Thursday, January 24, 2013

January BarkBox Review and giveaway

Those of you who follow my blog will know I am a big fan of BarkBox, and in fact I found out today I was one of their first ever customers when they launched 13 months ago.

Each month you receive a box with 4 - 6 items in it. They include a variety of items, all of them a surprise until the box arrives. Check back through my previous blog posts to see previous box contents.

My dogs know they get a box each month, and I let them rip open the box. This months box must have smelled extra good as it didn't take Bluey long to open the box and pull out the first treat.



The first treat was a 100% beef bully stick from Barkworthies - these have been included in the box before and are a huge hit with my two. Luckily I was able to break it into two so they could have half each.



















The next item was a 'wee-nut' from Ruff Dawg, it's a rubber toy made in the USA and you can stuff it with treats.

The yumzies are all natural, grain free treats from Nootie, my two have had these in the past and again are huge huge fans of them. Hopefully they will enjoy the peanut butter flavored one.



How cute is this toy, apparently he is called Elton the Octopus and he is from Jax and Bones, not only do they make cute toys, they donate a portion of each sale to  The Rescue Train - an organization that is dedicated to saving animal lives.

When you sign up for your BarkBox you select the size of your dog, small (0-20lbs) - this is the size I get each month, medium (20-50lbs) or large (50lbs+). You then have three subscription options. You can pay monthly which is $29 a month, or you can pay up front for 3 months which is $23 a month, or you can go for the 6 month subscription which works out at $18.20 a month, this is the option I go for. BarkBox also donate 10% of all proceeds to local shelters and rescues, I'm not sure which ones, as I couldn't see anything on their site, but they do send an update email each month (which I must confess I don't read!) so it maybe featured in there.

They have also launched a new service where members can get 25% off popular products for a limited time.

Anyone who wants to sign up can use the following link and they will receive $5 off their first box
 https://barkbox.com/r/6YgR2CIKcw/

Now on to the main event, BarkBox have kindly offered to give one of my readers a free box (or $29 off a 3 or 6 month subscription).

The giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only. All entries must be submitted using rafflecopter (below)





a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclaimer:  BarkBox was not provided to me free of charge, I am a paid subscriber. The opinions expressed are all mine and I was not required to provide a positive review in return for the prize for the above giveaway.

9 comments:

  1. Our dogs are a German Shepherd & a Rottweiler German Shepherd mix. They've never turned a treat down, but they're especially fond of salmon jerky.

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    1. You'll definitely need the big dog box then! My two are also huge fans of salmon treats

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  2. My beagle loves toys with fur so he can shred them apart. lol

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    1. Must be the beagle 'hunt and kill' instinct :)

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  3. My dog loves toys with fur so he can shred them apart. lol

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  4. My dogs love anything they can chew and destroy!

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    1. sounds like this box will be ideal for your dogs

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  5. Cinnamon is a mutt that looks like a chihuahua but has no chi- in her! She loves any plush toy that has a squeaker to kill. Love the victory lap she does every time she rips open the toy to get a hold of the pesky squeaker.

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    1. Squeaky toys certainly seem to be popular, for some reason my two are strange and aren't huge fans of squeaky toys - maybe they are part cat!

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