Hey guys! Today we are trying to see if I can recreate the Decocrated summer 2022 home decor box! I think the comparison between all the items at around 18:20 is kind of shocking! But let me know what you guys think! Which items did you prefer? Love ya💖
I definitely liked your choices more, as it seems we have similar styles decor wise. I also wanted to give you an idea to make with those round shelves info movie reels or something for your movie room. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it and just thought I’d pass it on.
Honestly...I can say that I prefer your selection a lot more to theirs. The other thing is...where the hell are they buying those items for nearly $200.00...because you know what...I have a lovely bit of ocean front property in Arizona to offer them.
Yay! I was really hoping this video would follow that last one. I honestly would watch Alexandria recreating a different box each month, they are always so fun!
The point was that the box items were definitely NOT worth $200. Even though you came close to the cost of the box, the value that they claimed was a lot lower, so you did good! I love these videos!!
That "live simply" sign always makes me wonder, 1) how can bringing useless signs into your home fit in with simple living, and 2) wouldn't it look cute as a frame if you just put a photo of Wren in the center covering the words? I really enjoy these re-creations of subscription boxes. It puts their claims in perspective.
Home decor subscription boxes just seem like a bad idea. I feel similarly about the clothing subscriptions. Unless you are really not picky about colors or how something fits, most items are going to be a miss.
The only scenario for fashion boxes that sound useful is for office wear or something like that, if you don't know what to pick and just want someone to send you some options to try, all geared around like casual but professional or something like that The only usefulness I can think of for these home goods boxes is that you can give what you don't want as gifts
I like how the HG planter, rug and box all have similar colors and lines. They look like they make sense together unlike the Decocrated box. Also they look good next to your pillow. HG for the win!
I want an Alexandria Ryan subscription box! 💖 I laughed too much at that "I bought my mom some mayonnaise!" 🤣 Definitely preferred your "box" to the Decocrated box!
Salty Alexandria videos are the best. Honestly I’d love to see her get it as low as possible but I get it. Gas prices are sky high. Getting lowest price takes time and energy (it’s one of my hobbies and I’m still exhausted!)
I love the Decocrated vs. Home Goods! Please do more of these, just so we can see that you can choose your own items for the same price or less, and don't have to buy the box!!
1- I’m still in love with your bangs. They look so dang good (I went to school for cosmetology, so trust me lol) They frame your face beautifully, and suit you SO well 2- that first shelf you picked up, the white one, is so cute, but I don’t hate the circle ones you got 3- you definitely picked out better items then the box. Hands down
@@AlexisTwoLastNames thanks! I got it for my birthday! Lol. And incase you’re curious. Parents wanted to honor both maternal great grandmothers. Helen and Della, Delen
"DANGER CUBE" 😅🤣😂 I love it. Keep exposing subscription 📦boxes that are being less than truthful Alexandria. I appreciate it like you said, prices are rising. So any info that keeps me from making a bad decision and wasting money is super appreciated. And as much as you deny it, you're getting pretty good at the crafting stuff. Thanks to your baking subscription box video review. I was able to cancel my order in time. 😊👍
I most definitely prefer YOUR Home Goods products! 110% Decocrated is lying to people & NOT worth it! So frustrating to see such low quality items. Thank you for this comparison video!
The Home Goods items look alot better than the box!!! I love these videos! But I'd watch you eat a peanut butter sandwich and tell us a story! Love from Louisville 💜 💗 💕
I love it when you do these videos! I loved the recreation of one of the holiday calendars a long time ago! Also Hobby Lobby has all those types of signs/ Sayings all the time
I love the items you chose instead! I think you should do hauls that include items you have from YOUR store. You could curate individual boxes and sell them on E-bay or your own site, if you add shopping cart. I bet your hunky fiance would love to help with it!
Decocrated has a section on their website to buy individual items (some similar or actual items in the boxes themselves). For example, the wooden oval tray with metal accents from one of the boxes is listed at 74.99 and is now on sale for 44.99. Im deep down in the rabbit hole of these unboxing videos 😂
Home Goods FTW! Also, your hair looks fantastic! Whatever that treatment was that you got has made it so full and shiny! I need that for my dull frizzy hair.
