# City-Specific Care Packages 'A Box From' Compiles and Ships Out the Best of a City's Products By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2013-05-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-box-from References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/best-of-the-city-boxes.html) & [aboxfrom](http://aboxfrom.com/product/seoul) 'A Box From' is a service that "picks out the best from a city and puts it in a box." The curation of items provides a small taste of offerings from a particular region like food and other city-specific oddities. The first seven-item package from Seoul cost 30 Euros and contained stickers, chocolate sticks, circular sticky pads, a collagen face mask, noodles, notepads and brown rice tea. The boxes from Seoul have completely sold out, but a new package from a different city will be available soon on [aboxfrom.com](http://aboxfrom.com/). If you can't travel, this is a great way to inject a little culture into your life; not to mention the special curation of items would make an amazing care package for someone who is missing the small comforts of home. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **City-specific Care Packages:** Expanding market for curated care packages that feature products and items unique to specific cities, offering a taste of local culture and flavors. - **'A Box From' Service:** Growing demand for 'A Box From' service that curates and ships city-specific products, tapping into the desire for unique and authentic experiences. - **Curation of Regional Products:** Emerging trend of companies curating and packaging regional products, providing consumers with a convenient way to explore and discover diverse offerings. ### Who This Affects Most - **E-commerce:** Opportunity for e-commerce platforms to collaborate with local vendors and create city-specific care packages, meeting the demand for unique and personalized products. - **Tourism and Travel:** Innovative way for travel agencies and tourism organizations to offer city-specific care packages to enhance the travel experience and promote local businesses. - **Subscription Box:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for subscription box businesses to create city-specific packages, catering to the desire for discovery and exploration of different regions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Around-the-World Coffee Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aroundtheworld-coffee.md) - [Thoughtful Food Care Packages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/food-care-package.md) - [Travel-Themed Subscription Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travelista.md) - [Limited-Edition Regional-Specific Snack Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snackventure-box.md) - [Taste-Exploring Bundle Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/explore-asia.md) - [Treat Yourself Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treat-yourself-box.md) - [Austria-Inspired Snack Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-yums.md) - [Parisian Patisserie Bakery Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-diplomacy-paris-box.md) - [Romantic Japanese Snack Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-daythemed1.md)