ArchCrate: Get Your St. Louis Fix For 30 Bucks A Month

ST. LOUIS, MO — Are you homesick after having moved away from St. Louis? Maybe you've gone off to college or you're chasing that dream job on the east or west coast. Either way, it's probably been a while since you've had a slice of Imo's pizza and a Fitz's root beer. (And what the heck is a Panera, anyway? It looks almost the same as a St. Louis Bread Co., but there's something just a little off about it. You can feel it in your bones.)

Well, now there's a subscription service just for you. ArchCrate will start taking subscriptions this week, the Riverfront Times reports, offering your St. Louis fix for about 30 bucks a month.

Marcus Stewart, the services's founder, told the Riverfront Times that the idea began when his son went off to college. Stewart and his wife would ship him local items that weren't available anywhere else. Stewart thought adults might also enjoy nostalgic items from home.

“It could be craft beer, sauces, seasoning, snacks, different products from different stores,” Stewart told the RFT, adding that he's considering crates themed around different St. Louis neighborhoods. Crates might also contain sports t-shirts or jerseys. He'll even use shredded copies of local newspapers for packing material.

ArchCrate will offer two subscriptions, one for those living out of town, and another for locals. The second is meant to support local businesses and bring online relationships into the real world, Stewart said.

Register at Archcrate.com to be among the first to know when the service officially launches.

Read more from the Riverfront Times.

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