Geek Alert: Loot Crates

maximoose · 05-01-2015 10:24am

Mine just arrived, definitely my favourite so far! (Although I've only been subbed since Sept)

Damo 2k9 · 05-01-2015 12:13pm

Mine arrived this morning too, wasnt amazed by it at all. May look into nerdblock instead of this.

wnolan1992 · 05-01-2015 12:44pm

Mine arrived too. A bit of a let down. Preferred last month's to be honest although

the action figure thing is pretty cool and the comic is nice

. The packet of one of the sweet things appears to have ripped and now a few things are... sticky.... which is unpleasant. :P

DubDJ · 05-01-2015 12:44pm

Mine finally arrived this morning, had high hopes for this one but wasn't impressed at all. I signed up for a three month sub and this was the last of those. I won't be renewing for the next one but if any come up in the future that look good I might try another.

The t-shirts have never been that nice and there's not much else that most people would be into. I had high hopes for this especially seeing batman and Simpsons stuff to be included, was a bit of a letdown. I just don't feel the stuff inside is worth the price.

Tails142 · 05-01-2015 5:01pm

DubDJ wrote: »

Mine finally arrived this morning, had high hopes for this one but wasn't impressed at all. I signed up for a three month sub and this was the last of those. I won't be renewing for the next one but if any come up in the future that look good I might try another.

The t-shirts have never been that nice and there's not much else that most people would be into. I had high hopes for this especially seeing batman and Simpsons stuff to be included, was a bit of a letdown. I just don't feel the stuff inside is worth the price.

Got mine this morning too, plastic seal was broken but all contents inside. When I saw the wallet I was thinking wtf is this but I guess it's sorta unique, don't like the figures though that much the last 2 months but happy with the other contents the box.

Optimus Prime · 05-01-2015 5:06pm

Mines arrived too though i havent looked at it yet, im cancelling anyways as i signed up for that buildthemilleniumfalcon magazine that comes out every week, started this week and need the money for that instead!

Korvanica · 05-01-2015 5:10pm

After 3 months of lootcrates I've decided they're not worth it.

So much crap filler stuff in them.

chrislad · 05-01-2015 5:13pm

I'm the same. Nothing special in the 3 months I gave them.

James Howlett · 05-01-2015 5:27pm

Mine's at home...

I cancelled my subscription this afternoon. I did enjoy getting these this past 3 months but I regularly pass up stuff I would like to get so it's hard to justify spending so much on a mystery box each month.

I didn't cancel in time to miss the Rewind box but word on the street is that it will have

an exclusive cover for the new Marvel Star Wars comic. For Star Wars fans that don't know, Marvel Comics are publishing a new Star Wars comic (because Disney own Star Wars and Marvel Comics, handy that). They are aiming to sell 1million copies and to help with that, they are selling 60+ different copies of the comic with different covers. Full list here:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/11/all-the-star-wars-1-variant-covers-we-can-find-in-one-place-45-so-far-42-pictured-including-stan-sakai/

In truth I "accidentally" missed cancelling it in time

Zwillinge · 05-01-2015 7:33pm

I think I was expecting more bits for it being physically the biggest box to date.

The pop hero thing is nice but strange mash up. I think the wallet would get destroyed pretty quickly!

But hey Groot socks

Not sure to keep going or nerdblock instead?

salamanca22 · 05-01-2015 7:36pm

The wallet is actually really really cool. I have used the material it is made out of before for important documents (tyvek) and it will last forever. I foresee using it for a long time.

Try rip one of the tyvek inserts in the credit card pockets, you won't be able too!

I watched a video where one of the wallets was able to hold the weight of a 70kg man!

Zwillinge · 05-01-2015 7:48pm

Hesitantly I tried tearing it, but you're right, not a scratch, I learnt something

DubDJ · 05-01-2015 9:49pm

I thought it was a really think poster kinda thing until I took it out and realised it was a wallet. I thought it would be pretty badly made too from the feeling of the material, didn't think it would hold up to why wear and tear at all.

