I recently subscribed to both NerdBlock as well as LootCrate and I think these are so awesome!

Wondering if anyone else has subscriptions with these companies? If not you should definitely check them out. I have received one NerdBlock shipment and it was definitely worth the money. I haven't gotten my box yet from LootCrate for this month so I can't vouch for them but from their past boxes they look great.

Just thought I'd make this thread to inform people on these awesome subscription boxes!

I'm not affiliated with either company either so this isn't spam. I'm not even going to post my referral link that gets me a deal on my subscription so take that!

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Better description and more info would be nice..

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Well I wanted to keep it as short and concise as possible but. Basically you pay for a recurring subscription every month like a magazine. But they send you a box full of cool stuff. Like you can get marvel/dc toys and keychains or whatever. Cool t-shirts, plush figures. It's random every month.

Check the links I posted and you'll see some of the stuff that they send you.

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As far as my 20 second research goes, you pay monthly subscription and they send you nerd stuff. Figurines, t-shirts and such. Nerd stuff basically.

Examples here Past crates

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Yeah, I ended up checking it out. I was saying to give more info if you're going to recommend something. I'm not being critical for the sake of being an asshole. If it warranted a thread, then you should be eagerto tell us why you like it and what it offers.

I almost got a bit excited once I looked at the sites and saw NERD thrown around all over the place. Then I saw S&H fees and the risk of getting something crap. For cheapskates like me, it is a hard sell. Maybe if they offered a $5 box with slightly damaged or dented products.. hahahaha

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, though, it's interesting.

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That's neat. Thanks for sharing :D

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So it seems like you pay for products. Each month you pay, you get products. Essentially monthly purchases for "nerdy" (Their words, not mine.) stuff.

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This is actually really interesting! Time to sink some cash into this. Looked at some past bundle/crates and the stuff are pretty cool. lol

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They don't ship to my country ;~;

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Cool. I've used make-up ones before but didn't realise they also did nerdy ones. Shame the shipping to my country is a little high but still could be fun as a treat for Christmas or Birthdays. :)

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yeah, maybe if I want to stuff my house with junk, I'll subscribe with them

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I think your house is already full of negativity and won't fit anything else! :)

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Yeah, have fun with cluttering your house with unsold made in china surplus toys being displayed. Why would I buy kiddy toys for 20$/month where you will just put them on garage sale or goodwill after 5 monhths.

Nonetheless, a great gift idea for my cousins for december.

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When you take photos do you always keep the negatives?

No but seriously. I think this stuff is gold and it doesn't hurt me to spend 20 a month on something that will entertain me if only for 5 months. I'd rather pay just 20 a month for this then the over 1500 I pay in rent and utilities. There's a lot worse you can pay 20 a month for. Like take out. Or cigarettes/alcohol. Or taxes.

Plus I have 2 small children who will enjoy these things with me.

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again, have fun with those junk ;).

Hopefully your kids will enjoy them

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"I think your house is already full of negativity and won't fit anything else! :)"

This made me laugh.

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+1. Exactly my thoughts, why would I want to store useless junk in my house...

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cant afford a thing right now not even a 1$ game so wont go there any time soon

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What a coincidence! Today I woke up thinking "gee, I'd sure like to overpay for whatever low-quality merchandise people feel like dumping on me."

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If you want to just be negative and a douche then gtfo of my thread and stay out.

I didn't ask for peoples negative opinions bro.

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"Wondering if anyone else has a subscription to these companies?"

You're asking for an opinion, whether or not you realize it. Either yes, they do, and here's why... or no, they don't, and here's why. You invited discussion then you berate those who discuss a contrary viewpoint.

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He asked if people had a sub, not what they thought of it. There's no opinion there.

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If you can't handle criticism, don't advertise your overpriced garbage on a public forum, "bro."

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I can handle criticism really well but you're just an asshole.

You're trying to pass of your negativity as criticism but its only coming across as you sounding like a douche. I understand you don't like either of these things but if you only came here to say how much you think they're garbage then you're wasting everyone's time.

I didn't ask for nor do I want your lousy childish attitude towards something you have never even experienced. Go troll somewhere else honestly. Loser.

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qq plz. Go to reddit if you don't want negative feedback on your junk. Ppl there will not post negative criticisms

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Or you guys could just not be dicks? I mean do you really enjoy being a negative person? In real life are you just unhappy? Using the power of anonymity to try and shit on someone else all your problems? Maybe you need to work on your people skills?

Whatever the case may be I hope it gives you solace in the fact that I don't really care whether or not you're a pessimist but in future why don't you just do yourself the favor and think before you talk. Not everyone wants to hear how much you hate something.

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why not. Why not create your own site and have discussion like this. Feel free to remove those negative posts about your junk box

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All you're doing is crying about people who think your special boxes are bad deals. Almost every one of your posts in this thread is just whining that people don't think your box of crap is worth the money.

This isn't about negativity or trolling, this is about you being big baby about people having different opinions. Just because people think you're wasting your money doesn't mean they're trolls or pessimists. Stop trying to rationalise your bad purchases and learn to accept that people disagree with you. And if all you can do is start calling people assholes and losers simply for disagreeing with you, you should really ask yourself which of us is the real asshole and loser.

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I really wished LootCrate would ship to my country, I wanted to subscribe since I've first heard about it, but oh well... Looks really cool though. Have fun with your nerdy things! :)

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Looks interesting but $30+tax a month seems a bit out of my means right now for fun stuff. I will keep it in mind though, thanks for the headsup.

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Its a neat idea to get some random items, but looking at the size of the box, you don't get a whole lot for your $30+ dollars, $20 plus at least $10 dollars shipping. For everyone else not in the US, I'm sure you're looking at closer to min of $20 dollars shipping.

And Genshrooms, you didn't ask for negative opinions, but when you post something up, anywhere, you're gonna get them. Welcome to the internet and real life.

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That doesn't mean I can't try and deter it. I've been using the internet for a long time but thanks for the tip.

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Kind of a cute idea. Not the sort of thing that I'm into, but I do know a few people that'd enjoy it. Who doesn't love a surprise?

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This is great, I would if my country wasn't so shitty with custom taxes. I got once a couple of things like this from a tv series contest and I had to pay like $60 in taxes.

Didn't know about NerdBlock, that one it seems to be new no?

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Yeah it's only been around for a few months I believe.

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I love loot crate. There has only been one month since i have subscribed where I really didnt care for the items but other than that I have been quite happy with it. They have quite neat items and they are always sending out pop vinyls or other funko toys in boxes which I love and am slowly building a nice collection of. The boxes are like little presents to myself every month. And I give away the items I don't like from boxes as gifts. I will admit international boxes do cost quite a bit, but it is something they just started this month so maybe prices will go down?

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Its not a bad idea to get a monthly gift that you paid for but you know that you most likely to like it. I would might give it a try but i currently live in Westeros and they dont ship here.

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Subscribe to the ALL NEW...

JUNK BOX!

Now only 79.95!

Sorry, just messing around. :D
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Nope. My biggest problem is the randomness of it, if they were to say, you get 1 t-shirt, 1 plushy/action figure and 1 cd/book per month, sure right on, whatever, but like Humble Bundles, you're really at the mercy of what the company scrounges up for cheap to send you. Sure some months will be epic, others won't be worth the $20. I'd rather just have complete control over my $ and buy just the things I want.

Maybe I'm just old, but collecting stuff for the sake of collecting stuff really doesn't appeal.

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Closed 11 years ago by Genshrooms.