I spent 45 minutes last week trying to cancel a $4.99 subscription. I honestly didn't expect it to take that long.

I couldn't even find the cancellation page at first, and then someone in the chat kept trying to convince me to stay. I had to say no a few times before they finally let me cancel. It's $60 a year, so I guess it was worth doing.

I've had the same issue with food subscription boxes, especially when the next box is already on its way. I've put off canceling a few before and ended up paying for another month.

Recently, I've started looking into ways to send cancellation requests without having to deal with every company separately. It might save me some time since I still have a couple of boxes I keep meaning to cancel.

Have you ever kept paying for a subscription box just because canceling it was such a hassle?

As of tomorrow it will be a month since I paid for my sakuraco box and it still hasn't shipped according to the website.

I write about flowers this year and next year, fruits! I put an art print, photo insp, a letter and a random extra goody ( monthly calendar , a colouring page or a bookmark etc) this was octobers ;) here is a link if you are interested.

https://buymeacoffee.com/purplechickenmail

https://youtube.com/@boxbuzzwithdj?si=GULVpRtNfZEgroup.

I received my Daily Look box a few days ago but my account says that they are still preparing the box for shipment. Because if this I can’t see how much anything costs or mark items for return. Im tempted to just sit on it and see what happens but I’m also worried that I’ll get charged for a whole box! I sent them an email and got an almost immediate response saying that they are experiencing shipping delays and that my box will be shipped soon, which is clearly not the issue I emailed about. The email was also to cover my ass with a paper trail in case they try to charge me for a delayed return.

Has this happened to anyone else? Any advice on what to do?

Sorry if this isn’t the right sub for this question, I have no idea where or who to even ask about this.

Unsure if this is the correct place/flair so apologies in advance if its not!

Has anyone used this app? and how was ur experience using it?

Just came across it and want to purchase from it in the future but seen mixed reviews on app store and want to hear from 100% real people…

I had a few unopened book boxes sitting on my shelf and realized I could not even remember when I last used anything from them. I went back to check and found out the subscription was still charging me $28 on the 14th every week.

I signed up for it last year and genuinely enjoyed the last couple of boxes, but after that life got busy and they just kept piling up. By the I added it up, I had paid for around six months without really using it. That is close to $170 spent on boxes I had barely touched. I checked my other subscriptions after that and found two more recurring charges I had forgotten about.

Cancelling them was a pain too. Every service has its own process, so I had to spend time finding the right account page and figuring out how to stop each renewal.

For people here with multiple boxes, how do you keep track of renewal dates? Do you check your bank account, use calendar, or just notice what the next box turns up?

GuruNanda Neem & Hydroxyapatite Whitening Toothpaste full size

Dove Clinical Care Antiperspirant Stick Cool Essentials trial/travel size

Olly Renew Body Wash Jasmine Bergamot travel size

Kiss Impress Press-On Falsies Eyelash Cluster Kit-Natural

Eucerin Radiant Tone Eye Cream trial size

L’Oréal Big Lift Volumizing Mousse with Collagen Peptides full size

CeraVe Hydrating Anti-Dandruff Shampoo travel size

I know that the HIIT box was a scam (I know, I got ripped off by it), but I'm insanely curious as to what happened to that company. Did they go bankrupt? Did the scammers get arrested? All I know is that they don't exist anymore.

I used to select whether to keep a subscription box based primarily on how much I like the most recent box. Now I give myself some time to see if I am actually using the items I received.

I once had a package that I enjoyed unwrapping and thought was a fantastic value but a few weeks later numerous products remained untouched. By the time the next payment was due I realized I was paying more for the pleasure of receiving the box than for the items I used.

Now I keep track of the price, billing cycle, renewal date, and roughly how much of each box I use. A few days before renewal, I check those details together and decide whether I want another box. It’s also helped me avoid forgetting about smaller subscriptions just because each individual payment doesn’t seem like much.

I still enjoy trying new boxes but I have found that looking at the whole subscription over a few months gives me a much better idea of whether it is actually worth keeping.

I built PagePals - a monthly subscription (currently US only) where you’re matched with another reader who is the most likely to have a good book recommendation based on your reading preferences. They pick a book from their shelf based on your taste. You send one you’ve read and would recommend to someone based on their taste. Labels and shipping are included so no per-shipment postage payments.

The first month is free with code firstmonthfree if you actually want to try it and get a free book.

Questions I’d love feedback on:

• Does the concept make sense, or does it sound like “another book subscription box”?

• Would you trust receiving a book from a matched stranger vs. browsing a site yourself?

• Is ~$12/mo reasonable for matched curation and shipping costs included?

Happy to answer anything about how pairing works, etc. Hoping to get reader opinions!

Hi! I'm looking for a box that gives out crystals, knick nacks/trinkets. Any ideas?

I currently subscribe to the Wee Box from Scotland.

I'm into:

Outlander/Scotland

Vintage/granny core

Cottage core

Oddities (skulls, bones)

Plants!

