Thursday, April 23, 2015

Review/Giveaway: Button Up A Month Subscription


I am admittedly a very relaxed type of guy. My wife would argue that I am bum. My everyday attire when I am not in uniform usually consists of a pair of basketball shorts, a t-shirt, a pair of flip flops, and hoodie on the occasional windy day. On multiple occasions my wife has expressed to me that she wished I would dress better, or that I would at least put a little more thought into it.

When she and I first got together I wore button-ups quite often. I was still very relaxed in my style, but I put a little more effort into it. I have certainly let myself go a little. So, when the opportunity came up to introduce our readers to Button up aMonth, I jumped at it. 

Radrick
I thought this would be a great way to give a little more of what she was asking for. And I was not at all disappointed.

Button up a Month offers a service similar to that of renting DVDs from Netflix (except you're not renting the shirts, you're buying them). 

When you create your account on their website you go through their inventory and add shirts to your queue. Then they send you one shirt a month. Each month that they send you a shirt, you are billed $16.99 (with free shipping) and they send you the next shirt in your queue.  If there's no shirt in your queue, you're not billed. I thought the idea was genius. It’s a great way to build your wardrobe little by little, and the price is unbeatable.

I have to admit I was a little worried at first. I have always been very picky with my clothing. I have a very specific style and a very specific way I like my clothes to fit (just because I'm a bum doesn't mean I don't have strong preferences!). If it’s not perfect, I won’t spend a dime on it. 

It’s hard enough for me to find clothing that fits me in the store where I can try it on. Now I am expected to just order a shirt and hope it works out? After reading over their FAQ, I was a little more at ease about order clothing online. They allow you to return your shirts within 30 days of the ship date for sizing changes or a full refund. 
I spent hours debating over what shirts to try out. After I narrowed my list down I showed my wife which ones I was interested in and got some input from her. I ended up choosing the JP Pattern and the Radrick. I added the shirts to my que and waited. Within a few days the first shirt had shipped. 


I was quite impressed with both of them and especially liked the JP Pattern. The material is very lightweight and breathable. I even spent an evening drinking with some friends and never once felt like I needed to down grade to just my undershirt because I was too hot. 

I was very pleased with the fit as well. All of their smaller sizes (medium and large) come in an athletic fit meaning they are a semi-slim fitting shirt. Exactly the way I like my clothing to fit. The fabric fits well over my chest and falls nicely off over my stomach. 

Make sure you look over their Size Chart and don't just go by the size letters (Med-Athletic, Lg-Athletic, Lg-Reg, XL-Reg).  At a glance, you might think they can't accomodate larger men, but their XL measures out to what most brands would call XXL.

Button Up A Month is still a fairly new company and hasn't yet established a social media presence to help get the word out - hopefully, that will change, but meanwhile, go check out their website and give them a try - for $16.99 and a 30 day return policy, you really can't go wrong! 





Button Up a Month is letting us host a really generous Giveaway! 5 winners in the US will each receive a 3 month subscription (1 shirt a month for 3 months)!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment in this entry as instructed by the Rafflecopter, then leave the name you commented under and your email in the box in the Rafflecopter entry. (This allows us to contact you if you win!)  This will open up additional optional entries to increase your odds of winning.

This giveaway is open to US RESIDENTS ONLY
and will end just before midnight ET on 5/7-15. 

The winner will be notified by email within 24 hours after the end of the giveaway.  In order to claim the giveaway prize, the winner will need to respond within 24 hours of notification, or an alternate winner will be selected.

Good luck everyone!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


33 comments:

  1. I do like this shirt: Radrick - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt
    twinkle at optonline dot net

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  2. I like this JP Pattern - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt

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  3. Let me tell you, my husband needs more nice shirts, I had no idea something like this existed! Thanks for the giveaway and review!

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  4. The Grey Solid - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt would look great on my hubby.

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  5. Bopo - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt for my son the banker

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  6. I would first choose the JP Pattern cotton button up shirt. This sounds like an awesome idea.

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  7. I would choose the Classic Blue for my Administrator SIL. Interesting concept.

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  8. I like the Check Classic - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt (Item #8)

    The big questions are; (1) what do you think of the thread after washing? (thread is how you can tell a serviceable garment from something that will just disintegrate) and (2) how do you feel about all of that ironing?

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  9. I don't tend to iron my shirts. the only dress shirts I own that would need to be ironed are dry cleaned just a day or two before I need them. Ironing really isn't an issue for me. As for the thread quality of the fabric... I thought they are very well made shirts. Even after a few washes they both seem to be holding up just fine. They had a slightly shiny look the first time I wore them but have softened out very nicely. They don't seem to be prone to holding rinkles either. I took it straight out of the dryer oland hung it up. I honestly haven't seen any issues yet and I've had the shirts for about 2 months now.

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  10. I would pick "Small Black Stripe". This is such a great idea especially for men who have to dress up every day!

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  11. Radrick - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt is one that I would pick

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  12. There's one called the Landis that I like.

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  13. PC - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt is pretty nice. i could def see that in my closet.

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  14. I like this one - Green Stripe - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt.

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  15. I like the Classic Blue - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt but wish it came in a slim fit.

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  16. I would put the Trev - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt for my husband!

    Carly D.

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  17. I would put the Yellow Blue Pattern-Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt for my husband! This would be a great subscription for him as he never goes shopping.

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  18. I would give this as a gift to my daughters boyfriend for his birthday and I know he would like the Bopo - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt. Thanks so much for this very generous giveaway.

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  19. On the comment I left my name that I commented under and hit enter before stating my email which is reidsrd@hotmail.com. Sorry about that.

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  20. I like the Summer V - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt

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  21. This is super cool! I was just telling my dad about subscription boxes and how there's one for practically everything. this is something he would really love. he would love the blue striped button up shirts.

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  22. I like the Radrick - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt. It's got good colors and could be dressed up or down.

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  23. I would definitely put the Grey Solid - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt, in my queue. The shirts are amazing. I love how sharp they all look. Not a disappointment in the bunch.

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  24. I would put the Small Black Check - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt in my queue. What a great service, and a great price for a new shirt every month.

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  25. I really like the Black Check - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt -- this would look great with a nice pair of black pants.

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  26. I love the color and pattern of number 16 Blue Stripe - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt.

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  27. I would choose the Yellow Solid - Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt!

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  28. I really like the Cotton Stiff Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt

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  29. I like the Black check - cotton long sleeve

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  30. I would choose the Blue Stripe - Cotton Button Collar Long Sleeve Button Up Shirt, love it!

    kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

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  31. I would select the solid light blue long sleeve shirt first. My husband loves his only blue shirt but it's definitely worn and needs to be replaced. This is a fun idea. Rene Chartier (joan)

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  32. I think my husband would good in the JP pattern Cotton Button Collar Long sleeve button up shirt. He may not wear many button ups but I think he'd really like this one.

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  33. Seems like a service that I could possibly make use of.

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