Crated with Love - Monthly Date Night Games for Couples Subscription Box - Mystery Date Night Box Couples Games and Activities, Couple Reconnect Game

My wife and I subscribed to this box on a whim, and it has been one of the best purchases we've made in a long time. So far we've gotten two boxes, one arcade themed and the other shark themed. Both were high quality and absolutely packed with fun activities. The types of games varied greatly from card games to board games, truth or dare, and even a small shooting gallery that had to be set up in a hallway!While some of the games are just for fun, others are designed to help you get to know your partner a little better. After the shark themed date night box, I now know my wife has no fear of clowns but is scared of heights. We've been together for years, yet I never knew this, and these are the little things that draw couples closer. Other games encouraged you to talk about the past or to even open up some relationship secrets (i.e. "What's the worst thing that your partner has made for you?"). The questions and prompts never got too serious, which I've noticed is a complaint for some earlier boxes.One of the best things about both of the boxes we've received is that there are more date activities than are used in the prompts. The arcade box included a deck of cards that had different date ideas on them; the prompt only used the cards, but never the ideas. They were a complete extra. The value for the money spent is incredible. We were hesitant to try Crated With Love out at $30 a month, but after one box we could tell that we were getting far more for our money than many other $30 date ideas.We look forward to future boxes!

I signed up for this as a thought that I had nothing to lose with the Amazon introductory offer. As my husband and I both work two jobs and take care of my parents in failing health. When we have time together, rarely, we are not able to leave the house and go out to do anything due to being needed at home. This has definitely not been a lose at all. This has been an investment a in time for my husband and I, togetherness, strength, and fun. We have so much fun. We count down the days until the next box comes in and we have time together again to play. Sometimes we even stay up too late, like a couple of kids, because we lose track of time. Definitely worth the money.

Had a coupon so tried a box, got one about zombies. A few good components but mostly it was misses. The "dinner recipe" concept didn't work, it's basically madlibs and creates a recipe. I won't spoil what's actually in the box. One activity was cute and silly, the game was stupid and we didn't bother finishing it. And the final activity was a bit repetitive of the first. Overall, it took about 2 hours. We didn't hate it but I canceled the subscription because it definitely wasn't worth the money.

This was terrible. The box I received had a game in it that was similar to Chutes and Ladders, but with a quasi-Indiana Jones theme. Seriously, it's the kind of game you might play with a four-year-old.There was nothing in the box that really said "date night" or had anything particular to spending time with a partner (romantic or otherwise). It was a game, and a really bad, unfun game. There was literally nothing more to it than that. They did have different ways you could play the game, but the first way (which we tried...we really did) was so mind-numbing that we couldn't even finish it. The game pieces weren't high quality, aesthetically pleasing, or unique in any way.We actually enjoy board games and have a small but decent collection of games that are actually fun. I wish I had skipped purchasing this box and just come up with some date night ideas on my own, which could have included one of the games we already owned.Usually subscription boxes are worth the risk even if you get a dud, but this one was beyond disappointing.

We actually had more fun than we thought. It took about 2 hours to play the most recent game. It was enjoyable and we laughed quite a bit. Though we didn't need a game to bring us closer together or learn anything new about each other, it was a nice change to the typical at home games for two.

Read the reviews and you'll know right away if this is for you. Do you take yourself seriously? Don't order. Do you like fancy restaurants and culture for your date nights? This isn't for you. Do you want each shipment to be an investment in products that you can use again and again? Um, that's not what a date night is, so no.My husband and I have been married 19 years. We're both introverts but we enjoy laughing together. I'm a top-of-the-ladder professional and my husband is a "guys guy" type who wears steel toed boots to work. We firmly believe the science that doing something novel together builds our relationship and we're willing to try new things. But unless you have a lot of time and money and a reliable babysitter, it's hard to find novel activities. The point of the date night is each other.The latest date was Hippie themed. We learned to tie dye bandanas, played a card game that had us answering questions to understand each other better, did face paint on each other that symbolized questions we wanted the other person to answer (and took photos and washed it off because we do have jobs to get to in the morning), etc.One box lasts us multiple nights because we're tired and we only have the stamina for one activity per night. Also we use the activities as jumping off points to actually connect with each other, not just check the box that we did the activity. We have fun together. And that takes time.At first $40 felt like a lot but a lot of thought and planning goes into each box. Yes, you could buy an expensive board game for $40 and play it many times. But that's not really the point. The activities are all designed by a therapist to help us connect with each other. After 19 years and 2 kids, that's something we desperately needed. Some of the activities keep on giving,the card game this month has replay value. One box is worth about 4 sessions of marriage counseling for us... and that's a steal at $40! (And I do love the sturdy little boxes and use them for storage when we're done).