One thing I love from Grove and one thing I don't.
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Hey guys! Two things:
One
When I told you about the special offer Grove is extending to FG readers, I said it would end on Sunday.
But because I wasn't able to post about it the first day of the campaign, Grove is giving you all one extra day to take advantage of it!
So, until 6pm tonight, you can place your first $20 order with Grove and get all of this for free, PLUS free shipping!
And if you're already a Grove customer, click here to get a free 2-pack of their walnut scrubber sponges added to your order.
Two
I want to tell you about one thing I love from Grove and one thing I don't so much.
But first, I made a list of things you can order from Grove that will actually save you money over time. Check if out if you're not sure what to put in your cart!
Ok, so, a thing I love that Grove just started carrying is the Burt's Bee's tinted lip balm. I'm not a huge lipstick wearer, and when I saw this tinted lip balm at the grocery store earlier this summer, I picked some up (and, um, I paid more than what Grove charges. Whoops.)
I love it! It feels a lot better on my lips than lipstick does, and it gives me just a little bit of color.
And the product I don't love so much?
Mrs. Meyer's body wash.
It's weird, because I really, really adore Mrs. Meyer's dish soap. Like crazy much.
But the body wash is pretty pricey, it's a thick consistency, and I'm not really a fan of the basil scent I tried either.
So, I'd skip the Mrs. Meyer's body wash and get some Burt's Bee's tinted lip balm instead.
Or some Mrs. Meyer's dish soap. That is never a wrong choice. 😉
(Pro-tip: plain shampoo makes a great body wash, and it's almost always cheaper than actual body wash.)
You have to shop through the links on my blog to get your freebies, so here you go:
New customers, click here to place your order.
Experienced Grove customers, click here for your free pack of walnut sponges.
P.S. Grove carbon-offsets all of their deliveries, and every order you place with them saves 25 square feet of rainforest. Also, their customer service is fantastic!
I love that tinted lip balm too. It's like pseudo-makeup for people who can't be bothered with actual makeup (hi!). I keep it in my purse and use it when I go places so I can feel like I don't look as tired as I do.
Although it is kind of funny when my kids are agitating for lip balm when we're in the car or something. and all I have is the tinted stuff. They're all boys. Ha. Though at least I don't have the darkest shade, so they can kind of get away with it without looking as if they're in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
I'm not a big lipstick wearer, mostly bc my husband refuses to kiss me when I wear it. Is that lip balm something he wouldn't hate me wearing while kissing him? It is very tempting, as I haven't found anything lip wise that I like to wear.
I'd say there's very little transfer during a quick kiss, and since it's lip balm, it doesn't have the funky taste/feel of regular lipstick.
It's the same for my husband. He can even tell something tastes different when I wear chapstick. I don't wear lipstick either. 😉
I keep pump soap at the bathroom sinks, however, I do NOT buy pump soap refills. Instead, I use body wash 1 part to 3 parts water, stir it around with a wooden chopstick in the drawer, saved just for this purpose. Much cheaper and does the trick. You can do this with the basil bodywash to use it up. HTH
I've been buying pump soap at Dollar Tree. It's an off brand and a nice big size, so for $1, it does the trick nicely. When it is almost empty I use it under running bathwater and have a bubble bath! And my son swears by Burt's Bees. I need to get me some!
I love using tinted lip balms instead of lipstick, it feels so much lighter! I'll have to try the Burt's Bees one, I love their regular lip balm so I'm sure the tinted one would be amazing.
Another thing I love from Grove is their glass water bottle. It's so versatile and the spray nozzle sprays really evenly.
I used to buy from Grove. However, you now have to purchase MUCH more to qualify for the free shipping and, as I live alone, I do not use up their products very fast. But if I need only couple of things, it usually does not qualify for the free shipping.
Agreed that their minimums for free shipping are now too high for small households to order from Grove. I discovered some great products through Grove but unfortunately cannot justify the much higher cost (because of shipping) to get them through Grove and now get the same products elsewhere, mostly from Amazon, some locally. Perhaps Grove could offer free shipping for a standard smaller sized box, too?
I seem to be in a minority. We do use the body wash and really like it. I do think it is a bit pricey but it is so thick that seems to last us longer than the Dove body wash that we were using. And that is with a family that is 2/3 male!
