Try The World

Very bad value for the 80 dollars CAD that I paid you are supposed to be able to cancel through a subscription tab but the website does not have one nor can one be found on Google or through any other means! Overall experience and value comes across as being very scammy! Never sent an email to confirm original order (checked spam nothing there either) nor to notify that they were putting another order through likely so they can try to fly under the radar while getting as much money out of you as possible... AVOID!

Terrible customer service and disgusting response. I got this gift for my late grandfather and they auto-renewed the service. I reached out expecting they would make an exception- but NOPE. My grandmother is stuck receiving orders with her late husbands name on them every month until April.

I work on an online subscription business, and the practices here are bordering on the level of a scam. We have rules we need to follow for consumers and I'm astounded they are able to get around it.

1. No confirmation email you can refer to - sometimes you wonder if this transaction even happened
2. Took 2 months to receive the first box. This was purchased for a birthday so you can imagine the disappointment.
3. No way to log in to check on your box, and due to lack of confirmation email you're just left in the dark unless you write in.
4. The boxes are REALLY bad quality. We got expired items/bordering on expiration, really cheap items that you can often find in U.S. supermarkets. Brilliant idea from them to take expiring inventory from supermarkets and package it up to sell for $40/box.
5. Worst of all, they renew you with no notice whatsoever. This is only mentioned in the fine print, and because you get no confirmation email you have no way to refer back to this.

These are some of the worst practices I've ever seen. DO NOT USE THEM.

Do not even create an account with this company. If you already have, ensure to email them to cancel as soon as possible! I was given a gift card for 3 boxes, and now am being charged to my credit card by them. The products were cheap, shipping was delayed, and my account information was leaked by the website.

I signed up for the six month option thinking it was a one-off and would end after six months. I didn't see the small print UNDER the purchase button that said I was agreeing to recurring payments. Plus I signed up with a discount code and was renewed at full price, without receiving any courtesy email that $180 would be coming out of my account. I was able to get a refund, but it was a bit of a challenge, so I highly recommend setting a reminder for yourself to cancel your subscription if you don't want to keep it going by accident. Otherwise, the product was fun enough for the time we had it.

Delayed packages every month, won't cancel your subscription until after it renews and then refuses to refund saying that it has already renewed and there is nothing they can do as they are a subscription based service. Terrible business practice and will not be ordering from them ever again

How disappointing. I got a subscription back when the company first started and I loved it. Now, it is worth about $3 at any corner market. Plus, no description of what you're getting and no refunds.

Its been over a month and not delivery yet! Or either communication to follow up. Disappointed from a consumer perspective, and wondering how the social media comments are restricted to keep the "positive ones" only… I'll continue to wait, and counting more weeks.

I hope the 1st box, corrects and meets expectations… to be continued

Before I go into the list of things that went wrong during my subscription with Try The World, I would like to mention that when I went to customer service with these issues, they were mostly very helpful. And by helpful, I mean they sent me a free apology gift. Additionally, most of their snacks are pretty unique and tasty. Now, here are all the issues I had. I placed my first order in August for a set amount of money, and not only did I have to wait until the September shipment to receive my order, but when they charged me again in September, it was before I even received the first box and for a new on agreed-upon amount. (They changed the price without informing me and charged me twice before I got the first package because they have a weird shipping system.) They also sent me the wrong sized box. After that got sorted out, they forgot to ship me a box in October altogether. To their credit, they did their best to resolve any issue that arose. To continue, when opening the box, you are greeted by a messy display of randomly assorted snacks with no rhyme or reason. Things like upside down packages, and the corners of wrappers curling over the edge of the box. It wouldn't be fair to compare this subscription to another because it would lose so horribly. Speaking of other subscriptions, I noticed that, for once, an item had a sticker on the back translating the text to English. Since Try The World typically doesn't include that step, I looked closer. The product that I found in my box was from the company Universal Yums. They literally re-purposed products from another subscription service. (Universal Yums is definitely a spectacular subscription, by the way.) Now here's the icing on the cake, not one, but several items I received during my subscription were close to, if not expired. It was technically the "best by date" that some of the items had passed, but I would still expect a food purchase to have more shelf life than that. And at least one item was definitely expired. To restate, there are definitely qualities snacks that I had never heard of before and enjoyed, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't worth the hassle. (The photo with the best by date of the two chocolate bars was taken in December 2023.)

Where to start, first, I purchased a large box at the beginning of the month but found out soon after that it would NOT ship until the following month so I requested to cancel the order. Instead of allowing me to cancel they said that it would be shipped early and guaranteed to arrive by Christmas Day… it did NOT arrive by Christmas Day. When it did arrive it was a disappointment. I purchased the largest box and the box contained everything from duplicate items to things I wouldn't considered very "worldly". The box contained things like raman noodles and chocolate bars, juice etc. 98% of the things in the box I have seen or purchased before from my area's shops and grocery stores. On top of that, one of the packages was open and spilled all over the box during shipping.
I also emailed the company when the box did not arrive on Dec 25th and received no response from them. I will never recommend them or order again. Try a different company!

