Comments on: Abel & Cole Organic Box Delivery [Review]

By: Whimsical Wife

Whimsical Wife — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:01:11 +0000

I’ve used box schemes in the past but… I’ve always found them a little inconvenient. Either the quality has not been fabulous and so the food has only lasted a few days or the food has been fabulous but despite ordering family or large boxes (billed as feeding family of 5-6) they just don’t, there just is not enough in them!
I like you love the surprise of not knowing whats coming and the challenge of making it into something. But I hate the delivery slot of 7am – 10pm it just doesn’t work for me.
However the times I used Northern Harvest the quality has been superb but the delivery slot just to long.

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By: goodshoeday

goodshoeday — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:26:43 +0000

I try to avoid supermarket but I didn’t think the quality was any better and I like to see what I am buying on fresh stuff so in the end the supermarket wins but then where I am there are about 5 supermarkets with 2 miles and one is a Waitrose whose ethics are pretty good as corporates go, partly because of the partnership bit of it. Also in the supermarket I can often see where stuff comes from so I can pick more local stuff even though no doubt it went on some convoluted journey to get there.
Its an interesting topic and one with no right answer.
goodshoeday´s last [type] ..Mostly berries- some cherries and currants

By: George@CulinaryTravels

George@CulinaryTravels — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:23:45 +0000

I agree. If I had a farmers market that I could easily get to, I’d use it. I do have a thing about avoiding supermarkets as much as possible though … and so the organic scheme and usage of my local butcher pretty much allow that.

By: goodshoeday

goodshoeday — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:13:37 +0000

I think its real horses for courses with shopping. I tried the Abel & Cole box scheme last year and was pretty ambivalent about it (http://withknifeandfork.com/boxed-in) I couldn’t see what it offered me beyond Ocado/Waitrose. It wasn’t any cheaper, and it wasn’t any more local. And that was before I found the two nearby farmers markets. I can see though that if your shopping opportunities are limited then it could be a good way to get organic and seasonal items.
goodshoeday´s last [type] ..Mostly berries- some cherries and currants