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I thought that would get your attention.
Go to http://www.graze.com and use the coupon code PJWJLDNG to get a free box of munchies.
Bargain!
Nice concept, doesn't appeal though. Salad is fine, but with this there is just fruit and nuts :/ Couldn't replace a lunch for me.
Still it's free :)
Yeah - same. Fruit and nuts is fine, but I'm picky about my fruits.
Mmmm fruit and nut.
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Interesting concept :) Much like Zirax, not really my type of thing but then again free is free :D
I'm going to try this too - I'm curious to the size of the box / amount really.
If anything it might make me further aware of a few healthy snack options that my wallet doesn't risk buying in supermarket in case I don't like it :)
we're giving this a go at work, there's about 5 of us signing up so far :) THanks Unky Feek :D
looked good... but then looked like a subscription kinda thing that i'd have to remember to cancel before it started turning up regularly :/
My first box has appeared and I have to say it's rather good. Very tasty, well presented and surprisingly filling.
It's easily enough to replace my lunch, and if I go out and buy a sarnie and a bag of crisps, I normally spend more than the cost of the box anyway.
So here you go - The old code has expired so there's a new one which has the same effect. PJWJLDNG gets you a free box of food!
I'm looking forward to recieving mine tomorrow- as my gf is a fuss arse with food and doesn't "like sandwiches" ... (remain calm - I know it's a brash and impossible statement but she's so cute we can let her off)... she ends up buying lunches mon-fri which works out expensive- or she doesn't eat which is even worse!
Hopefully if this is of a decent size she could have it delivered to her work every day whilst having something varied and healthy too! :D
NokkonWud
23-04-2009, 11:37
Like the concept, really nice.
Briggykins
23-04-2009, 11:37
Mmmm fruit and nut.
Nice :)
Matblack
23-04-2009, 12:04
I have ordered these for next week, three over the course of the week they look ideal for me :)
MB
Problem I'd have is where to send it. I'm guessing it won't fit through a letterbox. :dunno:
Briggykins
23-04-2009, 13:46
From http://www.graze.com/help/howitworks:
Do I need to sign for my box?
No, all graze boxes fit through normal sized letterboxes.
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I chuckled at this. How often does someone in our office say "I want chocolate, who's going over the shop?" at about 3PM!
Thats exactly what I get! I had a graze box yesterday. Apples, raisins and pistachios. Tried the pistachios but didn't like em. Rest was nice. I'm basically using it as a way to try new food. I went through their catalog of 137 products and liked 3. I marked off things I really don't want and the rest is things to try. Gunna get 1 box a week for now.
Great idea, signed up for 2 per week. OM NOM NOM.
Rusty Shackleford
23-04-2009, 18:33
Looks interesting, perhaps bit heavy on the packaging? Good offer though, ta for the heads up.
mines on it's merry way :D
woooT!
Shame I get free lunches as this would be great. I'd definitely do this if I worked somewhere else.
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I chuckled at this. How often does someone in our office say "I want chocolate, who's going over the shop?" at about 3PM!
At work, it's normally - "Bugger me it's 1600 and I've not had time for lunch yet"
No more excuses. Done. Managed to prune out 90% of the stuff I know I won't like (dates, olives, cherries etc.). Limits the options I know but there's still plenty of stuff I've left on Try to see how it works out.
Booked the first one for Saturday. Would like to get them on workdays but as I work at home so much it's hard to predict where I'll be.
Managed to prune out 90% of the stuff...
FNAR!
If you're worried about being home to recieve them, they fit through the letterbox according to their FAQ so no need for a signature.
That's why I'm getting it on Saturday. I won't answer the door immediately so I can see what happens (actually, it's still possible that I might not be in - depends how late postie is). If it works out, I'll leave stuff sent to home and use it the next day. :)
Works out at a similar price to what I'd normally spend on lunch (if not less), so why not.
Dymetrie
23-04-2009, 22:49
At 14:30 this afternoon I went to Tesco and bought Chorizo (for home) and a pack of Twirls (for the office)...
We ate chocolate :D
Blighter
23-04-2009, 23:07
Signed up :) There are noooo shops near my work at all, so this will be awesome :D And cheap!!
And part of my job is sorting/processing post & deliveries... so extra bonus \0/
wait they do steak right?
Blighter
24-04-2009, 01:01
^^ now THATS a business idea :D
Well I'm going to give it a try, i mean its free and the second one is half price...
i know for a fact i dont eat enough fruit, seeds etc. I did some basic choice stuff so fingers crossed i'll get some stuff i like.
My 2nd box comes tomorrow (Half price one, 1st was free).
It's good, tasty and the mixes are decent.
It's not good value for money.
If it was £1.99 delivered I would probably get 1 box a week for the convenience of it.
It's not good value for money.
What makes you say this Windle? :)
On quick comparison between Tesco and with what I have recieved this morning, I would say it is good value for money:
I recieved 6 long slices of fresh pineapple, A packet of japanese rice crackers and a small punnet of dried blackcurrants (+bamboo fork!)- delivered to my door for £3. (free this time but you understand what I mean ;))
At tescos, the fresh salad/fruit area sells the following:
- Tesco Fresh Pineapple Grab Pack (3-4 slices) - 90p.
- Japanese Cracker Mix (same portion size) - £1.09.
- Whole dried blackcurrants - unavailable from tesco - quick price search reports back £9.95 for 60g. As this small snack pack is about ~10g we can roughly translate that as ~£1.60.
Totalling £3.59: plus travelling to shop, time, faffing with lunchboxes/spoons etc etc.
For a different selection of 180+ healthy fresh snacks to be delivered to your choice of home / work - I'd say £3 on the breakdown is very reasonable for Graze :)
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Briggykins
24-04-2009, 10:09
Well I've just put me order in, got one coming Tuesday and Thursday of next week. Can't see it's going to last me a whole day at work but I'm willing to give it a try :) Eeee, etc.
