Nerd Block Subscription Box Review – August 2014

I subscribed to Nerd Block and then when I saw that my bank account was charged $29.50, I started investigating it. They charge $9.99 for S&H!!!! No way!!!! I have sent them an email since my account is still showing “processing.” I hope they cancel it in time, but I got an email stating I canceled too late. Not sure what is going to happen, but I will not ever order from them again. Very misleading and S&H at $9.99 is robbery. Oh if you get 40 dollars worth of stuff, the price is 20 bucks, plus 10 shipping and get 40 dollars worth for 30. Would be a great deal, but not when it is luck of the draw to see if you even like one thing in the box!!!!!

I just want people from Canada to know that although Nerd Block’s warehouse is based in Canada, you are being charged USD for the box. I just subscribed to the box and after shipping, tax, and exchange rate, I am paying $36 CAD which is almost double what is advertised. I am currently looking into Loot Crate to see if their monthly cost of $29.95 is in CAD and is a fixed cost (i.e. I won’t be charged taxes and exchange on top of that). If that’s the case, I might switch over depending on how good the Nerd Block is this month. The September Loot Crate is sounding pretty damn good (8 items!!!) so I might subscribe for a month to that and then cancel.

The T-shirts are around $10 in value.

The last two months of Nerd Block have been a disappointment to say the least. Comic-Con in a box has turned into a shirt from their parent company and some left over items from a hot-topic or Toy R Us discount bin. Most of the items the last few months have been older items I have seen on sale for some time now. I think I will be sticking with Loot Crate from now on, for $10.00 less the at least get some up to date exclusives, not two year old Comic Con DVD’s or “exclusive” Pop Vinyls any comic shop can order from the Previews catalog. Maybe Nerd Block has spread itself to thin with it’s multiple blocks with minor differences, or they just don’t care now that they have been around for a year.
Maybe the new My Geeky Goodies will stay strong after it’s first month or two.

Are the tshirt true to size? Same with Lootcrate. Are their tshirt a true to size?

Where do you swap items at? I have a few I wouldn’t mind letting go including the pokemon shirt.

I was never a big Pokemon fan but I will still wear the shirt. I am going to alter it though. I got Harley Quinn. I wish I had gotten Batman. I gave the Minikins to my 7 year old. She loved that stuff.

OMG CAT BUG!! Have you not SEEN Catbug?! XD The cutest animated critter to ever exist!

I wasn’t really excited about this box; I think that started with seeing the products listed on the outside of the box. I understand it’s a customs thing, but I still was disappointed. Pokemon seems a little young, but I suppose teenagers subscribe to this as well as adults. I had never heard of the Bravest Warriors before (and neither had my husband), but my stepkids had. We did get Harley Quinn though; Michelle, I’m interested in knowing what you would swap for.

I should have bought this month’s box if only for that shirt! I’m almost 30 and have been a fan of pokemon since I was 10. I may have to look in to getting Nerd Block soon. I’m eagerly awaiting my horror block, though!!

Liz, I will happily swap you for the Pokemon shirt. My son would love us both forever! I may have to subscribe to this box just for him.

I ordered this because of the Batman/Pokemon theme for the boys which worked out for my older son, but not my younger because the Pokemon item is the shirt. Now my older son is in love with POP figures. I told him he needs to pick one box for the following month. He got spoiled this month with Pop figures from Nerd Block and LC. The only thing that he did not like is the Dr. Who comics although I did warn him that it is featured often in Nerd Block.

I need the Harley Quinn so very badly, so if anyone wants to swap, look for me on the swap side!! I’ll swap generously for her. 😉