Lau2976 · 06-01-2015 1:06am

Damo 2k9 wrote: »

Mine arrived this morning too, wasnt amazed by it at all. May look into nerdblock instead of this.

Having tried both, I would suggest nerd block. It gave a great variety of things and I haven't been disappointed yet as there's at least one thing I enjoy.

I found Decembers block ok. But not great IMO. I have no use for the simpsons item as I find it more geared towards men. And the ghostbusters thing and the captain America thing were just sad.

maximoose · 06-01-2015 11:00am

The wallet is pretty cool, but it smells a bit funny :pac:

Optimus Prime · 06-01-2015 11:19am

James Howlett wrote: »

Mine's at home...

I cancelled my subscription this afternoon. I did enjoy getting these this past 3 months but I regularly pass up stuff I would like to get so it's hard to justify spending so much on a mystery box each month.

I didn't cancel in time to miss the Rewind box but word on the street is that it will have
an exclusive cover for the new Marvel Star Wars comic. For Star Wars fans that don't know, Marvel Comics are publishing a new Star Wars comic (because Disney own Star Wars and Marvel Comics, handy that). They are aiming to sell 1million copies and to help with that, they are selling 60+ different copies of the comic with different covers. Full list here:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2014/12/11/all-the-star-wars-1-variant-covers-we-can-find-in-one-place-45-so-far-42-pictured-including-stan-sakai/

In truth I "accidentally" missed cancelling it in time

I cancelled yesterday because i decided to get the build the millenium falcon magazine instead, but would have liked that

star wars comic

, when was the cut for that? will i get that if i only cancelled yesterday?

To be honest, i thought this months crate was great, way better than the previous 3 i got.

deadl0ck · 06-01-2015 11:29am

Lau2976 wrote: »

Having tried both, I would suggest nerd block. It gave a great variety of things and I haven't been disappointed yet as there's at least one thing I enjoy.

I found Decembers block ok. But not great IMO. I have no use for the simpsons item as I find it more geared towards men. And the ghostbusters thing and the captain America thing were just sad.

I took a look at nerdblock yesterday and I like the look of the Arcade Block. I couldn't see the shipping price so I went through it for the 3 month sub.
It's $17.99 for 3 months, so 3 X 17.99 = 53.97, but the shipping turns out to be $37.50 so in total £91.47 - almost €77 for 3 months so for me that's a bit too much.
Is there a cheaper way of getting Nerdblock ?

James Howlett · 06-01-2015 12:13pm

keithgeo wrote: »

I cancelled yesterday because i decided to get the build the millenium falcon magazine instead, but would have liked that
star wars comic
, when was the cut for that? will i get that if i only cancelled yesterday?

To be honest, i thought this months crate was great, way better than the previous 3 i got.

When I logged in to cancel it said that my next renewal was 2nd February so I'd say that we were charged for January's on the 2nd of this month and that we should expect the Rewind box as normal.

The comic will be available in Forbidden Planet if it's just that book you're looking for. Comic nerd that I am I'll be getting the regular cover but will want the exclusive loot crate cover as well.

Yeah I thought this month's was great. Those vinyl models are pretty popular so an exclusive one was a nice inclusion. What in really liked was that month's subscription for crunchyroll. I'd not heard of it before yesterday but it's got 20 episodes of Attack on Titan to watch so I'm very happy with it.

salamanca22 · 06-01-2015 12:14pm

keithgeo wrote: »

I cancelled yesterday because i decided to get the build the millenium falcon magazine instead, but would have liked that
star wars comic
, when was the cut for that? will i get that if i only cancelled yesterday?

To be honest, i thought this months crate was great, way better than the previous 3 i got.

