After 100+ meals delivered across HelloFresh, Sunbasket, GreenChef and HomeChef, some tips and lessons learned.

  • Intro - Why meal kits now
  • 2:32 - How discounts are structured
  • 5:55 - Stacking Amex/Chase offers
  • 6:38 - Stacking with SwagBucks
  • 8:13 - Caution when stacking with Rakuten
  • 10:29 - Longevity & value of churning
  • 11:21 - No household limits
  • 12:03 - Using reactivation offers
  • 14:10 - Automatic credits/refunds
  • 18:21 - Quirks of each service
  • 18:51 - Calorie count variations
  • 20:22 - Replicability of recipes
  • 21:13 - Optimistic time-to-cook estimates
  • 21:47 - Cut-off dates for skipping / selecting meals
  • 23:21 - Delivery issues
  • 24:37 - Prices are increasing...