Anyone tried Bespoke Post?

They come after me hard with the Instagram ads

I've been wanting to try it....have you? How is it?

I haven't received my first box yet. For my first box I chose a carving set. The same set on Amazon right now is $79, so it's at least a good deal.

They also had two nice looking knives you could get this month.

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I needed a diary, a compass, a weirdly shaped knife, some uncomfortable boots, a candle, and some scented pomade so it worked perfectly for me.

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It does look like a bunch of shite to fill a junk drawer with

You get a bunch of junk you'll never use. Don't do it

These sorts of curated boxes have been showing up across a lot of interests over the last couple of years, they all share one trait: 90% of people are unhappy with them after usually the second month. Almost universally the opinion is they could have just bought exactly what they wanted for less money and not got stuff they didn't.

When someone has to tell you you need something, you probably don't.

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You get a bunch of junk you'll never use. Don't do it



then....like...don't participate that month if it's something you don't want/need. You aren't required to participate every month.

I usually skip 2-4 months in a row and then something will come across that I'd like to have. And sometimes I'll see something on their I like but then find it cheaper elsewhere.

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You get to see it before you get it?

I thought about it for a watch subscription, but didn't make sense after I tracked it - plus who needs 6 watches a year. If they were the kind I could unload, then it would have been awesome, but the ones that got sent were probably solid watches, but nothing you could sell for 75% used.

You can opt out, ir you can change it, there are dozens of options. The items are not junk or cheaply made. Have gotten some really nice things.

I did it. Some months I’d opt out and not get the box. Ended up with a nice skinning knife and a really cool brush blade with a heavy spine you can use to split wool like lighter pine. Forgot to opt out one months and got a skillet and some pancake shite. The syrup was damn good.