OishiiBox September 2014 Subscription Box Review

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OishiiBox is a monthly Asian snack subscription box. You get a variety of snack goodies from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and else where! A great thing about this box is that a portion of each purchase goes to UNICEF!

Cost: $12.00 (You can only buy monthly boxes manually for now)

Ships to: U.S.

Ships via: USPS (It took me 4-5 business days). OishiiBox is shipped and delivered within the first two weeks of the month.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

First look

Here are the items inside the box:

Hello Panda (left): This is vanilla flavored. I prefer the chocolate flavor.

Milkita Assorted Milk Lollipop Candy (middle right)

Hi-Chu (bottom): Oh my goodness! The legitimate Hi-Chew! I got both my JapanCrate and OishiiBox today, and to see the real brand! Yayy :D

Kasugai Flower's Kiss Candy (right): I have a whole bag of this from JapanCrate.

Pretz Roast (left)

Unican Milkita Milk Candy (middle)

Gummy Candy (right): This is apple flavored.

Sonomama Cola Fusen Gum (bottom): Tastes like cola! It has a funny smell at first, but tastes good eventually.

We got two bonus items

Koala Strawberry Milk Biscuit Cookies: I've seen in other OishiiBox reviews, and they've gotten a full size Hello Panda snack, so this is to make up for it.

Plastic Chopsticks

Overall: This month's box was okay. I could find most of these in the Asian market.

If you've subscribed to OishiiBox, what are your opinions? Which snack(s) did you enjoy?

Japan Crate September 2014 Subscription Box Review

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Japan Crate is a monthly Asian snack subscription box. Monthly, JapanCrate will send you at least two pounds of Japanese snacks. Including a DIY kit!

Cost: $25.00 (Per month)

Ships to: All around the world. (Free shipping in the U.S. / $15 shipping fee internationally)

Ships via: USPS (It took me 2 business days). JapanCrate ships on the 5th of every month.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

First look

Here are the items inside the box:

Kabaya Tsukuttemiyo Jyu-C: This is the DIY candy. The item description says apple pie and cheese cake flavor, but it is actually apple and lemon flavored. It was fun trying this! But, the flavor was... strong. I didn't really like it.

Konpeito Confeito Sugar Candy (top left): I thought these would have some fruit flavor, but it just tastes like sugar.

Anpanam Caramel Corn (top right): It's alright. Has a sweet and salty flavor.

Hana no kuchizuke Flower Kiss Candy (bottom left): I like these candy. I can find these at the Asian market near me.

Wafu Nodo Ni Sukkiri (bottom right): These come in three flavors; green tea, tuzu, and Okinawa black sugar. My relative tried the green tea flavor, and she says it's not bad.

Giant Calpico Strawberry (ice cream cone shape) (left): When I opened it, it smelled like Strawberry Pocky. When I took a bite, eh. Really strong strawberry flavor.

Shigekix Super Candy (middle blue)

Ramune flavor chewable candy (blue tube) (bottom)

Mini Ramune (blue mini bottle) (right)

Kawarinbo (lollipop) (left): There are many flavors in this. The top tastes like grape and apple, and the bottom tastes like cola. Be careful when holding it! If you have sweaty hands, it might get sticky.

Lemon flavor soft candy (top right): Tastes like lemon Starbursts! The middle has a crunchy taste.

Black black (middle right): Hm... I will definitely try this. It says it has a strong minty taste. I might need this since I have to wake up at 5:30!

Strawberry Hi-Chew (bottom right): I call these the fake version, because I know there is a legitimate Japanese version. Yes, they taste similar, but for some reason, the Japanese version tastes better.

GGE Soy Sauce Ramen Wheat Crakers (bonus item): This is delicious! I can also find these at a local Asian market. I don't think I actually got the chance to try them, until now! The ones I usually see are in different flavors and in circular shape.

Overall: I enjoyed this box! There are a couple of items I can get from the Asian market, but I'm glad I have not seen most of them! I hope to see more fun DIY candies.

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, which snacks are your favorite?