Value for money or not? Veg box buyers opinions needed

lil_me

Just found a local company who delivers Organic fruit and veg boxes where I lived, I asked for an example of what is in this weeks medium box (£12.50) It's been a while since we had box deliveries so wondered what you all think.

1 Jan King cabbage
1 Cauliflower
1/2 kg of carrots
1/2 kg yellow onions (approx 6 small)
1.5 kg Axona Red potatoes
1/2 kg Royal Gala apples (approx 4)
1/2 kg Fairtrade bananas (approx 3 large)
1/2 kg Blood oranges (approx 3 large)
1/2 kg William pears (approx 4)

I was wondering if anyone could give examples of what they get and for how much or state if they think this is ok value. Delivery is free on regular orders over £15 which I would just top up with eggs/milk/cheese, get a slightly larger box or more veg so no 'extras' to add on.

Thanks you all

mama67

lil_me wrote: »

Just found a local company who delivers Organic fruit and veg boxes where I lived, I asked for an example of what is in this weeks medium box (£12.50) It's been a while since we had box deliveries so wondered what you all think.

1 Jan King cabbage
1 Cauliflower
1/2 kg of carrots
1/2 kg yellow onions (approx 6 small)
1.5 kg Axona Red potatoes
1/2 kg Royal Gala apples (approx 4)
1/2 kg Fairtrade bananas (approx 3 large)
1/2 kg Blood oranges (approx 3 large)
1/2 kg William pears (approx 4)

I was wondering if anyone could give examples of what they get and for how much or state if they think this is ok value. Delivery is free on regular orders over £15 which I would just top up with eggs/milk/cheese, get a slightly larger box or more veg so no 'extras' to add on.

Thanks you all

Lil_me, I get a box delivered each week this weeks contained:

1.08kg potatoes
420g (3) onions
365g purple sprouting broccoli
435g (6) tomatoes
265g (1) aubergine
570g (1) cauliflower
445g (5) leeks
600g (8) carrots
1 kg (6) bananas
1 cucmber

This costs me £10 including free delivery. I do actually have a £7 veg box and add in the cucumber and bananas as extras.

My company doesn't have any dairy etc so if you get that option as well that is good.

The above amount is about right on veg for us but I do buy a sack of potatoes each month as well from the farm shop

lil_me

Thanks for your response, much appreciated. Is that box organic? Just trying to be 'fair' when comparing prices.

mama67

Yes it is, and all apart from obvious imports are grown either on their own farm or their sister farm.see here

My box travels approx 35 miles to get to me but that is the closest scheme; so is local in that respect.

Boatie_Bird

Hi lil-me,

My veg box costs £8.99 and this week I'll be getting:

Boxes delivered w/c 24th March are expected to contain 1.5kg Valor potatoes (Bedfordshire), bunch carrots (Bedfordshire), January King cabbage (Bedfordshire), white cauliflower (Bedfordshire), 2 parsnips (Bedfordshire), bunch parsley (Bedfordshire), 4 tomatoes (Hertfordshire).

I'm lucky to get free delivery as the company delivers to my place of work (about 10 boxes of so a week).

Could you go in with others to minimise delivery costs?

BB

lil_me

Delivery is free when you order over £15 as long as it's on the day they cover my area, which is fine for me.

Thanks for the replies, interesting knowing how it compares. I'm such a 'MSE addict' now that I won't do as I did before and just order it without looking into it first tight as a kippers wotsit as some might say

jjef

I get a weekly organic veg box for £10.00 I dont have potatoes delivered as i buy a large sack as and when needed.
In my veg box this week -
5/6 carrots
5/6 onions
3 medium leeks
3 large parsnips
2 small spring cabbage
2 small swede

During the course of the week we will get through all this. The £10 includes delivery.

Telute

MY a+c delivery arrived today small mixed organic fruit and veg box cost £10.
Contents -
5/6 Carrots
medium bulb of fennel
big bunch of celery
Lots of muddy sticks which must be black salsify (if anyone has a clue what to do with this i'd welcome suggestions)
2 large ruby grapefruit
several handfuls of tiny mandarins
4 pears
a punnet of cherry tomatos

(the tomatos, salsify and celery were replacements for a cabbage, radishes and potatoes)

LittleTinker

WoW! I cant believe you all pay so much for these......are they so expensive because they are delivered? I know they say free delivery, but it isnt really is it

lil_me

LittleTinker wrote: »

WoW! I cant believe you all pay so much for these......are they so expensive because they are delivered? I know they say free delivery, but it isnt really is it

Looking at current prices for organic fruit and veg, they don't seem too bad value to me. Aswell many are locally sourced produce. Maybe you could pass on examples of what you buy on a weekly basis, where it's sourced and how much you pay so we can compare them?

Thanks for the responses, very interesting.

Paulie'sGirl

I'm about to ditch mine at least in the short term.

I pay £13 a week (split with my mum) for:

5/6 pots
5/6 carrots
3 or 4 small onions
6 eggs

then this weeks variables were:
2 oranges
100g mushrooms
a small savoy
3 small leeks
small head of broc

Its excellent quality, i just can't justify the expense at present.

Hope the comparison helps lil me