emily Love and I will be assisting you in the future regarding the lingerie giveaway.  I just read your blog post and it was amazing!  Thank you so much for your honesty regarding your entire experience with Adore Me.  It was good to hear, not only the issues that made you skeptical, but also how these different concerns were worked out in the end.

Due to a restructuring of our company, which has placed me in charge of contact with you and other wonderful bloggers, our giveaway offer has been postponed.  Please do not post a blog about this until we can give you the green light to go ahead and process this.  I will continue to be in contact with you as soon as we can get this giveaway going again.

Thank you for your time and lovely words!

Best wishes in the New Year,

Emily

The same day 1/2/2012 I responded to Emily and have not heard back from her at all.

Hi Emily,
          How far off is the giveaway going to be postponed? I know myself and my followers were quite eager for this so it is a disappointment especially because it was part of the arrangement in the first place. Please keep me updated.
Christina

So in conclusion, Emily did not say that there would never be a giveaway. She said it was postponed to whenever they felt like doing it. Which was not the agreement. I did what was asked of me. I expected to give away a set of lingerie to one of you in a timely manner. Emily not responding to my question really just made my opinion of this company drop. Their promotional team just sucks. REALLY SUCKS. I am beyond disappointed. I would not buy from this company again which does not make me happy because I really liked the lingerie. I know other bloggers were a part of this promotion, did they provide you with a product to giveaway? What were your impressions of the company?

Adore Me - Review

               This review is a bit late and for that I apologize. The holidays literally kicked my butt. I have been so busy and stressed out. I never miss a day posting here and I missed quite a bit in the last 2 weeks. But thankfully the holidays are over. I hope next year to work on my time management and to slow down!! But anyway, back to the review. As you know from my original post here I was contacted by Adore Me. If you are not familiar with Adore Me, here is some information.

Adore Me is a new trendy lingerie club that offers a unique personalized shopping experience.

Everything begins with a short quiz that allows professional stylists, to hand-picked each month for you a new selection of lingerie. You get access to your personalized showroom for Free! If you decide to buy, price is a steal! $39.95 per matching set with free delivery and free exchange! Here are some Featured Products of the current collection :)

Additionally to this monthly selection, you will also be able to slip into the showroom of your friends, and shop from there. If  you don’t feel like buying anything this month, no worry, you can just skip this month and the following ones. Adore Me wants to be a club without obligations. Malls and department stores can be so stressful, embarrassing and not very helpful when it is question of intimate apparel. At Adore Me.com, they have knowledgeable Stylists that can help you with any questions you may have about fitting, and you will not even have to stand in line, feel guilty or be elbowed by angry customers. Adore Me wants your shopping experience to be equally as wonderful as their lingerie. 

See your personalized selection for free and start the Quiz. You can also like their Facebook page.

             I will admit that I was quite skeptical about this company and this proposition. The deal was set up where I would  post an introduction to Adore Me, they would send me a product to review , I would blog that and after that a giveaway would be posted for my followers. I posted the introduction on the 18th and did not receive my code until the 29th. After I got the code I thought about it and figured that when I signed up for an account with Adore Me that I would have to join the monthly club in order to get my "free" item to review. So I signed up and went to check out and my code did not work. I emailed Adore Me and they said the code was fine. Tried to checkout for the 5th time and it worked. I was VERY pleasantly surprised to see that I did not have to sign up for the monthly club nor did I have to enter any payment information at all.

           After signing up for an account I was able to view my "showroom", I had many different lingerie items to choose from varying from lingerie, hosiery and bra and panty sets. Upon signing up I took a style quiz and I will say that they set up my showroom with many items that fit my style perfectly.  To my husbands dislike, I choose a practical bra and panty set. My package arrived very quickly. It came to me in a soft polymailer and inside was a large box. The box was a bit smashed but everything inside was fine. The packaging was very nice, clean and pretty.

       Here is the set I got. I bought the bra a bit smaller than I normally wear because I was losing weight at a rapid rate. I normally am a 36D so I bought a 34 D because they did not have this set in a 36.  Unfortunately for me the holidays hit and I did not lose any more weight so the bra is a bit small in circumference for me still but the cups fit nicely. I am back on my exercise/diet regimen and it should fit perfectly within a couple weeks. The bra and panty  both seem to made very nicely. I am quite hard on my bras so I will update after a month or so of wear and let you know how it is holding up! Adore Me does offer a free exchange if you are not happy with your item but I am just going to keep this set because I really love it!!

 

              My overall opinion on Adore Me is a good one. The whole concept seems pretty neat especially if you are a lingerie/intimates lover. The price tag of $39.95 is a bit steep for the average person in my opinion but like I said, if lingerie is your thing it is not a huge price tag monthly. The website was very easy to navigate, customer service was great, super quick shipping time, packaging was nice and the product seems to be a nice quality and super adorable. I hope to have the giveaway ready soon for you all!! Head on over to Adore Me and check it out!! If you do end up signing up please use my referral linkhttp://www.adoreme.com/  !  Have you tried Adore Me? If so, what did you think?

Thanks for reading,

Adore Me.............

                I was recently contacted by Adore Me and asked if I wanted to try some of their products and blog about them. I checked out the site and signed up. It seems pretty cool!! I am waiting on my first shipment. Here is a little information about Adore Me. It is a really neat idea!

Adore Me is a new trendy lingerie club that offers a unique personalized shopping experience.

Everything begins with a short quiz that allows professional stylists, to hand-picked each month for you a new selection of lingerie. You get access to your personalized showroom for Free! If you decide to buy, price is a steal! $39.95 per matching set with free delivery and free exchange! Here are some Featured Products of the current collection :)

Additionally to this monthly selection, you will also be able to slip into the showroom of your friends, and shop from there. If  you don’t feel like buying anything this month, no worry, you can just skip this month and the following ones. Adore Me wants to be a club without obligations.

 Malls and department stores can be so stressful, embarrassing and not very helpful when it is question of intimate apparel. At Adore Me.com, they have knowledgeable Stylists that can help you with any questions you may have about fitting, and you will not even have to stand in line, feel guilty or be elbowed by angry customers. Adore Me wants your shopping experience to be equally as wonderful as their lingerie. 

See your personalized selection for free and start the Quiz. You can also like their Facebook page.

Be Adorable :)

                I will have more information on this company and their products as soon as I receive my order. If it is good quality and I like it I will post more and a giveaway!!


Thanks for reading,