Best Subscription Boxes for Men

This feature lists some of the best men's subscription boxes currently available based on our experiences and feedback from our community.

This rising trend of subscriptions for physical goods is proving win-win for both startups and customers. For companies they can quickly grow and scale a business by connecting to a loyal customer base.

In return customers benefit from the convenience and experience of connecting with exciting new startups and independent suppliers by receiving products handpicked by experts and delivered direct with no fuss.
The flexibility of cancelling at anytime should the experience drop, keeps companies on their toes to continually evolve services to keep subscribers happy. Therefore instead of throwing money at invasive advertising campaigns, companies are developing better services by listening and actively engaging with their subscribers.

For most men shopping is a chore, so the concept of replacing it with automated services that deliver out products based on your preferences, save time and often money, whilst still allowing you to discover new tastes and experiences is becoming a hugely popular trend for shop savvy men, with better things to do with their time.

If your new to the subscription box scene then the amount of choice can be overwhelming. To help you quickly find some of the best subscription boxes for men, we have reached out to our male audience to bring you some of the most recommended services that offer the most consistent level of customer experience every month. Plus we've also included our full A-Z of subscription boxes for men if you want to see everything that's currently out there in the UK.

Have a look through the various categories below and be sure to take advantage of the first box discount codes on offer. Plus remember you can cancel at anytime, even after your first month. So try a few out and let us know what you think, as we continue to update our audience with the best subscription boxes in the UK with exclusive discounts and offers.

Snack BoxesA hand crafted box of tasty snacks delivered to your door will brighten any hungry mans day. Throw in good value, new flavours and high quality ingredients from independent UK suppliers and you can see why there has been a boom in popularity for this new wave of snack subscription boxes for men.
Healthy SnacksMore than often the convenience of grabbing a packet of crisps or another biscuit leads to unhealthy snacking habits. To help solve this problem, healthy subscription boxes such as Graze deliver out a tailored box containing 4 punnets of healthy yet tasty snacks for you to graze on throughout the week. With over 150 different snacks, there's plenty to keep you interested, plus the online rating system allows you to tailor the boxes to your preferences.

Graze's huge success in the UK has inspired more snack boxes to launch, Primal Snack Box is a popular with those on a paleo diet or simply looking at focusing on protein snacks.
Meaty SnacksCarnivore Club takes it subscribers on a monthly tasting experience around some of the UK's finest artisan cured meat producers. From Wild Boar to Venison Chorizo's, these monthly boxes are packed full of flavour, allowing you to conveniently discover some of the countries finest charcuteries.

Indulgent SnacksFor just sheer indulgence, Cheese Posties offer to send you out hand picked artisan ingredients for you to create the ultimate weekly or monthly cheese toastie experience. After a successful kickstarter campaign, Cheese Posties have gone on to be one of the fastest growing snack subscription box services in the UK, with subscribers raving about the 30 different blends and flavours on offer.

​The never ending question of "What's shall we have for dinner tonight?" looks to be answered through a range of ultra convenient and tasty meal recipe box services.
Set the amount of meals your household need then receive a weekly box of fresh ingredients delivered to your door with everything you need to cook up your own restaurant quality dishes .

These services are proving hugely popular, particularly for those us men who enjoy cooking but don't have the time to hunt down obscure ingredients and then spend all night measuring and prepping, particularly after a full day at work.
There's currently around 10 meal recipe box services in the UK, we've narrowed it down to the following 4 : Hello Fresh (currently offering £20 discount on 1st and 2nd box) are one the biggest out there with the likes of Jamie Oliver helping to design some of the recipes on offer.
Gousto (currently offering half-price first box) are also popular and a better option if you prefer to know and choose which meals you want to receive.

​For a full in-depth review check out our Best Meal Recipe Boxes feature.

Craft Beer Boxes
Our thirst and desire to connect to small independent craft breweries and distillers instead of the same old offerings at the supermarket has seen the rise of monthly craft beer, wine and spirit subscription boxes.
How does it work?Signup, sit back and allow experts from these services handpick you an assortment of drinks based on your preferences from some of the most exciting independent micro-breweries from around the world.
Many of the subscribers we spoke to enjoy trying new ales and drinks but didn't have the time to hunt them down, these subscription services offer a great way to explore new flavours without the hassle.

​The idea of enjoying a smaller amount of higher quality drinks instead of bulk buying cheaper alternatives at the supermarket was also a point we received from our audience.
Current Top Craft Beer Subscriptions
​Flavourly and Beer52 are two of the biggest and most popular services. Flavourly offer the best value at £20 for 10 beers and focus on craft beers from around the UK.
Flavourly are also currently offering a trial box of 4 beers for £4 when you signup for your first month so £24 in total, which is well worth testing out for a month to see what you think.

​Beer52 boats possibly the largest subscriber base and focus on beers from around the world and offer a popular premium box of 8 beers for £24.

Honest Brew are a more recent service that are starting to turn heads, offering the most personalised service matching your tastes to 12 different beers from £29, there's currently a £10 first box offer and a taster box for just £9.
If you like strong Belgium Trappist beers then Belgi Beer is well worth a look, delivering 8 bottles of rare premium Belgium beer, authentic glassware and a magazine from £24.

