OwlCrate October 2020: Legends and Lore
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป: designed by @HeyAtlasCreative
๐ช๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐: from Team @OwlCrate
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐: designed by Janine Lecour
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ: designed by @LadyChubbLetters
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ: by Team OwlCrate
๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ: created by @MotherlandEssentials
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: complimentary from Libro.FM
๐ข๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
My thoughts:
With the limited sneak peaks for that month I was so excited for this box. Not only due to the theme and the book in question, but also how it exclusively features BIPOC sellers and inspired books. However, upon opening the box, I couldn’t help but feel… disappointed. I feel like this theme could have been explored further and be more creative in terms of design and items. I’ll be honest, I feel cheated with this box. I am a POC myself, so naturally, I want to support BIPOC sellers but I feel like this box doesn’t showcase the theme well. Plus, with the lack of BIPOC sellers… I just… SIGH
In terms of the theme, designs, and items, I felt like there was no cohesiveness. I don’t know how the items and design relate to the the inspired books and overall theme. The items feel so randomly shoved together and I suppose this may be due to the fact that I haven’t read some of the books. However, for the books listed that I have read, I don’t understand the choice of items. For example, I mean, one could do so much with Spin the Dawn. I feel like only the design relates the the book. And not to criticise the design or item–I do appreciate the item and design. The bowl cozy design is gorgeous and wonderfully made. However, I question how it relates to Spin the Dawn other than the cover of the book? I don’t know. Like, I do appreciate how useful the items are, but I don’t understand how they relate to each other and the theme?
Cost: I really do not feel like this box was worth my money. However, I am an international buyer so I understand that our currency is weaker than the USD plus shipping expenses, however, I feel like other than the soap, the items could be purchased on cheap websites like WISH and ALIEXPRESS for a fraction of the price. Friends, with the change of shipping, I pay approximately $77+ AUD for this box. I just feel like slapping quotes on items and claiming it’s exclusive… I don’t think I can justify paying over $77 for that… Also, other than the soap, I would not purchase any of this items for myself. I wouldn’t go as far as say that I’m a minimalist, but I don’t really like to purchase items I don’t use nor need. It’s a shame because since discovering OwlCrate last year I’ve always loved them. I enjoy their monthly picks and loved their items. Perhaps this particular month wasn’t for me.
Conclusion: I’m not too fond of the items but I do love this month’s book. I accidentally slipped up my dates and purchased the November box, so, I will see how that box goes and will determine whether I would like to continue OwlCrate or not. Which is a huge bummer because I usually love OwlCrate book picks and their items.
What are your thoughts on this box?