Matblack
24-04-2009, 10:14
I'm looking forward to Tuesday now :)
MB
I'm looking forward to Tuesday now :)
Me too. I updated my schedule from once a week to three times a week.
Matblack
24-04-2009, 12:00
Hmmmm, I don't seem to be able to log in and it doesn't seem to recognise my email address for a password reminder :/
I've emailed them but am yeat to hear back. I have it set as 3 times a week too Feek :)
MB
Mine's working. Just logged in and added Peppered Cashew Nuts as a 'Love'. Nom!
I'm set for one-a-week but will add more if it proves successful. :)
I am really tempted now after seeing the pics....could have it instead of lunch, which is what i normally spent anyway.
Matblack
24-04-2009, 15:21
Account sorted, great communication via email, polite and cheerful, if I like it in week one then I'll be upgrading to 4 days a week :)
MB
That's the benefit of a small startup. Good customer service because their livelihood really does depend upon it. :)
Blighter
24-04-2009, 18:35
You should try email a Cotswold store if you want good customer service :D ;D
Fire Mix is very very hot btw. Burnt my tongue!
I just don't think £2.99 is good value for the size of the portions. Particularly when it comes to the Apples/Grapes etc.
Suspected it would be and binned it early on. Still doesn't say what I'm getting so looking forward.
I got fresh cut apple, cashews, and loco in Acapulco. Nommed the apples so far - probably not the way you're meant to do it, but I don't care - they were, as expected, delicious and went down very well.
Will report back on the other two when I try them later.
got mien today :D
I had pineapple, bakewell tart mix and bbq cashews, the little bamboo fork is cool :D
I'm done grazing. Not so impressed with the dried fruit but the raisins and nuts improved that punnet. All in all, very good to OK, nothing bad. I'm going to bump up the frequency and try a few more before making the final decision.
Which dried fruit did you get, Mark? I had strawberries, bananas and !!!chocolate buttons!!! in mine in the second biggest box which were absolutely yummy and some cherries of some kind in the little one and they were really tasty.
I got fresh cut apple, cashews, and loco in Acapulco.
:)
The latter being:
ingredients
Dried pineapple rings, pecans & black flame jumbo raisin
The dried pineapple was rather chewy.
Matblack
26-04-2009, 11:47
some cherries of some kind in the little one and they were really tasty.
Razcherries?
MB
I've checked and they were "Dried morello cherries"
i got dried banana, macademia nuts and raisins in my bigger tray and cashews in the little one. Whole thing was rather nommy I must say!
Matblack
28-04-2009, 10:57
I'm munching on my first box today; Goji Berry Salad, Dried Morello Cherries and Fresh Grapefruit and Orange.
This is great, I'm rubbish at fruit, I think its preparing it more than eating it, if fruit came in a wrapper out of a vending machine ready to eat I'd eat it every day and this is the next best thing, I just dig into my pre preped orange and grapefruit with the supplied fork rather than have to go and peel it, pick off all the pith and get sticky juice everywhere. I'm loving this concept and despite the cost it will up my fruit intake and make me healthier and thats worth the investment :)
MB
I had the oranges and grapefruit today and it was really nice.
Tucking into the nuts I've been given (fnar)
Will nom the orange slices later and give dried cranberries a go. They've sent me grapefruit which I think I've tried before and didn't enjoy, so I'll skip that one and give it to the bin. Apart from that it's great. Presentation is nice and the napkin and fork is a nice touch. I'll probably refine by box a bit more and get 2-3 a week. Excellent idea really. :)
My next box is due tomorrow (was hoping I could add one for today but I was already too late). First box was grazewellbeing, but I've switched the next one to grazeeatwell to see what difference it makes (seems to be more variety).
Briggykins
28-04-2009, 11:14
:( Mine hasn't turned up yet. It's not going to be very good for my blood sugar if I just nom the lot the moment it arrives :)
Mine just turned up. After much nomming and screaming (fire nuts) I came to the conclusion that I might opt for 2 a week!
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Got this emailed to me earlier if anyone is interested.
Just forward on this special promotion code to give all your friends a free graze box and another half price…
5QBP7C9E
I'm going to give this a whirl. When I'm working from home (Monday and Friday) I hardly ever stop for lunch. Maybe having something delivered will help that. Shame they don't delivery on Monday but hey ho.
Briggykins
28-04-2009, 11:48
Well I've bought a sandwich now. If mine turns up after I've eaten it, how well do Graze boxes keep? Can I stick in the fridge or in a Cool Dry Place and eat it tomorrow?
Matblack
28-04-2009, 11:50
Well I've bought a sandwich now. If mine turns up after I've eaten it, how well do Graze boxes keep? Can I stick in the fridge or in a Cool Dry Place and eat it tomorrow?
Should be fine :)
MB
I suspect that things will calm down for the company once everyone stops using up their free coupon codes etc. Right now I reckon most of their outgoing stuff is soley freebies.
Yup - most likely true. I'm sure it's gone a bit bonkers for them.
Graze stuff keeps OK. All the 'punnets' have use by dates stamped on them (usually fresh fruit is day of receipt for obvious reasons).
They suggest not putting them in the fridge, but there's probably no harm in doing so for a day or so.
Use by dates are for wimps and people with no immune system ;)
I'm ordering mine tomorrow.
Use by dates are for wimps and people with no immune system ;)
Exactly. Sour milk? Pfft, rubbish. Yoghurt.
Exactly. Sour milk? Pfft, rubbish. Yoghurt.
Yoghurt? Pfft, rubbish. Cheese!
OK, you've all convinced me this is a good idea. I take this sort of thing to work anyway so it could be a nice way of trying some new bits and pieces. One big advantage is that I can't store a lot of stuff at home, so if I buy say a bag of almonds, I know I'm eating almonds for the next couple of weeks. :/
I thought I'd unticked all the peanut options but I've got yoghurt coated peanuts coming tomorrow. Peanuts make me chunder so I've emailed them to ask them to set all peanut options to don't send to Feek ever.
