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My January 2014 Fancy Food Box, which I have been anxiously waiting, finally arrived today! It’s been a slow start to the new year subscription box wise, so I am excited to see some boxes finally rolling in.
Fancy Box ships via FedEx and I think for the first time ever, not including a weekend or a holiday, my box took three days instead of the standard two to arrive. This crazy weather must be doing a number of all of the carriers!
I peeked at spoilers for this box a few days ago, but it’s always fun to tear into boxes for yourself. Oh, also, I broke my iPhone (*), so these pictures are from my iPad and probably look a little different (I can tell anyway).
The January Fancy Box didn’t have a theme like some of their recent boxes have had. Just normal Fancy Box information cards with descriptions on the back. Here is what was included:
~Sweater Cup and Saucer Set ($14): I love this! If there were a “mug of the month” subscription, I would totally sign-up. I don’t really use a saucer (although I should since I spill things), so this might end up sitting in the cupboard. No matter though, I’m all over this cup.
~Baru Fleur De Sel Caramel Marshmallows ($14): I like salted caramel and I like marshmallows so these are a nice treat! I wouldn’t mind making some s’mores with these! Maybe we’ll do that this weekend. That would be fun. And delicious.
~The Gilded Nut Pistachios (Habanero Heat & Meditterrean Herb) ($6/each) ($12): This is for sure a B item. Pistachios are not my thing and anything with the name “heat” isn’t for me either! He’ll be thrilled though!
~Trufa Seca Dry Truffle Sausage ($16): Totally another B item. Totally. He’s going to be thrilled! I always try this kind of stuff and like it, but I wouldn’t just snack on it. Not like B does.
~Kusmi Tea BB Detox ($16): Meh. It’s tea! Totally an addition to my cousin’s tea box. I forgot to give all the teas I have been collecting to her over the holidays, so next time I see her I will have a huge collection.
All totaled I came up with a value of $72 for the January 2014 Fancy Food Box. I didn’t love this month like I have loved the past few months. Everything in the box will get used, but I’m only really excited about the the sweater cup and marshmallows. Hopefully next month is more me. I have my fingers crossed for a Valentine’s themed box, which has the potential to be amazing.
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(*) I dropped it and it won’t focus anymore. I am considering dropping it again to get it to work because the internet trick of “banging it against your leg” didn’t solve this issue.