February 28 2019

Review: Imperfect Produce

We are subscribed to get a Mixed Fruit & Veggie Small Box every other week from Imperfect Produce. It came highly recommended by my friend Jayme. I decided to at least give it a try because the first week would be really cheap because I would get $10 off my first order. I knew it would also give my friend a $10 credit for referring me, so it was a no-brainer.

Here is what the website looks like when I log in. It is so cute! The site is easy to use and navigate, so keep reading to see the awesome photos of my first three orders.

Our first delivery 1/18/2019 Total Cost: $8.09 (included the $10 off 1st order deal)

Second Delivery 2/1/2019 Total Cost: $15.99

Third Delivery 2/15/2019 Total Cost: $19.37

Note this is the blurb and my referral link:

“Hey, check out Imperfect! They have amazing produce, delivered to your door. Here’s $10 to shop and create your imperfect box. You can thank me later 🙂”

If you think getting produce delivered might be right for your household, please consider using my link to start your subscription. You can customize, pause to stop your subscription at any time.

We decided to save on shipping costs by getting it delivered only every other week for now. So far we have used everything from our deliveries. The only imperfections we have noticed have been either very small or very large sized produce as compared to what we are used to seeing in the stores. The 2nd order had 6 mandarins and they were a good size, but the 3rd order when we got them again came with 6 mandarins that were smaller than the tiniest cuties we have ever seen. The apples are very tiny also, but really good. This is a great way to try new produce. They also have many recipes on the website to help you find ways to use the produce you order. In case you don’t want to be surprised by what is in your box, you can customize the order for a window of time the week before delivery. We tinkered a bit with ours and I let Hubby help me decide what to opt out of and what to add in. The 3rd order, we opted for 3 pounds of sweet potatoes, and we got three huge individual sweet potatoes in our box. Some items are offered in both organic and regular versions for just a slight price increase.

I was poking around on the website after customizing my 3rd order and found several good looking recipes. Hubby was excited to try Butternut Squash Brownies so I printed it out and even though we didn’t get the butternut squash from Imperfect Produce, we did try this recipe and the brownies are truly amazing! I got my super picky sister to try them (she still doesn’t know what was in them) and she thought they were too chocolatey (like that is even possible!), hubby said the same thing. I loved them but wouldn’t have wanted to take the time and make the effort to make them myself. The squash we bought had enough to make three plus batches of this recipe. Think of the veggies you could sneak into your family while reinstating dessert in their lives!

I feel like the box is worth getting because the produce is fresher than what we find in the grocery stores. I have included screenshots of the order summaries in this post in an effort to show you what it is really like to use this service. I would imagine prices would be different depending on where you live, we are in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Have you tried a subscription food delivery service? Which one and what did you think? Are there others you would like to have us test for you?