Hmm, not sure whether to get it delivered to home or work. Takes the piss a bit to get it delivered direct to my desk three days a week by Eddie in the postroom, but if it goes to home I won't have it until the next day.
hhmmm. Bear in mind too it won't be chilled if it sits on your doormat all day, so if you have the fresh fruit option it might not fare too well. Can you butter eddie up (not literally!) to take delivery then go get it from him? Or put a colleague's name on it then they'll get the blame ;D
I'm not too worried about the fruit if it's sealed. I have fruit cups in the cupboard that have never even heard of the fridge!
Really on the fence with this one, but I'm erring towards home delivery Sat/Tues/Thurs for eating on Mon/Weds/Fri. It all looks very delicious.
From reading their FAQs, it's water sealed, but not air sealed. Air sealing requires the fruit to be treated or placed in liquid - otherwise gases build up and speed up the 'ripening' process.
I'm in the same frame of mind - do I trust deliveries to Mr. Post person? It's a non-issue this week because I'm working from home, but my post doesn't turn up until gone 1PM.
I'm not too worried about the fruit if it's sealed. I have fruit cups in the cupboard that have never even heard of the fridge!
Really on the fence with this one, but I'm erring towards home delivery Sat/Tues/Thurs for eating on Mon/Weds/Fri. It all looks very delicious.
I think fruit cups are different though, they're not strictly fresh fruit are they? If you buy the little trays from tesco, like the ones you get in these packs, they have to be kept refrigerated. I get fruit pots from Tesco/wherever and they don't need to be chilled. Not sure what the difference is, but the graze ones are definitely the fresher type. Still, don't think a few hours will make much difference :)
Matblack
29-04-2009, 07:13
Get them delivered to work and give the post boy some work, they are hardly heavy and he;ll be delivering to a department near you anyway, or tell him you'll come and collect every day :)
MB
Planning ahead. For anyone who is expecting a delivery next Tuesday...
Don't worry, you'll still get a box on Tuesday - it'll be a special bank holiday box, without fresh fruit so it'll last longer in the post, and with four punnets instead of three
And yet another code that turned up in my inbox if anyone still needs one: MDY4FZDE
Briggykins
29-04-2009, 17:39
Well mine never turned up for some reason. Checked everywhere, but it's definitely not at work. Will see what happens with tomorrow's delivery, but if that goes awol as well then I'll be cancelling. Sure it's not Graze's fault, just don't know where the box has gone!
Did they confirm they'd sent it? (check the web site)
Briggykins
29-04-2009, 18:08
Yup, sent them a late notice thing and they confirmed it'd been sent. They gave me £1.50, which I can't complain about seeing as a) it was free and b) it probably wasn't their fault anyway :)
I reckon the postman has caught wind of graze.com's system and is nomming on your box right now! Since the box isn't wrapped up and the lettering on it pretty much hints and the loveliness within :D
My first box has been dispatched; fresh pineapple, bakewell tart mix, plain cashews. Nice haul!
My first box has been dispatched; fresh pineapple, bakewell tart mix, plain cashews. Nice haul!
I had fresh pineapple today, it was really juicy and tasty.
I thought I'd unticked all the peanut options but I've got yoghurt coated peanuts coming tomorrow. Peanuts make me chunder so I've emailed them to ask them to set all peanut options to don't send to Feek ever.
I emailed them asking them to untick Peanuts for me and received this.
Hi Feek,
Sorry to hear you receive peanuts!
We've actually had a lot of feedback like yours from grazers wanting to make sure they never receive specific ingredients of our mixes, so we've made it really easy to rate everything in our range which contains a particular food, e.g. peanut:-
Everything containing peanut - http://www.graze.com/products/ingredient/peanuts
This link works for everything you might want to 'bin' simply by changing 'peanuts' to say, 'strawberries' or 'chocolate' or even 'honey' or 'yoghurt' (make sure you're logged in). You've actually managed to bin all peanuts now, so we hope you enjoy your peanut free boxes from now on!
We'll also send you your next half price since you couldn't enjoy all of your box yesterday.
Lots of love and kisses,
Hannah
Someone at work had blackcurrents delivered on two consecutive days, she didn't complain about it but she had an email apologising for it and telling her that her next box would be free.
They're trying really hard, I hope they succeed as I think it's a great service. I've not eaten so much fruit for months :)
You can also click on an item, then the link in the ingredients list. You end up at the page for that ingredient and can bin the lot.
I used that technique to bin plums and cherries, and yoghurt.
Didn't eat my box from today. Saving it for the office tomorrow (fresh fruit went straight in the fridge and we'll see if that works out OK).
Hmm interesting, shame I'm out and about in different offices a lot at the moment, I'm thinking I might tick a few boxes for home delivery, gets delivered in the day then will pop in the fridge when I get home and take into work the next day for lunch. I usually spend about £3-£5 a day on lunch so might even do every day, nice to have a bit of variety!
Sorry to hear you receive peanuts!
;D
I'm not sure I'd like to leave the fresh fruit for an extra day. It's all date marked for the day of delivery and they make a big thing saying that it doesn't need refrigerating.
Yes indeed. I'll see how it goes. It's a half price box so no harm done if it doesn't work (especially as I know I'm going to love the other two punnets).
My pineapple was nommed on the sunday (delivery Friday) and it was still absolutely fine :)
Rusty Shackleford
30-04-2009, 09:22
Not sure about value for money, quantities seem very small, I can get a lot of fruit and nuts for £3 at my local grocers, albeit perhaps not as exotic as some of the graze offerings. And for me £3 is a lot considering I try to budget on average <£4 per day on food.
A lot of packaging, and while clearly going to great lengths to state it's all recycled/recyclable/biodegradable, it's still something that makes me a bit uneasy.
Undecided whether to get a second box next week at the reduced rate, probably not.
Matblack
30-04-2009, 10:00
Not sure about value for money, quantities seem very small, I can get a lot of fruit and nuts for £3 at my local grocers, albeit perhaps not as exotic as some of the graze offerings. And for me £3 is a lot considering I try to budget on average <£4 per day on food.
