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Which is the better deal? Loot Crate vs. 1Up Box vs. Nerd Block (SciFi Block)

464 views · Published 11 July 2016 · 19:56 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: bdckr gaming · 2016 · Gaming

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In our ongoing attempt to inject some scholarship in the discussion around subscription boxes ...

You can buy your own here:
Loot Crate/Loot Gaming Crate: http://looted.by/dXXYz
1Up Box: http://tinyurl.com/lyhrsl7
Nerd Block/SciFi Block: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=2goSr9DndWI&offerid=433736.6&type=3&subid=0

When we do our unboxings, we get the usual comments from people who are adamant that their favourite subscription box is the best.  For those of you not in the know, 1Up Box, Nerd Block and Loot Crate are competing monthly subscription services that pick out gaming, pop culture and geeky items for a surprise mystery box to send out to subscribers.

This video is our admittedly flawed attempt to inject a bit of objectivity into the proceedings.  Everyone can have a different opinion about which items they like the most -- no surprise there, that's the nature of fandom.  So there's no way to measure which one you will like the best.  That can vary from month to month.

But we can take a look at the value of the different boxes to see which is offering the best value.

Obviously we'd prefer if you just watched the video, but here's the bottom line, at least for the June 2016 boxes:

If you're in the US, the best value for your money is Loot Gaming Crate.  The other boxes come very close.  And the cheapest options for trying out subscription boxes are 1Up Box and the regular Loot Crate.

If you're in Canada, Loot Gaming Crate was still the best value, but SciFi Block (our proxy for Nerd Block) was a very close second, and it was the least expensive of all 4 boxes.

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