Cat Reviews: BiBimBox Korea - EXO Box

ALOHA FRIENDS! Oh my god it's been so long since I've blogged and I'm so sorry!  With school starting up again, and with work, it's been so tough to find time to blog, but I finally have like two seconds to write!  Today's post is so overdue, because I've had it in my possession for so long, and that is... the EXO BiBimBox!

If you're not familiar with BiBimBox Korea, it's basically a K-Pop subscription box that you can buy and cancel anytime.  They offer EXO, BTS, and a Gold box that features a different artist every month.  The boxes range from $35-$40 and you get to pick which member you get specific merch for. That's the gist of it, for more info about it, check out BiBimBox Korea's website or read my review of the GOT7 Gold Box I got a while back!  But now to the review...

This time I received the EXO box, which of course I was so excited for because you all know that I'm an EXO-L.  I specified that I wanted Chanyeol (duh) and my box came several weeks later!  This review is going to be similar to how I reviewed the GOT7 box, I'll review each item individually, share links on where you can get similar items, and then review the box overall.  So without further ado... this is what I got in the box!

The first item is a t-shirt with Chanyeol's face on it.  I honestly don't like it.  I kind of expected something a little more subtle, like something I could wear out without people staring at me, but this was literally from the opposite end of the spectrum.  It's cute, just not something I can wear out.  The quality is what you'd expect it to be, not thaaaat great, and it's a little bit too small, which is why BiBimBox recommends sizing 1-2 sizes up when you buy.  It was a pretty disappointing item, and I honestly haven't worn it at all other than to try it on. [GET THE SAME T-SHIRT HERE]

The next item was a gold cuff bracelet.  It looks SUPER FANCY in the box and it's actually pretty cute.  The quality isn't the greatest - I was afraid that if I were to try to expand it a little when putting it on my wrist, it would snap in half, but thank god for my skinny wrists.  It's such a deceiving little bracelet tbh.  You think it's just a plain gold cuff, but then when you look closely, you can see the EXO logo and "EXO-LOVE" burned(???) into the sides of it.  Overall, I do really like it and it is something I'll probably wear! [GET THE SAME BRACELET HERE]

The next thing in the box was a Lay photocard.  Stab me in the heart and twist the knife right??? Anyways, there honestly isn't anything special about it and I almost didn't even see it in the box.  This photocard is from the Lucky One era, but be mistaken, it's not official, it's just a lomo card.  It will go into my photocard book, so that's cool I guess. [GET THE SAME PHOTOCARD HERE (sold in a pack of 30 plus other members!)]

The last item in this box was this phone ring.  I was excited to see this in the box because I've been wanting to get a phone ring for a while, I just never got around to finding one, AND NOW I HAVE AN EXO ONE!  BUT of course, all good things must come to and end because it was BROKEN. YA BROKEN.  The ring part came off the center sticky part before I even took it out of the package and now I'm sad because I can't use it lol. [GET A SIMILAR PHONE RING HERE (but there are cuter ones all over eBay! Just search "EXO phone ring". Hopefully yours won't come broken]

And that was it, just those four items, which I'm not complaining about because we all saw the KoreaBox debacle...  But overall, I was pretty disappointed with this box.  The shirt is a personal preference, which I understand, I can't complain about that, but the measly photocard and broken phone ring were pretty disappointing, but both were also cute, and I definitely would've loved the phone ring had it not been broken.  The cuff bracelet was definitely the winner of this box.  It's not the greatest quality, but it's actually wearable, and you best bet I'll be wearing it around.  Just to mention, just because I didn't enjoy what I got in my box, doesn't mean all the boxes will be disappointing.  I liked (almost) everything that came in my GOT7 box a few month's back, and the boxes change every month, so you probably won't get any of the things I got in my box, or at least not this entire combination.  That being said, don't be afraid to give BiBimBox Korea a try if you haven't already!  If you don't like your first box, you can always cancel, and if you love it, you can continue receiving them!  They have great customer service and I wouldn't say this one not so great box define my experience with BiBimBox Korea, because like with every mystery-type box, you can't guarantee that you'll like everything.

As always, thanks so much for reading!  I'm so sorry I haven't written in a while, but I have tons of posts lined up for you guys so keep those peepers peeled!

With Love,
Caitlyn <3

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