A lot of packaging, and while clearly going to great lengths to state it's all recycled/recyclable/biodegradable, it's still something that makes me a bit uneasy.
Undecided whether to get a second box next week at the reduced rate, probably not.
I think thats perfectly understandable; for me its a boon because I'm lazy and I wouldn't go and get fresh fruit I'd be more likely to go and buy a chocolate bar than go to the shop. Effectively its for people with more money than motivation, yeah thats probably me :confused:.
MB
Briggykins
30-04-2009, 10:27
I think thats perfectly understandable; for me its a boon because I'm lazy and I wouldn't go and get fresh fruit I'd be more likely to go and buy a chocolate bar than go to the shop. Effectively its for people with more money than motivation, yeah thats probably me :confused:.
MB
Completely this. It's very convenient, and keeps me away from the tuck shop at work.
Mine just arrived! Yay :) Got apples, raisins and something called Rock the Casbah which has taught me that I like pumpkin seeds but I don't like dates.
Matblack
30-04-2009, 10:40
Yum yum yum, fresh pineapple today with fajita nut mix and dried blackcurrants to snack on :)
MB
I'm looking forward to seeing what my box will contain.
Matblack
30-04-2009, 10:49
Fajita nut mix is hot hot hot but very good :)
MB
Fresh Pineapple, dried pineapple, pecan & raisin, and then raw cashews :)
All nommy but i've asked them if they can advise a better way of sorting choices as I've had pineapple in every box so far (and technically two lots in this box!)
I've ticked "Never send" to pineapple. I hate it. It'll hit the postman on the back of his head if I open a box up to find any. :D
LeperousDust
30-04-2009, 13:01
This is a very cool service/idea, i'm very impressed with it and i haven't even ordered anything! :D Hope they do well :)
I just had an email saying that my first box has been sent. It contains:
- Fresh pineapple. NOM NOM NOM!
- Goji berry salad. Dried goji berries, walnut & pumpkin seed. I'm not overly keen on walnuts or pumpkin seeds and have never even heard of goji berries.
- Dried cranberries. Lovely! I'm not keen on fresh but really like dried.
They're keen on the ol' pineapple this week.
Yesterday's box: Fresh pineapple, japanese rice crackers, macadamia nuts.
It all went down very well (better than the first box in fact) and eating it the day after receiving it made no noticeable difference whatsoever (I did put the fresh pineapple in the fridge overnight).
Getting my third box tomorrow.
Red grapes, roasted pistachios and dried blackcurrants. OM ****ING NOM. :D
I've got a box coming tomorrow but I'm really trying not to go on the web site to see what I've got so it'll be a nice surprise.
I've decided not to check what they send me in the second box. Will be a nice surprise. :D First one in the fridge ready for tomorrow.
I've got a box coming tomorrow but I'm really trying not to go on the web site to see what I've got so it'll be a nice surprise.
Pineapple.
All wrong :p
Apple
Love mix (apricots, cherries & goji berries (whatever they are))
Dairy free chocolate beans \o/
My box has arrived. I like the little touches such as the plastic banding around the box being glued together with a small flap that you can pull to rip meaning that I don't have to go hunting through my desk for a knife or scissors to open it.
The pineapple looks rather scrummy! I shall report back after luncheon.
Matblack
01-05-2009, 09:25
The pineapple looks rather scrummy! I shall report back after luncheon.
I have to say yesterdays Pineapple was some of the best I have had here in the UK, these guys seem to have found an excellent buyer to source their fruit for the day.
I found Goji berries very nice and have a tub of them coming today :)
MB
It really is as fresh as it gets with them (except of course buying direct yourself which might get boring very quickly). I just hope they don't get big quicker than they can handle and lose the plot.
Matblack
01-05-2009, 09:43
I forsee a contraction in output but a raise in profitability on the very near horizon so I think we'll be OK. If they can get all these free boxes out then they will be fine for a good while.
MB
Briggykins
01-05-2009, 10:09
My Tuesday box just arrived :) Apparently it went downstairs (despite clearly saying 'First Floor').
The Bakewell Tart mix was still fine though, and was lovely. Cherry Raisins = nom.
Matblack
01-05-2009, 10:41
Hmmmmmm, moisture sleeve and fork missing from todays box, have emailed them to let them know as I don't think the apple was as fresh as it could have been due to this but it was still edible :)
MB
Apple doesn't normally come with a sleve and fork, at least mine hasn't the twice I've had apple.
Correct. If you read the print on the front of the apple punnet you'll find that they say they've improved things so they don't need the sleeve any more.
As for the fork, also correct. I didn't get one either which was fine with me (Apple doesn't tend to get too sticky).
As we all know Apple browns very quickly when cut, so they treat it. Mine was a little browner than what I'd get from the supermarket but they're packed differently.
If anyone wants to give this a try I've got a code to get your first box free and your second half price - 7T7717RG.
I nommed my way through my first box today:
- Fresh pineapple. Lovely! Juicy & sweet.
- Goji berry salad. Dried goji berries, walnut & pumpkin seed. I'm still not keen on walnuts but the goji berries were really nice. Hard to describe but the initial taste is almost like black tea.
- Dried cranberries. Very, very nice. They say on their website that most dried cranberries are dried after they have been pressed for juice but theirs aren't. I can well believe it.
When I opened the box I thought to myself that I would be peckish after finishing, but no, it was very filling.
It's surprisingly filling isn't it? Mine popped through the letterbox bang on at lunch so I just ate it all in one go and was quite content with it, might have been the extra handful of nuts I had:
I e-mailed to let them know that the box of pistachios was a little full and had pressed on the seal and forced it open slightly. It wasn't a complaint, I was greatful for the generous helping, just thought I'd let them know. They e-mailed back saying my next box will be free. :confused: I really wasn't after a free box, I just thought a bit of feedback would give them a heads up they might be overfilling on certain orders (might point to a problem with the filling machine or whatever) and feedback is golddust when running a business IMO. I hope they don't run themselves out of business by being so generous, they've just lost £2.99 from me on my next box which I was fully prepared to pay for. Won't make a difference on just my box, but if they're sending free ones out like nobody's business you wonder if they'll recover ok?
