I got one baby box, didn't bother with my second DC. Some of it was useful but I didn't use the box and just ended up skipping it (the idea was to use it as a cot or storage but it just didn't really fit anywhere we had a moses basket and a next to me crib and a toy box anyway). The bath thermometer was the most handy thing. Books as well. But yes, it's not something really that was an essential need for all families, I can't say that it was worth all the other stuff they've done and bad decisions SNP have made.