Japan Crate February 2015 Subscription Box Review

Japan Crate is a monthly Japanese candy subscription box. Depending on your box, Japan Crate will send you at least two pounds of various Japanese snacks, candies, and including one or more DIY kit(s)!

Cost: $12.00 (mini) / $25.00 (original) / $30.00 (premium)

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

Ships via: USPS. Japan Crate ships on the 5th of every month.

My box finally arrived! It took a while, but I'd like to thank Japan Crate for explaining the issue. Read more here, here, and here.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

First look

February 2015 Comic

Japan Crate has recently went to Tokyo, Japan for a candy trade show!

Read more here and here.

February 2015 Item List

Kizami Dried Squid: I love these! In the markets, I would get these kinds. I enjoy the spicy flavor ones too.

Liquid Mixing Candy: I don't think I will be trying this. You're basically eating syrup (imo).

Otana Milk Pocky: There are two packets, and wow. I like them. The chocolate flavor tastes better than the regular chocolate Pocky.

Morinaga Choco Peanut Balls: You taste the peanut more than the chocolate, unlike M&M's.

Doraemon Choco Balls: This reminds of Cap'n Crunch cereal, just chocolate flavored. Included inside was a Doraemon sticker. It's quite sweet in my opinion.

Kracie Colors Animals DIY: This DIY was very fun! I had a robot, dolphin, shooting star, and a planet. I didn't eat it, but it was fun creating colors and coloring the shapes!

EveryBurger Chocolate Biscuits (Bourbon Every Burger): Basically tastes like Meiji, just in burger form.

Animal Pops: It basically tasted like Saru no Mori from December's Japan Crate (with strawberry flavor). Didn't enjoy this.

Pokemon Sparkling Apple Drink: Basically the title!

Zoo Gummy DIY: This one is messsy! This DIY is lemon and grape flavored. The animals I got were a flamingo, two koalas, a lion, and a rabbit.

Ensky Collectible Card Gum: When I opened this, I was surprised to see just two small pieces of gum. I received a Nami card (No. 123) and card No. 141.

Overall: The items are getting better and better! And due to the delay, Japan Crate promised to include a special item in March's Crate! Along with that and the recent trip to a candy trade show, I hope to see more interesting candy!

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, what do you think of the snacks this month?

Japan Crate Janaury 2015 Subscription Box Review

Japan Crate is a monthly Japanese candy subscription box. Depending on your box, Japan Crate will send you at least two pounds of various Japanese snacks, candies, and including one or more DIY kit(s)!

Cost: $12.00 (mini) / $25.00 (original) / $30.00 (premium)

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

Ships via: USPS. Japan Crate ships on the 5th of every month.

Japan Crate has returned to it's uniform crates!

First look

First look 2

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

January's comic and item list

Meiji Potifull Jelly Bean Mix (Meiji Poifull): I've received something like this in a different subscription box. But I enjoyed it!

Morinaga Lemon Hi-Chew: I've received this in September's Japan Crate.

Morinaga Keroppi Kawaii Cookies: In my opinion, I would eat this if you have no other snacks. There really isn't much flavor to it.

Mini Assorted Chocolate (Chiroru Choco 9-Ren): I think the description is incorrect? The sticker on the back says "Chocolate Cracker." There isn't four flavors but two: Milk Chocolate Biscuits and Strawberry Jelly (top half is strawberry flavored chocolate, bottom half is milk chocolate, and in the center is a strawberry jelly).

Meiji Milk Chocolate: I'm really excited to try this since I never tried it! I want MORE! This tastes better than a Hershey bar.

Horadekita Chocobanana DIY: I received this in November's Japan Crate.

Berry Carnival Pocky (Glico Berry Carnival Pocky): Wow. Berry and Acai flavor... this is a first! I'm so use to seeing regular chocolate flavor, so this will be interesting to try. Edit: This tastes like Strawberry Pocky.

Meiji Burger DIY (Yataimen Hanbagayasan): I thought it was like the previous burger DIY I received, but this is just gummy flavored. The breads (crackers) tasted stale, and the ketchup sauce tasted funny to me. I did like the lettuce and cheese gummy though.

Meiji Sushi Mini DIY (Meiji Niginigi Osushiyasan Gummy): This is like the Meiji Cake Fruit Gummy from October's Crate. Just peel the topping and place it onto the rice. The rice is banana flavored, the red part is apple flavored, and yellow is lemon flavored. 

Kabaya Juicy Grape Soda Tablets: I have tried something like this. In September's Japan Crate, I received the ramune flavor.