I'm sure they won't continue dishing out free boxes for long, but equally I assume it is all part of their business plan and that the funding is in place.
I was genuinely surprised how filling it was.
well, disappointly, mine didn't arrive.
Meh, the first box is free and the second half price so I may as well give it a go :) I make myself quite healthy meals anyway, but they tend to be a bit samey as you have to eat a bag full of one thing before you get something else.
It's the convenience that interested me initially. I frequently don't bother stopping for lunch because I don't have time to go get anything and I'm hopeless at preparing stuff in advance.
I'm less likely to have these delivered on days when I am in the office because then I'll be even less inclined than I am not to get away from my desk or indeed the office for a while.
Yep, the fact healthy food drops into my hallway means I'm going to eat it and not think "oh I'll grab some berries and nuts next time I'm in the shop" because I never do.
I didn't think I'd like dried cranberries and set them to 'bin', then changed my mind and put them back to 'try'. Glad I did.
I love dried cranberries. I've just finished a packet at work actually :D
The only things I've binned are the chilli/hot stuff.
Another Free box code for anybody that hasnt tried it yet.
LH6XZW3E
Enjoy :)
I'm sure they won't continue dishing out free boxes for long, but equally I assume it is all part of their business plan and that the funding is in place.
They're very keen on the freebies at the moment. After our exchange of emails regarding specific ingredients they've given me another free box!
Hmm. I seem to have a variation on the 'Ingredients I don't like' problem. If they add new mixes containing something you don't like, how do you prevent it being sent?
Looks like my Tuesday box might fall foul of this little problem but I'll not bin anything just yet.
I wonder how my grapes are doing, sitting in a depo somewhere :(
I told them and they refunded me 1.50. I then said I couldn't really keep the order going if it was likely to happen often, as there's really no point in ordering then having to go and buy lunch anyway. They haven't responded to that as yet and that was about 3pm yesterday.
Seems to take them a few hours to reply so you'll probably get a reply Tuesday. Refunding half the price seems fair as half the box is fresh.
apart from the fact I'm not in now for 9 days, it's not really the point to be honest. As of 12:00 today it still hadn't arrived.
They failed to deliver on the day I paid for. I wasn't able to 'graze' at all and it cost me more money to go out and buy food. That's the point. It's a 50% failure rate really, for me.
Ugh. That's not good then. Given the number of free boxes they're sending out, hopefully they'll refund the other half (or offer a free box if you do decide to try again).
well, we'll see. I still think it's a great service, I just don't know if the postal service is reliable enough to help it prosper or whether late deliveries will cause them a big problem over time.
Aye - the postal service could very easily kill them off.
It'll be interesting to see what they do if they're still around come December. Danger, Will Robinson.
Mine's on its way. Fresh pineapple, cashew nuts and banana/macademia/something or other mix. Sounds lush but am not convinced it'll keep me going all day. Still, going to give it a go!!
I've had enough boxes now to know I'm not particularly keen on the dried fruit mixes. I've made some changes to my boxes to reduce the frequency (don't want to eliminate them completely in case there's some I do like).
My bank holiday box is nut heavy to say the least! Fajita nut mix, macadamias and Americas nut mix! I've now eliminated all the standard nut options as they're all available in the mixes and I'd rather not have a whole pack full of one type. It's great how you can modify it as you go - makes you realise exactly what you do and don't like because they'll just force it on you otherwise!
Graze.com. Harsh. Harsh, but fair.
The nut mixes tend to come in the medium punnets, and the single nut only options come in the small punnets, so it isn't really a problem. I had the Americas nut mix last week and it was good.
I got rid of them just so I can try other stuff really. If they're coming in the mixes I don't need them on their tod! Kept some of the tastier ones in though. :)
Just seen what I'm getting tomorrow. It's all repeats, but that'll do me. NOM! :)
I have Pineapple, American Nut mix and bbq cashew coming in tomorrow....that's a lot of nuts lol
For my first box I have fresh pineapple, cashew nuts and 'new world' (Dried banana coins, raisins and macadamias). It's in the kitchen and will go to work with me tomorrow :)
Mine turned up...I think it is a lot of nuts for my liking.
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7897/photozyy.jpg
The box was a lot bigger than it need to be, its quite deceptive on how much food you are getting in it compare to the empty space in the box (if you take out the individual sections). I am sure it is value for money but i am struggling to see through it....for £3 you can get a potatoes salad from M&S with Pepper Salmon with cucumber....I think i'll give it one more week and see.
I've seen a couple of comments about the box but I can't see it, there needs to be some protection for the punnets and it seems pretty snug in there to me.
I had no nuts today. That's probably because I've unticked as many of the nuts boxes as I could find ;)
Woah, I got the exact same box as Mondo just today. Those pineapples were simply gorgeous. I do agree about the nut overload though, so I saved a punnet for munching on tomorrow.
I may change back to one a week rather than two. Still early days but my deliveries are pretty good at the moment.
Well I'm not sure how, but I managed to survive on my Graze box all day and even through badminton without feeling hungry :eek: Quite shocked really. The fresh pineapple was absolutely gorgeous. Really had to ration that out because I could have happily nommed it all in one go. I also resisted a chocolate bar and a chip cob today. Go me!! :D
Tomorrow's box looks spanking gorgeous; pineapple, goji berry, walnut and pumpkin seed mix and Mexican chilli cashews!
Goji berries are really, really nice! I thought they tasted a bit like black tea.
Tomorrows box is grapefruit, americas nut mix (pecans, almonds and brazil nuts) and raisins.
I meant to tell them to not sent me raisins because I've always got a bag of them in the house.
Oh no! :(
On a positive note, this goji berry salad has the best walnut I've ever tasted. Delicious.
