GQ Best Stuff Box Spring 2018 FULL Spoilers!

I FINALLY got a shipping notification on 6/15 (after being promised “next week” since May 25th) and just received notification that the box has been delivered.

I prepaid for an entire year subscription as a gift for my husband when it was first offered and my regret has only deepened as time has gone on. Those of you who are familiar with the nightmare shipping experience and guessing game that goes along with Allure Beauty Thrills boxes (or whatever it’s called now)…guess who runs this subscription? Explains a lot, doesn’t it?

The stuff in the boxes isn’t necessarily bad, but it doesn’t exactly live up to the moniker “Best Stuff” either. I recently purchased a Men’s Health box, which is much more expensive, but both my husband and I agree that it is leaps and bounds better than this box and worth it.

Also, GQ bumped the price of an annual subscription up from $149.99 to $189.99 so it really isn’t worth it to purchase a whole year given all the issues and I wouldn’t recommend it. Given the complete lack of communication, transparency, timeliness, etc., I won’t be renewing this sub.

Something is really fishy with this subscription. The website is showing this quarters box AND the yearly subscription as sold out.

First thing – it’s Summer now, not Spring. This is a joke of a box, Shipped the January box in February and now this isn’t “scheduled” to be mailed until June 7th (or so), that’s 4 months which I can’t understand how they can call this box “quarterly”.
Now the actual items, an OK watch, a $20 rubber toothbrush, plastic gas station sunglasses, an ugly $20.00 piece of wood and nail bottle opener and finally suntan and hand lotions (which could be purchased anywhere).

Truth in advertising this should be called the “GQs Crap We Threw Together and Ship when we get around to it Box”.

Considering this box cost me $37.50, I’m not getting hung up on the $200 thing. It’s still a great value in my book.

No, the items aren’t super exciting, but I do like the watch a lot. I think this sub is just starting out and still trying to find their way.

I got the box for the $150 annual and I’m not wowed especially by the fact that it’s a quarterly and I’ll only be getting the second installment more than 6 months in but my husband loved sunglasses and will love that watch which actually does sell for $90 everywhere including bespoke and not a dreaded “special collaboration!!” Cause the exclamation points really sell it.

Just canceled –
So lucky you can see everything before they bill you – was definitely expecting a better box

Really?! There is no way this box is worth $200+. That bottle opener is nothing more than a piece a wood with a bent nail in it. I would figure most men can or know someone who can just make one. And the toothbrush… No way! Maybe an electric toothbrush, but a manual brush? Those sunglasses look like cheap plastic and they look like something a 5yr old would wear, just throw on some Avenger stickers and you’re set.

Sorry to be negative, but dang! How about some razors, a visor (any hat), cologne, shaving cream, a manly beach towel, swimming trunks, etc…

Last quarters box was pretty dull and this quarter is really no better IMO. Darn, I wanted to find a great men’s box.

My math does not show these items are worth $200?

The watch looks very cool! I don’t think my husband would use anything but the sunscreen, but the variety of items is nice.

Digging the watch

My husband will love the watch the rest not to much, the toothbrush is a joke !