Bulu Box August Review

Ugh... I cancelled Bulu last month but still got the August box. I can't find a charge for it yet, but I'm sure the drama is coming! LOL! I'm definitely kind of over this box but, since I've got it, I'll do a quick review just in case anyone is interested!

Bulu boxes are $10/month (or less with longer subscription) and contain 4-5 health, nutrition and weight loss samples to try. This box is the regular subscription. There is also a weight loss box available. 

Here's first looks of the August box:

And a quick breakdown:

BioCell Collagen, $.67

Raw Protein, $1.50

New Body Nutrition Passiontone,  $1.25

Ache & Pain Relief To-Go, $1.25

Tranquility Kare sleep aid, $2.25

So I came up with a quick value of about $7 for this box. There's a point/reward system associated with Bulu that basically gives you $1 for each item you review, so reviewing this box gives you $5 to spend in the Bulu store. It definitely helps to offset the cost of the box and the fact that it rarely seems to be worth the $10 price. It just annoys me how small the samples tend to be, though. How can you tell how you feel about a product from ONE dose??

What do you think of Bulu? Are there people out there who are huge fans?? If you want to try it, please click through one of my referral links and try one of these codes to get your first box free: TWEET10 or FIRSTFREE or BOX6885 or DISCOVER. 

KlutchClub Men's July Box Review

Don't forget to enter my August giveaway worth $110 while you're here! 


Again with this weird shipping... this is the "July" box but I didn't even receive it until August 8th. It didn't even SHIP until 8/1, so it's not even trying to get here on time... *sigh* maybe I'm the only one bugged by this! LOL!


KlutchClub offers monthly subscription boxes geared towards men, women or moms for the price of $18/month/box (or a little less with longer commitment). The boxes include $50+ of healthy snacks, fitness programs, personal-care items, supplements, etc. We get the men's box because this is right up the hub's alley!

Here's first looks:

And the breakdown! 

Wheatgrass seeds, $1.69/pouch. Oh goody, more stuff for hubby's garden! Haha!

PopChips Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips, $1

Puritan's Pride Raspberry Ketones, $1.50. It looks like MSRP on these might be more like $4.75 but a bottle of 60 is going for $3 on Amazon... and reviewed poorly. Yay. You can use code KLUTCHCLUB for free shipping on $25+ on puritan.com if these products are something you're into! 

Nawgan Alertness Beverage, $2. Hubs drank this same day. Never too alert! ;)

Ancient Minerals Magnesium Oil, $2. Wtf is this? LOL
 

Towel Dry Creme Styler, $2

Flavrz Drink Mix, $1.50

Wow. So the value of the goods in this box was only $15.07... Yikes.


There were also a couple of discount cards. One for a free Light Band at Rubberbanditz.com ($7 value, have to pay $3 shipping, so actually $4 value). A second card offered $25 off a pair of sunglasses at wavesgear.com. This also requires paying shipping ($4.50) so the actual value is $20.50. I personally don't like to include in the value of a box things that you have to spend money to redeem but even counting these didn't save this box. Even with the additional $24.50 "value" of offers, the box is still worth less than $40, not $50+ as promised.


What did you think of KlutchClub this month? I saw other boxes that were packed full of stuff, including half a dozen Flavrz packets. Is this just my crappy streak of box luck continuing?? LOL


If you are interested in trying KlutchClub, please use my referral link (here and above). Thank you! You can use code ZZSIDEWALKSALE to get one of the Best Of boxes for only $1 (plus $8 shipping). Be sure to cancel after buying a best of box if you don't want to sign up for monthly service!


I wasn't over the top thrilled with the June box either. We were happy with May's box but it was still short of the $50+ value. I'm giving KlutchClub one more month and, if August doesn't wow me, probably moving on!

KlutchClub Men's June Box Review

Be sure to enter my Blush Beauty June Box giveaway worth $100 while you're here! 

It's so annoying to me that this is the "June" box and it arrived July 6th. The only info available on the website right now is for the JULY box, which I won't receive until the first week of August... I wish KlutchClub would straighten that out! 

Anywho, KlutchClub offers monthly subscription boxes geared towards men, women or moms for the price of $18/month/box (or a little less with longer commitment). The boxes include $50+ of healthy snacks, fitness programs, personal-care items, supplements, etc. We get the men's box because this is right up the hub's alley! 


Here's first looks:

And the breakdown!

