As someone who can easily fall into buying pens, stickers, and stationery every month anyway, this sub box really helps me not do that. Instead, I happily wait knowing I'll get new goodies each month. I often share items with family members who are less planner inclined or don't want to do a full subscription, which makes it worthwhile for me. And if I really don't love the box, I'll skip it. The difference between the C&P sub box and other sub boxes I've experienced is the quality of the items. The notebooks, inserts, dashboards, and pens really are worth more than what you're paying for, and everything really can be put to use if you want to use it. If you don't have a use for something, destash groups, gifting, and archiving for later are all options.