You knocked this one out of the park, the items that you found were more closely related in color/shape/pattern. A much better cohesive and functional look, as compared to the pricey box.
This box was infuriating! Last time you do a home decor box I saw the exact same item in hobby lobby the next day for $16 when they priced it at almost $40! Literally exact same and not on sale or anything smh these are one of the biggest ripoffs far as boxes go!
I’m sooo glad you did this! You ended up with bigger and better stuff for cheaper than the $90 and you KNOW that stuff is not worth $200!!! Do they think we’re idiots?
I love HomeGoods but I honestly do find the store overwhelming because there's just SO much stuff. At least with mine. It's huge and I feel like I have to dig to find the perfect items.
I, too, am not one for plaques that have sayings on them, but my brother got me one for Christmas & it just perfectly sums up our sibling relationship. "Sometimes talking to your sister is all the therapy you need. Sometimes after talking to your sister you need therapy." It currently sits on my bookcase lol.
That's because Home Goods is an overstock store. They buy lots from expensive stores that are off-loading merchandise. The goods are often higher quality and more substantial than discount store items. This place is just reselling dollar store quality goods.
YOUR HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD. Idk if you’ve done something special to it with you’re wedding coming up but the bangs and the colour look amazing and even make you’re eyes pop!!!❤️❤️❤️love you Alexandria
Yay! I'm glad you did this! Wood that light could be balsa wood, it comes in varying thicknesses, get it at the craft store. There is also pressboard which could be that paper sort of box? Plywood is expensive now...
I think your re-creation was so much better and you chose things you like. The decorated box is not worth $90 and they were not your style. You did a really good job at Home Goods. Will you be doing a house tour in the future? Love to see that. Your videos always cheer me up. I still remember the time you re-created the Sephora advent calendar! lol Take care 💕💕
I loved your Homegoods haul! Those items were so much better than the Decocrated items were except for maybe the shelf (but that’s just a personal preference thing because yours was awesome as well). Omgosh your rug is world’s better than the one from Decocrated! The Decocrated one looks so stiff, almost plastic. Yours is soft and fluffy! The Danger Cube! So funny!! That item seems to be a most hated “wth” item from that box overall it seems 😂
I am not sure if you would ever read this but I think it would be really cool if you did a video where it was your design vs the subscription box design. The idea would be to buy a deco box and use the info they provide before you open it and the budget you bought the box for to curate your own box. For example : the box has between 5-7 items and is summer themed and cost $90 so before you open their box you go to home goods and buy 5-7 items in a summer theme for $90 or less. Then you compare your selections to the box’s. This way you can see if the value of the box comes more from the curation of the items or if you could beat them out on their own theme. You could even have the viewers vote on which was better. Just think this would be a fun expansion on this series of videos. Love your videos btw 😊
Ollies is the absolute best place for big plant pots. I tell everyone to go there first before they dish out lots of money. They also have the biggest selection of cook books for some reason and many of their snacks are basically expired lol
I love that you do this! It's what we're all thinking when people unbox these home decor subscription boxes. They say that part of the value is that you don't have to leave your home, spend time shopping, and that you pay for the curation. There's truth to that. The question is whether a ~$100 markup is really worth the shipping and curation. Maybe to someone??
I just go to Home Goods and get what I want. Haha! I love watching decor subscription boxes being opened. I would purchase an older one that is still available if I loved everything in it. But, I agree...Home Goods is the way to go.
I really enjoyed this video! Could you possibly do this with other boxes just to show us how to recreate boxes for less. I loved your choices except for the shelf the one in your box was a little bit better in my humble opinion.