I’ve always loved the idea of subscription boxes, but I wanted to make something that didn't involve sending a box of random products every month.

So I created Dear Little Thing, a children's snail-mail subscription where the "box" is actually a little envelope arriving through the letterbox.

Each month, children receive a letter from Prickly the Hedgehog, a woodland-themed art print, activities and little surprises.

I'm trying to make it feel genuinely personal and collectible rather than like a children's marketing subscription. The characters and stories develop over time, and each month's mail is designed to feel like a tiny adventure waiting in the letterbox.

It's currently £14.99/month and I'm a very small independent creator making everything myself.

I'd love to hear from other subscription-box people: what makes you keep a subscription rather than cancelling after a couple of months? I'm especially interested in what makes the experience feel worth it beyond simply receiving "stuff."

Does anyone have any recommendations for subscription boxes to spice things up in the bedroom. We already do the dom sub dynamic to an extent if that helps.

I started with one subscription box because I genuinely looked forward to getting it every month. I added another after seeing a box opening online and eventually I had three coming regularly. The realization hit me last month when a new box arrived and I put it on the kitchen counter without even opening it. I looked over and realized there were already two unopened boxes from previous months. That was enough for me to finally go through all my subscriptions. I cancelled the ones I was not using and started tracking the ones I decided to keep. It felt silly that that I had kept paying for things just because I kept thinking I will cancel it later.

Do you set a rule for cancelling a subscription, or do you just keep them until you notice you are not using them?

I'm looking for subscription box ideas.

Would love to try something new, whether it's a craft box, baking, or self care. Just looking for something to keep me busy during the winter months and maybe pick up a new hobby. Would love to support canadian ones but open to others if you like it as well.

I wanted to post my experience with SnackVerse because I wish I'd known about some of these issues before subscribing.

To be clear: I have now cancelled my subscription. I'm not looking for advice on how to cancel. The box I'm currently waiting for is my FINAL box, which SnackVerse has already taken payment for and confirmed in writing that I will receive.

Unfortunately, problems with delivery and communication have happened throughout my subscription.

I subscribed and made my first payment on 7 June. The first box was late. What concerned me wasn't simply that a parcel was delayed, delays happen, but the lack of communication about what was happening.

I had to chase SnackVerse repeatedly. At one point I genuinely wondered whether I was going to receive the box at all. It eventually arrived, but only after I had spent time pursuing them for information.

Second box: Another payment was taken on 7 July. Again, the box was late, again, I found myself chasing. By this point I was also increasingly disappointed with the value of the boxes themselves. I estimated one of the boxes contained only around £5 worth of products and another around £3.75. That combination, disappointing value, repeated delays and having to chase for information was enough for me.

I decided to cancel the subscription. When I contacted SnackVerse, I was offered 25% off to remain subscribed. I declined. I didn't want a discount I wanted to stop subscribing. SnackVerse eventually confirmed in writing that my subscription had been successfully cancelled, that no further payments would be taken and that I would still receive my August box because payment for it had already been processed. So as far as I was concerned, that should have been the end of the saga.

Payment had already been taken for my final box on 7 August. SnackVerse subsequently told me that their boxes are normally sent to Evri between the 27th and 3rd of each month. By 3 September, I'd received no dispatch notification.

I contacted SnackVerse AGAIN asking where the box I'd paid for was, they replied on 4 September and told me “We send all of our boxes to Evri between the 27th and the 3rd of each month however we have had a slight delay this month so the August boxes will start shipping between the 5th and the 8th" I only knew there was a delay because I chased them.

There had been no proactive email telling me there was a problem, no notification explaining that the normal dispatch window was being missed, by that point they'd had my payment for almost a month. Had I not emailed them, as far as I can tell I would simply have continued sitting there wondering where the product I'd already paid for was.

And that's the part of my experience that concerns me most. I'm not accusing SnackVerse of fraud, and I have no knowledge of what happens internally at the company, but after repeatedly experiencing a pattern of payment taken → expected dispatch/delivery passes → little/no proactive communication → I chase them → I eventually get an explanation/box

I think it's perfectly reasonable for me to ask what would have happened if I hadn't kept chasing? Maybe every box would have arrived anyway. I genuinely don't know, but customers shouldn't even be put in the position of wondering.

I don't expect every subscription box to arrive on precisely the same day every month. Delays happen. Couriers have problems. Stock gets delayed, hat's life, What I DO expect is communication.

If you've taken somebody's money and know their order is delayed, tell them, don't leave them in the dark until they contact you asking where it is.

I've been patient with SnackVerse throughout this. I've contacted them repeatedly, given them opportunities to sort things out and ultimately cancelled rather than continuing to complain every month.

They have now stated that the August boxes will start shipping between 5–8 September, so I'll update this post with whether mine is actually dispatched and when it eventually arrives.

For anyone considering subscribing, I'm not going to tell you what to do. I'm simply putting my experience here so that you can make an informed decision.