Weekly GTKY 5/9

atcwag

Sorry ladies - slipped my mind to post this yesterday!

GTKY:
Do you subscribe to any mail-order subscription companies? Julep, Graze, Moss-of-the-month (yep, this is a thing!), Birchbox, Barkbox, etc?

atcwag

I've been subscribing to Graze for a few years now. They are individually portioned snacks and they have different size boxes at different prices. I started subscribing when I was on an MSPI diet with my son and was having a hard time finding items that fit within my dietary restrictions. Graze has really great filters to "weed out" and allergens, etc. I've started hoarding my snacks until new baby arrives because they are great individual portions to eat while breastfeeding to keep milk flowing and energy levels up!

lilwonder

I'm going to check out Graze! It sounds perfect for me!! Fingers crossed they have some good gluten free options.

I used to do stitch-fix, but after 10 or so fixes where I didn't want to keep/buy one thing, I gave it up.

hellopartyof5

I do ipsy and I love it.  $10 a month and I always have something I definitely want to keep.

CherryPicked

We do Blue Apron and love it!  We can make great meals at home for two without having to buy excess of the ingredients we need.  It's fun to spend time cooking together and I am getting at least 3 nutritious meals every week!

SpiritYell0905

Ipsy as well.  I don't wear a ton of makeup but it's fun to get things in the mail.   I am super interested in trying Blue Apron though as well.  And I'm adding a wine of the month club to my baby registry.  Think that's acceptable?   

CecilTheBear

I use blue apron normally, although I skipped all the deliveries in my first tri because i didn't want it all going to waste. I'm starting it up again next week though.

I get Stitchfix periodically, but not on a regular schedule.

DH does a record of the month club called Vinyl Me Please. So far they've sent a lot of really neat records. 

whitneyf1

I'm getting my first Stitch Fix today. I'm nervous though that I won't like anything. We used to do Plated but ended up wasting so much of the good because by the time it came I wouldn't want one of the meals so we stopped. Graze sounds good though! 

AdmiralKitty

Blue Apron here as well. Some of their bold flavors haven't agreed with me the past few months but normally we love it.

Attempted my second StitchFix yesterday and the box is showing delivered but is missing... someone probably stole it from my apt building. Joke's on them with all maternity clothes! Just waiting to hear if StitchFix is going to charge me for it all...

TinyAlligator

Um... We're cheap so I subscribe to nothing. Lol

campbaby76

I didn't know stitch fix had maternity! That's fun.  We don't subscribe to anything but I'm looking into Graze.

FiancB

The closest thing I did was the monthly subscription to Adore Me, but honestly the quality of their stuff is not that great. 

I would love to do Art Snacks. You get different art supplies to try every month. I've been meaning to look into Blue Apron and such too, maybe being postpartum will send me over the edge. I pride myself on not spending much on groceries and making things from scratch, but it's hard to keep produce and such around with only two people eating it. 

MandersX

I've done Ipsy and Birch box for about a year each. Ended them when I had way too many sample size products everywhere in the bathroom. Also did Blue Apron for a few months, but that ones a little spendy and means I have to cook. About to go look into Graze

FallenLeaves1990

I did Ipsy for a bit but I really don't wear makeup often enough to justify it. I now get birchbox which is more face wash/lotion/perfume samples which is way more up my alley. 
I can't get on board with the food ones. They seem so pricey! And it also seems like I don't like any of the food/recipes that they advertise. 

whaat

Blue Apron! I've been skipping but I'm getting next week's! I love it.

forevertired

We use hello fresh and I like it a lot more than I expected to. I'm a pretty picky eater and a lot of the meal services have foods I just wouldn't eat, but hello fresh is a little more low key. We usually get 3 meals a week but we've paused for the time being because I can't handle cooking right now and DH has been working late. I really want to get back to our schedule. I've been eating like I did when I was in middle/high school. It's awful!

aquasocks

Another Blue Apron chef here! I skipped a lot during first tri but my husband and daughter cooked the last one together, which was pizza. She runs in the room and says, "We cooked dinner mommy!" She is butt naked except for her apron, and she's carrying a toy saw which she used to "chop" the veggies. Omg. Cutest moment ever. 

MissAmeliaPond

TinyAlligator said:

Um... We're cheap so I subscribe to nothing. Lol

Me too! 

atcwag

lilwonder said:

I'm going to check out Graze! It sounds perfect for me!! Fingers crossed they have some good gluten free options.

I used to do stitch-fix, but after 10 or so fixes where I didn't want to keep/buy one thing, I gave it up.

@lilwonder - I have my sign-up code that gets perks for both you and I. It's WHITNE1JP. Anyone can use it. It will get you your 1st and 5th box free. 

atcwag

atcwag said:

lilwonder said:

I'm going to check out Graze! It sounds perfect for me!! Fingers crossed they have some good gluten free options.

I used to do stitch-fix, but after 10 or so fixes where I didn't want to keep/buy one thing, I gave it up.

@lilwonder - I have my sign-up code that gets perks for both you and I. It's WHITNE1JP. Anyone can use it. It will get you your 1st and 5th box free. 

@whitneyf1
@campbaby76
@MandersX

See above re: Graze. 

msu_gal

I'm a LeTote addict and I just switched to LeTote Maternity about a week ago, really helps to have different things to wear without having to buy maternity clothes I won't wear that much. 

DunkinDecaf

I get diapers delivered monthly from Amazon Mom... does that count?

FiancB

This thread made me actually look into the dinner subscription services, and yikes. $11+per serving? I could get takeout every day for that, and then I wouldn't have to cook it. I'm hoping at least it's healthier, but still. 

Some co-ops do subscription services where they send you some produce things with some suggested recipes and I think that probably makes more sense, rather than one that's portioned out down to the spices to make one meal. Been meaning to look into that. 

