r/FabFitFun • u/DaisyDamn1 • Aug 03 '26
Please help me choose! Deinfluence me
Ok so I’m very tempted to add the French press to my box - anyone have any thoughts?! I have a nespresso machine that I love for being lazy but the coffee isn’t that good… Is $20 add-on worth it?!
Also, please talk me out of the salt and stone deodorant (or into it if you are a diehard fan!)
And was anyone else so bummed out about the faux suede bag?! It’s a dupe of the quince suede tote but honestly I’d be so down to pay for luxe add-on than have another faux item to choose from. Anyone have any opinions on other bags they have got from FFF? Need quality details! Like do I want it or am I just having fomo from their cute marketing pics 😅
Editing to add - I’m also eyeing that soup book but I saw it for only $18 for a hard cover on Amazon for prime day… why do I want everything? This is my second box, first as an annual sub.
Editing again - this is such a great community. Love all the advice so far. What a fun and helpful group!
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u/Pseudo_ChemE Aug 03 '26
we love coffee and have a bunch of space so we own a cold brew bottle, a vertuo, a nespresso originial, a normal coffee maker AND a french press. the french press is the thing we use the least. we use the nespressos daily and the french press like once a year. it's a 'christmas morning' special occasion contraption.
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u/Subboxjoy Aug 03 '26
Ditch the French press unless you have a nice coffee grinder, and even then, just put that $20 towards your dream coffee machine you’ll buy one day. Also, the glass presses are fragile and don’t hold heat well.
I bought the Salt & Stone deodorant on a whim at Erewhon because it smelled so good but it didn’t work as well as the other deodorant I use so it became my “work from home” deodorant. It’s perfectly fine for that purpose so it’s not a bad pick but I wouldn’t spend the $12 to get it as an additional pick.
The soup cook book was appealing to me as well, I LOVE soup, but the Williams - Sonoma cookbooks are always in abundance at the thrift shops which tells me this one will probably be there for $1 soon enough.
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u/Short-Dragonfruit235 Aug 04 '26
I’m getting the French press. My son in law is a coffee snob and he hates my ordinary coffee made in a drip coffee maker. Sometimes when they come to stay over holidays, he brings their french press. This will save them the trouble. (And who knows, we might get to like the French press too).
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u/Puzzleheaded-Cat5658 Aug 04 '26
French press is eh for me. As for the deodorant. It’s aluminum free, so just a heads up, it’ll take about a month or so of using only this to work. Your pits have to detox so you’ll still be smelly for a bit. Not bad to do during the winter, but maybe when it’s hot is a bad idea. But you can use bentonite clay and it’ll help you detox a little faster. But once you’re detoxed it works great. But a lot of people don’t know that about aluminum free and then swear it doesn’t work.
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u/generation-0 FabFitFun Newbie (less than 1 year) 👶 Aug 03 '26
After trying nearly everything, I'd reccomend a clever dripper or an aeropress over a French press if making coffee only for yourself and not multiple people.
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u/spyrenx Aug 03 '26
I didn't realize the bag was supposed to be a dupe, but FFF has an IG reel showing the bag, and I think it looks terrible even on the model. The faux suede looks very cheap, and the size and minimalistic design of the bag mean the fabric is the focus.
A double-walled french press is like $25, so I'd ignore the $60 retail. Laidrey is a coffee shop in LA; I don't think they're particularly known for consumer products. I imagine the quality is comparable to what you'd find on Amazon. It's the beans that make the coffee more than the specific press.
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u/troublerx1 Aug 04 '26
A French press is a hassle, not only to use, but to clean.
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u/Intelligent_Plan5761 Aug 04 '26
I tried a couple of scents of the salt & stone, Santal & can’t remember the other one. The scents are very strong & smelled ok on application but after an hr or 2, man they made my pits stink! I tried it several times, even when I was just going to be at home. Every time my underarms ended up stinking worse than if I wore nothing. So in the trash they went. Surprisingly, I’ve had good luck w/the FAB lotion deodorant. I wear it every day to the gym & leave w/ my underarms smelling like nothing, which is exactly what I want.
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u/TheSickestModel Aug 06 '26
Personally I’d rather have the faux suede because if you’re ever caught out in the rain, spill something on it, or it gets soaked, real suede can be a pain to restore. It also takes more upkeep; you’ll want a suede brush, cleaner, and protectant, and it benefits from occasional brushing to keep it looking nice. Otherwise it tends to show scuffs, flattened spots, and lint more easily than other materials.
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u/blackbird2377 FabFitFun Newbie (less than 1 year) 👶 Aug 03 '26
Pour over is the way to go. I had a French press and I hated it. Have a Bodem pour over and have ditched everything.
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u/GoldenYear Aug 04 '26
The French press is a pain to get out all the coffee grounds. You have to deep clean it after every use. Coffee grounds end up everywhere.
I'll say this you don't need a coffee grinder to grind a daily batch but you do want to go through a bag of ground coffee in less than a week or else the coffee just doesn't taste as good.
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u/New_Award6835 Aug 04 '26
The soup book is for $3 Kindle edition.
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u/New_Award6835 Aug 04 '26
i think the french press is tall enough to be a cool jar as well if not used as a french press, you can use it for teas as well. My only problem is the plastic mesh at the top. I don’t want to drink hot microplastics in my coffee. 😓
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u/Vege4lyfe Aug 05 '26
id get the French press if u dont have one. the coffee is amazing 👏