I purchased this box for my sister's birthday, and she absolutely adored it. I placed an order for two boxes through their website, which was user-friendly and streamlined. Impressively, the delivery arrived a day ahead of her birthday, making the timing impeccable. The box itself, along with the snacks inside, boasted vibrant colors and appealing aesthetics, enhancing the overall experience. We had a delightful time sampling the snacks and engaging in lively comparisons of flavors from different countries.

There is absolutely no communication once your order is placed. Try The World doesn't notify you of shipping or provide and shipping information. The items I received were stale and some were expired. I feel like they source their products from TJ Maxx's clearance section. There is no theme to the box or "story". I tried to cancel and they refused to grant a fefund.

Trytheworld.com is a scam. I placed an one-year subscription in Oct 2023 and the first 2 boxes received contained stale and expired products. There is no explanation of what countries the snacks are from. They seem pretty random and look like they've been at the bottom of someone's pantry for decades. I emailed multiple times to the company's customer service department and ZERO communication back. My credit card company, American Express, got a customer service number for me. I called and that number is not in service *******277 (For those who want to keep trying). I learned my very expensive lesson. This is a SCAM. There is another company that does this, trytheworld is capitalizing on that company's model/similar name. BE AWARE!

I love receiving packages from Try the World! It is so fun to open the box and see what snacks were selected. I just received my box for this month and it looks so delicious. It is hard not to devour everything at once.

I ordered this as a 1 time thing for my family to get an Italian box for Christmas. They never got it even though it was ordered a month before Christmas.
Eventually they received a box and only has Asian foods. It's been 3 months since the first box came and they're all Asian. I also selected the medium sized box and they upped the size to the largest size, thus charging more. Theirs is also no indication as to which country the goods are from.
There's nowhere on the account tab on their website to cancel. I sent an email. Waiting to see what happens.

Our son gave us a $55 gift box for Christmas. We received cheap candy, an off brand package of ramen noodle, a small bag of chips and a small container of salt. Total cost estimated at maybe $10. Crap! Look somewhere else for a fun gift!

Took a very long time to receive first box, but the food options were good. Second box arrived on time but I wasn't crazy about the food this time. I forgot to cancel my subscription, at first they denied my request for a refund, but after I replied they offered me a partial refund. I'd say it's a fun thing to try, but if if it doesn't turn out to be your cup of tea, don't forget to cancel before your renewal. It would be nice if you could cancel on their website vs. having to email them.

Extremely, extremely unimpressed. Was supposed to get three boxes from three different countries, but instead got an odd hodgepodge of carby, sugary snacks from who knows what country. They sneakily renewed my subscription without my authorization, and would not offer a refund. AVOID this poor excuse for a company.

Absolute junk. 'Try the World' is a subsidiary of at least one other snack box seller (Universal Yums) - it's role, seemingly, is to take all the leftovers from the other company(ies) and throw them in a box and then brag about how they "curate" the contents. There is no theme or coherence, just odd items that are not very good. The subscription cannot be cancelled no matter how poor the product, so best just to avoid this one all together.

Absolute garbage. The company sells itself as a gourmet food/snack subscription & it's a bunch of junk food!
I've received the same items in multiple boxes.
Customer service is nonexistent.
I canceled my subscription 2/8/22 (you can only contact via email) my deliveries were to be stopped & I was promised a refund. I've received 4 boxes since then & 0 refund. Two boxes that I received today have duplicates of the same garbage!
Unethical, awful company!

This company is the biggest joke in food boxes that I have ever seen. Snacks inside are 100% starches, sugars, and carbs. Nothing inside is novel or intriguing. There is also no papers inside explaining any of the foods or providing any context.

The snacks have no discernable theme; I get snacks from different countries in the same box, always the same countries, and from countries like Mexico (which is not exotic to someone who live in the USA). I even get the same exact snacks in consecutive boxes sometimes!

The pricepoint is wayyyyy off as well. Each box contains maybe $5-$8 of food and they charge disproportionately more. Honestly I dont see how this garbage company is still in business.

Seems this is pretty consistent with the rest of the reviews. I got 3 boxes. All of the boxes not only had a had a bunch of duplicates within the boxes, but there were duplicates between the boxes. Customer service basically was polite after I complained about the first one, saying "oh, some people like one thing or another, so we give more" and then promised no more dupes. After the second box was full of dupes, I complained and CS didn't even respond. The third was more of the same. Absolutely do not bother. Waste of money.

Received this as a gift for Christmas. Subscription was supposed to start in January. It was late which they blamed on the weather. From the package to arrive some of the product was open in the box and smashed. February order never came. It has taken three emails and two phone calls for them to respond. They again blame the weather. Now in the middle of March and still have not received February or March. Trying to get a refund and having difficulty.