#204 Do you Subscribe?

This week’s episode of Try This at Home, Leslie and Leslyn want to share a few of their favorite subscription services with you. In today’s world, there is a subscription service for just about anything these days. Leslie and Leslyn dive into different types of subscription boxes that are on the market such as clothing, meal services, and even grocery delivery! You, the listener, also have an opportunity to win in Try This at Home’s first giveaway!

Want to enter in the giveaway for a free Mighty Nest Spaghetti Scrub, mentioned in the episode? Reach out on any of our social media platforms, or our website, and tell us “I want the Spaghetti Scrubber!”. We’ll enter your name into a drawing for your very own Spaghetti Scrub!

In this episode, we discuss…

Introductions—Do You Subscribe? [0:01]

Show Intro [0:26]

Start of the Podcast [1:16]

Stich Fix [2:07]

Little Passports [7:39]

Trunk Club [8:31]

Le Tote [8:44]

Rent the Runway [8:53]

Meal Services [9:50]

Share and Touch Base with Us! [17:52]

Wine Subscription [18:11]

Mighty Nest [19:49]

1st Giveaway! [20:28]

Misc. Subscription Services [23:20]

Amazon Subscribe and Save [23:48]

Grocery Delivery [26:08]

Favorite Subscription Service? [30:33]

Hello Fresh Coupons [34:27]

Try This at Home! [35:07]

Episode Notes:

What kind of modern conveniences do you enjoy? In today’s world, if you want it, there’s a subscription service for it! Today, Leslie and Leslyn share the subscription services they are loving at the moment with a few other great shout-outs. Leslie and Leslyn start out the episode talking about Stitch Fix a personal styling subscription service that comes right to your door! They both use this service and have the Style Pass. It eliminates the need to even go to the mall, as you are getting hand selected pieces that your stylist thinks you’ll love. You can get a box whenever you want, the box includes 5 items that can be anything from clothing, shoes, or accessories. Leslie prefers to get just 5 clothing items, making Stitch Fix an incredibly flexible and customizable service. If you do not have the Styling Pass, there is a $20 styling fee applied to every box that goes towards whatever you keep, and if you keep all 5 items you get an extra 25% off! If you are interested in the Style Pass, you pay $50 a year, receive $50 on your first order, and are never charged a styling fee or to send any of the items back!

Leslie also has the subscription service, Little Passports, for her children. Little Passports is divided into different age categories and sent in a “little suitcase”. The first box sends you basic items such as a coin collector. Each box after that, every month, is to teach your kids all about a new country!

There are a few other clothing subscriptions that are mentioned one being Nordstrom’s Trunk Club that Leslyn says is similar to Stitch Fix. Le Tote is a rental clothing subscription that allows you to pick items and them send back after you wear them for whatever event you are planning! Rent the Runway is a little more elegant subscription as it allows you to rent designer dresses for special occasions. With Rent the Runway, you choose two sizes and are sent both dresses, you wear the one that fits and send them both back after your event!

The meal service that Leslie and Leslyn love is Hello Fresh. For Leslyn, she orders two meals every other week giving her 4 servings in two weeks. After trying all the meal services, this was the one that worked best for her. You get stuck eating the same recipes, you put yourself in a burn out of the same food for months. Hello Fresh facilitates in putting variety into your meals. Everything is included, spices and all, portioned correctly so you don’t waste. It’s about $9 a meal, but you are getting restaurant quality and relatively healthy food in your own home!

Leslyn also brings up one of her favorites, Naked Wines Club which is a great convenience for her as she’s so busy. It charges $40 a month and Leslyn lets that build and once a quarter buys a crate of wine. By doing this, she is usually getting a free bottle or two for buying in such large quantity! This is a great subscription service as it introduces you to wines from all over the world and is a nice way to try lots of different wines.

Leslie’s next recommendation is Mighty Nest, which is only $10 a month and sends you different green, healthy home products. She has found some of the coolest products through this subscription service and actually is offering the first giveaway on one of their products!

Try This at Home’s first giveaway showcases one of Leslie’s favorite products from Mighty Nest. It’s called a Spaghetti Scrub; this is an environmentally friendly sponge alternative. It’s a great product as it’s environmentally conscious, anti-bacterial, and doesn’t scratch your dishes! This sponge alternative is cost-effective and last up to six months. If you would like a Spaghetti Scrub, reach out on any of our social media platforms or on the website telling us, “I want a spaghetti scrubber!” We will put your name into a drawing for a free Spaghetti Scrub!

A mega convenience for Leslyn is grocery delivery. Leslyn is an incredibly busy person and let’s face it, who actually likes to grocery shop? It can be one of the most frustrating things especially when you know you could be doing something more productive. Leslie and Leslyn offer a few services that could help alleviate this errand for you! Instacart cost $14.99 a month with a $30 minimum delivery fee. If you want a more cost-effective delivery service, Walmart offers a $10 a month subscription to have free delivery on every order at a $30 minimum.

With all these great subscription services, Leslyn asks the tough question of which is the favorite of all the services in the episode. For Leslie, Mighty Nest is her favorite as it’s cheap and she has found many great products through their service. For Leslyn, food services are her favorite as it helps save her time and money! The biggest pro to these services is the convenience, as they free up time in your schedule and could possibly save you money in the long run.

If you are interested in trying Hello Fresh, Leslyn has several coupons for $40 off a Hello Fresh Box—she is happy to give these away to the first few listeners to reach out on social media or the website, she just needs your email address! The Try This at Home of the week is to consider some of these subscription services that we have talked about today and if you’ve used them already, really assess the value that it brings to your life. Or, if you have never tried one before maybe think about trying one that you’re interested in!

A few other great subscription services are mentioned in the episode, links can be found below!

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Links to Look At:

Get Coached by Leslyn!! http://growwithleslyn.com

Stitch Fix

www.stichfix.com/

Little Passports

www.littlepassports.com/