Subscribe to the Resolution of Wearing Good Pants All Year Round, With the 'Who Made Your Pants?' Monthly Box

I really am finding some unusual monthly subscription boxes along my way of investigating what the Internet has to offer.

Who Made Your Pants? is a little business in Southampton which pays a living wage to its  female employees, some from a background of having a hard time in life. Everyone who joins the business starts at the sewing machine, and from there, profits are reinvested to train the women up in other key business areas like admin, taxes, marketing and finance so they can follow their ambitions within the same company they took a first step with.

And the pants? Well I can testify they are soft, lacy, top quality and very pretty. The December box came with candy canes and matching holiday coloured pants. 

The monthly subscription costs £21.50 per month and you get a range of their different designs in pants packages over the year.  Right now there's a special New Year offer where you get 13 months for the price of 12.

You can also shop for single pairs of your own choosing in the Pants Shop. So get clicking, get sexy pants and know you're helping out your fellow women.

The Award for the Most Obscure Monthly Subscription Box Goes to.... Jangneus

Here's a unique subscription box idea. Jangneus, a Swedish-design led brand have a dishcloth or a tea towel monthly delivered to your door. Each month a pack of fresh, hand-printed, classic design dishcloths arrive to refresh your kitchen. You can pick by colour, to match the Swedish chic to your own kitchen, or go for a mix and match colour pack. Dishcloth subscription box for the year costs £35 and for a whole year of beautifully designed tea towels, it's £55. Some of the prints are too nice to use, and could be used as kitchen wall hangings.

Discover Vegan Cuts in 2014. Cruelty-free Beauty Box or Vegan Snack Box in Monthly Subscription Form.

Over the next fortnight or so I'll be introducing you to some unusual, lesser known box subscription services. Treat yourself for January and sign up for a monthly delivery.

First up is Vegan Cuts, the animal friendly site with two box services on offer.

December's Vegan Beauty Box came with eye shadow, lip salve, and my favourite part a set of seasonal gold, silver and glittered nail polishes. The box ships from the States, but costs only $15 a month to any worldwide address, which is a super price for a service which can introduce you to cruelty free brands you may otherwise never hear of.

If a beauty box isn't your thing, and perhaps you'd like to start 2014 with some healthier snacks, why not try the Vegan Cuts Snackbox? Again it's $15 worldwide for the monthly box, less than that if you're in the US.

I love trying new snacks, so I was intrigued to try the crisps made from beans, which were black. They are delicious. The product I'm going to have to hunt down a supply of though, is the coconut milk chews, seasoned with sea salt. Outstanding!

Any questions? Find Vegan Cuts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Sign up before mid-January and you should receive your first box, or both boxes, around 20th January.