Fancy Pants Food was a food subscription service that delivered a monthly box of 5-8 trial size products. The products were "amazing food that you've probably never heard about" for a cost of $10/month. My first box was slow to arrive but I was expecting the second one around the end of the month in December and received it with no delays.
Here's first looks:
And the breakdown:
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| Halfpops Popcorn Snack, $1.50 Chia Shots Chia Seeds, $1 |
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| Brix Chocolate, $1 - These are a fun concept! You use little bites to do tastings with wine! |
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| JimmyBar, $2.50 - These are made in Chicago and are gluten and dairy free. Only 180 calories and no artificial ingredients, sounds like a great and easy snack! |
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| TeeChia Cereal, $1.70 - This definitely looked way too healthy for me but the hubs enjoyed it! LOL! |
So I came up with a total value of $7.70 for this box. The value was less than the cost of the box for the second month in a row. I try to give a subscription a few months before I really make a judgement on it but I'm afraid I would have been headed towards canceling this one after this second low value box even if the company hadn't tanked. I love the idea of food/snack subscriptions but I feel like I have a hard time finding one with the value I expect when spending my money on a box filled with things someone else is picking!
I think food subscription boxes are usually a hit or miss with the value unless you receive something that's hard to find/regional or you end up getting something you fall in love with! If you're willing to shell out $39/month, I think that Fancy Food Box is a pretty awesome choice from the reviews I've seen. :)
ReplyDeleteYou know, the thing about Fancy is that, after paying shipping, it's getting close to $50 and it seems like the value is usually only around $80 or so (and that's using full MSRP). Occasionally it seems to contain some things we would use and love, but I can get a lot of groceries for $50! Haha!
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