What We Found in an Amazon Mystery Box: GrowUpSmart & More — May 19, 2026

Not every Amazon Mystery Box is going to make us gasp. This one was steady, practical, and honestly kind of charming — the kind of box where you open it and think, yeah, people will actually use all of this. Sealed, brand-new, and ready to go.

Three Smart Tactics 16" Folding Chess Set - Premium Edition with Chess Bag and Extra Chess Pieces Sets Walked Right In

Three of them. At $25 retail each, that's $75 worth of premium chess sets in one shot — each one comes with the folding board, a carrying bag, and extra pieces. These are genuinely nice sets, not bargain-bin junk. Whether you're a casual player or buying a gift, these are the kind of thing you'd feel good about putting under a tree.

Also in the box: a Hydrohealth Hydrogen Water Bottle Generator - Hydrogen Water Machine for Drinking - Portable Water Ionizer Machine - Hydrogenated Water Bottle 3000PPB — a 3000PPB portable hydrogen water ionizer that retails for $20. Niche item, but those customers exist and they are loyal.

We also pulled three bottles of POPCORN PERFECT: Popcorn Butter spray for Microwave and Popcorn Maker, Pop Corn Alternative to Oil, Tastes like Movie Theatre Butter, Better than Kettle corn & Dry Seasoning Toppings, 5 oz (1 Pack) — that movie-theatre butter flavor in a spray, $8.99 each. Honestly we were tempted to keep one. Three cans of Clorox Fresh Disinfecting Wipes Bleach Free Cleaning Wipes - 75ct rounded things out on the practical side — 75 wipes per canister, $4.99 each, and they never sit on our shelves for long. Plus a bottle of Dial Body Wash Exfoliate & Restore Himalayan Salt (16 fl oz, $3.97) rounding out the personal care side.

The rest? Dozens of bin-labeled items headed straight into our store bins. Come dig. Hot Springs, we've got you.