Below is our rankings for the boxes we received during the month of May. Please note that our rankings are solely based on Bruce Wayne’s preference! What Bruce Wayne may have liked, your dog might not have liked and vise versa. Subscription box companies change the items they include in their boxes each month, which is why we love them so much. Our previous favorite box was PawPals With Annie and PoochPerks wasn’t even rated since we didn’t get a box that month, so you can see how boxes can rotate each month. Long story short, this “rating system” is just a fun little thing that we do to show you what we were digging last month AND so we can share our favorite box with one of you! 🙂
| Toys | Treats | Extras/ Accessories |
Overall Value | Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarkBox | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| PoochPerks | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PawPals With Annie | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Pet GiftBox | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Bottom Line: Our favorite box for the month of May was PoochPerks! It was definitely a close call this month, as May was a great month for subscription boxes. Ultimately, what pushed it over the top for PoochPerks was their fiesta themed box with 7 awesome products! We were introduced to 2 new treat companies that I was willing to give to Bruce Wayne, the toys were perfect size for him and the bandana screamed Chiesta Fiesta! 🙂
Giveaway Time! One winner will receive a complimentary PoochPerks Popular Pooch box from us. (Please note that the box will be whatever theme PoochPerks is sending out at the time of the giveaway. We have no control over which theme you receive.)
To enter:
- Be following us on Instagram (@ipartywithbrucewayne) and like a few pics.
- Like this blog post (there is a “like” button next to all the share buttons.)
- Comment on this post an answer to this question “Are treats, toys or accessories most important to you when choosing a subscription box company?”
- Leave either your Instagram name or email address so that we can contact you if you are the winner!
One winner will be randomly selected from all qualified entries (a qualified entry is simply an entry that follows all of the above steps). This giveaway will be open for 2 weeks. All entries must be submitted by midnight Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Winner will be announced on this post Thursday, June 23, 2016. Good luck!
CONTEST WINNER: Congratulations to our randomly selected contest winner @lucy_the_longhaired_doxie! You have won a popular pooch PoochPerks box! (Please email us at ipartywithbrucewayne@gmail.com to claim your prize.) Thank you to everyone that participated. We loved hearing what matters to you most when choosing a subscription box for your pup! If you did not win this month, please be sure to check back again in a few weeks, as I’ll be giving away my favorite box from June.
I think toys are the most important for us when we look for a subscription box because it’s what Carlton enjoys most. He basically inhales whatever treat we give him, doesn’t chew to savor the taste! Hahaha. Instagram: carlton.banks
LOL, Carlton sounds like my mother’s dog, I don’t think he even could tell the difference between a treat and tin foil, lol. I think I love the toys more than Bruce Wayne sometimes, companies can get so creative with the toys that they include, it kills us! 🙂 Thank you for your entry and good luck!
We look for treats that can be easily broken into small pieces for training!
Cheers, Derry and Cicy @myawkwarddog
That’s always one of our biggest concerns too! Nothing worse than treats that crumble in your hand when you break them apart, lol. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
We find that toys are the most important for Lucy as we try to watch what she eats and it can be hard to accessorize a doxie body. We go through toys pretty quickly though!
@lucy_the_longhaired_doxie
LOL, I can’t imagine the frustration you have at times when shopping for clothes for a Doxie. Toys seem to be the popular answer among dog parents. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
Hi Bruce! What a fun giveaway! For Dennis, toys are his absolute favorite and we have to watch what kinds of treats he gets. @dani_and_dennis on Instagram
Thank you very much, Dani and Dennis! Toys seem to be the majority factor, that’s what we think as well. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
Toys are our favorite part! It’s always so fun to see what they come up with next – especially the themed boxes we see. Hudson goes through toys in minutes so it’s important that they are tough or we keep our eye on him so he doesn’t eat fabric and stuffing for dinner 🙄 But we also love all natural USA treats too! You host some fun giveaways BW! Thank you! @hudson_miniaussie
LOL, Bruce Wayne is the complete opposite, I think I’ve only thrown out a handful of his toys he’s ever gotten due to chewing them up. I agree, I love the themed boxes that companies come up with. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
We’re all about the toys! I like going for boxes with unique toys that I can’t find anywhere else. Though its tough, even though Newton is a, ahem, "big" chihuahua a lot of toys are still too big for him even with the small sized boxes 🙁 I can’t imagine what its like for the smaller sized chis.