I've just dropped them a line to let them know that mine has gone AWOL. I wanted to check with the neighbours that the postie had been as I didn't have any letters today but it seems he did his rounds about 10ish.
Blighter
08-05-2009, 20:27
Luckily I've not had a postage problem yet :)
I post them to work and they have always turned up within 10 minutes of 11am \0/
<3 my local postie!! :D
I have salted lemon cashews today, which are lovely. I also have apple strudel (dried apple, cranberries & apricots), which is gorgeous - best dried cranberries I've ever tasted and some big juicy red grapes to top it off. Going to be really difficult not to eat it all in one go :p I've put it in the kitchen so I don't keep picking TOO often :D
My Friday box never did arrive. Boo.
Graze have credited me £1.49 which is fair enough because they can't help Royal Mail being crap.
Orange pieces, pineapple infused raisins and fire nuts today. Love fire nuts.
I'm liking the sound of those raisins.
I had lemon salted almonds yesterday which I didn't really like (now binned). Dried fruit is still taking some getting used to. However, all this was made up for by the fresh cut oranges I had yesterday. Best oranges I've had in, well, as long as I can remember.
I've got apple (regular staple it seems, third time now, not that I'm complaining), pineapple infused raisins (snap), and americas nut mix today.
I'm liking the sound of those raisins.
Just tried them and they're bloody good! Remind me of tropical Starburst. :D
Ooh, they do sound rather yummy! I may be cheeky and set my preference to 'love' and see if I get some on Friday.
Matblack
13-05-2009, 11:59
Hmmmmm
Got an email this morning saying my card had been rejected, call the bank and as far as they can see no request was made for a payment and certainly none was refused (funds are OK and card is valid) so I've emailed them but it looks like I'll miss a box :(
MB
Hmmmmm
Got an email this morning saying my card had been rejected, call the bank and as far as they can see no request was made for a payment and certainly none was refused (funds are OK and card is valid) so I've emailed them but it looks like I'll miss a box :(
MB
Damn. Complain and you might get a free one ;)
Sat here with a little bowl with bits of each in for my 'lunch'. I love everything they've given me today :D It's harder at home because there is so much food around that I catch myself thinking "oooh I could have eggs on toast". I don't really want it though and will feel virtuous and healthy by this evening, what with my Graze box and 3 gym classes :D
Oh and I've never really liked dried apricots before today. These are so juicy!!! Not rubbery at all :D
I've continued to have 2 boxes a week with no problems, however, yesterday's pineapple didn't come with a sleeve and ended up leaking sticky (but nice smelling) juice all over everything. The bamboo fork was also broken so sticky hands at lunchtime weren't great.
I emailed them to ask if they decided to change the packaging- and if so it's not as effective as before- I recieved a quick, polite and jolly-natured response apologising as there should have been a sleeve, and they're sending my next box free! :D
Can't fault them really- as MB said early on in this thread- they have great customer service. :)
That's not good MB, though I'd prefer your situation over mine - got a call from the bank yesterday saying someone was going on holiday with my money (last time it was lastminute, this time BA). That's three cards I've had go bad now. WTF am I doing wrong. :/
Pineapple, bakewell tart mix, lemon salted pistachios. It is a good day! Halfway through it already.
Today I have apple, Japanese rice cracker mix & mexican chilli cashews.
I'll probably tell them not to send me apple. Not because I don't like it but because I'd rather have pineapple or citrus fruit.
The bakewell tart mix looks rather scrummy.
Good point actually. Think I'll bin apple off mine. I usually take an apple to work anyway
And.... it's not arrived yet. Out to purchase lunch I go.
Is that the second week running? Might be worth getting them sent to home the day before.
I agree - all mine go to home and I've not missed one yet. Eating the fruit next day isn't ideal but I've done it a few times now and had no problems.
The guys behind Graze are the same people who started LOVEFILM, so they know the postal system pretty well.
They remind me somewhat of the company behind the Innocent Smoothie Range- a jolly, upbeat company.
Today is fresh pineapple, fire nuts (hot chilli almonds, chilli cashews and wasabi peanuts) and a chilli seed mix!
Glad I like it spicy! :D
Briggykins
15-05-2009, 12:54
I had wasabi peanuts on their own today...gahh. It's like there's a party in my mouth and everybody's throwing up. They went straight on the bin list :)
Apple Strudel was quite nice tho.
This weeks box was fresh grapefruit - Hardly ever had this in life despite knowing how packed full of goodness it is. Very nice.
Chilli Seed Mix - Lovely but it is hot!
Finally a mix of dried banana discs, wallnuts and raisens - not all that and the dried banana's stank :D
I've had around 5 boxes now and have yet to pay full price for them because they've all been £1 jobbies from nice peeps using meh code!
Send me all your wasabi peanuts! Love 'em.
Lemon salted pistachios. Not convinced - not sure whether it's the lemon (I had lemon salted almonds a few days ago and they got binned) or the pistachios (which I've never had before). Going to give them the benefit of the doubt and they can stay on try for another attempt.
The rest is repeats - pineapple and japanese crackers - both nom!
Today I have apple, Japanese rice cracker mix & mexican chilli cashews.
All yummy! I was surprised at how un-brown the apple was especially considering there was no visible acidulated water (or similar) in the box. Absolutely loved the rice crackers. I wasn't expecting to like them but I did. I wouldn't have minded if the cashews had a bit more chili on them but still very nice.
All yummy! I was surprised at how un-brown the apple was especially considering there was no visible acidulated water (or similar) in the box. Absolutely loved the rice crackers. I wasn't expecting to like them but I did. I wouldn't have minded if the cashews had a bit more chili on them but still very nice.
I was having a look at how they prepare their fresh stuff and although they don't add any presevatives etc., they do wash it in water with added vitamins/minerals to keep as fresh as possible. They also put a damp pad in (they did with my pineapple) to absorb any excess moisture from the fresh stuff, which has a very finely perforated lid. Pretty impressed with the amount of thought that goes into it to keep it fresh without diluting the taste :)
I received a box with apple in on a Saturday, but forgot, and didn't eat it until the Monday. Wasn't brown at all...hmm.