If you're a serious coffee or tea drinker and are looking for something fresher and tastier than the mass produced commercial offerings in the supermarket, then a subscription service is a highly recommended way for you to explore some of the best producers from around the world without having to track them down yourself.
How does it work?These specialist services are often small teams of experts that really know the industry and can therefore pick the best blends based on your tastes and preferences, plus provide you with menu cards providing information on the origins, tasting notes and back stories behind the people and producers.

​In most cases the price you pay is similar to the equivalent level of product available in supermarkets.
Plus the coffee or tea you receive is from specialist independent micro-roasters and brewers so not readily available to buy on the high street, allowing you to connect to dedicated craftsmen producing the freshest flavours and blends.
Current Top Tea & Coffee Subscriptions​For Tea then Bruu Tea are an independent team of artisan loose tea lovers who source and pick 3 flavours for you to enjoy for £10 per month.

Cha Tale are also a small and friendly service who pick really exotic blends packed full of flavour for just £6.49 per month.
For Coffee, Pact Coffee are one of the most popular sending out 3 x 80g pouches of freshly roasted coffee for £7.95.
The Coffee Roasters, ran by former MasterChef winner Lloyd Burgess picks out his recommendations based on your tastes, for a truly personalised service that connects you to his network of 100's of UK micro-roasters. Finally Cocoa & Roast combine quality fresh coffee with a complimentary slab of premium chocolate for a real indulgent experience.

Geek Boxes
Geek boxes are one of the most popular subscription box services out there, whether its to share with the kids or to simply to enjoy yourself, signup and receive a mystery box of merchandise, t-shirts, comics, artwork and exclusive items from your favourite movies, TV shows and gaming franchises.

How does it work?
Each monthly box focuses around a particular theme, for example "Dead" which featured items Walking Dead merchandise, Dead Pool items and more. On average the boxes offer good value as you often receive between £40-£50 worth of goodies for the £20-30 you pay. The value is there only if you like the items you've received, however subscribers soon turn to social media if a box disappoints, so the Geek Boxes companies are always looking to create excitement with high quality items to keep subscribers happy.

Current Top Geek Box Subscriptions
​US based Loot Crate are one of the original geek boxes and have gone on to become the market leader with spin off boxes dedicated to gaming, anime, WWE, and even a geek box for pets.
Loot Crate and other US boxes such as Nerd Block and GeekFuel do ship to the UK, however due to the drop in the value of the pound against the dollar it may be a good time to try out some of the main UK geek boxes such as SuperLoot or My Geek Box to get more value.

For men working out, monthly gym boxes offer an easy way to keep your body topped up with tasty protein bars ,shakes and snacks to help supplement your workout goals.
In addition to a great range of workout supplements, many of the boxes also include expert led gym routines, merchandise, accessories and discount offers to keep you pumped and motivated throughout the month.
How does it work?Signup and set the type of workout goals you are aiming towards for example weight loss or bulking up. Then sit back and let the experts hand pick you a tailored range of items every month, delivered to your door, without the need for you to shop around.

Current Top Gym Boxes for MenThe market leader is US based, Muscle Box, who are well known for throwing in bonus clothing items including workout vests and t-shirts. Muscle Box's protein box is also a great way to sample some of Americans most talked about protein bars & shakes that you won't find in the UK.
To save a little on the shipping costs, then the UK also has a good range of home grown gym subscription boxes including Gym Crate, My Jacked Box and Gym Junkies.

Razor and Grooming BoxesSome of the most successful subscription box services focus around re-stocking subscribers with everyday essential consumables. One of the top markets for men has been the delivery of high quality disposable razors and grooming products.
Inspired by the rapid rise of Dollar Shave Cluib, the US based razor subscription box which recently sold for over $1 billion, a wave of UK based razor services have launched monthly delivery services.
How does it work?Due to the ability to buy high quality razors in bulk and pass savings onto subscribers instead of wasting money on celebrity endorsed advertising campaign, these services offer highly attractive grooming products at a cheaper price without the need to go shopping. This winning formula has seen the services go viral as happy subscribers take full advantage of the value and overall experience.

Clothing & Style Boxes
Once only for the rich and famous, the concept of having a personal shopper handpicking you out outfits is now being bought to the masses, with a range of new online clothing subscription experiences.
How does it work?Simply complete your online profile with your sizes, tastes and preferences, select a few images of clothes that match your desired style, then sit back and let your new online stylist shop around some of the leading fashion houses for your perfect collection.

​There are full services such as Enclothed you ship you out a box full of 2-3 different outfits plus shoes, belts and accessories. You simply keep what you like and return what you don't. Your card is only charged based on the items you have kept.
These types of clothing services are proving a bit hit with men who want to keep looking sharp without all the hassle of shopping. Due to this popularity smaller more niche clothing subscriptions are starting to launch, such as Briefd which simply sends out 1 x pair of designer boxer shorts each month to help refresh your collection.