NordyMN89

I've been a loyal Birchbox subscriber for a couple of years now. I love trying things out before buying them! And they're great for traveling.

We also do a CSA share every summer that extends into Fall. I love getting all the fruits/veggies that are in season each week. The farmer sends us recipes for the items and we get to tour the farm. So much fun! I can't wait for it to start up again in June, I'm sick of this grocery store produce.

PurpleBrunette

I am currently doing Julep, but need to cancel it as I have so many nail polishes now. I hate that I have to actually call to cancel it. I also do Adore Me (not quite the same, but close enough). I loved it until I got pregnant and now I hate the thought of spending money on bras that won't fit for very long. Sports bras are cheaper. 

I've done BarkBox and my dogs love it (they still think every package that comes is for them). But I stopped it a while back because we were getting overrun with dog toys. Even with 3 dogs and only getting the one box, their basket got full fast. 

I can't remember the name of the snack box we did. It wasn't Graze. I got mad at that one though because my husband has a tree nut allergy and even though I specified that in our profile, we still ended up with mostly things he couldn't eat. And he's the snacker, so what was the point. I know they said that we could go on a select what we wanted, but I wanted them to just send me healthy snacks that wouldn't kill my husband without me having to select them.

We've toyed with doing Hello Fresh/Blue Apron, but I'm nervous about them sending something we don't like (Asian food) or something we have allergies to (tree nuts, avocado, mango) and I don't want to have to put time/effort/thought into selecting my options. 

jstinkz

We are also cheap and don't subscribe, but we have been the recipients of a 6 month bark box which was awesome.  We have since done a few subscriptions as gifts. 

jstinkz

Oh and on a side note I haven't even heard of a lot of these mail order subscription companies. Must be I live in a box. 

rspalding001

I do:
Fabletics - but have skipped so many months now I should just cancel
Blue Apron - Also skipped the whole first tri. Might start up again soon, maybe not IDK.
Stich Fix - I Mainly like their shirts but return almost everything else.

grannysmith912

jstinkz said:

Oh and on a side note I haven't even heard of a lot of these mail order subscription companies. Must be I live in a box. 

@jstinkz, I really hope you intended that as a pun, because it made me laugh.

I'm a super picky shopper, and I rarely end up buying much of anything even when I do go shopping, so most of the subscription boxes don't sound like they'd be worth it to me. (I've always been intrigued by Stitch Fix though, and it's on my "Maybe One Day If I Have Money" list of things to try.) The only thing I shop for consistently is food, and I love inventing my own recipes, so I don't think something like Blue Apron is for me, but I know a ton of people who rave about it!

My only subscription is to Southern Living Magazine. It keeps me sane while I'm exiled in Illinois.

sunbeam1

Nope...  Too cheap.  We grow a lot of our fruits and veggies, have chickens for eggs, and the occasional turkey or pig.  Maybe just as convenient as getting food delivered is walking out the back door and picking it right before making dinner.  
I got my parents blue apron to try.  They seem to need extra inspiration to feed themselves lately.

aquasocks

DunkinDecaf said:

I get diapers delivered monthly from Amazon Mom... does that count?

Oh yeah how could I forget my monthly survival box of diapers/pull-ups, wipes, Lysol wipes, ovulation tests (cancelled! Woop Woop!!), and coffee. 

EmmieAnn22

So many blue apron fans.  We've thought about trying but have never committed.  Maybe I'll actually give it a go.

We do barkbox for our dogs.  They go crazy when the box comes.  We open it and show them all there goodies and then they each get one thing initially and the rest we spread out.  It used to be just random but now each box has a really cute theme.  Last month was Sherlock/English themed.

MrsDho11

Is it bad that I know what none of the things in the OP are?  Other than apparently subscription services of some sort?   

atcwag

MrsDho11 said:

Is it bad that I know what none of the things in the OP are?  Other than apparently subscription services of some sort?   

I had to look some of them up...I only knew of a few. 

jstinkz

@grannysmith912 haha I did do it on purpose, but maybe a UO is that I hate puns. Glad it made you laugh! 

Roxell

I get loot crate and the level up box every month. I like t shirts.

mrs_hoyahoo

I've done Blue Apron, but cancelled it after a few tries. Don't get me wrong - the food was good, the recipes were fun! The meals just required too much prep and cooking for us to do it during the week.  It saves shopping and meal planning, but not a whole lot of time, which is what I really need. 

I do stitch fix twice a year - once for summer and once for winter. I usually keep a few if not all the items. How was your first fix @whitneyf1?

whitneyf1

@mrs_hoyahoo I got an awesome maxi dress that I'm going to keep, it'll be great over the summer! They also sent two tops and a
pair of cropped maternity jeans that I'm going to send back. Maybe I'm not ready for maternity tops but I wasn't too into them. I'll definitely try it again though, the dress made it worth it! Thanks for asking  

shevaCC

Also on team cheap here.

I was tempted by the food prep ones last year so I looked into it. I'm annoyed that Blue Apron and Plated are unable or unwilling to accommodate food allergies.

UTAmbs11

I did Hello Fresh but we weren't always cooking them before they went bad, so I suspended the subscription.  I've been considering starting up again.  

I've always been interested in the produce boxes though as an alternative, but H isn't very adventurous about produce and there are quite a few farmers markets I can go to instead.

I apparently forgot to suspend stitch fix when I changed to maternity, so I was pleasantly surprised when I got a box this month. They threw in some maternity tanks in addition to some shirts.  Not sure I'm a big fan of the shirts, but I needed new tank tops!

UTAmbs11

Oh, @SpiritYell0905, I like the idea of the wine club, too.  I've been considering joining one before also, but I never drank much wine until last year. (Typically more of a whiskey kind of gal).