GeekGear's World of Wizardry subscription is “a one of a kind mystery subscription box and a must have for any Magic fan! Each box will be personalized to your chosen House and will be filled with merchandise from your favorite wizarding world.”
In addition to the World of Wizardry Box, you can also try the World of Wizardry Wearable, and also GeekGear.
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This is a review of the World of Wizardry Blue House Wearable box, which is $27.01 USD + shipping, box.
About World of Wizardry, a Harry Potter box by GeekGear
The Subscription Box: World of Wizardry
The Cost: $28.27 per month (£19.99) + $8.47 (£5.99) US shipping
The Products: A variety of magical merchandise inspired by the Harry Potter universe
Ships to: Worldwide (shipping costs vary)
World of Wizardry February 2018 Review
In each box from Geek Gear, you will find a handy booklet listing all of the products inside. In addition to the products, you will also find a clue for an item in next month’s box and a “Subscriber Spotlight” featuring a community member. Like last month, they are now including prices in the booklet.
Recipe Cards
This month’s box included more recipe cards for the ongoing recipe book! The recipes this month are two sweet ones; the first is for pumpkin pasties, one of my favorite things mentioned in the books, and for chocolate frogs! This recipe has directions for both salted caramel, and hazelnut filling, which sounds delicious. This recipe leads us nicely to the next item!
Plastic Frog Mold - Listed Value $4.17
These are soooooo cute! I absolutely loved that the box included a recipe and the tools to make said recipe successfully! These molds have such a great detail to them, they would definitely turn out realistic-looking frogs. I love that there’s four to the sheet, too, so that you can quite a few at a time.
I couldn’t resist, so I made some awesome Ravenclaw-colored ice frogs with the molds. They were so easy to use, showed great froggy detail, and unmolded easily and beautifully. I think the results will be even better with chocolate!
House Elf Shirt - Listed Value $13.93
Free Dobby! While Dobby isn’t really my favorite character, it’s hard not to feel a swell of fondness for the little guy when looking at this shirt. It’s so nice and soft, and I like the edgy graphic design that makes a bold statement.
Head Boy and Head Girl Pins - Listed Value $8.35
These boxes always include the best pins! I love that these are immersed in the wizarding world and are actual things that characters could actually wear. I love that they included both Boy and Girl. These would be equally awesome pinned to a jacket, or on full display in an awesome Wizarding cosplay.
Framed Quibbler Print - Listed Value $13.99
So, I have to be brutally honest with this item: I didn’t like it all, and the reasons why are very, very nerdy. This piece is supposed to be a framed print of The Quibbler, the magazine written and produced by Luna Lovegood’s father, Xenophilius Lovegood. During the course of the books, this publication is supposed to serve as a sort of counterculture ‘zine to the The Daily Prophet, a newspaper that is frequently influenced by the Ministry of Magic, and over time becomes biased against Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore. The Prophet notably denies the return of Lord Voldemort during the series and unfairly paints Harry Potter as a villain. The Quibbler, by contrast, was always on Harry’s side and believed his recount of events, so it makes absolutely no sense that this print says “Undesirable No. 1,” under Harry’s picture because the people behind the Quibbler would never have vilified Harry like other publications at the time did.
The Quibbler would also never have printed a story called, “How to Identify Mudbloods,” and truly, I can’t imagine any other Wizarding publication would have, either. “Mudblood” is a derogatory term for a wizard who is born to non-muggle parents, and “mudbloods” are the opposite of pure-blooded wizards. This distinction is a convention somewhere between classism and racism, a theme used by Rowling to illustrate prejudices in the Potter universe. For this reason, it’s a convention upheld by the villains of our story; it would never appear in The Quibbler, which is written by one of the good guys (though Xeno isn’t completely good, but that’s more nerdery for another day). It’s nice that this is framed, and normally it would be a great home decor element, but sadly, I could never put it up in my house.
House Banner - Listed Value $9.75
I was so happy to see this in the box! I’m currently decorating our guest room to be Harry Potter-themed, and I’m using a LOT of Ravenclaw influences in the space. My rule for the room, though, is that it all has to be within the world, and all the items have to be things that I think a character from the books would actually own and use to decorate. This certainly fits that bill! I think this’ll be easy to hang, and the graphic is so eye-catching.
Colouring Book - Listed Value $6.96
I’ve really gotten into coloring in the past year or so, and these coloring pages are such a nice addition to my collection! There is something so soothing about coloring, and even though I already have a Harry Potter coloring book, but it doesn’t have anything similar to these pages, so I’m excited to dig in.
Dark Follower T-Shirt - Listed Value $13.99
I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll say it again: I like when these boxes include a little bit of the bad side in with all the good! This tee-shirt seems like it’s really well-made, and I’m obsessed with the color palette. These are all my favorite colors! The stylized treatment of the Death Eater mask is absolutely irresistible, and I think it’d be perfect for the gym or if I ever make it to a yoga class.
Verdict: These boxes are so much fun! I thought overall this box was very successful. I was really charmed by the chocolate frog recipe and molds, and I can’t wait to put up the Ravenclaw banner in its new home. The Death Eater shirt was fantastic, and even though I didn’t like the Quibbler print, I would still call Geek Gear's World of Wizardry a super-successful box!
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, you will receive the March box. Monthly boxes ship between 21st and 24th each month.
Value Breakdown: This box cost me $28.27 + $8.47 US shipping cost, which means that each of the 7 items (not counting the recipe cards) in the box has an average cost of $5.25.
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