You’ve heard of the Book-of-the-Month Club, no doubt, a handy way for bibliophiles to feed their obsession without leaving the house. I’ve personally been a member of a fruit-of-the-month club and a chocolate-of-the-month club too. But the range of items you can receive by mail, once a month by subscription, is truly staggering. This list barely scratches the surface, but it does provide a pretty good cross-section of the kinds of things you can subscribe to in this way. (For the purpose of this list, I include only physical items, not things delivered in digital form over the Internet.) You can read more about ___-of-the-Month Clubs at Interesting Thing of the Day.
- Amber: Amber of the Month Club
- Anatomy/Biology Models: Anatomy/Biology Model of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Art Made from Dead Animals: Unfortunate Animal of the Month Club
- Avocados: Avocado of the Month Club
- Bacon: Bacon of the Month Club
- Barbecue Sauce: BBQ Sauce of the Month Club, BBQ Sauce of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), BBQ Sauce of the Month Club (The Month Club Store), BBQ Sauce Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Beef Jerky: Beef Jerky of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Beer: Beer of the Month Club (Clubs of America), Hog’s Head Beer of the Month Club, Micro Beer of the Month Club, Beer of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Beer Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Books: Book-of-the-Month Club, The Literary Guild, Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club, Bestsellers Monthly Book Connection
- Cake: Cake of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Mrs. Beasley’s Cake Plan (Delightful Deliveries)
- Candles: Candle of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Candle of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Candy: Candy of the Month Club
- CDs: CD of the Month Club (Echodisc)
- Cheese: Cheese of the Month Club (iGourmet), Wisconsinmade Award Winning Cheese of the Month Club
- Cheesecake: Cheesecake of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Chemistry Sets: Chemistry Set of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Chicken Soup: Once-a-Month Chicken Soup Club
- Children’s Activities: Fun Activity of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Chocolate: Chocolate of the Month Club (Clubs of America), Chocolate of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Ethel M Chocolate Club (Delightful Deliveries), Nirvana Chocolate Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Cigars: Cigar of the Month Club (Clubs of America), The Premium Cigar of the Month Club, Cigar of the Month Club (The Month Club Store), Cigar of the Month Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Classic Wooden Toys: Classic Wooden Toy of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Coffee: Coffee of the Month Club (Clubs of America), Coffee of the Month Club (iGourmet), Illy a Casa (Illy), Coffee of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Green Mountain Coffee Tours (Delightful Deliveries)
- Cookies: Cookie of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Cookie of the Month Club (The Month Club Store),j Mrs. Beasley’s Cookie Plan/The Nutty Cookie’s Cookie Club/Cookie Club by Pacific Cookie Company (Delightful Deliveries)
- Desserts: Dessert of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Electronic Kits: Electronic Kit of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Erotic Gifts: Sexy Gift of the Month Club
- Flowers: Flower of the Month Club (Clubs of America), Fresh Cut Flower of the Month Club, Flower of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Flying Toys: Flying Object of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Fruit: Fruit of the Month Club (Clubs of America), Fruit of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Fruit of the Month Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Gags: Gag of the Month Club
- Golf Balls: Golf Ball of the Month Club (THe Month Club Store)
- Gourmet Foods: Connoisseur’s Club
- Gourmet Meals: Dinner of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Hot Sauce: Hot Sauce of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Hot Sauce of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Ice Cream: Ice Cream Club, Ice Cream of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Jelly Beans: Bean-of-the-Month Club
- Jelly: Jelly of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Living Creatures: Critter of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Lobster: Lobster of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Magic Tricks: Magic Trick of the Month Club
- Microscope Slides: Microscope & Slide Set of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Minerals: Mineral of the Month Club
- Movies: Movie of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs; includes Blockbuster gift card and popcorn or candy)
- Mustard: Mustard of the Month Club (Mustard Museum), Mustard of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Neckties: Necktie of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs)
- Nonmilitary Figures: Nonmilitary Figure of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Nuts: Nut of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Old-Fashioned Toys: Old Fashioned Toy of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Olive Oil: Olive Oil of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Olives: Olive of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Organic Fruit: Organic Fruit Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Pasta: Pasta of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Pasta of the Month Club (The Month Club Store), Pasta of the Month Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Pickles: Pickle of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Pizza: Pizza of the Month Club (Clubs of America)
- Plants: Plants by the Month
- Popcorn: Popcorn of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Potato Chips: Potato Chip of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Puzzles: Puzzle of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Salsa: Salsa of the Month Club (iGourmet), Salsa of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Sci-Fi DVDs: William Shatner DVD Club (Selected by William Shatner!)
- Science Toys: Science Toy of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Sock-Making Kits: Sock of the Month Club
- Software: Software of the Month Club
- Soup: Soup of the Month Club (The Month Club Store)
- Stationery: Stationery of the Month Club
- Steak: Steak of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Monthly Smile Maker (Omaha Steaks)
- Tea: Tea of the Month Club (iGourmet), Tea of the Month Club (Adagio Teas), Tea of the Month Club (The Month Club Store), Green Tea Club/Black Tea Club/Assorted Tea Club/Herbal Tea Club (Delightful Deliveries)
- Tin Toys: Tin Toy of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Toy Soldiers: Toy Soldier of the Month Club (Thing of the Month)
- Wine: Wine-of-the Month Club (Clubs of America), California Wine Club, Wine of the Month Club (Amazing Clubs), Wine Club (Delightful Deliveries)
Feed the authors who feed your mind. 
October 30th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
[…] Over on SenseList today, I posted a list of 70 different things you can get in the mail every month with a subscription. More than half of these are foods. I’ve personally been a member of a fruit-of-the-month club and a chocolate-of-the-month club, and for a while we subscribed to the Illy a Casa program to get coffee delivered every month. My overall impression of these programs is that the quality and convenience tend to be quite good, though that the prices seem out of proportion, at least if you have decent local markets. Even so, who wouldn’t like getting cookies or wine in the mail every month? […]
October 30th, 2006 at 7:27 pm
how about the sexy gift club of the month? http://www.sexygiftofthemonthclub.com
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:40 pm
Miller: Yep, it’s already on the list (#26).
November 8th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
[…] Via the Senselist article “70 Things You Can Get by Monthly Subscription”, I ultimately found myself staring at the Of The Month Clubs page on iGourmet.com. After signing up for things like coffee or cheese, you get a new “featured product” each month delivered directly to your front door. […]
November 12th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Oh, and not just the sock-making kits, but actual real-life wearable socks of the month, too [www.sockrush.com]… This is such a fun list!
April 23rd, 2007 at 6:48 pm
BizSox at https://www.bizsox.com is another sock subscription service worth the detour. They also sell socks by subscription: you get 3 to 5 pairs every three months. This is such a convenient service!
June 16th, 2007 at 4:28 am
http://www.sockrevolution.com is the cheapest place I found doing sock subscription….
June 16th, 2007 at 8:02 am
[…] Kissell has rounded up a list of 70 Things You Can Get by Monthly Subscription that runs the risk of actually blowing my mind. And may I just say, our postal service delivery […]
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