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1 is solvable and has already been solved by competitors. What I believe is an EU based VC funded startup, HelloFresh, delivers boxes with recipes + the necess

1 is solvable and has already been solved by competitors. What I believe is an EU based VC funded startup, HelloFresh, delivers boxes with recipes + the necessary ingredients to your home. We've been a customer for a while, and everything they send is extremely fresh. Their fish is fresher and better than anything I've been able to buy in my city (not by the sea), including specialized fish shops. They're definitely not cheap, but they've proven that "I can't see what produce I get" is not a problem to customers if the quality is both consistent and extremely high. For all the criticism they've been getting in here in the Netherlands, their fast-moving consumer goods logistics is spectacular.

hammock 8y ago
HelloFresh is the worst of the mealkit services I've tried. If you like it that much, I would recommend trying out some of the other ones.
- jen20 8y ago
  My big complaint from HelloFresh was that while you can sign up online, you have to call them to cancel, which makes it hard to suspend for extended trips. Consequently I just cancelled once and never went back. Having a more involved mechanism for cancellation than sign up is one of more nefarious "dark patterns" which I cannot stand.
  - mattferderer 8y ago
    I've cancelled online many times. The only way I find them to be priced right is when they offer a deal. If these places could lower shipping costs somehow & get their prices down a bit while keeping quality high, I would gladly order more. I'm amazed places like Walmart, Target & large grocers haven't dominated this market with similar boxes you can pick up at a store or have delivered to your house.
    - jen20 8y ago
      The only option available to me was to call to cancel, though suspend was available online.
- skrebbel 8y ago
  Are you referring to the food quality and freshness? Note that I said nothing about their service, the tech, the price, the amount, etc. That's all pretty shitty IMO.
  - hammock 8y ago
    Yes my comment was purely on food quality.

hammock 8y ago

HelloFresh is the worst of the mealkit services I've tried. If you like it that much, I would recommend trying out some of the other ones.

jen20 8y ago
My big complaint from HelloFresh was that while you can sign up online, you have to call them to cancel, which makes it hard to suspend for extended trips. Consequently I just cancelled once and never went back. Having a more involved mechanism for cancellation than sign up is one of more nefarious "dark patterns" which I cannot stand.
- mattferderer 8y ago
  I've cancelled online many times. The only way I find them to be priced right is when they offer a deal. If these places could lower shipping costs somehow & get their prices down a bit while keeping quality high, I would gladly order more. I'm amazed places like Walmart, Target & large grocers haven't dominated this market with similar boxes you can pick up at a store or have delivered to your house.
  - jen20 8y ago
    The only option available to me was to call to cancel, though suspend was available online.
skrebbel 8y ago
Are you referring to the food quality and freshness? Note that I said nothing about their service, the tech, the price, the amount, etc. That's all pretty shitty IMO.
- hammock 8y ago
  Yes my comment was purely on food quality.