Any great "of the month" clubs?

September 1, 2023 6:25 PM

I've got a friend who is fascinated with "of the month" clubs, and I'd like to get her one for fun. Any great experiences with a specific such club?
posted by Alex Haist to Shopping (20 answers total)

Universal Yums is candy / snacks from a different country every month.
posted by dobbs at 6:32 PM on September 1, 2023 [4 favorites]

Bokksu - Japanese Snacks
posted by MadMadam at 6:39 PM on September 1, 2023 [4 favorites]

I’ve tried a liked a couple different monthly clubs from Murray’s. They have a “perfect pair” club that’s two cheeses each with a paired cracker/salami/jam/etc. that was really fun (and a nice way to learn about what to pair with cheeses if you’re into that). The other one I enjoyed is a mac and cheese of the month. You get two ready-to-bake trays of mac, one plain and one flavored. The flavored ones were really tasty, but do repeat after a while.
posted by duien at 6:41 PM on September 1, 2023 [2 favorites]

Zingerman's has a few -- we were gifted one of the cheese of the month clubs and it was phenomenally good.
posted by BlahLaLa at 6:49 PM on September 1, 2023 [2 favorites]

Really loving the monthly indie/niche fragrance sample subscription from Olfactif.
posted by cocoagirl at 7:08 PM on September 1, 2023 [2 favorites]

Seconding Universal Yums. Most of the rest that I've subscribed to in the past are no longer around, sadly.
posted by tubedogg at 7:45 PM on September 1, 2023

Response by poster: These all look fascinating. Thank you!
posted by Alex Haist at 7:48 PM on September 1, 2023

We really enjoyed Universal Yums. Curdbox is fun: it's cheese and accompaniments on a theme, plus the boxrunners create a playlist and a podcast to listen to while enjoying.
posted by knile at 8:07 PM on September 1, 2023

Shaker and Spoon send you all the cocktail mixer parts you need to make great drinks. We really like it. You do need to supply the spirits.
posted by countrymod at 8:11 PM on September 1, 2023

Mind has a mental health subscription box. I've had it for a few months - sometimes it is a bit random and one has to remember it's really about the donation, and at other times the contents are interesting or pleasant.
posted by paduasoy at 11:54 PM on September 1, 2023

A fellow teacher LOVED the 3 or 4 months of stickers that I gave her from Pipsticks.
posted by chr1sb0y at 2:55 AM on September 2, 2023

I do Brooklyn Candle Studio's Candle of the Month and it's delightful.
posted by edencosmic at 6:45 AM on September 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

Diva bar shirt club
posted by repoman at 8:11 AM on September 2, 2023 [4 favorites]

awesome socks club is in fact awesome. I have it right now (thanks mr nat) and so I *almost* have enough socks.
posted by nat at 8:58 AM on September 2, 2023

There's the Mustard of the Month (or every other month or quarter, which are probably more reasonable) and the Rancho Gordo Bean Club, which is quarterly and has a waitlist of a couple of years but is very fun for a year or so if you like beans (and lentils and a few other things) and don't mind making them from scratch.
posted by jedicus at 9:44 AM on September 2, 2023

Oh, also Stance subscriptions were a Very Big Deal for my teen at one point.
posted by BlahLaLa at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2023

I love love love my Catlady Box.
posted by tafetta, darling! at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2023 [1 favorite]

I got my 20 year old niece a Book of the Month club subscription and she said I won Christmas that year. I know other bookish friends who also enjoy it. Powell's also does a wonderful literary fiction book club subscription box.

Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Club has the best 1980s nostalgic stickers.
posted by lizard music at 10:41 AM on September 2, 2023 [2 favorites]

I have a Rancho Gordo subscription that I should probably cancel, because, as it turns out, even really great beans were not enough to turn me into a Bean Guy.

I also have subscriptions to Field Notes (quarterly, kinda spendy but a bargain compared to purchasing them all individually) and Feminist Sticker Club (monthly and very affordable), which are great if you like those kinds of things.

I recently canceled a Blackwing Volumes subscription (quarterly), both because it seems very expensive and because I don't go through pencils that quickly. Excellent pencils, though.
posted by box at 10:56 AM on September 2, 2023

It's quarterly, rather than monthly but I gotta recommend Fat Gold. If you treasure top-notch olive oil, then this subscription is for you.
posted by cleverevans at 3:39 PM on September 2, 2023