Universal YumsReviews of universalyums.com

Quality items, a little odd but that's the fun part! Decently fast shipping, given the current pandemic. Clear communication, fair and honest pricing. A great box to travel the world without leaving your house!

I subscribed our family during the pandemic so that we would have something to look forward to while being indoors for extended periods of time. Our first box was the typical UK box. It was okay, but honestly, I wanted our tour to start off in some more exotic locale. I felt that for what I paid, it was a nice assortment of treats, many of which I had never seen before, despite traveling all over the place. Our family enjoyed it. Then, the next month, we had the Thailand box and then last month, it was the Egypt box. We've had so much fun opening these, trying them out, being grossed out at some of the yums and filling out and learning about the different countries the boxes take us to. Pros: * I order the largest box and I feel like we get a pretty good assortment of "weird" stuff to "tasty" stuff regardless of what country we're doing. Is it worth the cost of the box? So far, since it includes the shipping? Yes. Compared to other box subscriptions (looking at you, Japan Crate), this is worth your money. * Not only do we get to experience new places through weird snacks, but they always send you a scorecard (very colorful, fun illustrations)and a pretty informative guide about each place with a run down of all the treats and where they come from (if regional). I enjoy these so much that I've taken to keeping them. * Customer service is awesome. The last box we received came to my doorstep damaged and partially opened, and one of the treats was missing. I contacted CS through their FB page and someone looked into it within a couple of days, came back to me, and shipped out an entirely new box free of charge. All because one "yum" was missing. Staff were always polite to me as well. * There is a pretty decent assortment so far between sweet and savory, which I appreciate. Cons: * Can't select between countries. I've seen several long-term subscribers complain that they visit the same countries too often and that they end up skipping boxes because of it. It'd be nice if they could offer up too different choices each month or a country box and a country "theme" box built around a specific festival, cultural importance or otherwise country specific theme. That way long term subscribers still have something new to look forward to each month. * The shipping company they utilize in the US is really hit or miss. That's not the fault of the company, but yeesh... only one out of the four boxes I've received so far has come undamaged. * While I love junky snacks, it would be interesting to see more traditional pre-packaged food items offered in the boxes. Something with regional or cultural significance. I do understand that those types of snacks would be quicker to expire and that might be why they are unable to do it, but still.. it would be very interesting. Overall, out of all the box subs I've tried during this pandemic (and that's adding up to be a LOT), I like this one so far the most. It offers the most for the money out of the ones I've started and received product for, the shipping is usually pretty fast from the time they ship the box and their customer support is actually.. supportive.

My family and I love this box subscription. We love trying new foods, even if we don't like it. We each try a piece and rate it. Its always on time and never had any trouble with our boxes. We are thinking of getting it next year too. I would highly recommend the year's subscription. We like to pick out the weirdest flavors and record our reactions to them. Then if we love one we write it down and I try to find it on Amazon to order more.

Yes! I love it, fun and for the price more than I thought there would be! Really looking forward to the next ones!! Love the snacks, love the info. booklets.....only thing I could say on the other end would be keep it vegetarian, but I can always give away what I can't eat, still fun!

I've had this subscription for 6 months already and I'm very happy with it. I've never had any issues getting in touch with customer service or not receiving my box in a timely manner. I'm shocked that so many have had issues? Some boxes are better than others, however, I think that's a matter of personal taste. Keep in mind, these snacks come from around the world so culturally, tastes are different. I was able to get my parents and two siblings to sign up for it as well and none of them have had issues with it either. We look forward to it every month and do an unboxing via Zoom as a family. I do wish there was a little bit more variety. Typically there's always a chip, hard candy, chocolate. Either way, my entire family enjoys it and I 100% recommend it.

Absolutely love this service. Signed up and the first box, Poland, arrived within a week. The box was packed full of a variety of chips, cookies, candy bars and candies. Generous proportions, great variety and everything was delicious! The box comes with a booklet that describes the history of the items plus fun information about various things in the country - a national forest, history of science, etc, plus a perogi recipe! My husband loved the box and he rarely shows interest in my subscription boxes. We had fun sampling the items and a week later we’re still snacking! I’ve already bumped my subscription to a larger box, and see why it was number one on a website that reviews and provides a list of subscription services. What a great way to try treats from different countries!!

One of the best experiences ever. They do a different country every month and I can always find something I want more of in every box. Very fun and good for families with kids.

I love this company. Never had a problem with them. My items come in a good size box where they aren't crushed and they ship out their items on the 15th of the month. I get my box within a few days after they ship it. The most I've waited was almost a week. They are very active on Facebook and their customer service is excellent. I've had problems with their competitor snack crate. Stay clear of snack crate. Universal yums is so much better. I will continue to be a loyal customer and will recommend to all.