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  1. 13th January 2020, 05:13 PM #1
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    HELLO FRESH....Does anyone use it?

    the reason I ask is because we have used it for some time now, it appears to economical, the meals are great.

    there is a problem attached...

    every delivery comes in a cardboard box...no problem , recyclable

    in the box are several bags, paper with ingredients , no problem either.

    fresh foods such as veges , herbs, condiments , meats etc come in an insulated ziplock bag with one or two frozen gel blocks to keep everything cool in transit and therein is our problem.....these things accumulate rapidly or goto land fill, the cold blocks did a sterling job over the festive season in eskies but we have too many and they keep breeding.

    anyone else have the same problem or do you just dump them?
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    I had the same problem. Just kept accumulating cool bags and frozen block things. I gave away as many as I could to family and friends, but in the end they've just got to go in the bin. At least they've been designed environmentally well with no chemicals, plastics etc.
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    Seriously guys go to the supermarket and buy/cook your own food, Millions of us still do this without ANY problems
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    Ours would collect the old boxes and cool packs when the next order was delivered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    Seriously guys go to the supermarket and buy/cook your own food, Millions of us still do this without ANY problems
    Why? Have one vehicle make lots of deliveries of groceries or have lots of people driving in to shop?

    Greener alternative, no time constraints, no frustration. No need to go near those pesky Meth addicts etc HELLO FRESH....Does anyone use it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Ours would collect the old boxes and cool packs when the next order was delivered.
    Actually thats a really good idea. There is probably no reason why the bags and frozen packs couldn't be reused.
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    The two companies that offer this service use insulated trucks and you get your stuff cool enough that they do not require extra cooling. Frozen meals however is a different story. The insulation packaging is the biggest source of plastic waste. They do use dried ice so stuff gets really cold and no waste in the box though.

    In any case, I should think in a fairly hot country you guys would use cooled vans for delivery?

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    Quote Originally Posted by prelude View Post
    The two companies that offer this service use insulated trucks and you get your stuff cool enough that they do not require extra cooling. Frozen meals however is a different story. The insulation packaging is the biggest source of plastic waste. They do use dried ice so stuff gets really cold and no waste in the box though.

    In any case, I should think in a fairly hot country you guys would use cooled vans for delivery?

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    It’s when it sits on the front porch for hours that needs the cooling.
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  9. 13th January 2020, 09:28 PM #9
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    ahhh my bad

    The services here require you to accept delivery. They do haul it into you kitchen though so many people who normally go shopping themselves order online when they have a party so that all the heavy lifting gets done by the poor young bloke wh drives the van.

    The frozen meals like I said have dry ice in them and last for 48 hours. They can be dropped anywhere
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    And I thought from the title we were talking about hygiene products My mum who is 89 gets Lite and Easy meals delivered, we have found its the best way to get her to eat decent food.

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