I have seen these types of "stores" discussed on TV. If something is too big or too small, stores will reject it. If the color is uneven or it is oddly shaped it is rejected. Sounds like a good deal to me.

We have a 6 lb. bag of "Somewhat(?) Imperfect" apples for usually $4.97 in "No Frills", discount line of "Loblaws", a major chain, frequently? regularly?

Usual price for most apples some over a buck a pound, sometimes lower in harvest season.

Quite a number of farmers' markets around this area, some prices are somewhat lower, quite a number are competitive, but quality is good and their own products are fresh from the field.

ole joyfuelled ... with some fuelling from local products

I looked into something similar the first time I saw it on FB. Unfortunately they didn't deliver to my area yet. I'd be thrilled to give it a try. Not having something perfect doesn't bother me at all. All tastes the same!

Anne, I was wondering about cost vs value on these also, so would be very interested to hear your experience.

From what I discern from the websites, it is about 20 bucks for a delivery for 2 people's worth....It is interesting if you are in their delivery area to check out ediej1209. If I buy at the grocery store (either Aldi or an East Coast chain) I definitely spend that. My issue with grocery produce is that I don't care to or have time to go to the store multiple times a week so produce can go bad on me. I have access to incredible markets but I feel that I spend a lot more there, with the benefit of it being fresher. I feel like the "seconds" are fresher than a supermarket and I can eat a misshapen squash with no worries.Just heard about this the other day and it sounds interesting. I used to do a coop thing but you had to pick up at a particular time and it wasn't always well rounded....rutabega and no greens didn't help....and if I was stuck at work then I paid for food I didn't get and my work is one where the day might seem like i am leaving at 3 and then something happens and I am there until 8. I was hoping someone else had done my leg work!!!!!!

My stepdaughter gets deliveries from somewhere, I think it's "Perfectly Imperfect". She feels that she's getting a good deal but I get occasional emails, like the one asking what to do with red cabbage. She enclosed a picture and I had to tell her it was radicchio.

She and her husband have no children and he doesn't like most vegetables, so she has found that her delivery meant for 2 people is more than sufficient, plus an organic option was available, so she signed up.

It's definitely cheaper than buying the same items at her local grocery store, but I think that would depend on where you live, she's in Columbus, Ohio.

Annie

How could vegetables shipped to you once a week and spending at least a day or two enroute, in who knows what kind of temperature conditions, be fresher than what you buy going several times a week to a grocery store? Same reason why people go to farmers markets, under the presumption that the stuff has just come from the farm and is fresher.

Everyone is different but I gladly pay more for higher quality produce - better looking, more flavorful, fresher, etc. Getting more for less money if less fresh and a lower quality has no appeal for me.

I can't seem to see if Perfectly Imperfect delivers to our area but I will research more. Our last adult kid has left so it hubby and I. He loves veggies ...I am the pickier of the 2.

We would use the food because even though I love to cook but could be lazy and eat out every day all day , I hate to waste food. I feel 100 percent better when we do most cooking at home and just do local restaurants that do "good" cooking.

Of our kids that are not too far and the grandkids...they all love veggies and fresh food so I am lucky with that.

Gosh, now there seems to be another choice....

Can you do a trial order? It would want to check that things like potatoes aren't the size of peas.....peeling would be a right pain.