Originally Posted by
SassyAshley
I must admit, most of the boxes I have seen even though I am not shopping the sales and am spending a bit more on groceries (although more so to be honest it isn't as much paying more as it is buying more or buying early or where I have paid more it has been like $0.50 - $1 so when you factor in gas) the prices have no impressed me. Plus buying these boxes blind concerns me as are you getting the stuff that is about to turn so that is why they are selling it off where they use the fresh for take out orders? I know, I know I shouldn't think this way but it is the same feelings as I have with grocery pick up, do they have my standard for picking out meat and produce.
Actually the best one I have seen so far is someone posted about a box they got from one of the local Mexican Places and it was a fajita kit, yes everything was chopped up for you but the savings of buying the box to cook yourself vs them cooking them was not a lot. Granted I would have to chop it myself (but this is me, I love chopping, I might need a 12 step program) but for what they paid I could have made multiple meals including possibly paying more for some of the produce (anyone else noticing peppers not going on sale???).
To each there own, I know my one brother did one of those fundraising meat buys, he was ecstatic about what he ordered (do not think he has received yet) but the rest of the family either said the quantities where not worth it or a few us said the prices seemed a bit high. Again you are buying unseen, he was all excited about the amount of chicken they were getting but me I question how "nice" are the Chicken Breast. I have admitted it before I only buy Chicken Breast from Costco as last time I got them from both RCSS and Metro they were not nicely butchered and by the time I cut off the gross bit they were tiny. Not to mention I find grocery store chicken breasts so small we have to use 2 to 3 for a meals where is at Costco if I cut it up 1 Chicken Breast feeds both of us.