We like cheap old soap bought BOGO!
I love tinted lip balm too! I have a couple from Rhoto (a Japanese brand). I like that it has a light pink color to it, and that it does't have any taste. I really don't like it when I put on some lipstick, and it leaves a really bad taste. That's literally the only thing I keep thinking about and want to get rid of the whole day.
Thank you for the honest review! 🙂
When I click on the link for experienced grove customers the free walnut sponges do not appear anywhere. They did last week and I tried several times to add them to my cart but could not.( would click on the free offer like I have in the past and nothing happened) I am pretty disappointed in grove customer service since I contacted them via email Thursday morning and got the standard " we will reply within 24 hours", heard nothing so replied to that on sat and got a standard " thank you for your patience." Also got an email Friday that my order would be shipping soon from my "Marisa my personal grove guide" saying to contact her if I wanted to add anything. So I did and heard nothing that way! Just frustrating......I have never had to contact customer service before so did not know Grove customer service was so bad, but besides that I have been really happy with the company. Think I will try calling today and see what happens.....
Oh my...I have no idea why that's happening! I've just put in an email to my Grove contact as well. I'm so very sorry!
Tami-just an update. I chatted with my Grove contact, and they said they can't find you in the system under this email address. Did you perhaps use another one when you signed up?
Nope. We only have one email address and have had it as long as I can remember. I tried the 24/7 text option and it was as frustrating as the email with the generic response of let me know if you have any questions, have a good day. So I resent my 1st text with my problem/question and heard nothing. But, then 4 1/2 days after my first email I got a response and they appoligized for taking so long to get back to me and added it to my cart. Kind of a lot of time spent for a couple free sponges but it got to be a matter of principle for me!
Oh and I was going to call but by the phone number on their site it said closed September 11.
I did add a burts bees in zinnia tint to my cart:)
I forgot to thank you for your time spent looking into my free sponges too! Thanks!
It's no problem! Glad to do what I can to help.
I'm a plain bar soap kind of person, but if my soap runs out before the next grocery store trip, I will use shampoo as a body wash. I have wondered before why body wash people don't use shampoo since it is (usually) less expensive. Hmm, maybe it's a sensitive skin thing or a scent thing.
All of Burt's Bees lip balms are great. I get why you like their tinted version.
So so funny, I dont care for the body wash either. I'm also pretty sure I didin't even get the basil scent 🙂 Not really sure what it was but din't care for it. I haven't tried the lip balm yet though maybe the next order.
Yes! Definitely try the lip balm.
Did you get your free sponges added to your account?
I agree 100% about the body wash. Not a fan. But I do love Grove and I really appreciate you scoring us some free things.
We are long time Grove members and I love Mrs Meyer's dish soaps too! In fact, I just ordered the max number of apple cider scent dish soap last week...can't wait to smell it! I like that I can customize my order and ship dates too. We are VIP members so we get free shipping. I love the walnut scrubber sponges and usually order at least one two-pack with every order!
I checked out Grove based on your reviews. I didn't find their prices to be any less expensive than buying the same materials at target or through Amazon. It's for the items were considerably more expensive. Is there something I'm missing?
The main advantage over Target is that you don't have to go somewhere (saves time and gas), and that you don't have to resist impulse purchases.
Over Amazon, the main advantage is that you're supporting a smaller company who makes a much larger effort to be earth-friendly than Amazon does.
And of course, your introductory offer is a really, really great deal monetarily.
If you live in a small town like I do the prices at Grove are considerably less. Several dollars on each item up to half price on some plus we have a 7.5% sales tax in town ( we have one grocery, pharmacy and hardware store here). Plus much bigger variety at Grove. Target, Costco, Trader Joe's are all stores I love but are 1 1/2 hours away from home so I do not make it there nearly as often as I would like. If it were not for blogs I never would have heard of Aldi or sprouts and boy I would love to shop at both those places!
I got my Grove kit...such nice quality items. I didn't realize I was supposed to squeeze the whole tube of cleaning concentrate into the 16 oz bottle of water. Being a penny pincher (and I know I'm in good company here), I wonder if I could use less of the concentrate and still get a good cleaning product. Has anyone tried that?