The theme for the February 2015 Loot Crate Box was "Play" and here's a picture of the box upon opening:
- A Hex Bug
- A Set of Dice
- A Card Game
- A Pacman Poster
- Munny
- The book Ready Player One
The games look kind of interesting, and at least they're unique. I love games, so they'll be going in my game closet and one of these days when I have a little time, I'll figure out what to do with them.
The book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline looks kind of interesting. The back of the book says "The grown-up's Harry Potter!" and the front says "Willy Wonka meets The Matrix!" So I have to say that I'm a little interested in reading this. Shawn says it's not good enough to be the grown-up's Harry Potter, but that it's an easy read and that he enjoyed it, even if some of the references were over his head.
Then there was Munny. A little vinyl figure that comes with "wipe off" markers so you can create your own.
There are pictures on his box that show people creating amazing works of art with paint and other mediums. I doodled.
I'm saying "wipe off" markers because they don't exactly wipe off. They just kind of smear...
But I'm happy to report that a clorox wipe took it off nice and cleanly and put him back to his normal self. The hex bug is of little interest to me, and the poster is "meh".
I'm going to be totally honest and admit that this box kind of bored me... I've been thinking maybe I should cancel my subscription (to save money) and I think I've decided after this box to go ahead. Next months theme is something to do with secret agents or covert affairs and I feel pretty blah about that too. Maybe I'll cancel but keep an eye on their themes going forward to see if maybe I am interested in a future box.
What subscription box is your favorite?
