Citrus Lane is a monthly subscription box specializing in industry leading products for ages newborn through age 5. The service is $29 monthly (shipping included) for 4-5 full-size products that are geared toward your child’s current life stage and gender. There are price breaks for longer subscriptions, 3 month ($24), 6 month ($21) and 12 month ($19). Citrus Lane, like most subscriptions, auto renew every month, but you can cancel at anytime through their website or by calling customer service.
We recently ordered a Citrus Lane subscription box for an upcoming baby shower. We chose a one month subscription box for a gender neutral newborn since the new parents aren’t finding out the sex of the baby. Subscription boxes are great for gender neutral baby showers since the new parents tend to be more open to multiple color and nursery schemes.
If you sign up for your Citrus Lane box before the monthly cut-off (the 5th of each month…at 11:59 p.m. PST), you will receive your box by the 17th-22nd of the following month (we received ours on March 18th). Citrus Lane has a unique add-on program that allows you to get a box after the monthly cut-off date (if available) and also add-on season appropriate items to your box such as Easter gifts that ship free with your surprise box.
So let’s get into our March box…
The Citrus Lane box comes beautifully wrapped in yellow tissue paper. The info. card includes pictures and product information on all of the goodies included in the box. The info. card does not include pricing, so we had to tally up the retail values ourselves by using the provided websites. The info. card also includes a discount code “MARCH20” for 20% off their web shop until 04/01/14.
Our box included…
Wee Gallery Art Cards (Sea), $12.95, a company that we have previously highlighted, the art cards are high contrast and high quality.
Apple Park Wrist Rattle (Bunny), $16.00, the mini red hat box packaging is so adorable to hold little trinkets, including the bunny rattle that is perfect baby gift for Easter! Made from 100% organic cotton with a soft sound rattle.
Ah Goo Baby gender neutral bib, $9.75, cute pattern, has a unique magnetic closure for fast big changes and super absorbant extra thick terry cotton.
Dr. Smiths Diaper Cream, $5.00 (approx.), No odor, pediatrician-developed diaper rash ointment, we received two travel size 0.5 ounce bottles perfect for travel. Also included $2 coupons.
Subscription boxes should always have a total product value greater than what you paid for the box and contain products that are new and engaging and can’t be found at every department store. The cost of this box is $29 (since we ordered just one month) and the full retail value of the box was $43.70! It’s an easy way to save money on great gifts if you are on a budget. Break up the box for multiple parties or order boxes for your children and save the gifts for birthdays and holidays!