Gift-giving can be hard, especially if you want it to be a surprise. For this reason, subscription boxes are all the rage. And what can be better than the gift that just keeps giving!
WHAT IS A SUBSCRIPTION BOX?
A subscription box is a box filled with curated products that are delivered straight to your doorstep. Subscription boxes are recurring deliveries, and you usually get a box each month for the length of your subscription.
Either the subscriber or the company curates the boxes around a theme in a particular niche, like beauty, food and fitness products. It’s a great way to get multiple items that you love in one delivery. There’s also an element of surprise as you don’t know exactly which products you’re going to get, which makes it all the more fun.
WHY DOES A SUBSCRIPTION BOX MAKE A WONDERFUL GIFT?
Are you always stumped when it comes to choosing the perfect gift?
A subscription box is the perfect solution. Sign up your recipient to a box based around their interests and let the subscription company take care of the rest. A subscription box makes the ultimate gift as the items are specifically curated to the giftee’s likes and preferences.
We love that there’s a subscription box for everyone, from knickers to kids crafts to gourmet food … you’ll never run out out of options.
HOW TO CHOOSE AND ORDER A SUBSCRIPTION BOX
It’s easy as 1-2-3.
There’s often more than one type of plan for every subscription box, the most popular being the monthly plan that runs for a year. Your card will be charged each month until you cancel, or you can choose to pre-pay for all the boxes. If you want a shorter duration, choose the 3 month or 6 month plan. Always check the options to make sure you’re getting the plan you want.
Now we’ve got the basics out the way, let’s help you find the perfect subscription box, whoever it is you are buying for.
Please note: Some box subscriptions have paid to be in this article but are only allowed to list on approval.
BEAUTY AND FASHION BOXES
Knobby
An underwear subscription? Yes, please! This is simply the BEST way to get undies without going shopping. Get the most comfortable, most imaginative undies each month, delivered straight to your door! You’ll love that you don’t get the same design twice, so it’s a surprise every time you open the box.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly
Payment options: Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Mastercard, PayPal, Shop Pay, Visa, Afterpay
Delivery details: Expect your delivery in 1-15 working days
Why we like this box: No lock-ins, no minimum spends, no cancellation fees, and they use ZERO single-use plastic for their packaging!
Bellabox
This subscription box allows you to enjoy 5+ surprise beauty items every month! Bellabox is known for distributing amazing beauty products for subscribers to enjoy. Get to know more about amazing skincare and cosmetic brands and their top items with a subscription from Bellabox.
Box delivery interval options: 3, 6, 12 months
Payment options: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Paypal
Delivery details: Expect up to 1-2 weeks for your first delivery.
Why we like this box: Well-curated beauty items every month that we can surely enjoy and make full use of.
Beautifully Well Box
Get the Beautifully Well Box if you need healthier, more natural & less toxic products that showcase Australian brands. We also love that the products are cruelty-free, the packaging is eco-friendly, and the money-back guarantee.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly, 3, 6, and 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal Express, Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay
Delivery details: Free standard shipping Australia-wide
Why we like this box: Cancel anytime, 100% no-risk 30-day money-back guarantee, great value and variety of good-for-you products in each box, eco-friendly packaging
Nourished Life
Nourished Life lets you test up-and-coming beauty brands as well as top-rated bestsellers all in one box. Receive organic skincare, makeup, health products, and home items every month.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly, 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal
Delivery details: Free delivery
Why we like this box: Cancel anytime (monthly plan), natural/organic box option
Hello Peachiee Lingerie
New sets of cute underwear delivered to your doorstep! If you have the urge to shop for new outfits every month or so, why not invest the same in the items that you rely on the most? Hello Peachiee delivers beautiful new designs every month- all made of 100% cotton gusset!
Box delivery interval options: 8, 12, 16 weeks
Payment options: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Prepaid cards
Delivery details: Carbon-neutral shipping on all orders, free delivery on most orders.
Why we like this box: Money-back guarantee and 50% of profits donated to ensure everyone has access to clean water and a toilet within our lifetime.
Who Gives A Crap
Who A Crap makes eco-friendly products and donates 50% of its profits to help build toilets for the billions of people in need. To date, they’ve donated over AUD 10.8 million to fund sanitation projects around the globe. You can arrange a toilet paper delivery to be scheduled every 8-16 weeks, delivered straight to your door with carbon-neutral shipping.
Box delivery interval options: 8, 12, 16 weeks
Payment options: Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Prepaid cards
Delivery details: Carbon-neutral shipping on all orders, free delivery on most orders.
Why we like this box: Money-back guarantee and 50% of profits donated to ensure everyone has access to clean water and a toilet within our lifetime.