Neo-Chill ($4.40) and Neo-Energy ($4.40). You've got one to wake up you and one to make you sleep... isn't this the way vicious drug addiction cycles begin?? Hahaha

YogaVibes.com three month subscription ($50, first 15 days free, then $20/month)

Coupon for $5 off Tea of a Kind

NYCmusic two free album downloads ($10?)

Gizmo Tea of a Kind ($2)

Locklaces no tie shoelace system ($8)

Beanfields Sea Salt Beans and Rice Chips ($3)

BlueprintBar ($3?) - can only find them available online through Fresh Direct?

Ola! Foods granola vanilla almond ($1) - noticed that this company donates ALL net proceeds to a foundation! Impressive!

So this box was a little weird for me.... The value is technically there, $85.80 (without the coupon), but most of that value ($60) is in the online yoga classes and what looks like meditation music. If those aren't something you are interested in, well.... it's pretty far off the $50 value promised. It's still mostly a hit for us, though, so I'll be sticking around! 

If you are interested in trying KlutchClub, please use my referral link (here and above). Thank you! Try code JUNEBOX to see if it still works to save 20% off your entire subscription! 

June Bulu Box Review

Ugh. I don't know what it is with me and Bulu, it's like we got off to a bad start and I just can't change the vibe. I've had this box for a while and am finally forcing myself to write it up. I think the main problem is that it's out of the realm of my natural interests! Haha!

So Bulu comes in several versions, this is the regular version. It costs $10/month but I bought a 3 month deal a while back for like $19 I think. Last month I was kind of in shock at how little was in the box. This month definitely has higher value and has things that the hubs will use, which was my point of subscribing all along!

Here's first looks:

This box celebrates Bulu's birthday so they put points worth $5 in each subscribers account. I'll use this to buy some form of protein in their store for hubs, im sure! Good start! 

And the breakdown! Most of this stuff is supplements, etc., and hubs doesn't give me much feedback on it, so I'm just going to do a basic listing!

Shapeology Burn Blend ($10)

Eat Green Tea sample

Power Ice freezable electrolyte replacement ($1.50)

Power Fuel formula 52 supplement ($1)

Thera-gesic sample

GU Chomps energy chews sample ($1.50)

So the value was definitely over $10, especially including the $5 account credit. All of the supplements definitely aren't my thing, but the hubs is enjoying trying something new! 

What do you think of Bulu? Do you subscribe to it? I also get Klutchclub and it's definitely more interesting to me personally but hubs likes them both. If you'd like to try Bulu, please use my referral link and use code FIRSTFREE or DISCOVER to get your first box FREE!

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KlutchClub - May Men's Box Review

So.... Idk what it is about Klutchclub, and the fact that they charge you for a month and call a box that month's box, but you don't actually receive it until the NEXT month. This is the "May'" box, that I paid for in May, and received June 7.... Whatevs. They are awesome enough that they can get away with it! Haha!

KlutchClub offers subscription boxes for Men, Women and Moms. The boxes cost $18/month (or less with longer commitment) and contain "$50 of the best healthy snacks, supplements, fitness programs, personal-care products and more." I subscribed to the Men's box because this sounded right up Hub's alley!

Here's first looks:

I love a first look that shows a box FULL of goodies!! Let's get to a breakdown!

Kind bar ($2) - I'd like for the girls to try it. Will have to get to it before the hubs does (I'm probably not that quick! Haha!)!

Aubrey aftershave ($2) - Meh. Won't get used in my house, would gift it but the seal was kind of screwed up where it had just started to leak, so will prob give it to my dad. 

$20 gift card to theClymb.com - Let's talk about this gift card for a minute. This is a website that runs sample/flash sales related to health and fitness. I had never heard of it before and felt my pulse quickening when I saw that they also offer discounted adventure trips!! I saw one for Costa Rica, which is the front runner right now for spring break 2014, and I was hoping to see one for Antarctica, which I am kind of obsessed with right now because it's the only continent we haven't been to! $20 wasn't going to help much with a trip, though! Lol!

You have to spend $75 on theClymb.com to get free shipping, otherwise shipping is $7.95. Okay... but the bonus was that my card actually put $25 in my account, so it kind of brought shipping down to $2.95. I ordered a discounted pack of Muscle Milk protein bars that retail for $42 (what?!). They are still $29 even on GNC.com with member pricing and all I had to pay was the $7.95 shipping fee! So, with just this card I  saved $21 on something I would have bought anyway, and that more than paid for the box! Nice!

