10 second tip: save 66% on meals delivered from Plated.
Do you know about Plated? It’s a weekly delivery service of fresh ingredients and recipes. I haven’t tried it yet, because (until today’s deal) I’ve always felt like it was too pricey: the normal cost for six meals is $72 (yikes).
However, through February 14, RueLaLa is offering a great deal on your first delivery. For just $24, you can get six meals.
I just grabbed this offer. I was especially interested because once you purchase the voucher from RueLaLa, you’ve got until May 16, 2015 to use it.
I’m going to wait until I’ve got a super busy week coming up, when I know I won’t have time to plan meals or shop.
In case you want to snap this up, as well, here are some more details from the RueLaLa site. Enjoy!
THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Home delivery of ingredients and recipes for three omnivore dinners for two.
- Free shipping.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Plated boxes up premeasured, hyper-fresh ingredients and easy-to-follow recipe cards for three meals each week. Just locate a sous-chef, cook your meal, and enjoy.
- It’s all about flexibility. Choose when to start your subscription (or even skip a week or two).
- Variety is key – each week, you’ll pick three dishes from up to nine possible options.
- Seasonal produce. Sustainably sourced fish. Antibiotic- and hormone-free meat. You can rest assured knowing you’re eating the highest quality ingredients possible.
- Every recipe is crafted by a team of well-traveled in-house chefs. Authenticity is guaranteed with the team’s experience studying dishes from France, Italy, India, and more in the meal’s country of origin.
- And you don’t even have to worry about being home when your package is delivered. The 100% recyclable boxes are insulated to keep everything fresh.
THE NITTY-GRITTY:
Validity: Valid for new clients only, February 9 through May 16, 2015. Limited to one offer per household. Plated currently delivers to most of the United States; please visit Plated online and check the delivery map under the “Get Started” page to ensure that your address is within Plated’s delivery zones.
How to redeem: Within 24 hours, you will receive a voucher via email for a home cooking experience for two through Plated. Visit Plated online and enter your confirmation code at checkout to redeem.
Please note that Plated is a subscription-based service, and participants will be enrolled in weekly deliveries upon registration. There are no membership fees and subscribers may easily skip a week or cancel at any time with no penalty with at least one week’s notice. A credit card is required to redeem.
I noticed this on rue also but am concerned about having to give one weeks notice to cancel. The voucher is for one weeks worth of meals but you have to give a weeks notice to cancel. I tried one of the box delivery subscriptions from rue before and got charged twice, once from rue and once for the service. Then I got a second box after I had cancelled (charged only once that time) and had to make a trip to the post office to return it. They were good about crediting my charge card after they got the box but it was an all around unpleasant experience. Just call me leery about such offers but this one sure looks appealing. I hope they can make a go of it – be sure to report back when you do try it. The regular price is a little too steep for me so I’d almost hate to try it in case I liked it!
Christine – Maybe the play is to order a box, then immediately cancel? I will report back for sure!
You always get a minimum of a week to decide, so there’s no rush to cancel. Just sign up, schedule your delivery for two weeks out (which should be the earliest available), and immediately put the next few weeks after that “on hold”, which is done easily via the website.
Then once you get your delivery, cancel if you wish. Again, there’s no rush, because you already put the next several weeks on hold. It’s also very easy to cancel on the website, but I’d still do the hold technique first to make sure the delivery you do want actually gets processed.
As for you ordering during a busy week, these meals always required extensive 30m-1h preparation, usually chopping and peeling tons of vegetables. Maybe that’s just because I got the vegetarian box though 😛
Alex – Thanks for the info! I will try your method. And I’ll also report back about the chopping and peeling. 😉
Thanks. Got in on the deal and will report back.
Allison – Great!
Bummer it doesn’t appear you can order a combo of Veg and Omnivore. Might snap it up anyhow. Thanks for the tip.
interested in learning more about this service. I wonder if they ship to HI. Plz let us know if you hear of any other deals!