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BREO BOX Fall 2021 Review + Coupon

Christen Russo
ByChristen RussoOct 7, 2021 | 8 comments

All contents of Breo Box Fall 2021

BREO BOX
4.1 overall rating
50 Ratings | 17 Reviews

BREO BOX is a men's and women's lifestyle subscription box that costs $159 per quarter and has a focus on the latest tech, home goods, and health & fitness items. This box was voted by our readers as one of the best women's subscription boxes of 2021.

Ships to: The continental U.S. for free ($30 to HI, AK, and U.S. territories), Canada for $35 ($90 for remote territories), and worldwide at varying rates.

This box was sent to us at no cost for review. (Check out the review process post to learn more about how we review boxes.)

Opening The Box

 

BREO BOX items are all packed neatly in a gigantic box made of matte cardboard, and protected in a duster bag. The boxes are high-quality, with a magnetic closure and a ribbon pull-tab, and are awesome for storage. I haven't figured out a use for the duster bags yet, though I did Shibori dye last quarter's just for fun! The shape is wide and shallow, almost like an IKEA shopping bag, so maybe they would be good for storing pillows or blankets inside.

 

BREO also always includes a detailed information booklet that lists each item in the box, points out some key features, and even gives instructions for how to use it. Sometimes the gadgets in this box are a little confounding at first, so the care they take to make sure you know how to use what you're sent goes a long way.

Here's What's Inside

Sanwick Classic Night Swannies — Retail Value $69

 

The first item in the box is these blue light glasses. They have black frames and orange-ish lenses. Rather than being glasses meant to wear while you're looking at a screen, this pair is for wearing continuously 1-2 hours prior to bed to help regulate your circadian rhythm. They recommend waiting to take them off until your lights are off. They also come with a storage pouch and a cleaning cloth (plus a sticker to rep the brand if you're into that kind of thing). The glasses seem well-made and fit comfortably, but man, for some reason the storage bag and cleaning cloth smell so strongly—and not in a good way! I can't figure out how to describe the scent other than a chemical-ish smell. It's so oddly intense that I just decided to throw them both away. We're more of a clean-your-glasses-on-your-shirt type of family anyway.

Man wearing Swanwick Classic Night Swannies and holding a baby.

I have light-colored eyes and have always been really sensitive to bright lights, so the intense orange glow that everything around me gained when I put these glasses on was just too much for me. My husband, however, has hazel eyes and loved how it felt to look through them. We've been having a good laugh here in our home because he says they make him happier and he doesn't want to take them off. His job does not put him in front of a computer throughout the day so he doesn't actually wear them all day, but he's been enjoying them in the evening. It's hard to say if they help him sleep because, as you can see from Exhibit A, we have other reasons why our sleep is disrupted lately. But if they do what they say they'll do, we have reason to believe they'll help him settle in for the night over time.

CleanLight Air by KeySmart — Retail Value $119 (also found on Amazon for $99.99)

 

In these days of living through a lingering pandemic, an air purifier is kind of the greatest thing you could possibly receive in a subscription box! This one uses UV-C rays to kill 99.99% of germs and bacteria in a 161 square-foot area, and it's the size of a coffee mug, so you can keep it in the cup holder of your car if you so choose. Sounds like an awesome option for someone who works in the rideshare industry! I put it right on my nightstand because I was contending with some overnight coughing at the tail end of a cold when my BREO BOX arrived. Magically I didn't cough overnight that night, although it's hard to know if it was because of the purifier or just because I was about better.

Experience-wise, the purifier is really quiet, which is great for nighttime use. But—funnily enough for the product following the blue light glasses—its power button shines a bright blue light through the darkness of my bedroom. And when it's on, it has a blinking blue ring on top to indicate that it's in use. I am a really sound sleeper, so the light really didn't bother me at all, but I think had my husband been in the room with me (he decided to sleep elsewhere so my coughing wouldn't wake him up) it would've been an issue for him. I did a little light Google research about how to turn the light off, and users seem to think there's no way to do it; that the light is necessary to indicate that the purifier is functioning since it's so quiet.

Rain Torch by KeySmart — Retail Value $69.99 (currently on sale for $49.99)

 

This umbrella with a flashlight on the handle is kind of genius. I have certainly received items from this box that seem superfluous, but this one is straight-up useful. The flashlight is positioned at the base of the handle, but the handle turns so satisfyingly so that the light can tilt up and out, rather than pointing straight down to the ground. It's angled to light the path your feet are walking, rather than being pointed up at eye level. The only concern I can see having about this umbrella is that umbrellas are so easy to forget or misplace, and it would be such a bummer to lose. But otherwise, it's really rad and I'm pumped to own it.

Trip Mitts by Trip Wipes — Estimated Value $9.83 (Buy a 3-pack for $29.50)

 

I unpacked these mitt-shaped alcohol wipes expecting them to be the "throwaway item" of the box, but they turned out to be the dark horse winner for me. I gave the dashboard, console, and inner door handles of my car a good wipe down with one and man did I see an improvement. This pack comes with 10 mitts and once they're through I can absolutely see myself buying more. They do have a strong alcohol scent when you pull one out, but it dissipates quickly and is very effective in cleaning off dirt and grime that's been there for far too long.

Looking inside the Trip Mitt

This is an odd angle, but it allows you to see how the mitts are lined with a plastic-glove-like material to protect your hand from the moisture of the wipe. It's a really nice touch! I almost took an "after" shot of my mitt post-car-clean, but it was pretty gross. In a satisfying way.

