The Offline Box
Less screen.
More life.
A monthly Offline Box of real things to do: a book, a hands-on project, something to grow, our magazine and a story you help write. Less scrolling, more living.
★★★★★ “I cannot believe how much was in it.”
Delivery included. Cancel anytime.
Limited new spots this month, so jump in before we close. One of the next 100 Offline Boxes has the hidden card in it, find it and your next twelve months are on us.
★★★★★
“Wow! Adore it! Something sort of magical and sentimental and special about it all.”
Amanda
Why it matters
You keep meaning to put the phone down.
But the day disappears anyway. Two more hours gone to the scroll, the book still face-down on the nightstand, the friend you meant to write to. That's not a willpower problem.
The apps are built to be endless. Your evenings aren't. The Offline Box gives you the other thing. Something real, finite and yours, so putting the phone down finally has somewhere to go.
Remember having hobbies? Making something just because. Reading somewhere other than your phone. Growing something badly. Trying a recipe you would never normally make.
Every month we send you an Offline Box full of reasons to put the phone down and get into something real.
Only from us
Three things you can't get anywhere else.
One
The Passport
Twelve months, a record of yours. It comes with your first Offline Box and you fill it in as you go.
Two
The Manuscript
A story you help write. One chapter a month, arriving sealed, and a vote on where it goes next.
Three
The Magazine
Written and photographed by us, built around that month's theme, with a letter from us inside.
Past editions
No two Offline Boxes are the same.
A new theme every month, so no two Offline Boxes are ever the same
“The Manuscript is the best idea. I could not put it down, then my 12 year old read it, and got my 13 year old into it too.”
Rachel, member
★★★★★
“I was unsure whether it would be worth $99, but I'm genuinely blown away.”
Sophie A
★★★★★
“My Offline Box arrived. So many treasures to work my way through.”
Lisa M
★★★★★
“Love the idea of a ‘choose your own adventure.’ I choose option A.”
Alex P
Show and tell
What members made with theirs.
Simple as it sounds
How it works
1
Subscribe
$99 a month, delivered. Cancel anytime through your account, or reply to any email and we'll do it for you.
2
It arrives
Your Offline Box arrives at your door.
3
Get into it
Open The Offline Box. Pick something. Put your phone somewhere else for a while.
December’s Offline Box is The Offline Christmas Box. Members get the same Offline Christmas Box we sell on its own for $199, as part of their normal $99 a month.
Start your subscription
per month
- Cancel anytime, online or just email us
- Your price stays $99 for as long as you're a member
Just want to try one Offline Box? One Offline Box, $169, one payment or The Offline Christmas Box, $199
Before you ask
Questions
What do members get at Christmas?
Your December Offline Box is our Offline Christmas Box: the same Offline Box, the same contents, included in your normal $99 a month. On its own it’s $199. You only need to buy one separately if you want an extra to give.
Is this a subscription?
Yes. The Offline Box is $99 a month and a new Offline Box comes every month until you cancel, which you can do anytime from your account or by replying to any email. If you’d rather not subscribe, see the next question.
Can I buy just one Offline Box?
Yes. A single Offline Box is $169, one payment, no subscription. It’s sent as a gift with a handwritten card, and you can post it to anyone in Australia, yourself included. For Christmas there’s also The Offline Christmas Box, $199, one payment.
When will my first Offline Box arrive?
Offline Boxes ship in the second half of each month, ready for the month ahead. We deliver Australia-wide and to New Zealand, and we’ll let you know the day yours is on its way.
What do I get each month?
A new theme every month, with a handful of real things to make, grow, read, cook and write, plus a brand-new issue of the magazine with a letter from us inside. The mix changes each month, so no two Offline Boxes are the same.
Can I cancel?
Cancel anytime through your account, or reply to any email and we will do it for you. No phone calls, no guilt, no notice period. Cancel before your next charge and you won’t be billed again. The one exception: once your Offline Box has been packed or is on its way, that month can’t be refunded. The Offline Box is still yours and we’ll still send it. Every Offline Box is picked and packed by hand for a named member, so once it’s made up it can’t go back on the shelf.
When am I charged?
You are charged today when you join, then on the same date each month. Your price stays $99 for as long as you are a member.
Do you post everywhere in Australia? What about New Zealand?
Yes, anywhere in Australia, delivery is included in the $99, so there is nothing added at checkout.
We post to New Zealand too. It’s the same Offline Box for $99 a month plus $30 NZ shipping, so $129 a month in Australian dollars. Join from New Zealand. New Zealand has strict biosecurity rules, so if a month’s Offline Box includes seeds or a food item that can’t cross the border, we swap it for something else.
Can I gift one?
Yes, and you don’t start a subscription to do it. A gifted Offline Box is $169, one payment, posted to them with your message handwritten on the card. Nothing renews. You can also give three, six or twelve months, prepaid.
The one rule
You don't have to be any good at it.
This isn't self-improvement. Nothing in The Offline Box needs tracking, optimising or turning into a side hustle. The pot can come out crooked. The bread can come out flat.
It still counts. It was your evening, and you spent it doing something instead of watching someone else do it.
No surprises
This isn't another thing to optimise.
No streaks. No apps. No homework. No pressure to be good at anything.
It's simply an Offline Box full of good reasons to do something else.
Twelve months of it
One Offline Box, once a month
Get your evenings back.
$99 a month, delivered. A new Offline Box, a new theme, every month. Cancel anytime.
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