Goodbye Fairlyloot

literally cancelled my Fairyloot subscription and I want to explain why. It can't be for this. It's gonna be a long one. I've been getting the three book box since May 2025 and I really only kept one book per month. I was paying 60 pounds per month for three books with the intention of selling two just for one. Looking at the selection of books, Moth, Metal Slinger, Academy are really the only ones that I genuinely want to keep. The rest that I've kept, I can't be bothered to sell. From November, roughly every two to three months, there's a way would book now. So not including the advantage of early access, subscription, was getting books that I didn't need. A lot of those are on Vinted at the moment for half the price. As for the pre-orders, until somebody said this to me that it really clicked was, I feel like I'm being held hostage. Access. Because you have the advantage of being able to get the book before a lot of people. The waitlist is also super long. Both that mentality or fear of missing out and needing a subscription. And one of the biggest issues that I had with the subscription versus the pre-orders. When you're doing this with waywood books, pre-orders have recently been times better than what you've been getting in the subscription. Now I'm gonna go through some of the things that I don't agree with with how they operate. First issue, every so often they'll do a rep call out, but then they'll never actually announce who the rep is. I've been really thinking about it. It just feels disingenuous that they call it out publicly, but then they never follow through. Because no other book subscription that does that. It feels kind of icky that they don't do that. On top of the fact that it's normally always the same people, and it seems already clicky. And your website, committed fostering a space that celebrates curiosity, inclusion, and joy. And yet you've created this clique that not everybody is invited to feel. It cancels it for me. For refunds. You've created such a strict refund policy, you're only using as flimsy piece of bubble wrap in your shipping. I don't understand those correlate. Why aren't these books more protected, especially when your refund policy is so strict. And lastly, I was going through threads last night. This author who wrote this blade of ours has said that she had to sit in early access of her book to get a copy of her book. The author that you're making money off, not receiving free book. On top of that hundreds of people are asking for a reprint from this book. You only get a copy and paste reply about they don't know. The communication is absolutely terrible. Cold. Disappointed myself that I didn't just stop my subscription months ago. I feel like I had to emotionally detach. When I'm a customer, I want to be loyal to those small businesses. Get haven't acknowledged are about the June book box. Explain the situation and treat us like humans and adults. That's I think that's better than the silent treatment. Made. If you've made it this far, not that you might have agreed with everything that I said. Feeling. All done.