Grillight 2-piece LED Tool Set — Retail Value $49.97 (also found on Amazon for $44.95)

 

Some of you may recall from last quarter's BREO review that I don't own a grill. Snazzy grill items aren't uncommon to receive in this box, so my grilling fanatic neighbors are reaping the benefits of my subscription. This restaurant-grade 430 stainless steel spatula and tongs are equipped with little flashlights inside so you can grill at night, or I guess just to see what you're cooking better in general. I can't speak to how well they work, but my neighbor threw her arms up in the air and shouted "Yes!" when I handed them to her, so I imagine this is a score for subscribers who are big grillers.

Cubitag by Tracmo— Retail Value $24.95

 

The final item included in this box is a Bluetooth tracker tag. I always welcome items like this into my life because my husband is the #1 loser of important items. He already has a tracker in his wallet, and it plays a nice little jingle when located from his phone. This tag is going to go onto his keychain. This tag is waterproof, compatible with Alexa, has a replaceable lightweight battery, and pairs with Apple and Android devices. I can't find the range listed anywhere, but I assume based on the tracking device we have for Guy's wallet that it only plays a sound if it's in the vicinity. Like inside your house, for example. Either way, great item.

Note! The coffee pot that was shown in our first BREO Spoiler post for this quarter wasn't included after all. The manufacturer let the BREO team know that while it was in transit to be packed into our boxes, the ship broke down. You can expect to see this DUO POT coffee pot in your Winter 2021 BREO BOX!

Value – Was This Box Worth It?

The Cost: $159 per quarter + free shipping to the contiguous US.

Value Breakdown: At $159 for this box, you're paying roughly $26.50 per item for each of the 6 items included. The products added up to a total of $342.74 when they're calculated using full retail values. Considering the sale price of the Rain Torch, the total comes down to $322.74. Or, for those who would choose to buy items on Amazon when available, the total would come to $298.71. And that's not even considering the value of the curation, given that Breo's team did the work of fielding the products for us. No matter how you slice it, you're getting your money's worth and more.

Key Takeaways

This quarter's BREO BOX was filled with wins for me! Out of the six items, it was hard to pick a favorite. The mitt-shaped alcohol wipes inspired me to clean the inside of my car, so they win extra points for motivation to improve my space. The flashlight umbrella is a really clever idea and super useful. The air purifier, while I wish it didn't blink a blue light, maybe cured my cold? The blue light glasses were a favorite for my husband, and the tracking tag is also super useful for him. The only item that didn't work for us were the grilling tools, but we were happy to share the love with our friends. So many scores.

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Other Things You Should Know

When is this box available? This box is seasonal, shipping out four times a year.

Can I still get this box if I sign up today? Yes, the Fall 2021 box is still available as of publication.

What do you think of the Fall BREO BOX? Which item are you most excited to receive?

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Christen Russo
Christen Russo

Hi there, I'm Christen. I am all sorts of things:

🌳 a writer who loves to convey feeling

🌲 a mother who wants to have just as much fun as my kids do

🌳 an outdoors-lover who's achieved #1000hoursoutside with my family

🌲 a low-maintenance self-carer

🌳 a general hungry person with an unstoppable sweet tooth

You'll find me collecting stationery and squirreling away stickers, riding bikes and swimming with my family, creating outfits in colors and silhouettes that make me feel amazing, wearing big earrings, drinking beer and asking my husband to feed me harmonies to sing, taking my vitamins, living for dancing to live music, roping everyone into a craft, being human and vulnerable, and celebrating the phenomenon of being alive.

...and doing it all with energy, delight, and jokes along the way.


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8 comments

mel

Well that’s a huge bummer about the coffee pot. And what if we weren’t planning on getting the winter box?

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Aleksandar

Hi Mel!

Unfortunately, it was totally out of our control (and out of the vendor’s control). Such a rare circumstance, but they told us the ship literally broke down and had to go back to the port.

Our choices were either to wait for the product to be re-delivered (which won’t be until close to Halloween!) — OR, pivot and swap out another product that we (luckily) had available, and were planning for a future box.

We felt the best choice was to swap the product and get boxes out asap, especially since subscribers had already been waiting several weeks at that point.

Hopefully you understand — sometimes things don’t happen how we expect, but we have to make the best with what we have 🙂

If you have any other specific questions, we’d be happy to the continue the conversation, you can contact us at [email protected]

Best,
Aleks — co-founder

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zo

The box isn’t missing an item (the pot). They replaced it with the air purifier. It wasn’t posted on this site but subscribers did receive an email explaining it. My guess is the air purifier was to be in the next box but they just switched it since the pot was delayed.

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mel

Oh – ok I understand.. thank you! I didn’t receive that email.

zo

Congrats on the new baby, Christen!

Just received my box. I wish they had used a smaller box. The items just seemed so lonely in the big box. I just redid my deck and bought a new grill a few weeks ago. I am most excited about the grillight set as it will soon be dark by dinner time and I grill all-year round.
I don’t have an air purifier right now so I am looking forward to trying this one.

The night glasses are a dud for me a I wear prescription glasses. I would give them to my son except I received a clear, colorless pair and they look “girly” (his word).

I know I complained above about the large outer box but the more I think about it I realize it has so many uses. It will hold a ton of gaming stuff for my son at college.

Overall not the most exciting box but since I will use all but one item I’m pretty happy about that. The grill items will get a lot of use.

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KatS

I haven’t received my box yet but I got an email about the glasses. Breo sent out the blue blocker glasses in a previous box so everyone who got the glasses before should be upgraded to the crystal version instead so we don’t have “duplicate” items. This box does all the little things right.

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Christen

Thanks so much, Zo! I loved hearing your thoughts on the items in the box. I’m intrigued by the clear frames you received on your blue light glasses. I think that’s really trendy right now, and personally would’ve loved that look, but I can see how it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Glad the grill items were such a win for you!

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jenn

how bright is the flashlight 🔦? lumen wise? ty

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