ray210•4d ago

I wasted $80 on a meal prep subscription that I totally could have done myself

So I signed up for this meal prep service called Freshly last month, you know, the one where they send you single-serving meals. I figured it would save me time and keep me from eating fast food. But after two weeks I realized I was basically paying $10 per tiny container of chicken and rice. I could have made the same stuff at home for like $2 a meal, easy. Plus half the meals tasted super bland and I ended up adding my own seasoning anyway (which defeats the whole point, right?). I canceled after week three and I'm out $80 with nothing to show for it but some plastic containers in the recycling bin. Has anyone else fallen for these subscription services and felt kinda dumb about it afterwards?

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nathanking4d ago

Blew $60 on a HelloFresh box and ended up ordering pizza three times that week.

grant.kevin3d ago

@nathanking yeah the portion sizes in those boxes are wild, like a single chicken thigh for two people. It’s basically a shopping list with extra steps, not a meal plan. I almost wonder if they designed it so you’d still need to order out, keeps you coming back for more.