Red Champagne Ramune Drink: Hopefully this will taste better than the strawberry flavor.

Overall: I think Japan Crate is clearing out their remaining inventory, so maybe that's why there were some repeats.

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, what do you think of the snacks this month? What are your opinions on Japan Crate returning to its uniform crates?

Skoshbox January 2015 Subscription Box Review

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Skoshbox is a monthly Japanese snack subscription box. Every month, you receive a box of treats from Japan. If you enjoy their snacks, you can purchase them separately them at Skoshbox Shop!

Cost: $12.00 per month

Ships to: U.S. and Canada

Ships via: USPS

Let's move onto the box, shall we?
 

First look

First look 2

January's item list

Here are the items inside the box:


From left to right: 
Strawberry Pocky

Star Kirby Bubble Gum (Soda flavored)

Nameko Biscuits (Butter biscuits)

Sakusaku Panda Cookies: I love these chocolate biscuits. I always buy boxes of them whenever I have time to go to the store. :D

From left to right:

Green Tea Kit Kat (x2): Been getting a lot of green tea flavored ones. It's not a bad thing, but I would like to try different flavors. 

Shrimp Mayo Umaibo (Puffed Corn Snack): Oh man, these are great. I bought a variety of flavors from Japan and finished it, so I'm glad to eat this flavor again! 

Bakauke Fried Sesame (Rice Cracker): This rice cracker tastes very like the one 

Potato Chip Sticks (Nori & Salt Seasoning)

Overall: For the first box of the year, this is a great start off! Much better than last's month (which I did not review, it was... a disappointment imo).

If you've subscribed to Skoshbox, what did you think of the first box of the year?

Japan Crate December 2014 Subscription Box Review

Japan Crate is a monthly Japanese candy subscription box. Depending on your box, Japan Crate will send you at least two pounds of various Japanese snacks, candies, and including one or more DIY kit(s)!

Cost: $12.00 (mini) / $25.00 (original) / $30.00 (premium)

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

Ships via: USPS. Japan Crate ships on the 5th of every month. (This month, they shipped most of the boxes early)

This month's crate is the last Candy Gashapon. Next month, Japan Crate will return to it's uniform crates.

Japan Crate included a manga this month. Thank you Japan Crate for working extra hard to receive and ship these candies to your subscribers! You can read more here.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

Here are the items inside the box: (Link to the premium list of items)

Tanoshii Cakeya-San: I preferred the vanilla flavor than the strawberry one. This was a fun DIY! Too bad the cones and wafer tasted stale :(.

Happy Kitchen Hamburger

Kiss Mint: 

Cool Mint Gum: Ooo, this will be useful when I'm studying.

The bottom left item was was not listed on the gashapon list. (Bonus item?): I definitely liked this one.

Saru no Mori (Doki Doki Puchi Saru): I'm not even sure if this is gum, since the texture tasted like it. But, I did not like this one. It had more of a banana like flavor than pineapple.

Pokémon Gummy: A Pokemon snack! Yay! :D I feel sorta bad, it's as if I'm eating a Pokemon egg (I believe it's Diancie's headpiece?). But I really enjoy the lemonade flavor.

Pokémon Ramune: Another one?! C: Eh. Even though it's Pokémon, I didn't eat all the flavors. The cola flavor was okay.

Bikkle Bin: I'm glad I got this milk tea drink. It is not a milk tea drink, but a yogurt drink. I would also prefer the lemonade drink too than the peach and energy drink.

Arare Nori: Usually, I get the mixed rice crackers, but this will suffice!

Overall: This month's crate is much better than last's month. There is a much more variety of snacks that I would definitely eat. I would like to thank Japan Crate again for working hard to give their subscribers the best quality snacks!

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, what did you think of this month's box? What snacks did you receive?

Japan Crate November 2014 Subscription Box Review

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Please excuse the quality of the photos!

Edit: Thank you Japan Crate for addressing the concerns for this month's box. Japan Crate has decided to credit $10 to those who are unsatisfied with this month's crate.

Please do not use my photos to email them in order to get your credit!

Japan Crate is a monthly Asian snack subscription box. Depending on your box, Japan Crate will send you at least two pounds of Japanese snacks, including one or more DIY kit(s)!

Cost: $12.00 (mini) / $25.00 (original) / $30.00 (premium)

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

Ships via: USPS. Japan Crate ships on the 5th of every month. (My box was two days late, but Japan Crate notified everyone that the boxes were delayed).