Your items from Home Goods were waaaaaay superior to the Decorated products. If i’d received the box storage thing constructed like that from anywhere, I’d return it as a faulty dangerous product. You chose some really nice things. I very much like the rug and i purchased the same plant in the same container from a supermarket here in the UK. 🤗
we have the same taste in home decor. Like you're walking through home goods, I see something and was like, 'huh, that's cute' and then you picked it up. 😹
Hobby Lobby has even better prices than Home Goods. Quite often you can get items for 40 - 50% off too. I get most of my plants and kitchen items from there !!!! Great job on your shopping !!!!
You did great! This was a total win! You got larger better made options that you love for less than the junk they sent you. I rarely "get" subscription boxes, but I like to watch unboxings and tell the TH-camr that they could have done better if they let me shop for them. Lol 😆 🤣 😂
Hey guys! Today we are trying to see if I can recreate the Decocrated summer 2022 home decor box! I think the comparison between all the items at around 18:20 is kind of shocking! But let me know what you guys think! Which items did you prefer? Love ya💖
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I definitely liked your choices more, as it seems we have similar styles decor wise.
I also wanted to give you an idea to make with those round shelves info movie reels or something for your movie room. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw it and just thought I’d pass it on.
Honestly...I can say that I prefer your selection a lot more to theirs. The other thing is...where the hell are they buying those items for nearly $200.00...because you know what...I have a lovely bit of ocean front property in Arizona to offer them.
Can the danger cube become a running theme? Maybe use it to store your scissors and knives
@@brookehildebrant9868 I actually love that idea an dI think Im going to use it lol Thank you!
Yay! I was really hoping this video would follow that last one. I honestly would watch Alexandria recreating a different box each month, they are always so fun!
Im so glad you enjoy them!!
I hope you continue to do these. Enjoy them. From another KY gal
These are my favorite!
Agreed! Love these.
Heck yes. I agree that would be a great video series.
The point was that the box items were definitely NOT worth $200. Even though you came close to the cost of the box, the value that they claimed was a lot lower, so you did good! I love these videos!!
Also alot of the items were bigger or more
@@reallyrandomreviewer7578 Yes!
That "live simply" sign always makes me wonder, 1) how can bringing useless signs into your home fit in with simple living, and 2) wouldn't it look cute as a frame if you just put a photo of Wren in the center covering the words? I really enjoy these re-creations of subscription boxes. It puts their claims in perspective.
The tree that wood comes from is called "The compressed cardboard factory." Hope that helps.
LOL I needed that laugh
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It also could be balsa wood
To be clear, I have no idea. I’m not a wood expert. I just think it’s funny
🤣😂🤣😂
Home decor subscription boxes just seem like a bad idea. I feel similarly about the clothing subscriptions. Unless you are really not picky about colors or how something fits, most items are going to be a miss.
At least with the fashion ones you return the ones you don't want so you don't have junk around the house.
The only scenario for fashion boxes that sound useful is for office wear or something like that, if you don't know what to pick and just want someone to send you some options to try, all geared around like casual but professional or something like that
The only usefulness I can think of for these home goods boxes is that you can give what you don't want as gifts
For those wondering- the “compare at” prices (plus Kentucky sales tax) still only comes to $139.92.
Maybe they add $60 shipping to their “value”? 🤔🤨😂
Homegoods wins this one IMO. That little saying plaque thing in the decorated box is totally a dollar tree item!
And the Danger Box is basically every bamboo thing Amazon sells, the same item from 15 different "storefronts."
Asking what kind of tree the wood comes from whilst holding the box that says “pinewood shelves” 😂 love you girl
Pine's cheap and grows fast, so usually that's what's used when companies want to do 'real wood' but not actually spend that much to make the product.
I like how the HG planter, rug and box all have similar colors and lines. They look like they make sense together unlike the Decocrated box. Also they look good next to your pillow. HG for the win!
I want an Alexandria Ryan subscription box! 💖
I laughed too much at that "I bought my mom some mayonnaise!" 🤣
Definitely preferred your "box" to the Decocrated box!
Yes please, we need this in our lives! With home goods and quality makeup and skincare!!
Salty Alexandria videos are the best. Honestly I’d love to see her get it as low as possible but I get it. Gas prices are sky high. Getting lowest price takes time and energy (it’s one of my hobbies and I’m still exhausted!)
