Okay, so I know subscription boxes are all the rage. I already receive and regularly review both Citrus Lane and Bluum boxes. But I have to admit that I am a big enough fan of those that I was willing to try another one: Stork Stack. Stork Stack is a little different from the other two. From what I can tell from their previous stacks, there seems to be very little brand overlap between Stork Stack and the other, more well known child subscription boxes. This is what I experienced in my first box as well, receiving brands I had never received from either Citrus Lane or Bluum, while those two often overlap in brands and products. The other difference is that they are slightly more expensive than the other, two, at $27.99 per month versus $24.95 per month for Bluum, and as low as $21 per month (with a six month subscription) for Citrus Lane (NOTE: Citrus Lane has recently increased their per month pricing to $29 per month!). They also do not offer a discount when you order 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions like the other companies do, and instead send gratis boxes to children in need, which is a nice touch. They also guarantee a quantity of five items in every box, which could be good or bad, I really have yet to know.
I intend to review my Stork Stacks based on value and usefulness and be as helpful as I can to you consumers out there! This month my daughter received a gender neutral box for a seventeen month old.
1. Wheaties from A Harvest Company
Price: ? *I’m really not sure the value of this, since I can’t find them for sale anywhere, and this seems to be a fairly new company.
Status: Good
Comments: This was actually a cool little toy, and it’s interesting that they use all-natural, locally sourced materials for their items (in this case wheat grass). It seems durable, and Baby Girl has been a big fan of it the last couple of days since we received it. It’s not great, but it’s not a bad addition to the toy box.
2. Cork Block Stacker from A Harvest Company
Price: ?*See above
Status: Meh.
Comments: These are neat little blocks. I like them, they’re interesting, and you can always mix and match blocks, so whatever. That said, they’re not amazing, and I’m not blown away or anything.
3. Harvest Teether Keys from A Harvest Company
Price: ?*See above
Status: Blech.
Comments: Not at all impressed. To start, I think these are definitely too young for Baby Girl now, and I’m putting them in the regift box. But even if that were not the case, I don’t like them. Yes, I like the principle behind them, but they don’t seem like they would be satisfying to a kid. They don’t jingle or make any good kind of rattle noise when you shake them, they are rather large for small babies to hold, and they just don’t seem satisfying to chew on, making the whole teether aspect a bit out of place.
4. Eating Well! from Child’s Play
Price: $6.99
Status: Good
Comments: I’m genuinely always happy to get a book in a subscription box, and this is a good one. It encourages healthy eating, is cute, has good illustrations, an all around good thing. I’m a fan. Is it amazing? No.
5. KIND Bar from KIND
Price: $0.72
Status: Meh
Comments: I know some moms get super excited when there’s something for them in these boxes, but I just don’t. They are generally either one-off throwaway items or overly expensive cosmetic things that serve only to inflate value. I’m sure this bar is probably tasty, and I will take five minutes to enjoy it at some point, but as the fifth item to tie the box together, I’m unimpressed.
Summary: I feel like I can’t even include my customary “Is it Worth It?” value assessment, since I’m really unsure what the value of this box actually was. I can’t even decide if I’m disappointed, since Baby Girl got some things she really likes. The best I can really say is that it wasn’t horrid, and I didn’t hate it, but there wasn’t a WOW! item in the box. I’m going to give them one more month, and if next month is this underwhelming, I’ll just cancel.
Happiness is Now 