Pastreez

What's in the box: A set of handmade French macarons in flavors you choose from the menu, from a 20 piece gift box up to larger family and event sizes.

Pastreez is a small macaron bakery in Phelan, California, run by Yami and Anthony, two chefs who trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris. It works as an online macaron shop, not a recurring box. The site does not mention a subscription plan, so you place each order yourself. The main product is a 48 macaron set built from their flavor menu for $89, which comes to under $2 per piece. A 20 macaron gift box in a soft touch case costs $59, and a larger event option includes a macaron tower for parties. Shipping is free on orders over $50. You can add an event date on the product page so the order ships fresh for your occasion. For custom colors, flavors or designs, you contact the team through live chat. Everything is made by hand in their own kitchen, which matters for a pastry this easy to get wrong. The site also mentions a freshness guarantee and packaging built for shipping. Macarons are fragile and perishable, though, and the site does not say how long they keep after delivery. If you want a regular monthly treat, you will have to remember to reorder, because nothing arrives automatically.