Rad and Hungry was sparked by founder Hen Chung's addiction to travel and office supplies. This subscription box combines the two—each kit in The Something Mighty (STMT) Collection is filled with office supplies locally sourced from around the world. Custom designs and sweet wrap jobs transform each monthly subscription box into a full-on, hands-on experience with a different destination at its focus. Each new STMT Kit is released during the first part of the month, 10 months of the year. (They work on other goodies in June and December.)
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About Rad and Hungry STMT Kit
The Subscription Box: Rad and Hungry STMT Kit
The Cost: $23/month (+$7 each delivery) for a quarterly subscription, $21/month (+$7 each delivery) for a semester subscription, or $19/month (+$7 each delivery) for a yearly subscription. You will pre-pay the total amount for each subscription. You can also purchase a single box for $25.00 per kit (+ $7.00 US shipping).
The Products: Each limited-edition STMT Kit includes lo-fi office supplies locally sourced from around the world, a hand-screened poster designed at RAH headquarters, a printed edition of "The Low Down" (the adventure from that month’s sourcing country), a RAH Passport to track your world tour (included in the first kit of Quarterly, Semester and Yearly Subscriptions), and a stamp to collect in the RAH Passport. Yearly Subscribers receive special bonus items throughout the year, too.
Ships to: Worldwide. Shipping costs vary.
Rad and Hungry Spain STMT Kit April 2018 Review
Rad and Hungry is always such a treat with many layers- so let's dig in!
When you are on the last kit of your subscription, you'll see this sticker that reminds you to renew your subscription.
There's a packing list as well that loosely lists the items included in the kit. The hot pink sticker denotes that you get a bonus goodie for sharing photos, and the white sticker denotes the yearly subscriber bonus.
Opening the first kraft paper wrapping revealed the bonuses, as well as the monthly passport stamp (seen on top), and the print, low down, and other goodies underneath.
BONUS: Milan Erasers x2
First up is what I'm assuming is the bonus for sharing photos on social media. These two erasers have a really cool design to them! I always am in need of smart-looking tools to fix my mistakes.
BONUS: Milan Triangular Graphite Pencils x3
If you're a yearly subscriber, you'll receive three Milan pencils. These are unique in that their triangular design ensures they don't roll off your desk! I got one of each: Graphite B (green), Graphite 2B (blue), and Graphite HB (red). Very beautiful!
Rubberband Stand Photos
Hen usually throws a little something in the package from the trip, like candies, but this time there are two small photo cards of her trip to the "Rubberband Stand" she talks about in the Low Down.
STMT x Spain Passport Stamp
This month's passport stamp features the words "Poppin' Bands" and has little ions like stars and firecrackers. As always, it comes complete with a "canceled" postage stamp from the featured country. So cool! Into my passport, it goes!
STMT x Spain Print
The print, of course, has the same design and will be going on my corkboard with its counterparts from Korea, Georgia, Germany, etc. The ink used this time is an even deeper reddish orange than last year but still super bright. The back has a personal note from Hen to yours truly.
The Low Down
This month's Low Down was a fun read in which I never thought I'd leaving having a new found respect for rubber bands. I am 100% on the same wavelength as Hen and tend to geek out on the same "lo-fi" goods she does but I don't think I've given the rubberband a second thought. While at a flea market in Madrid, she came upon a busy mom-n-pop stand just dripping with rubber bands and she describes the same feeling I get when I come upon a treasure like that.
Here we have the second layer of wrapping that holds the monthly offerings from the trip.
Karman Folder/Notebook Cover in Blue
What a cool folder! It has faux marbled insides and when closed, you use an attached elastic band to wrap around it to keep it that way. There's space on the outside to label it if need be, but I could never "ruin" it. Almost everything from the box this month fit neatly inside which gave me a tremendous amount of satisfaction.
Large White and Small Green Rubber Bands
Yep, this is the type of hyper-specialized subscription box that sends rubber bands as an item and I'm EATING IT UP. The white big boy was wrapped around the folder and can be used to keep other things in order as well. I wish I could have seen it hanging at the stand in Madrid! I unfolded this paper to reveal another gang of smaller green rubber bands. These are pretty similar to ones I'd see on produce at my local co-op.
Ilasa Technico Pencil
Another pencil was tucked into the paper full of rubber bands and comes in the form of this vintage number, straight from Spain circa 1966. A little slice of history in this green cedar wood writing utensil.
Vintage Unicef Notebook
The first of two vintage notebooks is this one from a series featuring children from all over the world, circa 1979. Mine came in blue with a little girl on the cover. It's staple-bound and has white ruled paper inside. I wonder where the girl is now?
Vintage Fauna Notebook featuring Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente
Similar to the Unicef one, this notebook came from a series featuring the Spanish naturalist, Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente who is best known for the highly successful and influential TV series, El Hombre y la Tierra. I received a notebook with a black stork on the front with a yellow and orange border. Also the same as the Unicef notebook, this one is staple-bound with lined notebook paper inside.
Verdict: It was tough for Rad and Hungry STMT Kit to surpass last month, in my opinion, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this kit, especially with the bonuses. Receiving vintage items is always a treat for an office supply nerd like myself, and the story about the rubber bandstand in Madrid gave me a new respect for the unsung gummy heroes.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? This kit is still available as a one-time purchase, but if you sign up for a subscription today, next month's Vietnam kit will be your first.
Value Breakdown: For $31.00, I received a screened print, a screened passport stamp, two notebooks, a pencil, a folder, and a gang of rubber bands. As always, this one is near impossible to put a dollar value on, but the overall experience is a huge draw to this lo-fi stationery subscription. Without the regular goodies (like the print and passport stamp), OR the bonus items, this kit came with five items, so it's like paying $6.20 per item.
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