Is the Zavvi ZBox still available?

No. The Zavvi ZBox has since stopped running, so the April 2015 box cannot be ordered now. This review is kept as an archive of what the monthly box contained at the time.

What was inside the April 2015 Zavvi ZBox?

The April 2015 Zavvi ZBox held a Wasabi No-Ginger Funko POP!, an exclusive South Park fridge magnet, a Thundercats lenticular postcard and badge, candy sticks, an Optimus Prime stress toy, an exclusive Uncle Scrooge comic, a Disney Pixar blind bag and a mini magazine.

What did the April 2015 Zavvi ZBox cost?

The standard price was 19.99 GBP, around 30 USD, including shipping within the UK, with delivery to the United States costing only 99 cents more. A subscription option had just been added alongside monthly purchase.

What was the best item in the April 2015 Zavvi ZBox?

The reviewer rated the Wasabi No-Ginger Funko POP! from Big Hero 6 the highlight of the April 2015 Zavvi ZBox, and also enjoyed the Optimus Prime Transformers stress toy.

Was the April 2015 Zavvi ZBox worth it?

Yes, in the reviewer's assessment: compiling the April 2015 contents independently was put at about 30 GBP, or 45 USD, against a 19.99 GBP price, and the quality, variety and exclusives were called excellent value.

Zavvi ZBox Geek Box Review – April 2015

Zavvi ZBox has since stopped running. This review is kept as a record of what the box was like; every edition we opened is on the Zavvi ZBox page.

The Zavvi ZBox is a monthly box shipped from the UK in the geek box mould. It’s a themed box, with this month’s theme being Animation.

The standard price for this one, including UK shipping is £19.99 GBP (about $30 USD). Unusually, you can also get this shipped to the US for only an additional 99c (a bargain!).

Previously, you had to buy the Zavvi ZBox on a month-by-month basis. That option is still available, but Zavvi has also just added a subscription option – a great way to save a bit of cash and guarantee delivery every month.

Shipping for this box within the UK took 48 hours from the dispatch email, delivered by a courier firm.

Box Contents

Wasabi No-Ginger POP! Vinyl From Disney Big Hero 6

The list price on Amazon.com is $11 USD, although this is available with Prime shipping for around $7 USD. The UK price is £9 GBP.

Wasabi No-Ginger POP! On Amazon.com

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Wasabi No-Ginger POP

South Park Fridge Magnet “Screw You Guys” (Exclusive)

This is an exclusive magnet. For value purposes, other South Park Magnets sell for around $5 USD on Amazon.com. There are some really cool designs.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 South Park Fridge Magnet

Thundercats Lenticular Postcard (Exclusive)

Moving this card shows the two different images. Another exclusive, I’d value this at $5 USD based on similar items.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Thundercats Postcard

Thundercats Badge

Similar official badges on Amazon.com are surprisingly expensive, with packs of 4 badges for $10 USD. Based on that, I’ll value this at $2 USD.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Thundercats Badge

Ultimate Spider-Man Candy Sticks

This design is UK made and sells in bulk for 60 packs for about £4 GBP. The selling price per pack is 10p. For that, you also get a collectible sticker in the pack.

I should add that these had an unpleasant perfumed taste, nothing like how I remember “sweet cigarettes” of old.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Spider-Man Candy Sticks

Transformers Stress Ball – Optimus Prime

Different packages have different Transformers. Optimus Prime sells for £6 GBP ($9 USD) on Amazon.co.uk. I couldn’t find him on Amazon.com, but I did find Bumblebee Transformer Stress Ball on Amazon.com, selling for $14 USD. This is a UK product, so the US sellers have no doubt imported it, explaining the higher price.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Transformers Stress Ball

Uncle Scrooge Comic Issue #1 (Exclusive Cover Variant)

This month is a relaunch for Uncle Scrooge (Legacy Issue #405) and this is an exclusive cover for the ZBox. Cover price is $3.99 USD.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Uncle Scrooge Comic

Disney Pixar Blind Bag With Mini Figure

There bags contain a random mini figure from a different Disney Pixar film franchise, such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo or Monsters University. There are 8 figures to collect. The manufacturer says that these retail as a box of 24 packs for £36 GBP, so this can be valued at £1.50 GBP. In practice, these aren’t easily found in the UK, so probably sell for more.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Disney Bullyland

Mini Mag On Animation

Not much to the mag, but it’s useful to have the descriptions of the box contents.

Zavvi ZBox April 2015 Animation Magazine

More from this box: all our Zavvi ZBox reviews.

Box Review

I remember when this box arrived thinking it was a little light. Thankfully, that isn’t reflected with the contents, including lots of items to enjoy.

Very unusually, for a geek box, there’s no T-Shirt in this one. To me, that’s not a problem, as there are more T-Shirts arriving in other boxes then I’d ever have time to wear. Having a POP! more than makes up for it and Wasabi No-Ginger is a real cool looking POP!.

I really like the Transformers Stress Ball (not really a ball, but I don’t know what else you’d call it) and the other items are all interesting. Just the Candy Sticks that missed the mark, but always good to have something sweet in these boxes. Trying to hold off from opening the Blind Bag.

The comic looks fun and glad that Uncle Scrooge is still going (who I remember from Duck Tales).

Getting a total value is difficult, due to the mix of stock available in the UK and US and that some items are hard to find/exclusive. You’d be looking at around £30 GBP ($45 USD) to compile these contents for yourself, and probably much more once postage charges are figured in.

For the quality of the items, the variety and the exclusives, this box is excellent value.

I’ll certainly be changing my monthly order into a subscription now that one’s available.

Box update

Zavvi ZBox has since stopped running, so the subscription link that originally sat here has been retired. You can still browse every Zavvi ZBox review on this site.