The golden age of online shopping is upon us! With the click of a button, we can have just about any product or subscription boxes in Australia on our doorstep in a matter of days (or even hours!). 

Over the past year, there has been an insurgence of companies providing curated subscription boxes tailored to fit your needs and wants. Not sure which makeup trends you should be trying? There’s a subscription box for that! Looking to up your reading quota but don’t have the time to scroll the best sellers list? There’s a subscription box for that! Keen to push your culinary boundaries but don’t know where to find those exotic ingredients? There’s a subscription box for that! The possibilities are endless. 

The Best Subscription Boxes in Australia

Food Subscription Boxes

Whether you’re looking for some ways to upskill in the kitchen or if you want a bougie treat for the table each month, food subscription boxes will turn mealtimes into a much more exciting event.

1. Treat Crate Snack Subscription Box

Explore the world, one snack at a time! Each month with Treat Crate, you receive a curated box of 8 to 10+ snacks from a different surprise country. Everything from chips and chocolates to biscuits, lollies, cakes, drinks, and more.

Every crate comes with a fun travel-themed booklet guiding your snack adventure. It’s a great way to surprise yourself or someone else with global flavours delivered right to the doorstep. Think of it as cultural exploration from the comfort of your very own couch!

2. Tokyo Treat

 

Tokyo Treat is a monthly snack subscription delivering authentic Japanese sweets, snacks, ramen, and drinks directly from Japan to your doorstep. Each month features a themed box showcasing 15 to 20 full-sized snacks, often including Japan-exclusive items, limited-edition KitKats, Pocky, anime-themed treats, and instant ramen. Plus a 20-page snack guide, which follows a fresh new theme each month.

Worth it for the unique KitKat bragging rights alone! 

Make-up and Beauty Subscription Boxes

If you’re keen on having the latest lipstick shade or are always on the hunt for a new hydrating moisturiser, then makeup and beauty subscription boxes are a wonderful way to get a selection of the best products on the market.

3. The Vegan Box

 

The Vegan Box will help you discover cruelty-free, vegan, and health-oriented products. Originating in Melbourne, they offer a bi-monthly beauty and skincare box showcasing natural, organic, and cruelty-free beauty products. All products are vegan, organic, cruelty-free, and palm-oil free.

4. Peony Parcel

This quarterly subscription service is all about emphasising YOU, which means you’ll receive a box brimming with self-care pamper products. With one-off, half-yearly and annual billing options, Peony Parcel has plenty of ways to prioritise 'me time' with some seriously high-end beauty products.

5. GoodnessMe

Get pampered every quarter with a new beauty subscription box from GoodnessMe.

As their name suggests, GoodnessMe are all about injecting goodness back into your life with wholesome products across their entire range of subscription boxes. For beauty fiends, their beauty subscriptions are delivered every four months with all-natural, chemical-free beauty and lifestyle products. Let your year of wellness begin!

6. Retreat Yourself 

 

More than just a box, it's a guided sensory retreat! Retreat Yourself is a quarterly (seasonal) wellness and lifestyle subscription box. They deliver a carefully curated "retreat-in-a-box" experience with skin-care goodies and self-care activities, designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and nurture your wellbeing. Couldn't we all do with a little retreat?

Kids' Subscription Boxes in Australia

Parents of inquiring little minds will understand the need for mindful activities to be on hand and at the ready. However, taking the time to find said activities can be another challenge. Fear not, because this is where kids' subscription boxes in Australia can help out in providing entertaining projects for your little ones.

7. Easy Come Easy Grow

Easy Come Easy Grow is a monthly seed delivery subscription that is the perfect way to encourage your burgeoning mini-green thumbs!

Each month, you’ll receive three herb or vegetable seeds with nurture and care instructions. Extra points here for encouraging activities to help your kids learn the benefits of planet-friendly practices.

8. KiwiCo Crates

We love this global subscription box company (delivers to Australia) that offers hands-on, educational projects designed to inspire kids' creativity, curiosity, and learning through play. The KiwiCo Crates cover a wide range of ages, from babies to teens, focusing heavily on STEAM education.

9. Lovevery Play Kits

Lovevery Play Kits are stage-based, Montessori-inspired toy subscription boxes tailored to your child's developmental milestones. Support your child's growth with high-quality, eco-friendly toys crafted from sustainably sourced wood, organic cotton, and baby-safe plastics.

Each kit is designed to align with your child's developmental stage, from birth to 3 years old. 

10. Yarn Club

 

If your child is keen to create their own winter woollies, consider a yarn subscription from Yarn Club. This 'sew cool' service delivers curated knitting and crochet kits right to your door, prioritising eco-friendly materials with several different subscription options. If they're just starting out, check out the Learn to Knit subscription, which is $24.95/month for a 6-month course. Perfect for beginners, it includes all the basics you need: yarn, tools, full-colour lessons, video tutorials, and email support.

Book Subscription Boxes

If you’re a bookworm or if reading more books is on your New Year’s resolution list, then a book subscription box will be the perfect hassle-free way to get your read on. 

11. Bionic Book Subscription

Born in Melbourne during one of their many lockdowns, Bionic Book Subscription recognised that escaping to other worlds without leaving the house had never been more important.

With a passion for encouraging both non-readers and literature lovers to engage with the entertaining and uplifting experience of reading, their mission is to enrich everyone's lives with the unbridled joy of a good novel.

Their expert curators select books based on your preferences and send them straight to your door every month (or two months) for $29.95.

12. WellRead

The great thing about WellRead is the option to choose subscriptions not only for you but also for your kids. You can choose from monthly or bi-monthly plans, which will deliver a 'thoughtfully selected' book to your home. That truly sounds very thoughtful!

13. Harry Hartog Kids Book Subscription

One for the little bookworms in your house. The Harry Hartog Kids Book Subscription is a personalised monthly service where children receive a hand-selected book tailored to their age group and interests. Parents can provide information about their child's favourite genres, topics, and authors to ensure the books align with their interests.

Choose from 3, 6, or 12-month plans to suit your needs.

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