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Oh, helllooo person who waited until the last possible second to get something nice for the darling woman in their life. How are you? Stressed? Understandable. Well, relax because there is still time to give a super thoughtful gift and have it delivered in time. Online subscription boxes make for the perfect last-ditch effort gift.
For those unacquainted, a subscription box is basically a recurring delivery of hand-picked products that cater to the recipient’s interests. And there are subscription boxes for pretty much everything now: alcohol, food, home goods, fitness items, beauty products — you name it, and there’s a service that wants to deliver a box full of it to your doorstep every month.
So what makes subscription boxes good gifts in general? For starters, there’s no heavy lifting on your part. Most services allow you to gift a subscription or gift card, where you can select the number of months you’d like the service to be delivered to the recipient, directly from their site.
A subscription box is also a great way to discover and try out new products. Again, it isn’t a box of random stuff. Most subscription services will tailor their boxes to the recipient’s likes and dislikes (often via an online quiz), then an expert will hand-select items that fit their preferences.
Besides the product itself, subscription services also offer an experience. These are boxes full of surprise goodies that appear on your doorstep every month. It’s exciting!
So below, we’ve pulled together some of the best subscription boxes we think would make for stellar gifts, and that don’t read I totally dropped the ball and am getting you something super last-minute.
Subscription Gifts for Her
For the woman who deserves to be pampered: FabFitFun
For the woman who always smells nice: Scentbird
For the beauty-obsessed: Allure Beauty Box
For the woman who loves a glass of (good) wine: Firstleaf
For the woman who prefers a cup of tea: Sips by
For the woman who wants to cook unique, healthy meals at home: Sunbasket
For the woman who can’t pick her head out of a book: Book of the Month
For the woman who just wants to be at the beach: Beachly
For the highly caffeinated woman: Mistobox
For the woman who likes her bling: Rocksbox
For the woman who geeks out on the latest tech: Breobox
For the foodie: Goldbelly
For the woman who loves her dog more than humans: BarkBox
For the woman who always has fresh flowers: Bouqs
For the carnivorous woman: Butcher Box
For the woman who’s expecting: Nurtured 9
For the woman who ends every night with a bowl of ice cream: Jeni’s Pint Club
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