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Dylan’s Candy Bar Box Signatures Review – August 2016

Lindsey Morse
ByLindsey MorseAug 15, 2016 | 13 comments

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Dylan's Candy Bar Box Signatures
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Dylan's Candy Bar Box “provides monthly gift box packages filled with specially curated Dylan's Candy Bar candy assortments, chocolates and lifestyle products.”

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Subscribers can choose between the Chocolates Box, “which includes classic products like Bars, BarK and Good-to-Go bags as well surprise chocolate-y mini-bin fillables,” and the Signatures Box, which contains “whirly pops, chocolate bars, s’mores, mini-bin fillables and more… from gummies to chocolate and all sorts of sweetness in between.”

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I love gummy candy, so I opted for the Signatures Box!

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Unlike most subscription boxes, Dylan's Candy Bar Box subscriptions do not auto renew. So, if you pay for a 3-month subscription you will receive only three boxes. If you’d like to receive additional boxes, you will need to place another order.

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The Subscription Box: Dylan's Candy Bar Box

The Cost: $109 for a 3-month subscription to the Signatures Box. $119 for a 3-month subscription to the Chocolates Box. (Less per month with longer subscription commitments.)

The Products: Assorted candy, chocolate, and lifestyle products from Dylans Candy Bar.

Ships to: US

Check out all of our Dylan’s Candy Bar Box reviews and find other candy subscription boxes in the Sweets Subscription Box Directory!

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My box contained a card listing the items included in the box.

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Dylan’s Candy Bar Donut Crisps (4 oz.) - $8?

This box was very well packaged and was shipped with an ice pack to keep the candy from melting in transit. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to keep last month’s box safe (some of the chocolate items got a little melted on their way to me), but this month’s box arrived in pretty good condition. The first item I received is this super cute package of Donut Crisps.

I couldn’t find the crisps available on the Dylan’s Candy Bar website, so I’ve estimated the price. The info card lists this as a new item, and I like that subscribers get the chance to try it before it’s listed for sale on the site.

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The crisps looked a little like chocolate covered animal crackers, and the cookies themselves had the texture and flavor of cannoli shells. I’ve never had cookies like these before, and I’m a fan.

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Chocolate Covered Swedish Fish (Mini-bin Refill) - $5?

I received a refillable candy holder in my first box from Dylan’s Candy Bar, and this month I was sent two different types of candy to use as refills for that container. I couldn’t find either of the refill candies I received available on the Dylan’s Candy Bar website, so I’ve estimated their prices. (I’ve tried to be generous in my pricing estimations, since I know Dylan’s Candy Bar charges a premium for their candy.)

I love chocolate and I love Swedish fish, but I’m not sure I’m a fan of chocolate covered Swedish fish. Something about gummies + chocolate just seems wrong to me. I know that’s purely a matter of preference, though, and I have to give Dylan’s Candy Bar points for including a somewhat unusual candy.

Also, I mentioned this last month, but I’m disappointed to see refill bags in both last month’s box and this month’s box. One of the reasons Dylan’s Candy Bar can get away with their super high prices is because their excellent packaging makes the candy seem special. Getting an unbranded bag of refill candy doesn’t have the same magic.

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Sour Gummy Octopus (Mini-bin Refill) -$5?

I was really surprised to see these gummy octopuses in the box because I picked the exact same candy for my custom Candy Club box last month! They’re chewy, sour, and really delicious. I’m happy to receive more!

Verdict: This box from Dylan's Candy Bar Box feels very light. The per-box cost breakdown for this box (for a 3-month subscription) is $36. Even with generous value estimates, the items I received in this box are worth maybe half that. Also, I think I’m lucky that my items arrived in good shape in the middle of summer. I had some problems with melted candy last month, and Bekki, who’s been reviewing the Dylan’s Candy Bar Chocolates Box, has received some seriously melted candy. (Even the replacement candy she was sent by customer service arrived melted!) This is the last box in my 3-month subscription, and looking back at what I received there’s no way I can recommend the subscription. With so many fun, creative, and well-branded products available on the Dylan’s Candy Bar website, it’s really disappointing to see such an uninspired and low value selection of items included in the subscription box.

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Lindsey Morse
Lindsey Morse

Lindsey is a professional baker, cold brew coffee addict, and rosé aficionado who loves writing about food and wine. When she’s not sharing her love of subscription boxes with the world, you’ll find her in the podcasting studio, perfecting her cake decorating techniques, or cursing her way through the New York Times daily crossword puzzle. 


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13 comments

Kelly

I wonder how their customer service would respond to the serious lack of value in this lame box.

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Saffy

The value is low enough to make this unjustifiable. And as someone else mentioned, the presentation isn’t even good enough to make it giftable. They’re already making a killing selling bulk candy, they could at least step it up in the packaging and and provide a quantity that makes someone wish to continue subscribing.

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Caitlin

Yikes, what a rip off!

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Mary K

Another disappointing box! Great review, though. Thanks.

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Tonya B.

Wow, so disappointing. Thank you for your honest review.

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tpop

The octopus all have only 7 legs?

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Jen

What a weird lack of detail.

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Jessica T

I used to get the Godiva chocolate of the month. I live in az where it can be over 110 degrees. I only had slightly melted chocolate one time. (Chocolate covered pretzels) they were still edible just stuck together. They sent a replacement and those came out perfect. So I don’t know why Dylan’s chocolate would be melted so badly. They need to get it together.

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Carolann

Oye, the price of that box!?!

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Lily

It seems like commen sense not to mail chocolate in the summer. As far as value i was not expecting this box to be a high valued box yet I did expect it to be a better curated box. I really wished they would have placedone a cute non perishable trinket in this box. The stores are so much fun yet this box lacks it.

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Karen

You just hit the nail on the head. Their stores are so fun – it would be so nice if they could capture at least a tiny bit of that fun in their subscription boxes, but these packages seem totally uninspired. It’s strange coming from a brand that clearly prides itself on presentation and creating a unique customer experience (in their stores anyway).

Even if the company could just package the bin refill candies in cute, colorful boxes that popped when you unboxed the package…it would make such a difference. They would also be more giftable. I wholly agree with Lindsey that the unbranded cellophane bag of candy lacks that signature Dylan’s “magic”.

It’s such a bummer as this brand could really offer something really special.

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BONNY ADAMS

I’ve read all of your past reviews, and this review. I adore their packaging and the cute refill bin with scoop, but I opted to not sign up due to the melted candy and low value.

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Wendy

Agree, it would be cheaper just to place orders the regular way instead of getting their high price but very low value subscription box.

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