?x oranges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSomehow, my total ended up at $25.50, I have a feeling I might have added a discount code or something. My delivery day was a Tuesday afternoon, and it was placed just inside my doorstep in two cardboard boxes.<\/p>\n
The good: The pineapples were amazing and ripened perfectly. I had no complaints about the pears, bananas or oranges.<\/p>\n
The bad: The apples were hit and miss. Some were perfectly crispy as I would expect from new season apples, and some were meally. Both sets of grapes were not as crisp as I would have liked, but still ok to eat.<\/p>\n
The ugly: The plums never ripened properly, so although they were plum-squishy, they had no flavour. The crowning disaster was the rockmelon – it was ‘ripe’ on the day it arrived, and when I went to chop it up the next morning for breakfast, it turned out that it was completely rotten and inedible.<\/p>\n
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The final verdict: If I had paid full price on this, I’m pretty sure I would be annoyed. I appreciate it being about the farmers, but if it is coming direct, I expect it to all be edible. Also, as I’m conscious about my food waste, I was completely devastated about the rockmelon. Is it a bargain? This fortnight was a bit weird with Easter, so our eating habits were off so it might not be a clear test. If it was the only option, and it meant I got fruit instead of not? Maybe…<\/p>\n
Pass on this one. On to the next fruit delivery service…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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