I would be interested in seeing more accessories though! I’ve only ever received one before in my barkboxes so I don’t have much of an opinion. I like them more than treats but I’m sure Newton disagrees! – @little.newty
LOL, I’m sure Newton does disagree. I think our dogs would just want good old bacon in their boxes! 🙂 I completely agree though with your statement about toys being too big. This is why PoochPerks won our favorite subscription box of the month for May, their toys were the perfect size for Bruce Wayne. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
For us, it’s a toss up between treats and toys – one of our pups loves the toys and can be a little indifferent and picky about treats while the other one just immediately destroys toys and love treats! I love getting boxes because we live in a small town and without traveling, we have pretty much exhausted all of our options here! I love reading all of your box reviews, thanks for sharing! @kara_jean28
Thank you so much for checking it all out! 🙂 I couldn’t agree more with you. Even though I’m not in a small town, there’s only so many times a week you can go and exhaust all your options at Petsmart, lol. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
Hi Bruce,
We’re all about the "theme" of the box! We only want natural treats in our boxes. The toys must have squeakers so I can trot around the house with it making it squeal with delight. Our favorite toys have been the Huggle Hounds ruff-tex squeaky ball & a flying saucer toy! @kristen.and.roxi
We are suckers for themes too! 🙂 While Bruce Wayne is indifferent about squeakers, his Uncle Patches (a JRT) is crazy for them!! I really thought Bruce Wayne was going to love that Huggle Hounds ruff squeaker, as he loves chewing on toys like that. I’m still surprised to this day that he hasn’t shown interest in it. Just goes to show how funny dog’s personalities can be. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
We’ve never gotten a subscription box before, so we have no idea what we’d like the most in there! Well, with food allergies, we probably can’t eat a lot of the treats, so I guess the accessories are our fave!
@latteandmaddie
Food allergies can certainly hinder your thoughts on subscription boxes. Luckily, we’ve noticed that most companies offer at least a grain free treat box option. I think they are moving towards healthier treats for sure! Thank you for your entry and good luck!
Treats are the most important because I give the dogs too many since I can’t refuse their cute faces and I love learning about new treat companies. instagram: @nala_and_cody
LOL, that’s a great reason for choosing treats! 🙂 Thank you for your entry and good luck!
I think that toys are the most important part of a subscription box 🐾 Instagram @buttonsboy
We are big fans of the toys as well. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
Hey Bruce Wayne!
When our Mom picks a subscription box, the toys and treats are equally important! The toys will never last as long because we’re a destructive group, but Mom loves to let us have fun unstuffing a toy between training sessions. ❤️
@four_mutts
LOL, Sounds like subscription boxes are right up your alley, keeps the toys coming, lol. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
My dogs love their toys. You can never have too many laying around the house. It’s just a matter of how long the toy will stay in on piece 😂
@smileynej
LOL, the benefit of having a small, lazy Chihuahua is that we’ve never had to throw out any toys due to destruction. The con of having a small, lazy Chihuahua is that we’ve never had to throw out any toys….so many toys! lol. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
since my brother has food allergies, toys and miscellaneous items are our fave! any treats we aren’t allowed to have, we do donate them. 🙂 @lana_the_mini
That’s awesome, Lana! 🙂 That’s why we love pet subscription boxes so much. If there’s anything Bruce Wayne can’t have or doesn’t like, we know it’ll get to a good home that can use it. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
I tend to focus on toys, just because Jingle will eat any treat and be happy, but is is very picky about which toys she plays with. -@jingle.sheltie
LOL, sounds like Bruce Wayne with his toys. He’s very picky too. Every time I think he’s going to not like something, he surprises me. Thank you for your entry and good luck!
Thank you so much Bruce Wayne!