Blind Surprise, who sent me this box to review, is a subscription box that specializes in sending items from artists and inventors. Blind Surprise spends their time scouring the Internet from Etsy to Uncommon Goods to Quirky, and thousands of other sites to bring innovation to your doorstep. Every month Blind Surprise features 4 or 5 artists and delivers them to your door. Blind Surprise is $30.00 a month. When you sign up, you give your gender, age bracket (18-35, 36-50, and 51+). You also select three of you “likes”. You can choose from: reading, technology, movies, cars, nightlife, dancing, environment, photography, sex, sports, outdoors, humor, family, alcohol, restaurants, fashion, tv shows, traveling, working out, and nutrition. I chose female, 18-35, photography, technology and family. The Details Cost: 1 month $30.00. 3 months-$87.00, 6 months $175.00 What’s in the box? Blind Surprise spends their time scouring the Internet from Etsy to Uncommon Goods to Quirky, and thousands of other sites to bring innovation to your doorstep. Every month Blind Surprise features 4 or 5 artists and delivers them to your door. Every box will have 1-3 gifts that are worth a total of $30. Typically, it will be one beautiful item. Additionally, they will include literature with information about the artists and their stories. Can I return my box? Yes, email [email protected] and they will exchange your gift for something you like better Website: www.blindsurprise.com/ The box arrived by USPS. The box is interesting, because it looks like it is spray painted. I prefer a printed box, but it is interesting. My interests were photography, technology and family. My gift was from Drunk on Ink and was a set of four Alcohol Ink Coasters. They are made by Ashley Ulbricht. The coasters sell in a pack of 2 on Etsy for $9.00. The totalContinue Reading
Congrats Casandra for wining the Xplore Box Giveaway. “Turning little tinkerers into big thinkers!” Xplore BoX is a new subscription box that brings Science, Technology, Engineering and Math into the hands of children. The boxes are filled with toys, projects, experiments and other fun items to get your child thinking. I was excited to see a box like this for kids. I was thrilled when Xplore BoX let me review a box for them. Details: Website: www.XploreBox.com What is in the box? “ Every month, you’ll receive a boX that includes activities, projects, kits, toys and/or goodies that will engage and encourage kids in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).” Cost: $29.95 When am I billed? You are billed at the time of purchase and then again every 30-31 days Can I skip a month? Yes, just email [email protected] How do I cancel: You can cancel from your online account This is how the box comes I was very excited to see this box on my doorstep. Xplore ships priority mail, which is excellent in my book. First Look The theme for this month is Kitchen Science The information card Kitchen Science Kit The Kitchen Science Kit sells for $21.39 on Amazon. This kit is filled with fun things to do: Table Top Volcano, Vinegar Rocket, Kitchen Spy-Invisible Ink, Kitchen Detective-Fingerprints, Rock Candy Factory and Fruit Battery. I love all the experiments and activities in this box. This would be lots of fun for a child. Gummie Bear Tower Kit The child uses the tooth picks and gummie bears to make a tower. The child draws each tower in the book (below). Xplore poses questions to the child to find out what kind of towerContinue Reading
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