Reviews, Chews & How-Tos: Review & Giveaway: Loot Crate Subscription Box

Monday, July 14, 2014

Review & Giveaway: Loot Crate Subscription Box

I am a gamer at heart. I have a ton of other things I am interested in, but gaming has always been at the top of my list. I am also an electronics technician, computer repair tech, cellphone repair tech, game console repair tech, coder, computer hacker, and any other possible nerdy thing anyone can do. I play pen and paper role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons as well as super complicated board games like Cosmic Encounter. When it comes to being a geek I am certainly among the top tier.

When I first found out about the subscription box service, Loot Crate I was torn. I am 30 year old man with a wife, a 4-year-old daughter, and another on the way. I thought about it for a minute. Then shook my head and proceeded to squeal like a little kid in a candy store. I’m pretty sure I even jumped up and down a few times while my wife and daughter stared at me wondering what crazy idea I had come up with this time. But it wasn’t my idea at all. In fact, it was the genius nerds at Loot Crate that put this subscription box together.

Loot Crate stands out among a sea of other subscription boxes because of their theme. Their theme is all things nerd, geek, gamer, dork, and whatever other name you use to describe those of us who still find pleasure in things from our childhood such as video games, cartoons, and comics. I was absolutely giddy at the thought of all that swag.

Loot Crate offers a few different subscription plans. You can set up a recurring subscription in 1-month, 3-month- or 6-month increments. Each box contains over $40 of merchandise and is priced to please. For the one month plan you will pay a total of $19.37. The 3-month is $55.11 and the 6-month is $105.99. On top of that, every month, a lucky winner will receive a MEGA CRATE loaded with over $750 worth of crazy awesome swag!!

I received their May Crate for review, with the theme "Adventure". I felt like a kid again waiting for it to arrive. As soon as the mail came and I saw it was there I rushed home and tore it open like gift from Santa on Christmas morning. I was insanely happy to see the contents of the box spilled out on my table.

The May adventure crate contained a Legend of Zelda T-Shirt featuring Link himself. (Yes they do ask for your shirt size to ensure that it fits) I have to say, out of everything in the box I was most excited for this.

I also got an Adventure Time Tin, a Minecraft hanger, a cd soundtrack from The Friend Zone, Markiplier Tattoos, and my other favorite, the “Dangerous to Go Alone Opener.”

There wasn’t a single thing in the box that I wasn’t excited to rip open and get my hands on. I’ve honestly never been one to spend money on things like this. I have to say though, if I can find it in my budget to make this happen on a regular basis, I certainly will.

This is the perfect gift for the nerd in your life. Loot Crate offers a value that can’t be beat along with some of the coolest swag I’ve ever come across. Their packaging is fun as well. There was a cheat code similar to the one below that was used in an extremely popular game from my childhood. Can anyone guess what its from and what the full cheat code is?

All in all, Loot Crate was a wonderful surprise and had me reminiscing about my childhood. There are throwback items such as the bottle opener and new items such as the Minecraft keychain and soundtrack from The Friend Zone.

With the variety of items it’s great for people of all ages and really would be an excellent gift (hint to my wife, Jackie who will be reading this). You can check out Loot Crate at the links below.

Website: http://www.lootcrate.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lootcrate
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lootcrate
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lootcrate
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/lootcrate

Meanwhile, don’t forget to enter in the giveaway! They are throwing in one of their July Villain Crates to one lucky winner. This contest is open to residents of the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia!

Check out Loot Crate's Villain's YouTube Video:

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