Comments on: 37 Foods by Subscription http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/ Thoughts about food and technology Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dana A. Romero http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/comment-page-1/#comment-46042 Dana A. Romero Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:54:12 +0000 http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/#comment-46042 <p>Great article. I would like to add a website that actually has over 30 different gourmet gift clubs ranging from the above mentioned salsa, tea, olive oil and BBQ sauce of the month clubs to clubs like soda of the month and Ketchup of the Month. Take a look at http://www.ofthemonthshop.com/ to get a true look at a of the Month club website.</p> Great article. I would like to add a website that actually has over 30 different gourmet gift clubs ranging from the above mentioned salsa, tea, olive oil and BBQ sauce of the month clubs to clubs like soda of the month and Ketchup of the Month. Take a look at http://www.ofthemonthshop.com/ to get a true look at a of the Month club website.

]]> By: Joe Kissell http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Joe Kissell Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:39:10 +0000 http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/#comment-270 <p>Erica: I'm afraid I don't know if these places deliver to Canada, but I'm somewhat doubtful. