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Beeswax Trial Food Wrap - $7 with Free Shipping, or Free When You Spend over $25

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Beeswax Trial Food Wrap - $7 with Free Shipping, or Free When You Spend over $25
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Prival81 on 12/03/2018 - 13:19 queenb.com.au (990 clicks)
Last edited 12/03/2018 - 13:48 by 1 other user

This site ran a very popular deal recently, and many people asked how they could purchase a trial wrap. Looks like they are now offering trial wraps for only $7 or free with spend over $25. We have been using these for many years and i can vouch for how great they are (never buy single use plastic wrap again)…

Best of all, these wax wraps are so much easier to use than those annoying plastic wraps which you have to try to tear off and sticks to itself and gets all bunched up :)

From their web site:

"We're happy to put our money where our mouth is - offering a free trial Queen B beeswax wrap (when you spend >$25… otherwise $7).

The trial wrap is 1/4 of the size of our large beeswax wrap. It's perfect to put over 1/2 of pretty much anything… avo, lemon, tomato, zucchini, cucumber, piece of fruit - you name it.

With thousands of wraps sold, we're confident you'll find it as useful and effective as our many thousands of existing customers.

Limit 1 trial wrap per household."

Link to their beeswax wraps: https://www.queenb.com.au/beeswax-candle-shop/beeswax-wrap/b…

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  • Joey Jo Jo on 12/03/2018 - 13:20
    +4

    I never got my free sample :(

    • rival81 on 12/03/2018 - 13:22

      Worth buying regardless, saves $ in the long run and a much better solution than single use plastic wrap.

      • xev on 12/03/2018 - 13:39
        +4

        saves $ in the long run and a much better solution than single use plastic wrap

        how much have you been paying for plastic wrap?

    • bennybaubles on 12/03/2018 - 13:35
      +6

      I like how you got a neg just for saying your free sample never arrived from the last deal!

  • jv on 12/03/2018 - 13:22
    +3

    People, stop exploiting bees and use cling wrap instead !!!

    • DuckKnight on 12/03/2018 - 13:39
      +5

      Do you feel Glad about using cling wrap?

      • jv on 12/03/2018 - 14:07
        +6

        Absolutely wrapped…

    • scrimshaw on 12/03/2018 - 13:26
      +17

      They were bleeding too much money from the previous sample give-away I presume. They also never intended for it to be posted on Ozbargain. They went above and beyond to fulfill the large number of orders previously.

      I'm guessing they charge money to actually dissuade the Ozbargain crowd from claiming samples and increasing their workload.

        • Chandler on 12/03/2018 - 14:12
          +2

          did you not read @scrimshaw 's comment?

          They're charging as presumably the free deal was for a smaller client base. Once it got posted to OzBargain that went out the window, but they still tried to fill all the orders for free product.

          This time, to ensure they're not having to ship out lots of free product to customers who may just be ordering it since it's free, they've put a small charge on it.

          They even say so on the deal page "this "free" trial is not free to us"

        • Matt P on 12/03/2018 - 14:20
          +5

          @StoneSin: The "free" one that got ozbargained wasn't posted by them. Was a first time user not affiliated with the store.

        • Chandler on 12/03/2018 - 14:22
          +4

          @StoneSin:
          The original deal (linked in the OP) was posted by @cobol who isn't flagged as associated, and the store themselves @queenbshive even posted that they weren't expecting to see it on OzBargain (see their comment here)… so I don't see how you've got it as they posted it themselves, if you could enlighten me?

          At the end of the day, a small business has put a paid sample on their site and someone's shared it here. It's not a product, it's a sample.

          And considering their normal wrap products start at $25, I think $7 for a sample - with free shipping - to see if you like the product is a good deal.

          Edit: missed a bracket

        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:31
          -8

          @Chandler: It's not a sample, it's a product. You don't pay the full product's price or near-abouts for a trial. This is also a product that was valuated as free less than a month ago.

          Yeah nah. Weird price hike is still a weird price hike. I guess people are dumb enough to apologise for queenbee's mistakes.

          You think it's a good deal, but it's definitely not. The same way getting 10% off a free trial for Spotify is not a good deal (now newly valuated at $10, so you're paying $9)

          It's okay. People are guilty for using this service and want to blame themselves rather than those truly at fault, that's normal. But this is not an appropriate price for something that was free.

        • Chandler on 12/03/2018 - 14:57
          +1

          @StoneSin:
          More like getting a "free" trial for Spotify for $3.36, but yes.

          In my opinion, getting a smaller version of the usual product for a portion of the price - that's a sample, whether free or not

          And that's what this is - you're paying ~25% of full price for ~25% of the product. Yes, its the "same" price (proportionally), but it's allowing new customers to try the product for a quarter of the usual price and without the shipping cost ($11 on one of their $25 wraps, at the time of this comment).

          You originally asked why it went from free to $7 - you got your answer from @scrimshaw.

          Do you think its a good deal? From your comments, I presume not. Does that mean it's not a good deal? No. Let the hive mind decide.

        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 16:09

          @Chandler:

          More like getting a "free" trial for Spotify for $3.36, but yes.

          Yes. That is, if the trial only lasts 3 days.

          So it's just a small, not a large. Not a sample.

        • Chandler on 13/03/2018 - 14:35

          @StoneSin:
          Well, keeping with this example, it would be ~7.5 days, but yes.

          Yes just a small, not a large (as I said, it's ~25% of the product). How is that not a sample?

          Sample (as defined by the Oxford dictionary here:
          "A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like."

          Perfectly meets the definition of sample in my opinion.

          So, in summary:
          - We've discussed the reason for the price change (which, in my opinion, seems entirely fair).
          - We've discussed the size & price of this "sample" versus the normal product (which, in my opinion, seems entirely reasonable).

          I don't care if you get the product or not. I personally won't be getting it (although I was curious what it was, hence my presence here).

          So what exactly is it you're trying to argue?

        • [Deactivated] on 13/03/2018 - 14:57
          -2

          @Chandler: Oops last time I checked, Spotify was more expensive or something.

          Sample != small version of the product. You don't sample headphones by buying a cheaper quality version.

          You don't sample something by buying a small version of it in any form. You sample it by testing the real thing for free.

          Doesn't perfectly meet the definition. It leaves out the context where you are paying full price.

          Read up for what I'm arguing. It's pretty obvious.

        • xev on 13/03/2018 - 15:34

          @Chandler:

          If you read what I posted below you will see that they are actually making a profit over their normal price.

          If they were charging $2 for a sample that would be fair enough, but pricing it at $7.00 makes this a profit making product.

          If you also look at what Annaise posted below, you can buy a larger product for a cheaper price.

          This is neither a 'sample' nor a 'bargain'

        • Chandler on 14/03/2018 - 11:17

          @StoneSin:
          It perfectly meets the definition - something being a sample or not has nothing to do with price.

          It would be stupid for the unit price of a sample to be more than the unit price of the full product, but not unheard of. It would be normal for it to be equivalent or less, and in many cases free.

          This particular sample is priced equivalently to the normal full size product (as stated in my prior comment).

          Yes, your paying full unit price, but you're still getting a sample of the product for $7, not having to fork out $25+ for the full version, potentially with shipping on top of that.

          @xev:
          You're comparing the price of the double pack which looks like it includes a quantity discount over the single pack, which is completely normal for most retailers.

          Yes, you can buy a larger product for a cheaper UNIT price, but it still going to cost you upwards of $25, with postage potentially on top of that.

          Pricing it at $7 could be making it a profitable product, we don't know without knowing their costs.

          One thing to note that this the same product, one quarter the size (which if they're just buying the product in, they could be getting it as a quater size product, or they be breaking it down themselves), in its own packaging, with free postage. So you've got more packaging cost, more postage cost, potentially labour cost for splitting the product…

          Look, I understand what you're both getting at, but at the end of the day - it IS a sample, it is priced at $7 which IS cheaper than the normal product (and around the same unit price as a single item of the full product). Is it a bargain? Not really, since it's priced as per their normal product. But $7 to give their product a go and see if you like it? That's a good deal - if you're interested in the product.

          It's why I came here - $7 to give some "beeswax food wrap" a go… I'll have a look at that!

      • asa79 on 12/03/2018 - 14:54

        A free sample is just that a sample, to get people to come back and buy more

    • ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 13:36
      +3

      Basically too many people claimed a sample from this deal and it was costing them too much. They even included a note to address this.

        • ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:06
          +3

          Just because you don't like the way it is, you didn't have to neg us. You asked a question. We answered.

          ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:06 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:07
          -6

          @ronnknee: Your answer is bad. Don't take the neg and positive votes so seriously, they mean absolutely nothing. Neg me 5 times, couldn't care less, I'm still going to be right.

          [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:07 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:09
          +1

          @StoneSin:

          How is it bad? It's factual.

          They don't feel the free model is working for them so they're making it $7.

          I'm not saying it should be free or $7.

          ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:09 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:10
          -4

          @ronnknee: It's factual, right. It's just irrelevant as I clearly witnessed the previous thread (hence my post here specifically regarding it).

          It's not a trial if you're paying for the item. That's called sales.

          I never said you said that.

          [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:10 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:16
          +1

          @StoneSin:

          Neg the deal then, not us lol. We just simply answered your question by explaining why they changed the cost for the sample from free to $7 from their perspective.

