Value for money or not? Veg box buyers opinions needed

CCP

I get my veggie boxes from Abel & Cole, and I'm a big fan (as I mention every time this subject comes up! ) They are really good at allowing you to say what you don't like, so you don't end up with a load of stuff you're not going to use, which was one of many problems I had with Riverford. (And there were a lot of problems - don't get me started! :rolleyes::D).

The only problem with A&C is that the stuff isn't always locally produced, which I know is one of the big attractions of veg boxes for a lot of people. I also don't know if they deliver in your area, although a quick postcode check on their website should tell you.

As far as price goes, I find that, in general, it works out roughly the same as buying from the supermarket. The quality is much better, though (at least in comparison to my local supermarkets) and I have found that I'm more likely to cook the stuff if it's sitting in the fridge anyway. It only works, though, if you like trying different things - I find I do get the occasional odd 'thing' in the box that I have to experiment with to work out what it is!

janiebaby29

I use Abel and Cole, ive just been emailed an offer that you can order 4 weekly boxes costing at least 15quid , after 4 weeks you get 50 quid credited to your account ,
pm me if you like

MrsE_2

CCP wrote: »

As far as price goes, I find that, in general, it works out roughly the same as buying from the supermarket. The quality is much better, though (at least in comparison to my local supermarkets) and I have found that I'm more likely to cook the stuff if it's sitting in the fridge anyway. It only works, though, if you like trying different things - I find I do get the occasional odd 'thing' in the box that I have to experiment with to work out what it is!

I get my fruit, veg & salad from Waitrose, are they as good as or better than Waitrose?

CCP

MrsE wrote: »

I get my fruit, veg & salad from Waitrose, are they as good as or better than Waitrose?

I very rarely get to shop in Waitrose so I can't answer for everything, but mostly the quality seems to be pretty much the same as I'd expect in there (i.e. very good). The only downside is that you don't get to pick the stuff yourself, but, on the rare occasions that anything I've received is a bit iffy, A&C have always refunded without any problems.

Obviously, if you do your shopping online then the second bit doesn't apply, but it's the main difference I've noticed.

Penelope_Penguin

I like veg boxes, but since we now grow a lot of our own, I've no recent experience

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the exsitning thread to give you more opinions

Penny. x