Try the World Review: Not Super Impressed

Once Try the World came out, I saw a lot of positive reviews for the concept of it.

And the conceptÂ is cool. Â Every other month, you receive a box of 6-7 delicacies from a country of the month.

All for $39.

I signed up for a few months to check it out. Â It wasn’t a terrible experience, but for $39 a box, I felt eh about theÂ price point for what I got.

The Argentina box was the last one I got (around Mid-May).

It came with a description of what I would get.

A bag of cookies,

Ducle de Membrillo

Green olive spread and dulce de leche

And a red wine sauce spread

Plus a bag of tea I apparently misplaced.

They are interesting items, but a random collection.

The best selection I got was their old starter box, which was a best of box.

Chocolate.

British mustard.

Green tea drink (unsweetened).

And sweetened.

My favorite for the group–chocolate filled waffle cookies.

Belgian chocolate truffles that were a bit too sweet for me.

And olive oil biscuits.

Honestly, the best part overall of these boxes is the cute box they come in.

But for $39, I’d rather wander the aisles of World Markets (or scope out the website) and buy $39 of random things from that store.

If I were getting items from Try the World that were so unique and mindblowing–that would be something different.

But it seriously feels like a random selection of things grabbed off the aisles of somewhere like World Market.

So itÂ is fun to try new things from different regions. Â I just really fail to see the value in paying $39 per box for Try the World.

The selection and real surprise isn’t there.

Edit: Â You can also cancel through an email, not through the website.

Susan Pittman
June 4, 2015 at 12:30 pm

Thank you for your review. I’ve seen this advertised and wondered if it was good. But I can go into Phoenicia market across the street from my office and get the same items. Like you said, World Market many similar items as well.