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My wife and I tried Imperfect Produce for a few months, and we were very disappointed with it. For one, an alarmingly large portion of our produce came expired
by RussianCow 7y ago
My wife and I tried Imperfect Produce for a few months, and we were very disappointed with it. For one, an alarmingly large portion of our produce came expired (not just bruised or misshaped or anything like that, but outright expired, even moldy in some instances). And if that wasn't enough, we consistently had mistakes in our orders—things we ordered wouldn't arrive at all, with no notice, and we would sometimes get produce we didn't order. Their customer service issued us a refund + credit in every instance, which makes me think this is a regular occurence, but after the about the 5th mistake we decided we had had enough.
And even if everything had gone swimmingly for us, their selection is incredibly inconsistent, and their prices on some items were barely better than those at our local New Seasons (which isn't known for low prices). Plus, the delivery time is a pretty large window that ends late into the evening, so you can't rely on the produce for your dinner that day.
I love the idea, but they have a lot of issues they need to sort out first. I personally was put off by it and would never try it again or recommend it to anyone.
- roywiggins 7y agoAt that point, you should just buy a real CSA share, instead of Imperfect Produce, which is sort of trying to be a fake CSA. https://www.localharvest.org/csa/ https://www.localharvest.org/csa/
- RussianCow 7y agoI haven't looked into it in years, but last I checked, CSA shares where I live are really expensive for what you get. And at that point, I'd rather just get my produce at the local New Seasons—it's much more consistent and convenient, and the quality of their seasonal produce is really good in my experience.