6 Delivery Services That Ship The Mundane, But Necessary, Right To Your Doorstep
For those of you still making late-night runs for tampons and laundry detergent
Source: Everup, Wendy Rose Gould
It’s easy to marvel at the high-tech world we live in.
The fact that we we carry around an incredibly high tech computer in the palm of our hands that settles bar bets, connects us with friends, family and strangers across the world, and provides a constant stream of breaking news, is impressive to say the least.
Another reason to marvel: our lives have become way easier. Long gone are the days of foraging for food, and forget making a special trip to the store for mundane items.
Wait, you’re still doing that?
We’ve got you. Here are some of the delivery services that’ll help you cross off the necessary items on your “to buy” list.
Daily Vitamins: Ritual, Care/Of
Don’t forget to take your spoonful of medicine…or in this case, your multi-vitamin. The first delivery service we’re highlighting is Ritual for women, launched in October 2016. It costs $30 a month and aims to reinvent daily supplements by only including nine key ingredients that fill the nutritional gap in women’s diets. A second option is Care/Of, a customized vitamin box for men and women. After answering questions about yourself, they’ll provide vitamin and supplement recommendations, which are then sent to your door in customized packages. Prices vary depending on which vitamins you take.
Air Filters: CleanFilters
Raise your hand if you haven’t changed your air filter but you really, really need to. It’s one thing to set a reminder on your phone to change the filter, but it’s another to have the filter on hand. CleanFilters.com is a subscription service that sends a shiny new filter to your doorstep every month (which is how often you should be changing it, ahem). Prices vary depending on your filter size and the quality you choose, but expect to pay around $20 a month.
Razors: Dollar Shave Club, Harry’s
Razors purchased at the store can lean expensive. They’re also one of those items that are easy to forget on your weekly shopping trip. This results in using a dull razor for weeks on end, or at least overspending. Dollar Shave Club, is one option and, despite what original marketing may have caused you to believe, works for both men and women. The cost varies depending on the blade-type you choose: single blade is $1 a month, double is $6, and triple is $9. Also consider is Harry’s. They deliver eight, quad-blades (priced at $1.87 each) monthly, and their starter packs start at $15.
Oral Hygiene: Goby
Fact: it’s recommended that you replace your toothbrush once every three months. It’s easy to lose track of the last time you bought, and therefore it’s safe to say that most people aren’t replacing as often as they ought to. Goby, an electric toothbrush, aims to improve your oral hygiene and streamline your life by delivering a fresh brush head every one, two or three months for about $6 per head. If you subscribe, you’ll get $15 off the $50 startup kit price.
Laundry Detergent: CleanCult, Amazon Dash Buttons
That empty laundry detergent bottle has a way of sneaking up on you. A couple delivery services exist, though, and they’ll simplify your life. Cleancult is for the green-inclined consumer, and will send you 20 eco-friendly, non-toxic detergent pods for $18 a month, including shipping. The next option, which will make you really feel like you’re living in the future, is Amazon’s Dash buttons. (Note that Amazon has dash buttons for everything, from Red Bull to baby food, but we’re focusing on laundry detergent.) These are wi-fi enabled buttons that you adhere to your laundry machine (or wherever you prefer) and then press when you’re about to run out of something. Once you do, it’ll automatically send you a refill. It’s $4.99 up front to buy, but you get refunded after your first button push. For those worried about little ones running around over-pushing (or forgetting you pushed the button yourself), they come with order protection.
Feminine Hygiene: Cora, Lola, Le Parcel
If there’s one item above all that’s the absolute worst to run out of once required, it’s feminine hygiene products. There are numerous delivery services available, and we’re highlighting three. The first is Cora, which sends you a supply of 100% organic cotton tampons every three months. The box is customized, so price varies depending on how many tampons you purchase. For 12 tampons a month, you’ll pay $32 (or you can pay $114 for the entire year supply).
Lola is another option, and it also sends 100% organic tampons (applicator or non), ultra-thin pads, or ultra-thin liners. The price for an 18-count box of applicator tampons is $10. Non-applicator tampons are $9 for 18, pads are $9 for 12, and liners are $9 for 28.
Finally, if you already have a favorite feminine hygiene brand, Le Parcel may appeal most to you. They will send you a month’s supply of Playtex, Kotex or Tampax for $12 a month.