Locca

What's in the box: A typical Locca kit bundles tea, tapioca pearls and sweetener for a themed flavor, which the brand says is enough for up to 24 drinks.

Locca is a US boba brand that sells what you need to make bubble tea at home: themed tea kits, tapioca pearls, popping boba, brown sugar syrup, flavored milk tea powders under its SuperBoba line, and some boba themed apparel. You should know up front that the site sells these as one time purchases. It does not describe a recurring subscription plan, so think of Locca as a boba supply shop rather than a monthly box. The main products are the boba tea kits. They come in themes such as The Classic, Thai Bliss, Daily Joy and Hibiscus Dream at $43.50 each, and the brand says each kit makes up to 24 drinks. A Brown Sugar Boba Tea Kit costs $49.50. Refills are fairly priced, with brown sugar syrup at $12.50 and popping boba made with real fruit juice at $12.99. US orders of $59 or more ship free. Locca markets the kits as gifts, and the range of themes makes them an easy present for a boba fan. A free recipe library helps beginners get past the basics. On the downside, several SuperBoba powders, including taro, strawberry and honeydew, are currently listed as sold out. If you want boba to arrive automatically, you will have to reorder it yourself.