Vices Subscription Box Review + Coupon – October 2020

I had an annual sub and did not renew because of things like this. I would be very upset if I received this box for the cost. Vices you need to do better. The price of that game is ridiculous

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When I saw the tower game in the box, I thought it was an interesting decanter. Then I saw it out and I said to myself, “Oh god, I hope that isn’t some overpriced bougie Jenga.” Whyyyyy?

I didn’t realize fancy Jenga was a vice… 🤔 I wish I’d had money to sub to this box back when they sent really fancy tequila and other cool things for under $100.

If it were the other way around — the game was valued at $39 and they included a bottle of booze that was truly worth $175 — now THAT would be a luxury box for these times.

I know chess or backgammon sets can be worth thousands, due to the pieces being hand carved or made out of very expensive materials. But jenga?? Chess and backgammon don’t involve the pieces repeatedly falling, so it doesn’t even make sense to make a luxury set.

I can only assume that Jenga set exists solely for the gift market. Perhaps if I was an extraordinarily rich uncle I’d buy it to flex on my siblings but unfortunately I’m a broke college student and my only nephew is a cat with no need for Jenga.

You’re over here worried we’ll think you’re cheap for thinking that game is overpriced, and I’m scandalized at the thought of paying $15 for those cookies. 😄

Wow, clearly we’re adding $100 for shipping.

If you Google the tower game you can find it for $65 New at a different luxury site, same tower set.

Love the review, and would find the jenga especially irritating since I have icebreaker questions written on all my jenga logs. Tried this subscription once, I’m not impressed.

We are in the middle of a pandemic.
This box needs more booze.

Okay, so I can’t help myself. I know it is silly but I have to ask, is this some FANCY form of acrylic that I do not know about? And by that I mean is it scratch resistant or something? I live in the South so my collection of monogrammed acrylic serving trays is quite expansive and I’ve yet to own one that doesn’t eventually end up with scratches on it from use. Seeing as how these blocks are meant to tumble down numerous times while hitting all kinds of surfaces in the process I have to ask-does it not give anyone else palpitations thinking of scratching up a $175 game when you play it? To me it makes about as much sense as a set of dice being made out of porcelain.

I would have loved the Jenga game had it been done in rainbow jewel tones or pastel textures. But clear acrylic is loud and will show scratches. It needs to be more of a home decor piece. It could have taken inspiration from Grimms wooden rainbow and put maybe a $60 to $90 retail on it. It looks too cold and boring imo.

I’d rather get $145 worth of limoncello

Seriously, TJ Maxx impulse buy for $5 crumbly cookies and bougie jenga that is overpriced by at least $150.

I would probably attach the blocks together and use them as a decorative trivet or maybe a few sets of coasters

If this were a $40 box I would be happy for having bought myself some limoncello, a snack and some craft supplies but at $150 that’s infuriating

Who pays 175.00 for a Jenga game even though it’s luxe. It makes me so sad when I see the reviews because it use too be the Top Dog of boxes. My fiance and I use to open together and it was so fun and unique. If they went back to the first year they were open people would come back.

A heavier version of Jenga doesn’t sound like a great idea to me. I can’t even imagine how loud that would be when it finally falls over.

Those are very expensive blocks. Do they sell those games at the jewerly store?

A lot of luxury items are overrated anyways.

This would end up in a cabinet or something as I don’t play games. I’d be pretty upset with my box. I wanted this sub in the past when it was about $80 a month.. But I picked up the sober life and have no need for alcohol.

Even re-gifting this game for Christmas would still feel like a let down. Maybe to your boss? I feel like that would get brownie points!!

Now I want limoncello at 11:30 am, so thanks for that.

I get why you’re disappointed- I would be too at getting a glorified Jenga game. But isn’t that the point of luxury boxes and luxury products? Sure you could get a cheaper version of most luxury products but if you’re rich, you buy elevated versions of cheap things. If you can’t actually afford the luxury product on a regular basis, a luxury subscription box gives you an opportunity to get a luxury product at a discount.

I personally wouldn’t pay that much for an elevated Jenga game, but someone who has money to burn might. The problem is that subscription boxes are basically a gamble – sometimes you get stuff that you couldn’t afford regularly but sometimes you get stuff that no matter how much money you have you wouldn’t buy no matter what. It’s a risk either way.

Um, $175 for a game of Jenga? No, just no no no no no. I mean, who are they actually manufacturing that for? Are there really people out there that would pay $175 for Jenga?!? I understand the idea of luxury and treating oneself, etc. but on a game where stuff is just repeatedly stacked and then falls down? I don’t get it.

In my opinion that game is priced way too high. I looked on the Aurosi website and was shocked at the crazy prices. Backgammon for 500 ? I would understand if parts of the games were made from quartz or some hand carved stone. Theres just so many other things I can think to spend that money on.

This box seems like a complete rip off. $175 retail value for a jenga game?! Jeff Bezos himself wouldn’t spend that much on a jenga.

$129.95 + $14.95 shipping for a few cookies, liquor you could pick up at a packie for $30, and a kids game is not at all a “luxury” experience in my opinion……

You are not cheap, you are intelligent. I’d call the value of this item $30 or $40. So they’re short the cost of the box, and no, there’s no “curation” to make up for it. Definitely needed a fourth item (and a luxury one at that, not dry cookies) to make this a box.

Megan, the reason that so many of us love reading your reviews is because you are not scared to call a spade a spade. PLEASE DON’T CHANGE, even if you did not actually pay out of pocket for the product you’re reviewing. Before your time at MSA, there was a trend to flower-up things that were absolute bombs. Then you and Jessica came in and were not afraid to tell the truth in your reviews.