My Dad used to say it tastes better when it’s free! 😂
I’ve recently entered the world of online meal kits.
Not so much because we didn’t like cooking, but just because it seems like they’re trying to give you great meals for almost nothing.
It saves on groceries & eating out.
Now you may be thinking, “Whoa! I thought those online meal kits were really expensive?”
They can be.
If you just subscribe to a single kit & get a delivery week after week, it really adds up.
But I don’t do that.
I’ve gotten two meal kits now.
The first kit was 3 meals for 2 people for free (retail at nearly $70). I only had to pay $11 in shipping. This was from Marley Spoon.
The second was 3 meals for 4 people for free (retail at nearly $120). I only had to pay $5 in shipping. This was from HelloFresh.
Lest you think they were just sending us cheap food, the first one had multiple steak dinners and the second box had high quality dishes as well.
Ok, so what’s the catch?
Since there are quite a few meal kit companies online competing with each other, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that they’re all vying for your business.
The way they do that is by offering free or discounted kits, even knowing that you might cancel after the first order. And that’s what we’ve done.
But it gets better.
They don’t like it when you cancel, so they’ll often send you retention offers, inviting you to come back by offering you more free or discounted kits.
And the cycle continues with each company competing for your business & trying to incentivize you to take even more food from them.
We haven’t been doing this weekly, but as often as we get an offer we can’t refuse, we’ll place another order.
Our daughters have really enjoyed receiving the kits & cooking the food. And I’ve enjoyed saving money by us not cooking or eating out on those nights like we typically would.
If you’re looking to get some great meals shipped to your home where the ingredients have already been picked out & organized, you can definitely give these a try.
My latest box was from HelloFresh & they’ll send you a free box too using my referral link. Their current offer is 2 meals for 2 people free with free shipping. If you have a family of 4, just order 2 of the same meal and all 4 of you can eat a meal together free. Plus, they give us $35 toward future meal kits each time we refer someone. Once you get your free box, you can use your referral link to refer others as well & build up money toward free kits.
Here’s our link: https://www.hellofresh.com/freebox/Q2hyaXMtMjcyMzUxMzc1LTAtNC0xNi1VUw
I’ll keep you updated on our meal kit adventures. 😃