Yeah they took payment for next months crate from me on the 30th so you should get next months if you only just canceled. Check your bank statement though.

deadl0ck wrote: »

I took a look at nerdblock yesterday and I like the look of the Arcade Block. I couldn't see the shipping price so I went through it for the 3 month sub.
It's $17.99 for 3 months, so 3 X 17.99 = 53.97, but the shipping turns out to be $37.50 so in total £91.47 - almost €77 for 3 months so for me that's a bit too much.
Is there a cheaper way of getting Nerdblock ?

Lootcrate works out around the same price. The last payment was 25.50 euro for next months crate.

James Howlett wrote: »

When I logged in to cancel it said that my next renewal was 2nd February so I'd say that we were charged for January's on the 2nd of this month and that we should expect the Rewind box as normal.
The comic will be available in Forbidden Planet if it's just that book you're looking for. Comic nerd that I am I'll be getting the regular cover but will want the exclusive loot crate cover as well.

Yeah I thought this month's was great. Those vinyl models are pretty popular so an exclusive one was a nice inclusion. What in really liked was that month's subscription for crunchyroll. I'd not heard of it before yesterday but it's got 20 episodes of Attack on Titan to watch so I'm very happy with it.

Crunchyroll is great but it's worth pointing out that the trial can be got elsewhere for free and in fact it is a referral code and lootcrate will get paid with each signup they receive.

Korvanica · 06-01-2015 12:17pm

deadl0ck wrote: »

I took a look at nerdblock yesterday and I like the look of the Arcade Block. I couldn't see the shipping price so I went through it for the 3 month sub.
It's $17.99 for 3 months, so 3 X 17.99 = 53.97, but the shipping turns out to be $37.50 so in total £91.47 - almost €77 for 3 months so for me that's a bit too much.
Is there a cheaper way of getting Nerdblock ?

I too was put off Nerdblock because of the shipping costs.

That's the issue with all these services, shipping is costly

DubDJ · 06-01-2015 3:08pm

If anybody wants my crunchy roll subscription let me know and I'll pm it on.

salamanca22 · 06-01-2015 3:19pm

DubDJ wrote: »

If anybody wants my crunchy roll subscription let me know and I'll pm it on.

It's the same link for everyone

http://crunchyroll.com/lootcrate

donegal. · 06-01-2015 3:34pm

keithgeo wrote: »

Mines arrived too though i havent looked at it yet, im cancelling anyways as i signed up for that buildthemilleniumfalcon magazine that comes out every week, started this week and need the money for that instead!

i was thinking of getting that but it costs over a grand to finish building it and i'd probably quit with half left.

maximoose · 06-01-2015 3:38pm

Jesus, I just looked that up. 2 years+ to build and over €1000?! That is insane.

Pedro76 · 06-01-2015 5:35pm

Yeah I noticed that, crazy money.

Just invest in the Lego version

Optimus Prime · 06-01-2015 5:38pm

I have the lego one already, its a 1:1 scale model with the one used during film of empire strikes back. These sell for 3-5k and are hard to find. Plus ill build it with the kids so its worth the money to me, cancelling lootcrate pays most of the monthly cost anyways.

TitianGerm · 06-01-2015 5:41pm

keithgeo wrote: »

I have the lego one already, its a 1:1 scale model with the one used during film of empire strikes back. These sell for 3-5k and are hard to find. Plus ill build it with the kids so its worth the money to me, cancelling lootcrate pays most of the monthly cost anyways.

Picture of the Lego one please ? I've heard of them before but never saw one

Beano · 06-01-2015 6:10pm

is the crate you just received the november or december crate?

ncur · 06-01-2015 6:36pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Picture of the Lego one please ? I've heard of them before but never saw one

Enjoy!

donegal. · 06-01-2015 6:46pm

or this one

TitianGerm · 06-01-2015 7:53pm

Mines bigger that yours :P

Ha there seriously cool though !!

marwys · 13-01-2015 4:27pm

There's a 10% off offer promoted on Facebook now for this.

"Use code Save10 to save 10%. See why Loot Crate is the most popular subscription box!"