So Japan Crate has implemented a new system of Candy Gashapon, starting with this month's box. Everyone would be receiving random sets of goods from a pool of 20+ items. Japan Crate also plans to open an online store to purchase previous crates too!

I'm not sure if I like the idea of random goods... it would be nice if we were notified about the new idea.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

First look

Here are the items inside the box:

Nerunerunerune ("Kracie" Nerunerune Budou-Aji): Very simple DIY. Well, it was fun mixing, but it didn't taste that good. But the rocks were good.

Chocobanana DIY (Candy Hora Dekita Choco Banana Soft Candy): Another simple DIY. The chocolate was good... but the bananas? Best to eat the chocolate and sprinkles.

Icebar DIY (Hora Dekita Ice Bar Soft Candy): And another simple DIY. Just stab a stick into the pieces.

Matcha Green Tea Kit Kat

Black Black Gum: I received a hard candy version of this in a previous box.

Puccho Miracle: It's like a Hi-Chew candy, but there's a jelly like pieces in the middle.

Strawberry Ramune: No. It tasted bad. The original flavor is the best. D:

Calbee (Potato Chip Mentai Cheese) Bonus item (?): Tastes pretty good! I'm glad I get the chance to try this, since I usually eat the spicy flavored one!

Overall: I'm disappointed with this month's box. This month's box was not worth the $30 I paid. Even the mini box for this month and the previous months were much better, in my opinion. According to the list and site, it says I would receive 10-14 items, but I only received 8 (I count KitKat as 1. I don't see why I would count them as three).

I understand Japan Crate is still fairly new, and they are trying hard to meet customer's satisfaction due to a huge surge of new subscribers, so I'll stick around.

If you've subscribed to Japan Crate, what did you think of this month's box?

Skoshbox November 2014 Subscription Box Review

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Skoshbox is a monthly Japanese snack subscription box. Every month, you recieve a box of treats from Japan. If you enjoy their snacks, you can purchase them separately them at Skoshbox Shop!

Cost: $12.00 per month

Ships to: U.S.

Ships via: USPS. Skoshbox is shipped and delivered within the first week of the month.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?

Here are the items inside the box:

First look

First look part 2

November 2014 items

Anpanman Caramel Corn: I had these before, and I'm not a big fan of it. It's really sweet in my opinion.

Bourbon Elise Wafer Stick: Mmm, these are really good! They remind me of Pepperidge Farm...

Vitamin C Lemon Candy:

Furuta Flaky Cream Pie: This is like a miniature butterfly cookie! Delicious too.

Potapota Yaki Senbei: Ah, these crackers tastes REALLY familiar. They remind me of Chinese rice crackers.

Sequoia Wafer Bars:

One Piece Chewing Gum: According to the information card: Did you get a lucky sticker? Yes I did! :D

Bisco Matcha Sandwich:

Peach Gummy: Not only do I like this flavor, but I love the others too! I wish there were more than two pieces!

Overall: I can find many alternatives of these snacks in the Asian supermarkets near me, but it's great to try Japanese versions!

If you've subscribed to Skoshbox, which snacks were your favorite?

Loot Crate October 2014 Subscription Box Review - "Fear"

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Loot Crate is a monthly geek and gamer subscription box, and for less than $20 a month, you can get 6-8 geek and gamer items (valuing $40+ in retail price), varying from t-shirts, snacks, toys, and more!

October Loot Crate

Cost: $19.37 (per month)
Ships to: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, U.K., and the U.S.
Ships via: USPS

This is my last Loot Crate box (maybe that's why I received this box early?). I did not review September's Loot Crate because I was just really disappointed with it.

Let's move onto the box, shall we?
Here are the items inside the box:

October's Loot Crate Magazine

Death by Kitten T-shirt by Super7 ($30.00)

Toxic Candy Waste (Bonus item)

Sledgesaw Hammer Pen by Capcom and Loot Crate Exclusive: Oh man, I don't think I would use this pen. I'd just keep it in the box so I can stare at it.

How to Survive a Sharknado Book by Random House ($14.99)

"OH, BROTHER" Art Print by SuperEmoFriends

The Walking Dead (Issue 132) by Image Comics ($2.99)

Slashes & Bites Tattoos by Loot Crate Labs

Smite Gift Card by Super7 and Loot Crate Exclusive: Hm... I may use the code. Smite sort of reminds me of League of Legends...

3D Glasses

October 2014 Button

Have one last look at the box!

If you would like to join, click here! Or use the code, "SAVE10" to save 10% off your first box!