I love the Decocrated vs. Home Goods! Please do more of these, just so we can see that you can choose your own items for the same price or less, and don't have to buy the box!!
1- I’m still in love with your bangs. They look so dang good (I went to school for cosmetology, so trust me lol) They frame your face beautifully, and suit you SO well
2- that first shelf you picked up, the white one, is so cute, but I don’t hate the circle ones you got
3- you definitely picked out better items then the box. Hands down
Go 👏🏻 off 👏🏻 definitely needed this content today. So excited to see what this has in store!!! Because yeah, that last box? DISGUSTING
Thank you for watching! Yeah I was not a fan!
Delen is a cool name
@@AlexisTwoLastNames thanks! I got it for my birthday!
Lol. And incase you’re curious. Parents wanted to honor both maternal great grandmothers. Helen and Della, Delen
@@AbstractlyMe83 you're like the real life Reneesme Cullen 😂
@@dianaking1106 and I look just as fake 😂😂😂 jkjk
"DANGER CUBE" 😅🤣😂 I love it. Keep exposing subscription 📦boxes that are being less than truthful Alexandria. I appreciate it like you said, prices are rising. So any info that keeps me from making a bad decision and wasting money is super appreciated. And as much as you deny it, you're getting pretty good at the crafting stuff. Thanks to your baking subscription box video review. I was able to cancel my order in time.
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I most definitely prefer YOUR Home Goods products! 110%
Decocrated is lying to people & NOT worth it! So frustrating to see such low quality items. Thank you for this comparison video!
Girl, you did such a great job recreating the subscription box, and yours was wayyyyy cuter. Maybe they should hire you to curate their boxes!
I love when u recreate the boxes for a more affordable price
Im so glad you enjoy these videos!
I love how you shopped the box for comparisons.. you need to do this with more boxes! Awesome video! One of my favorites from you!!
The Home Goods items look alot better than the box!!! I love these videos! But I'd watch you eat a peanut butter sandwich and tell us a story! Love from Louisville 💜 💗 💕
I love it when you do these videos! I loved the recreation of one of the holiday calendars a long time ago! Also Hobby Lobby has all those types of signs/ Sayings all the time
Im so glad you like them!
@@Alexandria-Ryan hello. I got a message the other day saying I won a giveaway but to message you on telegram. Was this you?
I love the items you chose instead! I think you should do hauls that include items you have from YOUR store. You could curate individual boxes and sell them on E-bay or your own site, if you add shopping cart. I bet your hunky fiance would love to help with it!
That is a great idea! I would much rather spend money with Alexandria then some random company!
Yessss, definitely one of my favorite things about the trainwreck that is the decocrated box is getting one of these videos after it 😂
You should do this but with other stores like five below and dollar tree.
You could turn the shelves into film reels!!! Get some grey sheets of acetate and cut them to look like film. Wrap from one shelf circle to the other.
Home decor is so personal for everyone, I would never be interested in a subscription like this. I can't imagine they have many subscribers.
Decocrated has a section on their website to buy individual items (some similar or actual items in the boxes themselves). For example, the wooden oval tray with metal accents from one of the boxes is listed at 74.99 and is now on sale for 44.99. Im deep down in the rabbit hole of these unboxing videos 😂
Danger cube 🤣
I know you probably don’t want to do that subscription box anymore but I think it’d be pretty entertaining if you continued to do this
Home Goods FTW!
Also, your hair looks fantastic! Whatever that treatment was that you got has made it so full and shiny! I need that for my dull frizzy hair.
You knocked this one out of the park, the items that you found were more closely related in color/shape/pattern. A much better cohesive and functional look, as compared to the pricey box.
This box was infuriating! Last time you do a home decor box I saw the exact same item in hobby lobby the next day for $16 when they priced it at almost $40! Literally exact same and not on sale or anything smh these are one of the biggest ripoffs far as boxes go!
This is making me want to take a trip to Home Goods.
Your hair looks full and gorgeous!!!
Aw thank you so much!