Can't post images because I'm feckin "new user"

tinypic.com/r/20zp7ac/8

donegal. · 13-01-2015 9:34pm

i'll stop derailing this thread with lego posts, but
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/star-wars-millenium-falcon-originally-59-99-now-21-99-thats-less-half-price-argos-2117673

soc · 15-01-2015 12:30am

marwys wrote: »

There's a 10% off offer promoted on Facebook now for this.

"Use code Save10 to save 10%. See why Loot Crate is the most popular subscription box!"

Can't post images because I'm feckin "new user"

tinypic.com/r/20zp7ac/8

They also have another discount offer on their website:
JANUARY CRATES ARE HERE!
USE CODE: SAVE3 TO SAVE: $3!

Akrasia · 15-01-2015 9:51am

donegal. wrote: »

i'll stop derailing this thread with lego posts, but
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/star-wars-millenium-falcon-originally-59-99-now-21-99-thats-less-half-price-argos-2117673

Irish link
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2814964/Trail/searchtext%3EMILLENIUM+FALCON.htm

€28.99

It's not actually lego though, it's just a plastic model and the reviews aren't great

dunworth1 · 15-01-2015 5:58pm

think i'll cancel mine stuff seems meh

i open it and go wow then the stuff sits in the box until i put them on a shelf to gather dust

maximoose · 22-01-2015 10:01am

Got my January crate this morning, pretty poor IMO bar the

tshirt and tie

Time to cancel

James Howlett · 22-01-2015 4:22pm

no sign of mine yet. I did get a tracking e-mail with no reference number though...

Squaredude · 22-01-2015 7:17pm

James Howlett wrote: »

no sign of mine yet. I did get a tracking e-mail with no reference number though...

same

James Howlett · 26-01-2015 12:53pm

Got a phone all from home, mine has arrived.
Also got a "I thought you said that the last one was your last one?"

Paddy_man · 26-01-2015 3:34pm

maximoose wrote: »

Got my January crate this morning, pretty poor IMO bar the
tshirt and tie

Time to cancel

I liked this months, Im a fan of the

tshirt and tie

. As long as i keep getting that stuff i think its value for money as to get some of the t-shirts would cost €20 alone.

Brendanm357 · 06-02-2015 8:07pm

Hi all
have any of ye received January loot crate yet?

DeWitt · 06-02-2015 8:10pm

Brendanm357 wrote: »

Hi all
have any of ye received January loot crate yet?

Yeah, about two weeks ago. Cancelled my subscription too. Feb crate will be my last.

Brendanm357 · 07-02-2015 6:17pm

DeWitt wrote: »

Yeah, about two weeks ago. Cancelled my subscription too. Feb crate will be my last.

I'm from Galway and still havent received mine yet
this is my first time getting it

Korvanica · 10-02-2015 1:06pm

Brendanm357 wrote: »

Hi all
have any of ye received January loot crate yet?

Brendanm357 wrote: »

I'm from Galway and still havent received mine yet
this is my first time getting it

Contact support. They will send another one for you. Happened me.

dunworth1 · 10-02-2015 4:33pm

canceled mine also just doesn't seem really worth it

dunworth1 · 21-02-2015 12:48am

anyone have indiebox?

https://theindiebox.com/

blastman · 23-02-2015 5:22pm

Anyone ever bought Zavvi's ZBOX? It's about €27 delivered but there's no subscription. You can sign up for an email alert when the pre-order goes up and you can buy it on the site. They usually only last a couple of days before the allocation sells out, though

I bought this month's box, Undead, although it hasn't arrived yet. Next month's ZBOX is up on the site now, theme is Retro (meaning games, primarily)

cw67irl · 27-02-2015 12:48am

Looking at youtube unboxing of the "play" lootcrate it looks like a complete waste. However the march theme "covert" has me tempted

wnolan1992 · 27-02-2015 7:48am

I actually think February's is better than the past 3 months that I've gotten tbh.

Geek Alert: Loot Crates

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