CocoaVia supplement (ten pack/$10), chocolate daily to help circulation? I'll give it a shot!

Pop Potato Chips ($1) - sure, anything edible disappears around here.

Drink Chia! ($5) - I had seen pictures of this online and was still surprised at HOW MANY SEEDS are in it. Is it going to be super weird to drink?? It's in the fridge chillin right now! We shall see! And it's pretty expensive for an 8 oz bottle! I'm expecting a SUPER charge from this! LOL!

Agro Labs Coconut water ($3) - they actually sell this in 72 (?!) packs of these 3 oz bottles on Amazon for $155.88. Really?? That seems a WEE extreme to me. I get a lot of cheapy hydration from my 10 glasses of water a day! ;)

Happy squeeze coconut milk ($2) - it's like a juice pouch for grownups! And contains 2/3 a serving of fruit! Fun! :)

Mr. Pink drink ($2) - well, I do a daily cup of coffee but not much other caffiene on an average day. The hubs drank it, to me it tasted a little Red Bull-y. And I'm a little worried that a google search turned up pictures of Lindsay Lohan chugging it and I guess she asked for $500k to promote it! Wut? Lolz!!

The Perez Hilton take on the situation! Haha!

Counting the gift card as $21 value, I came up with a box worth $48, definitely more than I paid but just shy of the $50 claimed to be in there. I'm super happy with this box though and I KNOW the hubs will love it all! It was almost worth $18 for the chuckles I got when all these Lindsey Lohan pictures started popping up! Hahaha!

If you'd like to try KlutchClub, please use my referral link. Thank you! And, through 6/26, use ZZJUNE25 to save 25% off any 3 month subscription or ZZJUNE30 to save 30% off any 12 month subscription (shipping and box charge separate, only takes discount off the box itself!)! 

Bulu Box May Review - Turrible

This box from Bulu... Omg. It's so ridiculous. I had a deal and paid $19 for three months and already feel hosed! I thought for a minute that this was just some bonus box in between the regular subscription boxes... Uh no. What a rip. I guess the good news is that it can pretty much only go up from here! LOL!

Here's first looks - box was itty bitty and LIGHT, should have been a bad sign apparently!

AllerDX seasonal allergy treatment ($1.10). Ok... My allergies are ferocious, so I'm all about anything that works. I cracked up that the testimonial quote on the package was from a man in kentucky! Here's the thing, though. The directions say to take 3-4 tablets at a time up to three times a day as needed. So as many as TWELVE tablets a day. Sounds like something I'm not even going to try to keep up with. And since the sample only has THREE tablets in it, not even enough for ONE maximum dose, I'm not going to mess up my regular schedule to try. So weak.

Beauty Bursts supplement chews ($.53). This pack had TWO chews. Was like most items in the box, marked "sample not for sale", so WHY did I PAY for this stuff? Argh. Fit n Crisp Vanilla Marshmallow bar ($1.62). Hubs ate this right up, said it tasted like a rice krispie treat with a scoop of protein powder in it. Definitely had more sugar than the supplement bars I usually buy for him. But, you know, at least it was a full size item! And look at him! He's happy to have a snack!! Haha!

FitMixer Amino supplement ($1.00). Again, a TINY sample, this is meant to be a pre-workout energizer. I used it in my efforts to recover from jetlag, felt no effect. And Artisana Berry Antioxident Nut Butter ($1.75). Little bitty pack, would have been a skimpy sandwich with this! The hubs just ate it out of the package. Don't even care if he liked it! I'm so annoyed with this box at the point that I'm not buying any of this stuff! LOL!

There was information on Jay Cardiello's 40-day workout program and info to get the first workout free online. I went to the website to check, and this is free to ANYONE, so there is no value added to the box by this. Not a perk, just an advertisement. Ugh.

So this box normally costs $10 and I came up with a total value of $6.00. And even worse than the poor value is the fact that there wasn't enough of any product to really use it and get a feel for it - except for the vanilla bar, but I sure wouldn't have paid $10 for that! It would have been better to have received one full size pack of one item and that be it rather than little bits of 5 random things. Box grade: F. I've heard lots of people cancelled after this box. Hopefully next month they make up for it! If you want to take a chance on it and are optimistic like I am that it only goes up from here, sign up for Bulu Box Here. You can use code FIRSTFREE to get the first box free (it's worth the price of FREE! LOL)