I did this challenge at IKEA and spent 59.97. 😅 Great video and have a happy week!
These recreation videos r my fav!!!
I'm so glad you did this! Thank you! The HomeGoods haul was so much better!
I’m sooo glad you did this! You ended up with bigger and better stuff for cheaper than the $90 and you KNOW that stuff is not worth $200!!! Do they think we’re idiots?
I love HomeGoods but I honestly do find the store overwhelming because there's just SO much stuff. At least with mine. It's huge and I feel like I have to dig to find the perfect items.
Same here. I get overwhelmed at those stores.
The 'mom life' and aggressive American flag tote bags are killing me 😂
I, too, am not one for plaques that have sayings on them, but my brother got me one for Christmas & it just perfectly sums up our sibling relationship. "Sometimes talking to your sister is all the therapy you need. Sometimes after talking to your sister you need therapy." It currently sits on my bookcase lol.
I think the biggest thing to note is the home goods items look more substantial for the same price as the box and is in your style. Much better buy!
That's because Home Goods is an overstock store. They buy lots from expensive stores that are off-loading merchandise. The goods are often higher quality and more substantial than discount store items.
This place is just reselling dollar store quality goods.
You could use the danger wooden box for snacks and stuff in the movie room. Little plates, napkins, and some snacks of some sort. It could be so cute
Lol "Danger Cube"
Cewhite 🤣🤣🤣
Middle of the night and I'm cracking up like a little kid 🤣
I am a sun sneezer too!! It also happens with minty gum 🤷♀️
YOUR HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD. Idk if you’ve done something special to it with you’re wedding coming up but the bangs and the colour look amazing and even make you’re eyes pop!!!❤️❤️❤️love you Alexandria
Yay! I'm glad you did this!
Wood that light could be balsa wood, it comes in varying thicknesses, get it at the craft store.
There is also pressboard which could be that paper sort of box?
Plywood is expensive now...
You did great!!! Much better quality items! Really enjoy the videos where you 'out shop' the subscription box! Well done!!
Please take us along while you guys decorate your movie/tv room! That would be so fun! 🤩
The more I see your hair after you dyed it the more I love it on you!
Your hair looks so full and long and luscious 😍😍
Aww youre so sweet thank you so much!
Idk if anyone has posted but the box is for like bbq or picnic stuff. You put your silverware on top and napkins in the bottom.
So excited that there's an Ollie's near you. I always make a trip there when visiting family in Virginia.
Your box looks better and more my style and your hair looks amazing
Ollie’s is the best! It’s a southern thing.
That “swirl” on the bag looks like the hill from Nightmare before Christmas which I love 🎃
That little blue rug that wouldn’t match your house you could use that in your trunk to protect your trunk! Lol and add a little cuteness to it
I think your re-creation was so much better and you chose things you like. The decorated box is not worth $90 and they were not your style. You did a really good job at Home Goods. Will you be doing a house tour in the future? Love to see that. Your videos always cheer me up. I still remember the time you re-created the Sephora advent calendar! lol Take care 💕💕
The madwoman really went and did it. Love that
Lol I had to!
I think that wood might be made of balsa wood. It's often used in crafts because it's so light weight and foamy.🤓🌳🪵
I loved your Homegoods haul! Those items were so much better than the Decocrated items were except for maybe the shelf (but that’s just a personal preference thing because yours was awesome as well). Omgosh your rug is world’s better than the one from Decocrated! The Decocrated one looks so stiff, almost plastic. Yours is soft and fluffy! The Danger Cube! So funny!! That item seems to be a most hated “wth” item from that box overall it seems 😂
Loved all of the Home Goods items way more than the box items! Love when you do these videos ❤️
The danger cube is a wine bottle holder, the bottom is for plates, and that weird cut out on the bottom is to hang a wine glass upside down.
