Give the Gift of Seoul: Seoulbox Unboxing
I am so excited to share with you a box that I recently received from Seoulbox. Seoulbox is a a subscription box service that enables the recipient to discover Korean culture through snacks, merchandise and beauty products. It’s also a really fun gift idea to consider for your friends and family, especially if they are interested in Korean Culture. There are three subscription options available: Seoulbox Signature, Seoulbox V (Meat Free) and Seoulbox Life. The box that I received is the Seoulbox Signature. This month’s theme was centered around chocolates and coffee! The video linked below will show you all of the contents from the box but scroll past for my reviews and more pics.
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Watch me unbox my first Signature Seoulbox!
What was inside of my Box
The contents in my box were best categorized into sweet snacks, savory snacks and then lifestyle/beauty products. The theme of the box does change each monthly and for this box, it featured many Coffee and Chocolate items. My box featured the following items:
Seoulbox Magazine
BTS Hot Brew Latte (Maker: Korea Yakurt)
Coffee Peanuts (Maker: Mugerbon)-Loved these! Perfect dose of coffee flavor while I am working from home!
Dream Cacao (Maker: Lotte Snacks)
Potato Chip Hot Gobchang (Maker: Nongshim): warning! this gets exotic quickly, gobchang is beef intestine flavor
Honey Almond Butter Pepero (Maker: Lotte Snacks)
Nature is Tasty Hong Myun Ramen (Maker: Pulmuone)
Margaret Baked Mocha Cookie (Maker: Lotte Snacks)
Dinosaur Egg Chips (Maker: Young Yang Snacks)
Myeong Ga Gamtae Seaweed (Maker: Myeong Ga)
Five Grains Cocoa Balls Bar (Maker: Post)
Arabica Coffee Gum (Maker: Lotte Snacks)
Binch Caffee Mocha (Maker: Lotte Snacks)
Jaws Jellies (Lotte Snacks)
Kpop Plush
Mon Cher Cake Salty Peanut (Maker: Lotte Snacks)
Maxim Mocha Latte (Maker: Maxim) Shout out to Mom’s fav coffee brand :)
Propolis Ener-G Ampoule Mask (Maker: FormaLab)
My Reviews on the products & experience
What I loved about this box, is the pure nostalgia I got upon opening it. The plethora of snacks, the attention to detail in the box itself. I really enjoyed the magazine because it really helped pull together the contents and gave context behind the theme. They included recipes, descriptors, stories and many other engaging elements. My favorite items were the Coffee Gum, Maxim Mocha Latte, Mon Cher Cake and the coffee peanuts. I loved who exotic some of these snacks were, for example the Gopchang flavored potato chips! This is a delicacy (beef intestine) in Korea and at some great KBBQ joints in the US and to see the flavor replicated into a chip is unique! Additionally, I was surprised at the Dinosaur Egg chips as well, the packaging definitely reminded me of Ruffles Sour Cream chips but the flavor was a different explosion altogether. It was tangy, sweet, slightly savory and then crunchy! The non edible items were a great touch, the ampoule mask will be coming with me on a plane ride soon and the Kpop Plush toy has been claimed by my sweet dog, Cali. Both of these items reminded me of growing up in Korea at stages. I remember when I was younger, I would have a ton of these things on key chains holding like one key. The ampoule mask always reminds me of gifts I often get from my friends in Korea! Korean skincare is all of the rage so to include these trendy items is an added value. My SAHS family, especially those who are no longer in Korea, this box is full of nostalgia! I would encourage you to check them out yourself!
Seoulbox Coffee vs. Chocolate Box
The boxes are available to purchase as one time or as subscriptions and the pricing ranges from $35-$384 based on your plan. If you aren’t sure which plan you would like, then fear not! There is a quiz that you can take that will guide you to the right one! I’ll be sending a few these out to some friends and if you try any of these snacks, please let me know your thoughts!