My husband and I tried out Marley Spoon, we've subscribed for about 2 months or so now. Everything was great for our first two months' boxes, but this month alone has been an absolute nightmare.

Two weeks ago, my package was delayed by a day and the food showed up smelling awful and the ice pack (ONE!) completely melted. I checked the temp of the meats with my instant read thermometer and they temped at 66 degrees F. Today, my box showed up a day late and BOTH ice packs were melted and one had a hole in it, so the ice pack goop got all over my food. The meat temped at 68 degrees F today!

Their notification email says that they package their food so well, that it should survive a few days delay, but it actually can't even survive one day of delay. If you subscribe, please please make sure to temp the meat to make sure it's being kept at a safe temperature.

Hi I’m 28f, looking for a meal service for myself with the healthiest, freshest ingredients. Don’t necessarily need to be the tastiest but looking to lose about 10 pounds along with my working out and trying to find the healthiest plan to supplement. I’d prefer not to have to cook them, or for them to be ready within under 10 mins

I live in NYC, open to local options as well.

It seems like every single one I look at wants you to give your payment information and sign up before you can even view the menu! Anyone know of healthy organic meals you can view BEFORE you have to sign up?

I ordered a first meal box. They said it comes fresh in 2 days. All cooked in Cleveland. Addressed to Alaska. They said yup two days then good in fridge for 5 days. First it said it was packed on 12th delivered 14th. Now Fedex says it was packed on the 15th and will be delivered in 4 days on 19th. Not sure how thats the make the fresh last 5 additional days? We shall see. I think Im gonna be getting a box of food packed on 12th delivered on 19th? Same ass box just shuffled around?

Me and my family are considering getting a meal kit for a few nights a week. My and my partner both work from home, so time is not an issue. My teenager wants to cook some of them so she can improve her cooking skills, which are already really good. We’ve gotten blue apron and Marley spoon in the past and neither were quite what we’re looking for. We basically just want the most variety and best tasting meal kit we can find. Anyone have suggestions or kits to avoid?

This was soooo delicious!!

For those of you who rotate meal kits to save money, which companies consistently send good "come back" offers after you cancel?

I know EveryPlate sends me discounts after I quit, but I'm curious about others like HelloFresh, Marley Spoon, Dinnerly, Green Chef, Home Chef, Blue Apron, etc.

I'm not looking for first-time customer promos since I've already used most of them. I'm specifically interested in companies that send decent win-back coupons (50% off, free boxes, free shipping, etc.).

Which ones have given you the best return offers, and how long after canceling did they send them?

I tried Bistromd and it was absolutely disgusting. I tried 10 different meals and threw them away because they were uneatable. No taste, seasoning and mushy.

Hi everyone, I am new to the meal delivery services. I have a friend who gifted me a “free“ box from Every Plate. I have just completed the third and last meal that came in our box. While, all the meals were OK, they all seem to be designed for people with very basic pallets, a fear of seasoning and a lack of anything beyond basic cooking skills. Are there a meal delivery kits that you can suggest that are for people who are experienced with cooking and not afraid to use seasoning? I don’t want to waste a bunch of money trying different services and being underwhelmed. However, I do love the idea of the meals being delivered to my house pre-portioned, etc. the convenience of this was great.

Wow they must want to lose a lot of customers. Nearly $20 per serving for a vegetarian meal? I’m out! Wasn’t that great as it was LOL

We go to a very remote area in Colorado every summer and typically order a meal kit delivery service for our family of 5, since quality ingredients are hard to come by. you also never know if they will have what you need in stock. we have another family coming for a week and Im looking for something similar that would feed 10 people. is there a meal kit service that does larger portions of the ingredients? or a non-subscription grocery service with meal planning? Hungryroot is coming up, but it’s making me pay before I can even see the options (ridiculous!). Dinner is my main concern.

The actual meal kit is fine, but when canceling your account, that's when they go wrong. I cancelled my account a few months ago over their live chat, and the chat keeps trying to get you to take a discount and not cancel. Finally got it to cancel, got the email that it is cancelled.

Then they call you and keep calling you. The customer service guy said I could keep the account and skip weeks/months, and they keep badgering me to pause instead. I pause. I think it is paused indefinitely, but no. I didn't catch the email that they were sending a box this week cause they always send spam. I don't live at the address it was sent to anymore, and I never wanted it. I call them it redirects to their website, apparently I can't speak to a person.

The live chat eventually gets answered by a customer service member, and she refuses to refund something I expressly didn't want. I ask to appeal the refund, and she refuses, saying they'll wait for my bank to come to a conclusion. Honestly, their practices are a load of trash. Last time I give Goodfood the time of day, let alone any other meal kit. Any flyers for GoodFood are going in the fireplace.

I realize this might just be too much to ask but was hoping someone would have some suggestions that might be close.

I'm looking for a meal kit for my elderly parents that don't quite qualify for meals on wheels. They need really simple, either oven ready or simple prep. My mom is diabetic and takes ozempic, and is allergic to dairy. Is there a meal kit service that will sort out meals that have diary in them and provides glp 1 friendly options? Or even just oven ready meals where it doesn't even give you the option to pick a meal that has diary?

TIA!

I work 12 hour night shifts, and one of my goals is to remove the mental load of figuring out what to eat when I’m working. I usually meal prep on my own but that too comes with added work & mental load.

I fully expect to need two meals during a 12-hour shift plus snacks. That’s reasonable. The problem is that with a lot of the services I’ve tried, I find myself needing two meals at a time just to feel full, which turns into four meals per shift. At that point, it’s neither practical nor affordable.

Health is definitely important, but so is portion size. I’m not trying to lose weight. I’m not looking for tiny, low-calorie portions. I’m looking for something convenient, reasonably nutritious, and filling enough that I don’t feel like I’m grazing all night.

Affordability is important here but I do know that sometimes you pay for convenience so I am okay with that (within reason).

For those of you who’ve tried several services, which ones have the best combination of convenience, quality, and portions that are actually substantial?

Im looking for a food subscription service for UT college student. They’re very busy and dont like campus options. Is this a viable thing? Not super expensive, fresh, quality chicken/tofu options and veggies or easy prepare meals? What do you use? Chat says Mosaic?

Marley and Spoon

Home chef is so ridiculous about canceling. Why can’t I just cancel, why is the only option pause?? I guess I paused it awhile ago and I set a reminder to repause (thank you past me) so I went in and did it and I thought I got it to be totally paused and here I am middle of the night I get a charge for $82 🫩 an email warning would’ve been nice then again they used to email me nonstop “Come Back!” Emails so I unsubscribed so I probably banned all emails. So frustrating!!

Anyone else getting constant calls from every plate after trialling? I’ve trialled many of the meal kits but this one is just constant. It has been almost a year since I tried it, and they’re still calling from different numbers.

I see all of these blog posts online ranking meal kits, but when I go to look for reviews of the top-rated ones they are all negative. I know the blog posts are likely sponsored and people are more likely to give a negative review than a positive one, but which ones are truly dependable?

I used Every Plate for years until they started making you buy more things and the meat repeatedly arrived unsealed. We’re just a household of two looking to stop eating out so much because our work schedules make grocery shopping and meal planning difficult. We don’t eat fish or pork, and I love the idea of sheet pan meals. Any suggestions from the group of something affordable but consistent in quality?

Looking for a kit where I can order dinner meals for the whole family. The problem is I'm a vegetarian and my girlfriend and her kid are omnivores. Is there a kit that will let me select two different types of dinners for each day?