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Mine Chest
Cost: $36.99/month.
Ships To: United States
Coupon Code: N/A

Mine Chest, the first official Minecraft subscription box, is a bundle of hand-picked, official, Minecraft goodies, delivered right to your doorstep each month. Exactly what’s included each month is a closely-guarded secret, but expect an exclusive t-shirt every month, exclusive items, a premium collectible chest, a unique project, and a selection of official collectibles.

Mine Chest ships on a monthly basis via USPS. The box itself was so cool. I don’t even play Minecraft (or know anything about it) and I geeked out over it.



Everything about this box was cool from the outside to the way everything was packaged inside.  I took pictures of the box and then put everything back together to let my 8 year-old (aka L) dig into his own way.


The May 2016 Mine Chest theme was “Beta” as it was the first ever Mine Chest.  The box included the following item:

~Minecraft Finally Beta T-Shirt: I was hoping for a shirt that was a little more exciting, but L seemed to like it so that’s really all that matters.  This t-shirt is a Minechest exclusive which adds to the cool factor.

~Minecraft Creeper Mug ($9.99): I love this!  What Minecraft lover doesn’t need a creeper mug?  L now has this on his desk (aka Minecraft central) and will be putting pens and pencils and colored pencils in it.

~Minecraft “This is a sticker”: I don’t know what he plans to do with it, but L got a kick out of this sticker.

~Changelog: This changelog is used for your Minecraft notes, crafting recipes, etc. I am guessing that L will use it to make notes about all of his different worlds.  I can’t see him righting down any of his crafting recipes, but you never know.


~DIY Crafting Recipe (BETA): This card includes information on how to turn a regular box into a Minecraft block.  You’ll need construction paper, scissors, glue and a small box to do it.  I was hoping that this would be an actual in-game crafting recipe, but sadly it wasn’t.


~Wooden Block Stamp & Ink Pad: I think I have already stamped this about a dozen times because I think it’s so cool!  I’ve looked at a lot of Minecraft toys and haven’t seen anything like this.

~Minecraft Collectible Sticker-Cards: L opened this away from W (his 4 year-old brother) and I can’t say I blame him because I know he would have tried to steal some.

There were so many Mine Chest exclusive items in here that I couldn’t do a cost breakdown on this one.  I expected more of a wow factory from it, but L loved it!  He’s already asking when the next one is coming.

Did you get the Beta Mine Chest?  What’d you think? If you are interested in subscribing (your first box will ship in June) you can get signed up here.