I was having a look at how they prepare their fresh stuff and although they don't add any presevatives etc., they do wash it in water with added vitamins/minerals to keep as fresh as possible. They also put a damp pad in (they did with my pineapple) to absorb any excess moisture from the fresh stuff, which has a very finely perforated lid. Pretty impressed with the amount of thought that goes into it to keep it fresh without diluting the taste :)
Apples are sent in just the plastic box, there's no fresh sleeve (or whatever they call it) as they say it isn't necessary. I do wonder how they can keep apple looking as fresh as this with no preservatives, no fresh sleeve and no acidulated water. Quite impressive.
Is that the second week running? Might be worth getting them sent to home the day before.
Yeah it is, I think I'll just have to bin it to be honest. We've had 3 deliveries today but they haven't made it here yet. I'll never remember to take it in, so there's little point. I'm crap at remembering, that's why I was ordering it to work :/ Off goes I to email them again?!?
Ah bugger :( Not sure if you work in a big office (iirc you do), but I certainly wouldn't trust our mail department to get it to me. Strange how you've not received the box at all though, even a late one. Wonder if someone's nabbed it. Surely not for 2 weeks in a row though. How odd!
LK, where did you see them doing the packaging stuffs? Is there a video abouts or something?
yeah as we're HO, so everything is put through the x-ray machine and then taken directly to the addressee as soon as it arrives, just in case. It's a very high security site so there's no hanging around. Last week's did turn up just on Tuesday, not Friday :/
You're best having it delivered to home when you can, and then just taking it in to work yourself. :)
^^ as I said in my earlier post, there's no real point in that because I won't remember it. I know for a fact i'll forget it more times than I don't - that's why I thought it would be a great idea to have it delivered because I *can't* forget it.
LK, where did you see them doing the packaging stuffs? Is there a video abouts or something?
Didn't see anything :huh: Read it on their website
I sent them a message on twitter (not a direct message, just a public one) asking if it was possible to choose what you were going to receive in your box and within about 15 minutes they'd replied saying that they're working on lots more ways for you to control what you receive.
That pleases me in 2 different ways. I like the idea of being able to look at something they sell and think 'ooh that looks nice' and then be able to nom it a couple of days later but also I like that they bothered to reply.
You can choose what sort of thing you receive (i.e. always fresh fruit), but it would be fantastic if you could actually choose. Might be a bit risky though (for them) as they buy all their fresh stuff the day they send it out.
Has anyone paid 50p extra for an olives portion? Can't decide whether it's worth it. I LOVE olives
I assume that if they did allow you to choose what you want then they'd add a disclaimer saying that they can't guarantee you'll get what you asked for and that if you don't they'll choose for you in the normal manner.
anyone got a new voucher for this for a free week/half price week?
Lost count of the boxes I've had delivered now. Just about to tuck into todays one though! omnonomonomonom
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OMG BBQ ALMONDS ARE THE SEX
Haven't had those yet. I've never had anything in today's box before so that's going to be an experience. I've also changed my preferences so they keep sending new stuff so I can experiment and find out what I like and what I don't.
After getting the goji berry salad I chose to bin everything with them in as they're not as nice as I was hoping (though I love goji berry juice).
Forgot to bin just goji berries on their own though, so guess what I'm getting tomorrow?! Fire nuts again though, so all good. :D
I un-binned them to see what they're like. Never had them before and did my usual trick of binning them just because. Still haven't opened today's box and I'm getting another tomorrow so will probably time shift both.
Oh wow, the Bakewell Tart mix is absolutely lovely :D
Tried to be cool this morning and emptied the whole Macadamia nuts pennet into my mouth whilst in the office. Naturally I choked and the stuff went out everywhere :o
I want to try the bakewell tart mix so I've set it to 'love' and in my preferences asked them to send me more of the stuff I've set to like/love.
As that's the only think I've set to 'love' (everything else is 'bin' or 'try') I'm wondering if it'll work!
It worked. My box today is red grapes, bakewell tart mix and wasabi peanut crackers.
Red grapes, Korean chilli rice crackers and yoghurt-covered apricots. Lush! Arrived Saturday and has kept fine in the fridge for three days.
The box I had on Friday was really nice but I've told them to not send me grapes in future. Not because they weren't nice but because I much prefer grapes that have been kept in the fridge - I find they taste better when chilled.
I concur on the grapes (when my fridge is working anyway), but at least if Graze send me them they get eaten (I have been known to forget :o)
Thursday's box still hasn't arrived yet. I'd be cancelling if I didn't have two free boxes to come!
Thursday's box still hasn't arrived yet. I'd be cancelling if I didn't have two free boxes to come!
Does your postman spend a lot of his time burping and licking his lips?
well... as it's not my postman (it goes to work) I wouldn't know :). And it's a little unlikely, as they always turn up....eventually.
My bank holiday box turned up today. Crazy Raisen Mix was teh main pennet followed by a hazelnut, and a fire nuts pennet. Not the best combo, but fire nuts rule!
Well, I've now had 16 successful deliveries. The 17th didn't turn up. :(
Not a bad run rate, I guess, and reporting it 'gone AWOL' was suitably painless.
Changed the date to Wednesday as last time, the Wednesday day box turned up no problems. And guess what, it still hasn't turned up ;D
Last Thursday's turned up on Monday so again i had to bin the fruit and I've only just finished the nuts :p It's so weird!!
I can't remember and I'm sure you've answered this before - does other post generally turn up next day? I wonder if it's being held up in your post room for some reason.
PS - it was my Wednesday box that didn't turn up.
no it doesn't, it's a Home Office site and no post is kept anywhere, as soon as it arrives it is brought straight to the addressee. Mine turned up this morning but the 'cherries' were actually grapes. :p
I'm going to have it sent home, although it won't be same day, it isn't anyway, so we'll see what happens. They've been very good about it though.
