Lost $200 on a meal prep service that just brought me stress

I signed up for this fresh meal kit delivery thing back in March, thinking it would save me time and money on groceries. After three weeks I totaled up my receipts and realized I'd paid $200 for boxes of wilted spinach and tiny portions that left my family hungry. The kicker was I still had to cook everything, so it wasn't even saving me time. Has anyone else fallen for one of these promises and ended up feeling ripped off?

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mila_reed22h ago

Did you actually follow the recipes portion sizes or were you just expecting more food than what's designed for normal adults? I'm asking because I've been using a similar service for six months and my grocery bill actually went down since I stopped impulse buying at the store.

emmajackson21h ago

Laughed out loud at "designed for normal adults" like I'm some sort of giantess with a bottomless pit of a stomach. I mean yeah, I followed the portions but maybe I miscalculated because I ended up eating my partner's portion too and then ordered pizza an hour later. The grocery savings definitely get eaten up by the after dinner emergency snacks, that's for sure.