Review: Nerdy Post (January Disney Villains Box)

Time for a VERY LONG OVERDUE review of Nerdy Post !!

Nerdy Post is a monthly subscription box with, well, nerdy stuff. According to their website, they "hand letter and illustrate totally unique fandom artwork." And let me tell you, their stuff is GORGOEOUS. Each month features a different fandom, pulled from books, TV, and movies. They announce the new theme at the beginning of the month, and have spoiler reveals throughout the month to get you good and pumped up!

Every box contains:

8.5" x 11" High Quality Print

(2) 5" x 7" Mini Prints

4" x 6" Color in Postcard

Auto Grade Vinyl Sticker

High Quality Lapel Pin

These 6 items will be in every box, along with a few of the following: Notepad, Sticky Notes, Coaster, Magnetic Bookmark, Buttons, Magnets, and more!

They have three different subscription opens starting at $13.95. I picked the option with the box plus the T-shirt for their January theme, Disney Villains.

My dog Remy was super pumped that we got MAIL!

(He liked to eat the box when I'm done.)

 

 

I love the great variety in this box. The t-shirt is AMAZING! (Then again, Ursula is my favorite Disney villain so I may be a TOUCH biased.) It's purple (my favorite color) and says "I fortunately know a little magic" and is probably the most comfortable t-shirt I own.
Then there is a large print featuring Maleficent, two smaller prints featuring Cruella deVille and Mother Gothel, a notepad featuring Hades, a postcard with Madam Mim, a sticker with Yzma, and a Dr. Facilier pin, and a bookmark with Gaston. YOU GUYS! THIS BOOKMARK! The quote they chose for the Gaston bookmark is "How can you read this? There's no pictures." HAHAHHAHAHA, because it's a bookmark, lol. OK, I'm a dork, but that just tickled me pink.

I'm not really a prints kind of person, though now that I've started a bookstagram I'm hoping to maybe get some milage out of these. The pin is really cute, but I don't love Dr. Facilier like I love Ursula, Gaston, and Madam Mim, so I'm a little bummed it's not for a character I'm more into. The t-shirt and bookmark are by far and away my favorite parts.

I paid $36.90 for this box ($29.90+shipping) and it is DEFINITELY worth the money even just for the unique t-shirt alone.

Nerdy Post also has a Nerdy Store on their site where you can snag great nerdy wear, past nerdy boxes, past nerdy t-shirts, and special things like one time boxes. (I really need them to get more of the Hufflepuff t-shirt in a 2X!)

What types of boxes do you subscribe to? Do you have a favorite? I'd really like to try out a few more, so I'm now taking suggestions! :)

Kindle Unlimited (Cyber Monday Deals Week Offer!!)

The selection on Kindle Unlimited doesn’t seem to be the greatest. There are a lot of Indie publishers (not that there's anything wrong with that!) but you don't see a lot of main stream publishers (hello, Avon!) There are still a lot of gems, they're just sometimes pretty well hidden in the pile of… I don't want to say "poorly edited self-published trash," so pretend I said just that but in much nicer terms. :)

Kindle Unlimited has a price point of $9.95 a month, most of the ebooks available on Kindle Unlimited have a purchase price of $0.00-$2.99. So unless you're reading 3+ of the higher price point books each month, this may not be worth your time. It's nice that you can "borrow" up to 10 books at a time, and if you get a dud you can just return it and check out another one, but unless you're a super reader this might not be the most cost effective product for you.

However, if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, you can also get the Audible Romance Package for the lower price point of $6.95/month (normally $14.95/month unless you are an Audible Gold/Platinum member). So if want to subscribe to the Audible Romance Package and are not an Audible Gold/Platinum member, it might make sense to subscribe to both Kindle Unlimited and Audible Romance Package for a combined total of $16.90. (Basically you get the Audible Romance Package and then Kindle Unlimited for $2, which IS totally worth it.)

Amazon has a deal on Kindle Unlimited this week for Cyber Monday Deals Week. They don't specify when the sale ends, so check it out soon! You can also check the box to gift a year (or two years!) of Kindle Unlimited to a friend, so think about if this might be a great gift for your favorite book-lover!

12 months for $80.32 (33% discount, regularly $119.88) or
24 months for $143.86 (40% discount, regularly $239.76)

You can also try Kindle Unlimited for a one month free trial (if you've never tried it before). The Audible Romance Package also has a free one month trial available, which I just signed up for, so expect a review of that in about a month!

Do you have any bookish subscriptions you participate in? How do you like them? Are they worth it?