Dropped $50 on a meal prep service that sent me moldy veggies

I signed up for FreshPrep last month thinking it would save me time, but the first box had a slimy bag of spinach and a tomato with mold on it. They refunded me $10 after I complained, but I still lost $40 total on stuff I couldn't use. Has anyone else had bad luck with those cheap meal kit deals?

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sean_barnes242d ago

Jumping in here but isn't this kinda just what you sign up for with the cheapest option out there? I tried a similar meal kit deal last year and found a weird slimy cucumber, but I just picked it out and ate the rest of the stuff. They gave me a $5 credit and I moved on. It sucks you lost $40 but a refund for a little moldy spinach and a tomato seems like they gave you something at least.

the_robin2d ago

@sean_barnes24 I hear you but $10 off a $50 box for moldy spinach and a rotten tomato is weak. That's basically a 20% refund for inedible food. They should have made it right with a full refund or a free box. A little mold on spinach isn't a little thing either, that's gross.

richard_young802d ago

So you think $10 is fair for eating around rotten veggies?

evan5432d ago

Wait, did you just pick out the slimy stuff and eat around it? I had a similar thing happen with a box from a different company last month. Got a bag of salad that was basically brown sludge on the bottom and a tomato that was soft on one side. I just tossed the bad parts, rinsed the rest, and made my meal anyway. They gave me a $8 credit for the whole thing and I was fine with it. So yeah, $10 off for a couple bad items sounds fair to me if the rest of the box was fine. Sometimes you gotta just work with what you got.