Scentbox
It’s easy to smell like a rose (or whatever scent you like) if you have a 30-day supply of fragrance. Sign up to Scentbox to get a new authentic designer perfume every month!
Box delivery interval options: Monthly, 6 and 12 months
Payment options: Credit card
Delivery details: Free shipping
Why we like this box: Designer fragrances for men and women, cancel anytime
TEA AND COFFEE SUBSCRIPTION BOXES IN AUSTRALIA
Rumble Coffee Roasters
Get the Rumble Coffee Roasters box if you want nothing but the finest beans and flavours. Enjoy amazing coffee while supporting Aussie roasters.
Box delivery interval options: 1, 3, and 6 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, Afterpay, iSubscribe voucher/gift cards
Delivery details: Free delivery
Why we like this box: Premium Melbourne coffees, pause/cancel anytime
Tea Tasters
With Tea Tasters, you can explore the world of premium tea. By receiving a monthly themed box, aptly named Plucks of the Month, you get to enjoy 3 sample sizes of great tea from different brands.
Box delivery interval options: 3 months, 6 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, Afterpay, iSubscribe voucher, reward points, or gift cards
Why we like this box: Try new premium teas each month.
ALCOHOL BOXES
The Mofo Club
Promising no bullshit and the best box of great wines at an amazing deal, The Mofo Club offers boxes that are to your preference. Do you like white wines? Reds? Or your mood varies and you would much prefer a mixed set coming in every 1-3 months? No problem, just inform the Mofo Club and let them do their thing.
Box delivery interval options: Every 1, 2, or 3 months
Payment options: Credit card
Delivery details: Australia-wide, free shipping
Why we like this box: Detailed wine reviews, personalised recommendations
The Whisky Club
Prefer whiskey over wine? The Whisky Club is Australia’s biggest whisky subscription, with no sign-up fees or contracts.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly
Costs: From $110-145/bottle
Payment options: Credit cards, PayPal
Delivery details: Flat rate $15 Australia-wide
Why we like this box: Receive amazing whiskies from around the world, no contracts or monthly membership fees
Sans Drinks
A beverage subscription box for the sober kids? Absolutely. Offering the best brands for non-alcoholic wines, beers, and spirits, Sans Drinks has great subscription offerings for you!
Box delivery interval options: Every 1,2, or 3 months
Payment options: Credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Afterpay
Delivery details: Flat rate for Sydney same-day delivery
Why we like this box: Receive amazing non-alcoholic wines, beers, and spirits!
Garden Street Gin Club
Garden Street Gin Club’s curated boxes are filled with a whole bottle of craft gin plus two bottles of tonic water, sweet and savoury snacks, a magazine and more goodies delivered to your door each month.
Box delivery interval options: 1, 2 and 3 month
Payment options: Credit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay
Delivery details: Free delivery Australia-wide
Why we like this box: No lock-in contract, members-only exclusives, curated gins and treats
FOODIE BOXES
Goodness Me Box
The GoodnessME box is filled with boutique health products and samples chosen by health practitioners. You know you’re getting the best natural, GMO-free items every month. Great subscription boxes for the healthy-eating mate.
Box delivery interval options: 3, 6 and 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal
Delivery details: Free delivery
Why we like this box: Non-GMO products free of preservatives and artificial colours/flavours
Hello Fresh
Another fab meal kit delivery service. Have a healthy, delicious meal on the table in 30 minutes with the help of HelloFresh meal kits. All meals are dietitian-approved.
Box delivery interval options: Weekly
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal
Delivery details: Delivery fee may apply to some locations
Why we like this box: Cancel anytime
Everyplate
Everyplate is one of the cheapest meal delivery service in Australia. Each box comes with all the quality ingredients you need to make a tasty dinner for the whole family.
Box delivery interval options: Weekly
Payment options: All major credit cards
Delivery details: Shipping fee additional, delivers to most of NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD
Why we like this box: 40% off your first box, and 20% off your next 2 boxes at EveryPlate with code: BEANMPLATE
Dinnerly
Dinnerly is Australia’s most affordable meal kit. Makes a perfect gift for foodies on a budget.
Box delivery interval options: Weekly
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal
Delivery details: Ships to most of NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, NT, ACT and TAS
Why we like this box: Affordable boxes, vegetarian options, pause/cancel anytime
SUBSCRIPTION BOXES FOR MEN
Underwear Subscription Box
If your man is one of those men who hate buying their own undies, this is a perfect subscription box. He receives a new design in zero single-use plastic packaging every month. The designs are super unique, and the undies are comfortable. Cancelling is hassle-free, too, so you can just stop the subscription anytime.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly
Payment options: Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Mastercard, PayPal, Shop Pay, Visa, Afterpay
Delivery details: Expect your delivery in 1-15 working days
Why we like this box: No lock-ins, no minimum spends, no cancellation fees
Fishing and Outdoor Subscription Boxes
These subscription boxes are perfect for the outdoorsy bloke in your life. Get a variety of lures, tackles and other fishing products from the best manufacturers.
