The Best Subscription Boxes for Every Type of Person (That Also Make Great Gifts)

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For the person dropping into Mitsuwa every week

For the person who has never tried Pocky

For the person who’s a real peach

For the tea drinker ready to expand their horizons

For the tea drinker who also needs a nibble

For the coffee drinker ready to level up from Starbucks

For the coffee drinker with a highly picky palate

For the gluten enthusiast

For the person whose best days start with a pastry

For the tinned-fish aficionado

For the person who insists there’s a difference between De Cecco and Barilla

For the person who makes popcorn on the stove

For the person with an entry-level spice rack

For the person with an advanced-level spicecabinet

For the person who screams for ice cream

For the person whose go-to snack is cheese and crackers

For the person who never says no to bacon

For the person whose favorite little treat is Levain’s chocolate-chip cookie

For the person whose favorite little treat is Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding

For the person who left New York (and misses it)

For the person who loves exotic produce

For the person who drizzles olive oil on everything

For the chocoholic

Each edition of Dermstore’s Beautyfix box delivers at least six skin-care products valued at over $100. Lots are from Strategist-approved brands, like BioDerma, La Roche-Posay, and First Aid Beauty.

Bath Bevy’s boxes contain all the products they’ll need to elevate their soak, from whipped soaps to bath bombs to salt scrubs sourced from indie brands. If they love a self-care moment but don’t have the luxury of a tub, Bath Bevy also offers a Tubless option containing lotions, shower steamers, and more.

Lush’s Kitchen boxes feature a different theme each month and include a mix of bath, shower, and skin-care products that are all vegan-friendly (and delicious smelling).

[Editor’s note: The cutoff date for the January box has passed, so your giftee’s first box will arrive in February.]

Perfume is expensive — and exceptionally hard to gift — but with Scentbird, they can get a new trial-size fragrance, including cologne, every month. Gift subscriptions start at a three-month minimum.

Humboldt House, a small home-goods and lifestyle shop in Chicago, offers several monthly Hauls: a collection of finds from shop founder Claire Tibbs. Each Home Body Haul has lots of self-care goodies, like candles, incense, soaks, and masks, while Home Cook Hauls include cookbooks, tapered candles, kitchen tools, and more.

Trivia buffs will appreciate History by Mail, which sends detailed replicas of historical documents along with additional information on the context and cultural significance. Past examples include Albert Einstein’s correspondence with FDR and the police report from when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat. History by Mail offers a one-month subscription for $9, but subscriptions purchased through Uncommon Goods require a six-month minimum.

Help your bookish friend stay up to date on the latest releases with a Book of the Month subscription. The service releases a monthly curated list of new reads on offer, and each month, your friend or loved one can pick out the one they’re most interested in. Subscriptions start at a three-month minimum.

A great gift for someone who subscribes to theTimesjust for the games, every print issue ofSunday Clubincludes a crossword plus other paper-and-pencil games like sudoku, word searches, and more.

With Stack, they’ll receive one issue of a different independent magazine every month. Past deliveries have included titles likeCake Zine, Serviette, Mildew, andPlayground.

Help them upgrade from Black Ice with Drift, which sends a new car freshener made of either wood, stone, or metal every month or two months. They can choose from classic scents like teak or grove, or go with the limited-edition “scent of the month.”

Bespoke Post curates products from under-the-radar brands with a customizable monthly-membership box centered on different themes, such as outdoor gear, cooking and kitchen tools, and men’s style and accessories.

Flamingo Estate’s quarterly subscription box curates an assortment of the brand’s garden-inspired kitchen, home, and bath essentials tailored to each season. The current Winter box is a tribute to Bhutan and includes shilajit, cordyceps and black turmeric honey, and hazelnut chocolate spread.

[Editor’s note: This box is currently wait-listed.]

With HeyRooted’s mystery plant subscription, your giftee will receive a four-inch potted plant every month. If they have a dog or cat in the house, there’s also an option to send only pet-friendly plants.

Every other month, a box loaded with hydration tablets, energy bars, and other products and accessories geared toward runners — even sneaker detergent — will ship straight to their door.

Therabox’s self-care boxes include an assortment of aromatherapy and bath-and-body products, as well as supplies for mindful activities like meditation. Strategist sleep writer Amelia Jerden was especially delighted to discover sleep-centered essential oils andmagnesium sprayin her shipment.

Cloth and Paper’s stationery subscription includes notebooks, sticky pads, writing instruments, and more so they can plan out their week, month, and year with intention.

Archer and Olive’s stationery subscription comes with plenty of stickers, collage paper, and washi tape.

Urban Stems’ beautifully luxe flower arrangements are guaranteed to brighten your giftee’s day.

The Bouqs Co. flowers are freshly cut and delivered from ecofriendly farms. You can set the size — either 10 to 16 or 30 to 45 stems — as well the delivery pace.

KiwiCo kits are divided into developmentally appropriate categories for every stage of childhood. Each subscription box has a different age range and area of focus, from geography and culture to science and engineering, and contains fun, innovative crafts and projects.

Founded by former NASA engineer Mark Rober, CrunchLabs’ Build Box includes everything they’ll need to assemble a DIY toy like a disc launcher or trip wire. Subscriptions start at a three-month minimum.

With Pierced’s earring subscription, they’ll receive a pair of earrings every month in either a flat-screwback or huggie-charm style. It’s especially suited for kids with sensitive skin as the earrings are hypoallergenic and made of surgical-grade stainless steel.

Every book in this monthly subscription is selected by the expert booksellers at the Reading Bug, an independent, family-owned children’s bookstore. The books are handpicked to match the recipient’s age, interests, and reading ability.

Little Passports’ monthly boxes help teach geography, science, world cultures, and the arts to kids with hands-on activities, games, play sets and more. The boxes are geared toward a variety of age ranges, from ages 3 to 8 and up.