If you're ordering for Christmas, you can be assured that all orders placed before the cut-off date (Tuesday, December 12) will be shipped by the official Australia Post Christmas delivery cut-off dates for parcel post according to your delivery address state:
NSW: 19/12/2023
ACT, VIC, QLD, SA, TAS: 19/12/2023
WA, NT: 15/12/2023
Each box contains a minimum of 40% extra product value on top of the cost (not including packaging, wrapping and extras).
$30 box = Minimum $42 value
$50 box = Minimum $50 value
$80 box = Minimum $112 value
$100 box = Minimum $140 value
$150 box = Minimum $20 value
$200 box = Minimum $280 value
$250 box = Minimum $350 value
$300 box = Minimum $420 value
$500 box = Minimum $700 value
These curiosity mystery boxes will be filled with an assortment of natural curiosities, including but not limited to:
Dehydrated specimens
Articulated skeletons
Skulls
Specimens embedded in resin
Displayed specimens (in various vessels)
Minerals, fossils and crystals
Items from other categories (medical, religious etc) may be included depending on availability.
Please view the products on the website to get an idea of what's currently available.
Mystery boxes come with each item individually wrapped, with an itemised price list (sealed to avoid spoilers) and a selection of stickers and paper ephemera to decorate the top.
Mystery boxes generally won't include:
Jewellery, pens and most accessories (except resin-embedded specimen non-wearable accessories)
Books, incense, candles etc
One-of-a-kind items (antique, vintage or new)
True crime memorabilia
I want to make you the best mystery box possible, so I'm always open to considering your requests - but unfortunately there's usually a limit to what I can accommodate if it strays too far from the original concept of these curiosity mystery boxes. Please read the description carefully to understand what categories of items make up these boxes. If this is wildly different to what you had in mind, or if you are wanting to eliminate or add entire categories, this kind of mystery box might not be what you're looking for.
Please keep in mind that all requests are limited by availability and whether they fit into your budget.
I'll be uploading pictures of different boxes as I start to make them. These will be uploaded to this page and to social media.
To see boxes from previous years, check out the 'Mystery Boxes' highlight on the Odd Mountain Instagram profile. Please note that not everything you see in past boxes will be available for 2022 boxes.
Each box is made-to-order as quickly as possible. Processing time depends on current order volume, stock availability and a number of other factors. For this reason, please allow up to 2 weeks for your mystery box to be shipped - though your wait will likely be significantly shorter.
Odd Mountain mystery boxes are presented in a sleek black gift box filled with individually wrapped treasures. They make perfect gifts.
Each box comes sealed without your invoice and order information inside, ready to gift. Each box does include an itemised list of the contents (sealed behind a spoiler warning) which states the retail value of each item, but not the price of the box. As our mystery boxes contain at least 40% extra value, this list will always add up to more than you paid. For example, if you gift someone a $100 mystery box, they won't know that they have received a $100 mystery box, but they will be able to see that the value of the items in their box adds up to $140 (or more).
As the prices are all listed inside, individual items may have a price sticker on them. If you need your box to be absolutely price free (no prices on the contents list or on any items) please add a note to your order in the shopping cart and allow extra processing time.
You also have the option to include a gift message and/or exclude the invoice, which is handy if you are having the parcel sent directly to the recipient.
Honestly, I don't know how it started, but it's now out of control (and you're reaping all of the benefits). I collect little stickers and paper ephemera, but I don't scrapbook.. so I don't know what to do with them. I now use them to adorn the top of each mystery box and add another layer of excitement to the unboxing process. These are not included in the value of the mystery box, they're just something *extra*.
Got a special request? Need a different price? Want to clarify something before ordering? Send us an email or DM via social media.