A Box of __________ Shipped to Your House Each Month

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These things are like the Facebook Macros of the Business World.

#marleyinaboxmonthly

TBH, aside from weekly fruit/grocery crates this whole concept seems odd to me, I didnt realise it was such A Thing for crappy random shit.

Clockwork Couture Steampunk Box

You get tea, and a t! Plus, 3-5 more items per box!

March's theme is F*ck Yeah Octopus!

(CONFIDENTIAL TO FORMER ILXOR: Still love you, bro.)

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TBH, aside from weekly fruit/grocery crates this whole concept seems odd to me, I didnt realise it was such A Thing for crappy random shit.

this thread has been an education for me, as i too had no idea of this being a thing.

"______ of the month clubs" have been around since pre-internet times but something def shifted in th elast few years

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STEPHEN
FOUNDER

Stephen launched Pact as a way to combine his two biggest passions; coffee and entrepreneurship. His ambition in life is to make an espresso that impresses Rob Dunne.
Brew method: a La Pavoni to make passable flat white on weekends, and a cafetiere all week.

WILL
COFFEE

Will is passionate about coffee, his expertise is without question. He sources and orders our coffee, does the proper tasting and ropes our community in whenever he can. He’s also a barista champ and a lover of dad-jokes.
Brew method: He finds it hard to choose but his go-to on a Monday morning would be an Aeropress.

CUSTOMER CHAMPIONS
ANNA, BRENDAN, RUTH, CALLUM, SAM

Anyone who has ever called, emailed or tweeted Pact will have crossed paths with our marvellous community team. They cover everything customer services-related, as well as running our Welcome Waggon (we like to call up new customers to make sure everything is as good as it possibly can be). They are no nonsense, down to earth customer champions, so do get in touch if you need a hand with anything.
Brew method: V60 or Aeropress depending on which way the wind is blowing.

MATT
OPERATIONS MANAGER

Matt is right on the Pact front line. He manages our grinding and packing room, using 80s power ballads to whip our team of packers into a well-motivated frenzy and generally keeping everything in order.
Brew method: Stovetop, like a boss.

RICHARD
GROWTH

Richard finds new customers to introduce Pact, so if you would like to help us promote our tremendous coffees, he'd love to hear from you. Richard’s favourite mug has a mustache on it.
Brew method: V60 all the way

ED
PR

Ed liaises with various media moguls, crack reporters and coffee-loving bloggers to help share the story of Pact. If you'd like to write about Pact, pop him an email on e✧@pactcof✧✧✧.c✧✧, or alternatively take a look at our Press Room.
Brew method: Pre-Pact it was a cafetiere, now Ed's a V60 convert.

JUNTA
ONLINE MARKETING

Junta spreads the word via social media about what we do here at Pact. He also spends a lot of time rolling around in spreadsheets, wrestling with data.
Brew method: a cafetiere with a tea cosy to keep it warm.

TONY
TECHNOLOGY

At Pact, Tony bridges the gap between product and technology. Outside Pact, he does triathlons, marathons and stuff. He’s kind of a big deal and his apartment smells of rich mahogany.
Brew method: a Syphon, where every cup feels like the result of a school science experiment.

CHRISTIAAN
PRODUCT

Christiaan is passionate about making the Pact experience the best it can be, so he uses customer feedback to ensure we’re always improving. He particularly enjoys keeping the rest of the team on their toes and playing Quidditch.
Brew method: a v60 and some boy wizardry to create the perfect cup every time.

ANNELIESE
DESIGN

Anneliese’s main job here is making sure everything we do looks good. She’s a stylish and vivacious design type, who sprinkles her magic dust on everything from our website to our Chaff Creations. Ms Monroe is her hero.
Brew method: Cafetiere, though she’s in the market for something new...

JOSIE
COMMUNICATIONS

Most of the stuff we write about on our blog and website is put together by Josie. She’s also responsible for some of our sillier Pinterest boards and eating 20% of London’s pesto.
Brew method: French press, beret optional but preferred.

something about ordering coffee in the mail seems a bit ridiculous, even more so if they grind it first

reads better is you assume their names are "Stephen Founder", "Tony Technology", "Christiaan Product"...

junta online marketing is a growth area in south america

They should break up those "box-opening" youtube videos so that the first half is watching the person open the box and look at things for the first time, and the second half is a day or two later.

