All things Running
The before, during & after
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i I'm always pretty tight with my money, and i'm bad when it comes to monthly money commitments (my relationship with my student loan debt is the worst). I always see advertisements all over social media and the television about different variety box-things such as graze box, ipsy, birchbox, Julep, the list goes on. I've never really been interested in any type of subscription because with my luck I would forget and then i'm freaking out because i've suddenly overdrawn my bank account (yes, i've had experience with this...). However, approximately 4 months ago a friend started to inform me about an item called a "StrideBox", instantly I was turned off because I KNEW what I would be getting myself into. She spoke so highly about the box and explained all the interesting running products she had been receiving. Now, I work at Fleet Feet Sports on the weekends selling all types of running equipment, I am exposed to this stuff constantly and it's right at my fingertips so I thought: why would I pay monthly for a box of the items I could EASILY pick up after a shift? She continued to speak about the product and I pushed it away and said I would consider it in the future. Well recently a friend of mine Annamarie who runs the instagram account: @fitfoodiemama had posted about the boxes and was actually doing a giveaway for a chance to win box. I did my research and read up on her blog post on the company and figured I had nothing to lose if I entered the contest. So here I was, contemplating typing a paragraph to Annamarie explaining what product I would love if I received the box and why. After reviewing the products in the box prior to typing my life story in paragraph form I had noticed that all the nutritional products in the box were gluten free (yes!). This was all extremely exciting for me because I live with a gluten allergy so anytime a company develops a gluten free version of her product my face lights up. Seeing that all of the products in the box were gluten free I did end up typing my paragraph and a few days later I was awarded with a direct message from Annamarie saying I had won the box! Winner winner chicken dinner (or veggie dinner in my world). It didn't take much longer after that for me to receive my box and I surprised myself with how please I was with the box. I won't lie I was skeptical at first but after opening it and exploring the products I realized it's a pretty good deal for $15. Oh yeah I forgot to mention that... it's only FIFTEEN BUCKS A MONTH! Some of these box things you find online will be roughly $25 + so for $15 you really can't go wrong. I ventured through my box and of course used the good old internet to look up the prices of every item I received to see if the $15 is really worth it. Here's a list of the items I received with the estimated price of each individual item NOTE that I could be off on some prices : 1.) Buff Bake GF protein cookie ($2.40) 2.) Honey Stinger GF waffle ($1.50) 3.) Surface SPF Lip Protection ($2.20) 4.) Hyper Go After Sport wipes ($3.00) 5.) Spring Energy PB gel ($2.30) 6.) Stridebox star massage tool ($3.00?) 7.) Stridebox valentines stickers ($Cuteness) 8.) Stride make it do it recipe card ($0) It really isn't an awful deal if you ask me, they're all great products and each month you get something even better than before! It's great if you want to test out products rather than go buy a full box of a product and end up hating it. So if you're a running enthusiast looking to test out some cool new stuff definitely check it out! Note also that you can totally cancel at anytime and they do not give you a hard time about it which is nice (finally someone with good customer service).
I'm looking forward to testing out all of my products now that I am back in the groove of running...not going to lie I have already started using the massage tool and I love it. Interested? Give it a shot! What do you possibly have to lose? Okay i guess $15 if you're REALLY disappointed in everything you get...however I suggest that you give stridebox a try! Another good idea is to look at their Instagram page: @stridebox and see what everyone else is receiving to see if it's anything you're into. I love it personally and i'll continue on with Stridebox a little longer until I end up bankrupt.... Until next time.... Stay Green, Amanda
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February 2018
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