They're probably sending them all away for testing. 'This box rattles, must be dangerous'. :)
nah, goes through an xray machine when it arrives! Plus mine has an exemption thing on it so they just ring me when it turns up.
nah, goes through an xray machine when it arrives! Plus mine has an exemption thing on it so they just ring me when it turns up.
*Note to self*
If Kitten needs taking out, make the device look like a "graze" box. ;)
an Aston Martin works better if you want to 'take me out' ;D
(still goes through the xray machine :p) ;
I've just had the first thing come through that I didn't like (apart from the mistake with the nuts); Raisins infused with orange juice, yuck.
I really liked them, I got them a couple of weeks ago as part of the 'crazy raisin mix' which is them along with pineapple and cranberry juice infused raisins.
I don't believe them when they say that they don't use any preservatives. Last Friday I was off work but forgot to cancel my box so ended up having it for lunch on Monday. The fresh fruit in the box was apple which when I opened it in Monday wasn't brown in the slightest. Ok, so I'd put the box in the fridge when I got home on Saturday but the apples were cut on Thursday and eaten on Monday. There must be some sort of preservative used because the container for the apples isn't air tight - I could smell apple when I opened the main box.
Not really filling though - although it's delicious, the pineappleOMG!!!! And I like the chilli nuts lots and lots, it really didn't satiate my appetite - though I was grazing on it I still needed my big meaty lunches in between grazing! :o
Will, you do have an above-average calorie intake though (for obvious reasons), so that isn't really surprising.
Burble, the big 'punnets' aren't airtight. Brushing the apples with an anti-oxidant solution (e.g. Vitamin C) will slow the browning process. If you define that as a preservative, then yes, you're right. It's still natural though which I think is their point.
But would it slow it down to the point where an apple cut on Thursday would not be brown in any way on Monday? Sorry, I'm not at all convinced.
my apple was completely brown by the time I got it 2 days late. Inedible :(
In other news, Wednesday's box arrived on....WEDNESDAY \o/
I can highly recommend the pina colada mix - dried pineapple and banana, and coconut flakes. Very chewy, very flavoursome and does indeed taste like a pina colada! Got that today with fresh cherries and chilli cashews. Nyom.
I've had that. It's taking me a while to 'adapt' to dried fruit, but I'm getting there. I have to say that banana coins smell rather, er, interesting. :)
ack i binned them immediately. Yuck.
The sweet as a nut selection is really nice. Loving the fire nuts.
Banana coins on their own smell like ass and don't taste much better. With other stuff though they come into their own.
Feel free to add your own innuendo to this description.
I was more of the opinion that they tainted everything around them with their foulness.
in-YOUR-end-o.
In either case there's no doubting their presence. I think I've got used to them now though.
I like them! (and LMF sucks)
she typed this after I typed that: I do not, i'm the coolest person ever ;D
Keyboard fight! Keyboard fight! ;D ;D
Had my first no show today.
Looks like we'll all be getting no shows on Friday...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8149463.stm
First test of their postal strike procedures, I guess.
First box no longer free :( tis half price boo!
BB x
First box no longer free :( tis half price boo!
BB x
When I log in to my account it says:
"Paul, give your friends a free graze box, and earn £1 off a box every time someone joins "
The code is 7T7717R if you're interested :)
Does the same for me, but no-one has ever used my code (MDY4FZD) so dunno if it still works. :)
Oooo thanks guys! :D
BB x
nobody ever used my LH6XZW3 code either :( even though i facebooked and tweeted it!
LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3 LH6XZW3
Well, my Graze deliveries have gone belly-up. I'm 0-2 this week. I stopped the third delivery until the first two turn up, then I'll decide what to do.
Graze, to their credit, refunded both. This postal situation must seriously be hurting their bottom line.
I've stopped mine completely as I was getting fed up with my Friday lunch arriving on Monday morning.
Up to this week I've only had one failure out of about 30 deliveries, but the whole lot has gone to hell this week - everything is arriving several days late.
leowyatt
10-09-2009, 15:20
I think Kitten did the same they just didn't arrive on time anymore so she stopped it.
I'm prepared to give it another go but if this continues I'll have to do the same.
They've started offering boxes without fresh fruit but what's the point of that? The fresh fruit is the best bit.
I had one box not arrive AT ALL in the last fortnight and now today's has failed to show up.
I found it annoying they decided to 'half-refund' the one that went missing; I responded saying if I ordered a DVD from amazon and it never arrived then I would certainly not be happy with recieving half of my money back, although I understand postal losses are not always directly their fault.
I'm emailing them now to let them know another has gone astray and see what they say, however, things aren't looking bright for graze :(
I don't think it's their fault tbh, the post is chaos at the moment, although it hasn't been publicised that much
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/sep/10/royal-mail-strike-cwu-negotiation
I do feel sorry for them on the matter, but at the same time, my other mail & deliveries are arriving every day, on schedule as usual.
I understand alot of this is probably out of their hands, but when you pay for a service on a specified day, it's not on if you fail to receive it on numerous occaisions.
Jingo, go back to the page where you reported the first one late and report it again. You should get a full refund, not a half refund. Both my no shows this week got full refunds. The system does work - they give a half refund if the box is one day late (to cover the fresh fruit), and a full refund if it is two or more days late (or a complete no show).
I also note that they've given up fighting the postal strike and have decided not to send fresh fruit out at all. Anyone who specifically wants the fresh fruit should either cancel their boxes or set a holiday. We may be in for the long haul on this one. :(
My post is now running consistently at three days late - two items posted Monday just arrived (including one of the missing Graze boxes - fresh fruit not in good shape, as expected - though it's grapes which I already have in the fridge).
Just put an order in finally!
Think this code might work for a free one:
X13ZVJ3F
Blighter
09-06-2010, 12:57
Only a year behind ;D
When the thread was started, my workplace provided food, so there wasn't much point :p
Can't get it delivered to work but ordered for Saturday and will try not to scoff it all weekend!
Two boxes delivered on time so far, no problems.
Free code if you want it:
53HH4B5
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