FYI – Degustabox is Pausing Subscriptions

I allllwwwaaaays got the coconut version of an item if there was an option (and I hate coconut, although not allergic). It became an ongoing joke for me. I also can’t do spicy food and they seemed to do alot of that and hot sauces so my friends got alot of gifts from me. I really enjoyed this sub in in the beginning but after awhile the value seemed to go down and there were alot of repeats or things I wouldn’t end up using, so I cancelled because it was easier for me to just buy what I wanted instead of hoping for a fun surprise. I did sub long enough to get a free box though.

I had alreadied requested my free box be the March box also. Bummer. I did really like this box.

I was lucky. My January Box I used my points to get for free as I finally had a enough. Glad I didn’t wait. Will miss this box.

I gave a subscription to Universal Yums to my son for Christmas and he loves it. Each month you receive a variety of snacks from a different country. They have three different sizes of packages also.

I was subscribed to Degustabox too and was disappointed they were pausing. I’ve tried Snackcrate before and really enjoyed it. It focuses on a country each month and you get snacks and candy from that country. I think it’s fun. I’ve also seen there Snack with Me box and I’m really curious about that one, it seems a lot like Degusta but a little more expensive, $29.99 a month but you get a ton of food. But I’ve read reviews in the past that they sometimes sent out expired food but the reviews I’ve seen in the last few months they haven’t.

People have become impossible to please. They want to control every aspect of their subs,have everything customized for them,they want sky high values and high end brands for 10.00 a month. Some people should just cancel their subs and buy their own stuff.

Yep. People expect diamonds for 10.00 a month. Everything better be customized and they want to pick and control every aspect. It’s absolutely absurd. Alot of people who get sub boxes should just take their money and buy their own stuff rather than cry every month about how they don’t want or like anything that they got.

I think I read that the number of new boxes starting are increasing annually. Maybe too many out there now? It must be a tough business to maintain. Sorry to see one go by the wayside..

I wonder why they are shutting down though. Lack of interest? My thoughts on some of these subs boxes are that the items they have in them are only worth what people are willing to pay so while they say ‘ you get $250 worth of stuff for $50’…is that stuff REALLY worth $250 or is that just the marked up MSRP? For instance…Tarte puts one of their $35 retail price palettes in a Boxycharm box that costs $21. We KNOW Boxycharm isn’t paying retail and we KNOW Boxycharm isn’t taking a loss that month, they are still making money even with everyone paying $21 for the box…so the real question is ….how much does that palette REALLY cost? I think it’s the same for products in all the sub boxes. What is the REAL price of that product. Or people are just sub boxed out 🙂