I am not sure if you would ever read this but I think it would be really cool if you did a video where it was your design vs the subscription box design. The idea would be to buy a deco box and use the info they provide before you open it and the budget you bought the box for to curate your own box. For example : the box has between 5-7 items and is summer themed and cost $90 so before you open their box you go to home goods and buy 5-7 items in a summer theme for $90 or less. Then you compare your selections to the box’s. This way you can see if the value of the box comes more from the curation of the items or if you could beat them out on their own theme. You could even have the viewers vote on which was better. Just think this would be a fun expansion on this series of videos. Love your videos btw 😊
Just wanted to say that you look absolutely glowing with your new hair, i hope you love it more everyday because you look so good 🫶🫶🫶
Your picks had a much more cohesive look. And honestly a couple dollars more for something you actually like and will use are worth it
your hand picked items were much better and stylish than that nasty subscription box, you go girl!
Ollies is the absolute best place for big plant pots. I tell everyone to go there first before they dish out lots of money. They also have the biggest selection of cook books for some reason and many of their snacks are basically expired lol
You did it!!! Homegoods is heaven!!! Love the Bruce shirt 🙌
Ollies is a fun store to explore!
I love that you do this! It's what we're all thinking when people unbox these home decor subscription boxes. They say that part of the value is that you don't have to leave your home, spend time shopping, and that you pay for the curation. There's truth to that. The question is whether a ~$100 markup is really worth the shipping and curation. Maybe to someone??
I just go to Home Goods and get what I want. Haha! I love watching decor subscription boxes being opened. I would purchase an older one that is still available if I loved everything in it. But, I agree...Home Goods is the way to go.
Your new plant pot matches your first rug!
The HomeGoods rug would look good on the back of your sofa,gives texture and is more like tapestry.
I really enjoyed this video! Could you possibly do this with other boxes just to show us how to recreate boxes for less. I loved your choices except for the shelf the one in your box was a little bit better in my humble opinion.
We just finished setting up our nerdy movie room!!!! It's honestly my favorite room in the house, it's so much fun!!!
I love the rug your picked out.
I like what you chose way more!
I absolutely love these videos, getting a decor box and replicating it but with stuff in your style for way cheaper, amazing
Your items from Home Goods were waaaaaay superior to the Decorated products. If i’d received the box storage thing constructed like that from anywhere, I’d return it as a faulty dangerous product.
You chose some really nice things. I very much like the rug and i purchased the same plant in the same container from a supermarket here in the UK. 🤗
I'm like two minutes in but I just wanted to stop and say your hair looks SO GOOD!! You're looking super cute ♥️
Re: Rugs
Yes! Rugs & throw pillows are ridiculous!
I would watch this video each month...but tbh I watch all your videos. Love the Home Goods items do much more!! ❤️❤️❤️
we have the same taste in home decor. Like you're walking through home goods, I see something and was like, 'huh, that's cute' and then you picked it up. 😹
Hobby Lobby has even better prices than Home Goods. Quite often you can get items for 40 - 50% off too. I get most of my plants and kitchen items from there !!!! Great job on your shopping !!!!
You can get all kinds of those little plaques at Dollar.25 Tree. They even had one with that exact phrase at one point.
You did so much better than the box!! I could watch you go shopping all day 🤣🤣
I can really related to the biting the tounge problem
Hey! You’re looking absolutely amazing! I love your hair sweetie!! 😍
I feel bad for saying this, but I like the danger cube 😅
Team home goods here. I like the items you choose way better. Nicely done.
I would prefer the Home Goods box. Everything looks better quality. Love the comparison videos.
Definitely like your choice’s rather than the deco box. 👍🏻😊
Love this! Also, just wanted to say that your hair looks gorgeous!
i love this so much omg, home decor subscriptions are not it- ALSO YOU LOOK SO GORGEOUS OMG???
I love this! This is exactly how I feel about Stitch Fix. I love your hair too, it's so pretty!
You did great! This was a total win! You got larger better made options that you love for less than the junk they sent you. I rarely "get" subscription boxes, but I like to watch unboxings and tell the TH-camr that they could have done better if they let me shop for them. Lol 😆 🤣 😂
Olie’s! High end shampoo, pint rollers and gummy bears! I love it there! 😂