As I headed back to work after maternity leave with my daughter I decided a monthly subscription box would be a great way to reward myself for the effort of getting us all out of the house on time each day and keeping the house in an (almost) fit state to live in when we returned! My first subscription was to Treatbox, a lifestyle box centred around well-being and taking a little time out for yourself. Here are my thoughts:
My First Treatbox - February 2017
When the first box arrived I did wonder whether I'd made the right choice :-/ Whilst the items were nice: a dish to pop your jewellery in, a bracelet (which is actually really cute and I'm still wearing several months later!), a keyring, some lovehearts, a rose garland, some rose wipes and some motivational cards, at the time it felt like a bunch of things I didn't really need. I did however post the dutiful "I love this box" photo on Instagram, I think partly in the hope of winning a small subscription (got to love free stuff right?!) but also partly to see if anyone would judge me for this superficial treat. They didn't, others thought it a great idea and I began to see that, actually, there isn't anything wrong with having a treat every once in a while!
Looking back at the box now, I'm actually really please I got it. The garland and wipes I popped to one side and gave them to my mum for mothers day as part of a box of bits for her, which she loved! I use the jewellery dish every day to keep my earrings safe by my bed - hopefully preventing any more rolling into the ether never to be seen again (seriously, where do they go?! Are they with all of the socks!??) I wear the bracelet all the time because it really is cute, although rather grubby now! I ate the lovehearts because, well, they're lovehearts and took the motivational cards to work as a little pick me up when I need it. The only thing I haven't really used yet is the keyring but I'm sure I will at some point.
The Second Box - March 2017
I had signed up to a monthly subscription for Treatbox because this knocked a bit of money off of it and it saved me having to remember to buy it each month so I found my second box fairly painless in process, the payment was taken on time and it duly arrived at the beginning of the month. Again I was a little disappointed at the time but looking back it was pretty great for the price. This month, March, included: A recycled plastic lunchbag, a bathmelt that looked like a slab of white chocolate (was a little disappointed it wasn't!), some nail-clippers, some seeds, some greeting cards and a bar of honeycomb salted chocolate.
I haven't used the bag yet, it seemed a little flimsy, but I think I probably will or will keep it for a present for my sister along with the nail clippers. The bathmelt I popped in my mum's mothers day basket. I need to remember to scatter the seeds somewhere and the chocolate was devoured at the end of the month as a treat for surviving my first month at work, it was delicious! So another hit here!
The Third Box - April 2017
My third box proved to be my last for a few months, not because I didn't like it, I did, perhaps more than the other two, but because I fancied looking around other types of boxes and I can't justify more than one a month (I have my sensible head on!) This box was great! It was based on a Disney theme, I'm guessing to compete with all the Beauty and the Beast ones circulating around this time.
Containing the usual motivational print, a mirror, a gorgeous smelling was melt, a motivational pin, a wooden sign for the garden, a notebook and a cookie this book was also brimming for the £12 it cost me! I have plans for several of the items (that I'm not going to write about here, but seriously, these boxes are great if you want different ideas for gifts!) but the notebook is definitely going to be used by myself and I've devoured the cookie (the icing was a bit strange though, not sure I'll seek out where it actually came from :-/).
Is it worth it?
Yes. For the amount you're paying each month you definitely get more than enough treats. I think you have to be the right kind of person for this though. I'm not sure the prints are really me, I'm not one for memes and things so they tend to get put to oneside - although I may use them for our playroom/study when we get it decorated. They are great for stockpiling little items you can give for gifts though that you wouldn't have necessarily thought to buy, whilst picking out the treats you want for yourself. I think I'll definitely return to this box at some point, even if it's just the odd one here and there. I also used it for a secret santa gift I took part in with an online group as their build your own box options are perfect for this kind of thing. Definitely worth checking out :-)
My First Treatbox - February 2017
When the first box arrived I did wonder whether I'd made the right choice :-/ Whilst the items were nice: a dish to pop your jewellery in, a bracelet (which is actually really cute and I'm still wearing several months later!), a keyring, some lovehearts, a rose garland, some rose wipes and some motivational cards, at the time it felt like a bunch of things I didn't really need. I did however post the dutiful "I love this box" photo on Instagram, I think partly in the hope of winning a small subscription (got to love free stuff right?!) but also partly to see if anyone would judge me for this superficial treat. They didn't, others thought it a great idea and I began to see that, actually, there isn't anything wrong with having a treat every once in a while!
Looking back at the box now, I'm actually really please I got it. The garland and wipes I popped to one side and gave them to my mum for mothers day as part of a box of bits for her, which she loved! I use the jewellery dish every day to keep my earrings safe by my bed - hopefully preventing any more rolling into the ether never to be seen again (seriously, where do they go?! Are they with all of the socks!??) I wear the bracelet all the time because it really is cute, although rather grubby now! I ate the lovehearts because, well, they're lovehearts and took the motivational cards to work as a little pick me up when I need it. The only thing I haven't really used yet is the keyring but I'm sure I will at some point.
The Second Box - March 2017
I had signed up to a monthly subscription for Treatbox because this knocked a bit of money off of it and it saved me having to remember to buy it each month so I found my second box fairly painless in process, the payment was taken on time and it duly arrived at the beginning of the month. Again I was a little disappointed at the time but looking back it was pretty great for the price. This month, March, included: A recycled plastic lunchbag, a bathmelt that looked like a slab of white chocolate (was a little disappointed it wasn't!), some nail-clippers, some seeds, some greeting cards and a bar of honeycomb salted chocolate.
I haven't used the bag yet, it seemed a little flimsy, but I think I probably will or will keep it for a present for my sister along with the nail clippers. The bathmelt I popped in my mum's mothers day basket. I need to remember to scatter the seeds somewhere and the chocolate was devoured at the end of the month as a treat for surviving my first month at work, it was delicious! So another hit here!
The Third Box - April 2017
My third box proved to be my last for a few months, not because I didn't like it, I did, perhaps more than the other two, but because I fancied looking around other types of boxes and I can't justify more than one a month (I have my sensible head on!) This box was great! It was based on a Disney theme, I'm guessing to compete with all the Beauty and the Beast ones circulating around this time.
Containing the usual motivational print, a mirror, a gorgeous smelling was melt, a motivational pin, a wooden sign for the garden, a notebook and a cookie this book was also brimming for the £12 it cost me! I have plans for several of the items (that I'm not going to write about here, but seriously, these boxes are great if you want different ideas for gifts!) but the notebook is definitely going to be used by myself and I've devoured the cookie (the icing was a bit strange though, not sure I'll seek out where it actually came from :-/).
Is it worth it?
Yes. For the amount you're paying each month you definitely get more than enough treats. I think you have to be the right kind of person for this though. I'm not sure the prints are really me, I'm not one for memes and things so they tend to get put to oneside - although I may use them for our playroom/study when we get it decorated. They are great for stockpiling little items you can give for gifts though that you wouldn't have necessarily thought to buy, whilst picking out the treats you want for yourself. I think I'll definitely return to this box at some point, even if it's just the odd one here and there. I also used it for a secret santa gift I took part in with an online group as their build your own box options are perfect for this kind of thing. Definitely worth checking out :-)
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