Laserbrain Patch Co. is a monthly subscription box for fans of enamel pins, embroidered patches, and other custom-made items. Each month, they will send you 3-4 exclusive designs, which will include one (1) enamel pin, one (1) embroidered patches, and 1 or 2 unique collectibles.
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About Laserbrain Patch Co Monthly Club
The Subscription Box: Laserbrain Patch Co
The Cost: $12.50 a month + $3.50 US shipping
ACTIVE DEAL: Save $2 off your first box!
CODE: SUBADDICT
The Products: Enamel pins, embroidered patches, and other collectibles
Good to Know: You can purchase previously featured items in the Laserbrain Patch Co. shop. Laserbrain Patch Co. ships between the 16th and 20th of each month. If you order after the 16th, you will receive your order the following month.
Ships to: US & Canada
Laserbrain Patch Co December 2018 "Home Alone" Review
The information card contains a further look into the theme of the month, the listed value of each item, and the Instagram accounts of the featured artists. The theme this month is Home Alone.
Coloring Page
On the back of the information card, there’s always a coloring page! This month’s drawing is designed by @teawulfe, and I like the red-green gradient going on in these outlines. You know what I always say - it just ain’t the holidays without candy cane-striped crowbars.
Marv Pin with Chain - Listed Value $16
I can’t express to you, dear readers, how I actually cackled out loud when I opened this pin! It is just so completely hilarious. Designed by @teawulfe, we have poor Marv’s cranky face right after he’s had a reckoning with Kevin’s iron. The attention to detail in this is so awesome, from the completely accurate iron’s design to the shriek of agony frozen on an extremely good likeness.
Kevin Iron-On Patch - Listed Value $9
The card inside listed this as a Home Alone/Stranger Things mashup, and I have kind of see it, with both the lettering and the presence of the holiday lights. Also designed by @teawulfe, I think the colors in this are absolutely fantastic. The lights are super-vibrant, they almost have a pop-art quality to them, and the hair and skin tone is realistic but also a little heightened - like a perfect caricature.
Ornament - Listed Value $5
The last item in this box is a very seasonally-appropriate one - an ornament! The image is of Kevin’s classic aftershave scream, fancied up with both some fun fair isle houses and “Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal.” The finish on this is nice, and I like that it isn’t shiny - it doesn’t reflect oddly in the lights of my tree!
Verdict: I wasn’t sure what to expect from a Home Alone themed box, but Laserbrain Patch Co. really shone with creativity and did an awesome job of expressing their love for a holiday classic! I cannot tell you how charmed I was by this pin; It was such an amazingly original idea that I would’ve never predicted. I loved the patch, and the ornament is proudly on our tree. I have really come to look forward to this subscription each month. I think the featured artists are so talented and so well-versed in different areas of fandom and pop culture.
The total listed value is $30 this month for the box; about double the $16.00 subscription price ($12.50 a month plus $3.50 shipping)!
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? No, but order now to receive January. (The theme is UFO’s!) Here’s what they say on the site:
Billing is on the last day of the month. Shipping is usually 16-20th. If you order on the 16th or before, you’ll receive the current month’s package and be charged on the last day of the month for your next package. If you order after that, you will not be charged again at the end of the month, and your package will ship the next month.
Coupon – Use code SUBADDICT to save $2 off your first month!
Value Breakdown: This box costs $12.50 + $3.50 shipping, which means that each of the 3 items in the box (not counting the coloring page) has an average cost of $5.33.
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