Rocksbox is a jewelry styling and renting service. Members pay a flat rate every month to get unlimited access to the Rocksbox collection and the option to buy the pieces they love most at a discounted price. Right now, you can even get your first month of Rocksbox membership for free!
(Read on to learn how, or check out our list of other free subscription boxes here!)
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Upon subscribing, you'll take a "style survey" so Rocksbox can suggest jewelry pieces that fit your style. You can also browse their catalog and add pieces to your wishlist. Each month, Rocksbox will curate sets of three pieces to send your way, including at least one piece from your wishlist.
Try on the items from the box and wear them as long as you'd like. From there, you have two choices. If you love any of the pieces enough to want to keep them, you can put your monthly "Shine Credit" towards your purchase.
Or, if you're ready for another style, return your box using the free shipping label and reusable envelope you got with your shipment. Shortly after, you'll get a brand new box of jewelry to enjoy!
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About Rocksbox Rental Jewelry Subscription
The Subscription Box: Rocksbox
The Cost: $21 per month + free shipping both ways
The Products: 3 pieces of jewelry tailored to your style
Good to Know: Members can keep and wear the pieces for as long as they want, or they can switch out sets as frequently as they like. The monthly fee stays the same regardless. Rocksbox also offers you monthly "Shine Credit" to buy any pieces you love.
Ships to: The U.S. only
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Rocksbox Rental Jewelry November 2020 Review
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Here's the info booklet that came with the jewelry set. It includes a product list with retail and member-specific pricing. Also included was a jewelry care card.
A free return shipping label is also at the bottom of the box.
FYI: The outer envelope that Rocksbox ships inside doubles as a return shipping envelope! Be careful as you cut it open—there's a second adhesive strip that can be used to reseal the envelope for its trip back.
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Rudiment Embarcadero Ear Cuff - Retail Value $40.00, Member Price $34.00
I don't think I have ever gotten a piece in this subscription with abysmal quality. Until now. This cuff's quality is beneath Rocksbox and I am shocked it was even in their rotation. First, it was way too big for my ear. It just kept falling off. No worries right? Cuffs are usually adjustable. Well, squeeze this one and those fake plastic pearls just fall right off! Not cute. Second, the whole thing just felt cheap which is really unusual for this subscription. I can't wait to send this back.
I quickly got this shot before the cuff fell off. I had to recline my head a little to make it stay in place, just for this quick picture.
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Sophie x Sterling Simple Huggies - Retail Value $65.00, Member Price $55.00
In stark contrast to that disastrous cuff, these earrings were absolutely magical. Sure, they are super basic, but when you have multiple piercings in your ear these make great layering pieces. I was delighted to find they were a lot larger than I expected and that they were more oval than round. They have a wonderful heaviness to them and the seamless closures snap into place audibly, which I always enjoy. And they are solid sterling silver, so I know they won't irritate my ears if I leave them in for days and days (which I have). I loved these so much I ended up keeping them!
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it.
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Tess + Tricia Textured Moon Drop Earring - Retail Value $93.00, Member Price $89.00
I loved these earrings! The mix of the edgy chain with the crystal-studded moon is the perfect blend of sweet and strong. They don't weigh a lot but they weigh enough to feel nice on, and the 14k gold plating makes them so shiny!
The Verdict: My Rocksbox pieces this round were the best and the worst I have ever received from this subscription. That cuff... was just terrible. The other earrings, however, were wonderful! So wonderful that I bought one pair with my own $$$ (I have been very well behaved. This is only the second time I have done this!). I plan on getting lots of wear out of those little silver hoops. If my budget had allowed, I probably could have been convinced to keep those gold chain moons too!
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Every box is different and packed based on the customer's tastes and what's available at the time. You can, however, give the Rocksbox stylists a nudge by adding your favorite pieces to your wishlist!
Value Breakdown: Rocksbox membership costs $21 per month. At retail, the three pieces would cost me $198 with my Rocksbox discounts and the member pricing including the buy-all-three-items discount, and the $21 of Shine Credit (the membership fee for the month, which goes towards your purchases), my $15 forever credit, and the $10 buy-all-three discount, that price drops to $132.
Since I did purchase a pair of earrings with a cost of $55, my discounts lowered their cost to only $19 with the $21 monthly credit and my $15 forever credit.
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