> I buy the family size of Blue Apron for myself (12 meals at $8.99 per serving). There is no food in NYC of any considerable size/quality/taste that is a quar

> I buy the family size of Blue Apron for myself (12 meals at $8.99 per serving). There is no food in NYC of any considerable size/quality/taste that is a quarter of that price for that amount of calories. Ramen noodles and tuna maybe.. I live in midtown Manhattan, and I could easily purchase 12 prepared meals per week of good quality for $9/meal. In fact, that's one of the reasons I stopped using Blue Apron when I tried it - even before I factored in the cost of my time, it was slightly more expensive per meal than ordering delivery on Seamless. Once I factored in 15-30 minutes per meal (30-60 minutes divided by two servings), it was clearly way more expensive. The other reason, though, was that I didn't live in a building with a doorman, and the last delivery window they had on weekdays was 6-8PM. I couldn't guarantee I'd be home by 6PM, and I wasn't thrilled with the idea of them just dumping a box of food on the stoop where anyone could take it.