Box delivery interval options: 1, 3, 6 and 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, Afterpay, iSubscribe voucher/gift card
Delivery details: Free delivery
Why we like this box: Variety of high-quality fishing/outdoor items, shipping fee included
Dollar Shave Club
The Dollar Shave Club lets you try shaving and grooming products before you buy. Add or remove products anytime and choose how often you receive restocks.
Box delivery interval options: 2, 3 and 4 months
Costs: From $10 (starter shaving set)
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, DSC gift cards/credit cards
Delivery details: Free delivery (for orders with blades)
Why we like this box: Customised boxes, cancel anytime, 30-day money-back guarantee
Bionic Books
We love this one a lot! Bionic Books offers a personalised book subscription that sends you great title recommendations from expert curators who base their picks on your preferences!
Box delivery interval options: 3, 6 and 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, isubscribe Rewards points, Paypal, Afterpay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, isubscribe gift voucher or gift card
Delivery details: Please allow up to 2-5 weeks for your first delivery to arrive.
Why we like this box: Personalised and curated choices of amazing books!
KIDS SUBSCRIPTION BOXES IN AUSTRALIA
Green Kid Crafts
This fun-loving company’s goal is to empower kids to be more environmentally responsible through creative, nature-based STEAM activities. Their subscription boxes are specially designed to include a handful of activities that will help your children learn more about the world around them.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly
Payment options: Credit card, Paypal
Delivery details: Free delivery for US customers only
Why we like this box: Environmentally thoughtful and educational activities for children that you can cancel anytime
KiwiCo Science and Art Subscription Boxes
Encourage kids’ creativity and engineering/design skills with a monthly box from KiwiCo. The box is filled with high-quality materials for maker projects, plus magazines, DIY tips, and more.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly, 3, 6, and 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal
Delivery details: Shipping fee depends on location
Why we like this box: Cancel anytime, switch box types anytime, box options for different ages/interests
Sow N’ Sow Gift of Seeds
Cultivate the earth and enjoy nurturing plant species that are picked according to the Australian seasons and suitable sowing times. This is the subscription that literally keeps on giving… and growing. Sow ‘n Sow’s seed subscription offers unique Gift of Seeds varieties for every month.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, Afterpay, iSubscribe voucher, gift cards, or reward points
Delivery details: Subscriptions are posted at the start of every month; expect to receive delivery in the first 10 days, monthly.
Why we like this box: Seeds are selected for Australia’s right month and season.
PeekyMe Animal Lovers
Watch your kids enjoy and get creative with craft boxes filled with activities from Animal Lovers. Their themes include storytelling, food, nature, and more! All the PeekyMe Animal Lovers activities are designed for younger children.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, Afterpay, iSubscribe voucher, gift cards, or reward points
Delivery details: Please allow up to 2-5 weeks for the first delivery.
Why we like this box: Craft activities for children that they can use in their themed and imaginative play and storytelling.
Self care subscription boxes Australia
Crimson Collective
Never dread your period again. The classily named Crimson Collective recently launched their hand-curated Period Subscription Boxes. Each box is filled with hand-curated organic menstrual products and body love items, including TOM tampons and liners, scrumptious vegan chocolate, organic tea and hot chocolate, essential oil rollers, and even crystals (Luxe Box). Oh and a % of Crimson Collective’s profits are used to donate sanitary items to The Period Project, a charity delivering period products to homeless women throughout Australia who don’t have access to even the basics. Best “feel good” buy ever.
Box delivery interval options: Monthly, Bi-monthly and Quarterly
Payment options: Credit cards, PayPal
Delivery details: Free shipping
Why we like this box: Organic, sustainable period products plus extras delivered to your door, percentage of sales goes to period products for homeless women in Australia
The Body Love Box
The subscription box for body positivity is finally here. Get it now and receive fat-positive, body-positive, intersectional, and LGBTQIAP affirming swag and support products each month.
Box delivery interval options: One-off
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal
Delivery details: Shipping fee depends on location
Why we like this box: Body-positive and sex-positive products, support for marginalised artists
Retreat Yourself
As subscription boxes for wellness go, Retreat Yourself is right up there with the best of them. No sample sizes here, all products are full-sized so you can treat yourself and feel refreshed for longer.
Box delivery interval options: Every 3 months, 12 months
Payment options: Credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay
Delivery details: Free delivery Australia-wide
Why we like this box: Cancel anytime, lots of specials/discounts, 30-day money-back guarantee