          This would be like you asking why did Hitler killed Jews, us answering "Because he thought all Jews were bad" and you negging us because Jew are not worse than other types of people.

          ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:16 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:17
          -4

          @ronnknee: You're still complaining about the neg? It does absolutely nothing. Get that into your head and you'll be much happier.

          You didn't answer my question, that's why you got negged.

          No that analogy is nothing like this.

          It's like you saying "Hitler was a powerful person" to a question of why he killed so many Jews. You would get negged for that too, because it's a shit answer that shouldn't have been exerted.

          [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:17 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:24
          +1

          @StoneSin:

          It's not about the neg. It's about you not appreciating the fact we're answering your question. Quite rude to be honest.

          ronnknee on 12/03/2018 - 14:24 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • Nivlac on 12/03/2018 - 14:24
          +2

          @StoneSin:

          Go hug your mummy bro, you'll feel better.

          Nivlac on 12/03/2018 - 14:24 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:32
          -1

          @ronnknee: It's not rude. You didn't answer my question, and you still remain to waste both our time. That's the rude part.

          Your answers are bad and should not exist, hence the neg.

          [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:32 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:32
          -1

          @Nivlac: Don't get upset buddy. I can't handle to see grown men cry online.

          [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:32 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • Nivlac on 12/03/2018 - 14:36
          +1

          @StoneSin:
          Oh the irony.

          Nivlac on 12/03/2018 - 14:36 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
        • [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:38

          @Nivlac: There exists no irony buddy, glad to see you not crying though!

          [Deactivated] on 12/03/2018 - 14:38 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • garage sale on 12/03/2018 - 18:24

      due to popular demand ….

  • xev on 12/03/2018 - 13:49
    +1

    Are these made from Caged Beeswax or Free-Range Beeswax?

    • Chandler on 13/03/2018 - 14:36

      They're bees in (I presume) man-made hives, although typically bees are free to fly out of the hive to collect pollen… so caged-free-range bees?

  • Qmar on 12/03/2018 - 13:50
    +6

    Or make your own
    http://myhealthygreenfamily.com/blog/wordpress/plastic-wrap-…

    Their full size wraps are pretty expensive compared to the ingredients/effort of making it

    • Russ on 12/03/2018 - 14:53
      +5

      Those instructions are good, but they overlooked something. Don't use coloured cotton like they do, use plain cotton. Most clothing dyes are toxic, you don't want that leaching into your food.

      Even better, you can buy muslin which is intended for making Christmas cakes and similar, so it's food-grade.

  • AussieMark on 12/03/2018 - 14:06
    +4

    Would be good to buy one to support them
    I'll give it a go

  • AussieMark on 12/03/2018 - 14:08
    +2

    Does anyone know how do we clean it. Can you wash it in cold water or what?

    • rival81 on 12/03/2018 - 14:16

      Yeh you just rinse under cold water, easy. We've had ours for about 5 years and i'm surprised how well they've lasted and they still look clean. If you're a germophobe who sprays dettol everywhere and washes your hands with anti bacterial soap because you think all bacteria is scary and bad then you might not like these :)

      • xev on 12/03/2018 - 15:19
        +3

        lol yeah, when has silly bacteria from food ever hurt anyone?

        Stoopid germaphobes.

        • DuckKnight on 12/03/2018 - 15:23
          +6

          Agreed. I like my salmon with extra ella.

  • xev on 12/03/2018 - 15:56
    +7

    The more I look at this the more I think this is no deal at all

    They are asking $7.00 for something that is 1/4 size of their large wrap, which in a pack of two is $39.95 for 2 or $19.975 each.

    $7.00 x 4 is $28.00, so they are making a profit on this 'sample' over their normal price.

    A sample for free chucked in with an order over $25.00 (plus postage) is ok, but for $7.00 dollars you can also buy 300m of standard plastic wrap, enough to last most people years.

    And as their 'sample' size is approx 13.5 x 13.5cm, they are right when they say it is perfect for covering half a lemon.

    The lemon in that last sentence being a metaphor for this 'bargain'.

  • bargainparker on 12/03/2018 - 16:28

    Will the stickiness go away with use of the wrap as when new it got that sticky-greasy feeling?

  • Annaise on 12/03/2018 - 17:45
    +6

    So this is made from cotton and coated with bees wax? How is this different from this 'Organic Beeswax Wraps' here?
    https://www.ebay.com.au/i/323120373839?chn=ps&dispItem=1&var…

    They are selling bigger size 18cmx 18cm for $5.50 on Ebay?
    Its not a deal!

  • StingyBritches on 12/03/2018 - 22:18

    Is it made from bee's knees?

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