What the hell?: http://www.turntablekitchen.com/pairings-box/

$25 a month for a record, some caraway seeds, and a spotify playlist?

pact are p good imo /:

things i have been guilty of, from least to most justifiable:

joggbox (energy gels and protein-addled flapjacks and shit; i don't even know why i did this)
hellofresh (does your groceries for you. boring-ass bland food; new starter offer only)
graze ('healthy' snack boxes. deeply addictive; multiple new starter offers by changing the position of the dot in my gmail account)
beer52 (unremarkable collection of 'craft' beers plus some actually nice seeming spirits, maybe; terrible customer service; just got a second box because the 'unsubscribe' link is broken)
envelope (total rip off of below by founders of above; they keep offering me free/reduced shit though so ???)
pact (better than any coffee i have bought in person for a comparable price. really annoying post-innocent smoothie aesthetic though yes; still use this, on occasion)

the weeaboo box seems like the saddest one, i think

graze ('healthy' snack boxes. deeply addictive; multiple new starter offers by changing the position of the dot in my gmail account)

lol thx for the tip

I liked the idea of buying someone/being bought a cocktail-of-the-month kit for Christmas until I realised that each month's delivery of 2 miniatures and a tiny bottle of mixer or bitters cost as much as buying a full-sized bottle of semi-decent brand name spirits every month

most of these pics look pretty terrible but I do still kind of like the concept, remembering that joy as a kid of getting post and not knowing what it was or being excited about receiving some plastic crap that cost 6 cereal packets and £1.95 p&p. but I'm not sure that joy actually exists as an adult - at least not for more than two months in a row, or when not subsidised by your parents' cereal expenditure

We use Pact and also Has Bean for regular coffee, it's worth it to have reliably excellent coffee without having to remember to pick it up. Overall, I've liked the Has Bean coffee more than I have the Pact; what Pact has which I think is really good is the easy ability to put your subscription on pause if you want.

Buying a subscription to this lot: http://cocoarunners.com/ (fancy chocolate) was one of the most successful birthday gifts I've ever given my wife, with the advantage that it's another little birthday gift once a month. Plus it's cut down my overall chocolate consumption because it makes me less inclined to grab a Double Decker or whatever when I'm out and about.

hoping this is an april fool's joke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMacTuHPWFI

According to USA Today:
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lol ty

*Pushes the Charmin button* -- "And now, the waiting game."

*flips page to Rolling Stone Q&A section*

I can't wait to get some dash buttons.

Get drunk at a party, order the hosts 723 boxes of Nappy San while having a piss

omfg how .... is this...

http://www.coolercanmonthly.com

The only koozie subscription service on the planet.

The only severed chicken head subscription service on the planet.

the e-juice one seems kinda cool? #fuckmyliiiiiiiiiife

how about a service where every month i send u a box of spiders

how much would you pay for this

maybe like 7.99 but all this shit seems to start at ~$20

I'm imagining a #spdr service where they promise to mail you three exotic tarantulas every month (and send back the ones you don't want) but when you open the package there's nothing inside but three dried-up daddy long-legs and a flyer that says 'KEEP 'EM'

Weiner tittie totally inaccurate, btw.

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"hey man it's really cool that you're a fan of goliath birdeaters and mexican firelegs so I sent you this house spider I found in my bathroom" (xpost)

WTF is a koozie, is that what some americans call stubby holders.

What Americans call them stubby holders, the ones who live in Weiner?

what the british call knippy bluppers

south africans call them wildebeest condoms

http://www.catladybox.com/

You may receive jewelry like necklaces, bracelets, rings or earrings. You might receive a shirt or a scarf or a meowvalous pair of socks. You might be some cattastic items to decorate your home, some purrfect pieces to hang on your wall or even a thing or two to deck out your kitchen. Maybe it's your new favorite coffee mug or your next best wine glass. Maybe it's office accessories! Maybe it's a book! Maybe... maybe it's something we haven't even thought of yet!

Maybe... maybe it's anti-psychotic meds!

"Maybe it's office accessories" in the cat lady box is really slaying me for some reason

lol

Maybe it's a bag, in collaboration with Bag Lady Bag!

http://www.leparcel.com/

period subscription box for women

http://boxes.mysubscriptionaddiction.com/box/unclutterer-quarterly-box

The Unclutterer looks like you might just get a box of boxes, but guaranteed to be aesthetically pleasing

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