Revel Box Subscription Box Review – March 2016

Bekki,

Yay! You loved your gift! Bekki, you nailed the intent of revel box. I do want it to feel as if a friend is sending you a package, whether you ordered it for yourself or for someone you love. I am glad you appreciated my contributions to the box. In making the wildflower mix greeting, I hand drew the design, hand cut and sealed the packets, and then transferred all the names and images by a transfer technique.

We have now added a quarterly seasonal subscription and are moving into the gift basket space. Revel box’s cheerful, modern, Scandinavian inspired aesthetic separates us from traditional gift baskets. No basket or clear wrap to toss, just a cute box with themed handmade contents. Whether for a birthday, thank you, or to celebrate Stars Hollow’s return, we will be there to celebrate. This May we will launch the get well box, and in the summer, expect to see more special occasions boxes. Thanks for the great review! Happy Spring! ~Deanna

I got the “spring cleaning” box last week (5-6 items for $39) and absolutely loved it! It is so well put-together. “It is much like receiving a wonderful gift from a friend” is exactly right! I think when you said that in an earlier review I was immediately convinced! With the hand-decorated packaging alone, it was way more fun to open than my Birchbox (just got my first box of that yesterday and was a bit underwhelmed, but I guess that’s what you get for $10)

In my box I got the cloud plate (the thing that I was MOST looking forward to!), beeswax candle, wildflower seeds, notecards, the flower stickers from the February box, and these cute wooden earrings that I’d been eyeing on the website! I am not sure if I will wear them or gift them, but I love the design of them. They are by The Snack Stand which I am having trouble googling right now thanks to their “clever” name…unfortunately the earrings are at home and I’m not.

Altogether I love the box concept, but I’m not sure if I will subscribe. Most of the items are decorative, and while I truly love that, I need to focus more on functional items for myself. Byproduct of too much shopping! I will more than likely give future boxes as gifts, though. It was such a treat to open!

I noticed on the website there’s a placeholder for a Gilmore Girls box–Deanna please let us know when you’re releasing that one because I would love to send it as a gift to my friends!

I bought two March boxes after seeing this review. The cloud dishes and bee hive candles were adorable and super giftable.

I hate saying it, but I didn’t like this box. In estimating value, I always consider if these things are something I would’ve bought or would by more of. The cloud plate is adorable and I ended up regifting it with a baby shower gift (I stacked some gift cards, the Beehive, and baby soap/washcloths on it). But, I wouldn’t have spent $18 on that plate or any money for the candle. Lip gloss is lip gloss. Once you look at the ingredients, there’s very little difference in any of them beyond flavor or packaging. So, I would value the gloss the same as any drug store gloss. Which leaves the cork plant and seeds… really, my plant looked sad. And, the wildflower mix is EXACTLY the same mix as you can buy at Home Depot for $1.99. So, I don’t quite buy that these seeds were special or high end…they’re seeds. And, unfortunately, in some soils and areas, these won’t grow at all OR, worse, they will introduce invasive species into new environments. Consider this- the California Poppy isn’t native to California. It was brought by the Spanish and it now proliferated at such a rate that it actually played a part in harming native animals and other plants. The value just isn’t the there for my money.

I can keep pretty much any plant alive if I try — except air plants.

I have seen them at my local nursery inside glass globes (with openings at the top or on the side) and a bunch of sphagnum moss (I think) in there to better control moisture levels. If I ever get another one, I’m going to try that instead.

I think this box is adorable and would love it, but I think the calculated value is way lower…. I got $34.75 when totaling the listed values, and I have a hard time believing a wild flower seeds mix would run $8. Also, I love the green cloth you took the photos on… Wish that came with the box! 🙂