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The Music Box
Cost: $10/month
Ships To: United States
Coupon Code: N/A
The Music Box, who kindly sent me this box to review, is a subscription service that sends music and fun gifts to your front door for only $10 a box. They hand pick emerging artists (keeping in mind your favorite genres) and send you new music every month. Additional items that may be included in your Music Box are CD’s, posters, stickers, wristbands, t-shirts, and much more!
The Music Box ships via USPS and ships at the beginning of the month.
I have my profile set to B’s taste in music, but I usually end up liking the stuff we get too. Some of it I wouldn’t go out and see in person or anything, but I like it.
The November 2014 The Music Box contained the following items:
~Ocean & Sky by Jane Marczewski: Hmm. I had high hopes for this at the beginning, but I decided it just wasn’t for me. I thought it was more folk’ish than Indie, but I also listen to Taylor Swift and One Direction, so I am likely not the right person to categorize music.
~Planes on Paper Download: This one was a little slower than I usually go for, but not a bad song. It made me a little sad, but that’s okay.
~Break Out Day Wristband: L always takes the wristbands we get in subscription boxes. Not sure what he does with them, but he likes them.
~Old Fashioned Love by Dan Wolf CD: Not my favorite CD ever to come in a Music Box, but I don’t dislike it! I like to sing along to songs (while pretending I actually know all of the words) and this month’s batch of cd’s didn’t seem sing-a-long able. But I know not everyone wants to do that (B certainly doesn’t), so I get it.
~Do & Hope The Lauren Anderson Project: She for sure (for sure) has a great voice, but the music itself wasn’t my thing.
~The Lively by LVNA: This CD was my favorite of the bunch! It was a little moody (that’s how they describe their music too), but I liked it. It seemed louder and more catchy than the others.
~Bonus Items: Every box also comes with an assortment of bonus items. Stickers, candy, magnets, buttons, etc. You never know what you’ll get and it’s just a fun little treat!
I never do a cost breakdown on this box, but for $10/month I think it’s an awesome way to find some new music you may never have known about before. Some of it you’ll love and some of it you may not, but it’s always fun to hear new stuff!
What do you think of The Music Box? If you are interested in subscribing or just want to find out a little more, make sure to check them out!
I am so glad that you posted this review so I could tell you about my experience with The Music Box. I have been watching you review them for a while and I finally subscribed on October 1st. Literally, the first day of the month. I specifically picked this box and checked that I listen to Country music and was really looking forward to any new artists they could introduce. All of a sudden it was the 5th of November and I realized I had been charged for my second month of The Music Box, but never received my October box. I emailed them and once they got back to me they said it was because I had missed the cutoff for the October shipments. What? How is that even possible? They emailed back and said I had to sign up by OCTOBER 1ST in order to receive that month. I told them that was exactly when I signed up. They said I signed up just a few hours late and missed the entire months shipment..wow, seriously? Regardless, they said my box was on the way. I got it about a week later and received the exact same box as you. Seriously, the same one. I emailed them immediately and said that I checked Country for my preference (I didn’t even put a backup preference). They said they cannot guarantee ANY GENRES and basically just send what they have. Seriously, the exact same box as you. I told them I wanted to unsubscribe if this was the case since I am not into Indie and that’s pretty much all this box was. Now, since apparently they charge everyone 5 weeks before each of their boxes ship, my records show that I should be getting my November box on December 6th. Again, I did cancel already weeks ago but I was charged on November 1st and should be getting it this week. I’m really not going to be surprised if nothing shows up because I’m pretty sure they just messed up with my October shipment and made something up.
I’m really upset about this because I thought it was a very promising box and definitely the box I was looking forward to most last month.
What a let down..