[Lifestyle] Healthy Snacking with Amazin' Graze To Kuching, Sarawak aka My First Snack Box Subscription

Price: RM24.9 per box

Shipping: Spectacular

Repurchase? Maybe...

I didn't come across this lovely gem. Instead, it found me due to my old writing days with Vulcanpost.com. The name itself tickled me enough to do a little personal research into the store and I found myself getting more and more intrigued. 

What is Amazin' Graze?

Graze, defined as lifestock grazing on grass or people eating small quantities of food at small intervals, is an apt name for the site, which offers an amazing variety of healthy snacks that promises to be fresh and healthy. 

Their products are handmade weekly in small-batches to keep them fresh. They have subscription boxes, where you can have them send you specially packed boxes weekly, biweekly, or monthly. I have never signed up for subscription boxes before and thought this would be a good chance to try one out, especially since I can get 50% off my first order.

Amazin' Box

With the 50% off, my Surprise box came to RM12.50 instead of RM24.9. This comes which free shipping, which, in my honest opinion, made it very worth the money. 

I made my first order a surprise box since I wasn't sure what I wanted. Or rather, I wasn't sure what I didn't want. Su Wong, the nice lady who emailed me, recommended the Hazelnut Black Forest Granola so I added that as a special request in the order form.

4 Days To Kuching

I made my order on the 16th of June and it arrived today, on 20th June. 4 days to pack and ship from KL to Kuching? Not bad, not bad at all. 

I was surprised by the delivery man at around 10am today since I don't remember buying anything online. Or rather, I don't think anything is due to come so soon. Imagine my delight when I saw that my snackbox is here! It's a rather nice surprise, especially on this overcast Monday morning when I'm still trying to get my head set straight for work. 

The box is sturdy enough to keep everything nice and safe inside but felt a little lacking somehow. I suppose I was looking for prettier packaging. It's a snack delivery box though, so I shouldn't complain (but I already did and there's nothing you can do about it. =< ).

Unboxin' My Surprise

So, here's what in my box! I'm a dumbo who managed to open up the box sideways instead of using a boxcutter to cut it open prettily. Hey, it got the job done. 

My four snacks include Arabian Dream, Salted Maple Medley, Turkish Delight, & Creamy Coco Choc. If you've noticed the glaring lack of Hazelnut Black Forest, then yeah, so have I. I've noticed it plenty. I tried looking for it on their site and it was there. It was also more expensive though, so I sppose that's why it's not available in the subscription package. Still, disappointment. :(

First Taste: Arabian Dream

I opened up Arabian Dream to try out. That's the first packet from the left. The main reason why I wanted to try it first was because I was craving chocolate and the cocoa-covered chunks in the packets look exactly like chocolate. Only... it's not.  It's cinnamon coated dates. The white bits are puffed buckwheat, which tasted like soft popcorn that's been left outside for too long. I had two bites of the cocoa covered dates and a cashew before calling it quits. 

I wish they would add ingredients list as well as Nutrition Facts at the back of each packet to let me know what I'm dealing with though. At least a short list of what's in each packet under the names. Everything is available on their site, but I'm a lazy bum who wants other people to get things done for her. 

I'm excited to try out the Salted Maple Medley but not so excited about the rest of the choices in my surprise box. Turkish delight immediately brings to mind gel-based confections with rosewater and lemon coating, which the packet is obviously not. 

Meanwhile, the creamy coco choc looks interesting but the chocolate chips looks like what I add to cookies when I'm baking and isn't something I fancy eating directly as a snack.

Lesson: Don't order surprise boxes if you're like me and picky about food. 

Summary: Pros & Cons

So, do I like them? Well, the short answer is, yes. But for RM24.9 a month, they might be a tad over my budget for snacks. I'm also quite particular about what I eat, so the surprice box might not have been the best decision. I'll try them out for another month with a more personalized option and decide from there if I want to continue my monthly subscription or cancel. 

Pros

• Free Shipping
• Healthy Snacks delivered to your doorstep
• Easy subscription boxes with options to cancel just as easily
• 50% off first order, so you're not really losing much money to give it a try. 

Cons

• Hit-and-miss for surprise box
• Prices a little on the higher end

Price: 7/10 (It's a little expensive for 4 packages) 

Packaging: 9/10 (minus 1 point for not being pretty enough) 

Shipping: 10/10 (4 days to Sarawak? Spectacular!) 

Samples: Not applicable (it would be nice if they did include a small sample packet so it would be easier to decide what to get for the next month though!) 

Repurchase: Maybe

Amazin' Graze

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated, sponsored by or in any way related to this startup. I'm just very kepo.