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Anyone had any experience of Graze.com?

(14 Posts)
Ana Sun 06-Jan-13 20:32:30

I agree with Jess! And you have to pay over the odds for it too....hmm

cheelu Sun 06-Jan-13 20:25:28

I have had Graze and they are a bit horse food like to be honest

JessM Sun 06-Jan-13 19:44:32

I guess those would only work if you had nothing else to eat in the house. How likely is that really?

crimson Sat 05-Jan-13 10:30:01

I keep seeing those adverts for slimming meals that are delivered and can't help but wonder who can actually afford them; the adverts shows a woman with a young family I think. Surely she'll eat the slimming meal then pick at all the leftovers like I did?

dorsetpennt Sat 05-Jan-13 10:25:59

I agree with most of the contributors to this thread. The snacks were tasty and you can choose which ones you'd prefer and which ones you really hated. I used to really look forward to my Graze box but after a while I felt that it was an expensive treat and that I could easily buy the treats offered. It was fun while it lasted though.

gracesmum Fri 04-Jan-13 21:52:23

Nice to hear from you jeni - missed you!

jeni Fri 04-Jan-13 20:46:21

I dont even want to think about calories til monday!

Sbagran Fri 04-Jan-13 20:21:38

Many thanks also to the lovely people who PM'd me - all the comments are greatly appreciated and thank you all for you help and comments flowers
Great news Glass speak to you on Monday if I dare!!!

glassortwo Fri 04-Jan-13 19:58:58

She is doing fine sba thank you smile

Sbagran Fri 04-Jan-13 19:56:03

Thanks so much everyone - I must admit I did suspect the points that you have all made.
Glass I will be back on the weekly weigh-in thread next week as I have sinned an awful lot over Christmas and New Year and haven't even dared to step onto the scales! shock Too be honest I feel sure that I must have put on 5 or 6lbs, possibly more blushso it will be all systems go to repair the damage done to my previously successful weight-loss hmm
The power of advertising works doesn't it, as these boxes of healthy snacks did attract my attention, but I did suspect that there may be an excess of the 'cheaper' and 'boring' items included in 'my personally selected boxes' and also, over the past year or so, I have become very concious of the high calorie content in so-called healthy foods!
Thank you all so much for your observations - back to the old 'My Fitness Pal' and the weekly weigh-in thread to meet up with my fellow losers and any new members - good luck everyone grin
PS Hope all is still going well with your Mum Glass flowers

glassortwo Fri 04-Jan-13 18:04:53

sba DD had them for a while last year after having a few months free and then rolling into the contract, some of the boxes were tasty but some pretty boring, and the quantity is a little scant against the cost, much cheaper to buy the bits you like from the high street. Not even going to mention the calories grin.

JessM Fri 04-Jan-13 17:57:22

My Dh was getting these in the office for a long period. They are marketed as healthy snacks. Seemed to be a lot of calories to me, including the chocchips in with the nuts etc. He was eating them as well as everything else (sandwiches from the van, cakes and sweets that people keep bringing into office etc) If you want to eat nuts and dried fruit there are cheaper ways to do this. i think it is quite successful because it is slick and a bit like getting a little present in the post.
(No calorie content on their boxes by the way)
I think if you want a little snack in the office an apple or a banana might be a better idea.
I was interested the other day to see that Premier Inn had a menu with calories on it. Very illuminating.

gracesmum Fri 04-Jan-13 17:36:08

I did this a couple of years ago and while I enjoyed my occasional boxes of olives and dried cranberries/wasabi peas etc, they were very expensive and I would have done better to pop into a well known emporium better famed for its knickers!! You have to specify what you like/don't like, but I still seemed to get an awful lot of sultanas which are cheaper just about anywhere else! Also very easy to get locked in by apathy - you know, forgetting to cancel in time before the next box goes out. If you are good at keeping on top of that sort of thing, I would say give it a go with their trial offers.

Sbagran Fri 04-Jan-13 17:02:26

Just seen (or should I say partly seen!) an 'ad' for Graze.com on tv and had quick look at the site.
Has anyone had any experience of these boxes? They look interesting but could it be that your box would contain the boring bits that are normally left on the table at a buffet smile - you know the type of things - all the tasty morsels get taken leaving dried out crisps, curling up sandwiches etc!
Don't want to get anyone into trouble with GN by asking for recommendations and getting into the realms of advertising - just that I have never heard of it before and am interested to know if anyone has tried them and if so what they think?
If you have experience but are concerned about the possibility of being 'deleted' is it possible to PM me instead? Not 100% sure about the situation and don't want to get myself or any of you into trouble hmm