Best subscription boxes of 2024, from meal delivery to books
Subscription boxes are a convenient way to try new products, save money, and treat yourself or someone else. Whether you’re in need of a wardrobe refresh, delicious new snacks, new reading material, or quick and easy dinner solutions, there’s a subscription box for you.
Some are a special splurge, others are little lifesavers, and all of them offer the convenience of showing up at your doorstep each month or quarter. To find the best subscription boxes on the market, a panel of experts nominated their top picks across each of nine categories, from books to meal delivery services. Then, readers voted for their favorites to decide the winners.
Click on each category below to see the full winners list:
Best Beauty Subscription Box: LUXSB Luxury Scent Box
Explore the vast world of fragrances with the LUXSB Luxury Scent Box — Photo courtesy of LUXSB – Luxury Scent Box
Discover the perfect fragrance for you with LUXSB, aka Luxury Scent Box, a women-owned and founded company and a destination for fragrances from all over the world. Each month, subscribers receive a monthly fragrance supply of their choice from an array of over 800 designer and niche fragrances. The monthly fragrance supply contains around 150 sprays, making it one of the largest sizes available in a perfume subscription.
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Best Book Subscription Box: OwlCrate
Bookish gifts accompany each new book from OwlCrate — Photo courtesy of OwlCrate
OwlCrate is designed for young adult book lovers. Each box contains an exclusive signed edition of a new book, along with bookish goodies and an enamel pin. They also offer a subscription that includes just the book, as well as an adult subscription.
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Best Clothing Subscription Box: Short Story
Find the best petite clothing when you sign up for Short Story — Photo courtesy of Short Story
Short Story offers personal styling for petite fashionistas — 5 feet and 4 inches, and under. Each box comes with five pieces curated based on budget and style profile. Try them on and keep what you like.
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Best Food Subscription Box: Wildgrain
Enjoy a steady supply of fresh bread with a subscription to Wildgrain — Photo courtesy of Wildgrain
Wildgrain is known as the first bake-from-frozen subscription box on the market. Monthly shipments from their bakery include options like artisanal pastries, hand-cut pastas, and sourdough bread. Each item only takes 25 minutes or less to bake — no thawing required — so it’s super convenient as well as delicious.
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Best Health & Wellness Subscription Box: Luminaries Kits
Luminaries Kits provides thoughtful boxes for cancer survivors — Photo courtesy of Brock Hendricks
Luminaries wellness kits were created for cancer survivors by a cancer survivor who understands the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. Every two months, this nonprofit delivers customized comfort kits with items like socks, blankets, journals, hydration guidebooks, mindfulness techniques, and science-backed solutions to help survivors thrive.
Full list of winners: Best Health & Wellness Subscription Box »
Best Meal Delivery Service: HelloFresh
HelloFresh remains a reader favorite, winning for the sixth year in a row — Photo courtesy of HelloFresh
HelloFresh boxes come with easy-to-follow recipes and ingredients sourced directly from farms and producers, all packed in meal kits that slide right into the fridge. This company wins with menu variety — a combination of plant-based eats, one-pot wonders, kid-approved meals, and gourmet options.
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Best Meat Delivery Service: Wild Alaskan Company
Wild Alaskan Company delivers high-quality, wild-caught seafood — Photo courtesy of Wild Alaskan Company
Wild Alaskan Company, a sustainable seafood membership, delivers high-quality Alaskan seafood right to your doorstep. All of their seafood is 100% wild-caught — never farmed — from sustainably-managed fisheries in Alaska, then frozen at the peak of freshness. Sign up for one of their three curated boxes — Wild Salmon Box, Wild White Fish Box, or a Wild Combo Box for those looking for variety.
Full list of winners: Best Meat Delivery Service »
Best Subscription Box for Kids: Lovevery
Lovevery is great for little ones — Photo courtesy of Lovevery
The toys inside each Lovevery Play Kit are custom-designed and built in consult with child development experts for babies and kids through age 4. Each item is designed with learning in mind and made with sustainable wood, nontoxic paint, and baby-safe plastics.
Full list of winners: Best Subscription Box for Kids »
Best Travel Subscription Box: Treeline Thyme
Support local businesses and get your travel fix with Treeline Thyme — Photo courtesy of Treeline Thyme
This quarterly box from Treeline Thyme features full-size, locally made products picked with travel lovers in mind. Each box is themed around a new city, and subscribing is an excellent way to support local businesses while learning more about destinations and the makers that live there.
Full list of winners: Best Travel Subscription Box »
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