Universal YumsReviews of universalyums.com

They made the process of signing up very easily. But my biggest complaint with this company is somehow Mexico got clicked as a box I'm interested in. I never wanted Mexico, I cannot handle any spicy food and most of what comes from Mexico is spicy, so I've reached out to them and told them that there was an error that was somehow made and they said that unfortunately, once you make your selections, you cannot change them. This really upset me because I do not want to pay for a box that I don't want. This is the only downfall that I see so far. And I wish they would fix that. Because we should be able to change the boxes if we want to, if they fixed that little problem, I would give 5 stars.

I like when the box includes little bags of individually wrapped candies. Most boxes have not. The box from India was gross. Nothing in there was good. It's enjoyable to try snacks from different parts of the world. It's something to look forward to.

It’s ok overall, but it started getting really repetitive after a year. They hyperfocus on European snacks, which they do as individual countries. The one time the my did anything remotely related to Africa they lumped all African countries within an “Africa” box. They did the same with South America. I hope they truly make this box universal. I’ll come back if they do.

I have found the choices in the box to be kind of blah. They seem to be mostly sweets. When I signed up for the subscription I thought we would get more of a variety of things. Not just sweets and chips. There truly has a potential to be some Amazing things to try. I find it has fallen short the last 3 months. I am truly considering canceling my subscription.

The boxes are fun! I really wish there was a way to customize it, or even choose between a couple different countries each month like they do your first box. The first few boxes were awesome, the last few have been subpar- we gave away almost all the items. There is no way to avoid flavors/ingredients you do not want or like. A little customization would go a long way!!

We subscribed to universal yums a few years ago and loved it, so much that within a month or two we upgraded to the super yum box. After a year and a half I ended the subscription since the countries were becoming repetitive. After a few years my daughter said she missed it and asked to subscribe again. I instantly paid for a year of the super yum box and regret it. I don’t feel the upgraded price is worth what more you get. Years ago we never got little throw away toys and trinkets but now that’s a part of the super yum box. I want more food to try, not little toys no one touches and just get thrown away.

From the ads, photos and reviews I've seen, I feel like the boxes are a bit of a letdown. I've got 3 boxes so far and each seems to have similar items every month, even though they're from a different country. For example, every shipment I've gotten has had some kind of "ketchup" flavored chip. Why? I get that these are supposed to be very different but I find myself throwing most of it away. Hopefully they get better as I've paid for a year subscription and this does not seem worth it...

I have been buying these boxes for a few years for my preschool class. While I do like them, I find that there are a lot of repeats and not enough variety. I wish the variety would be better.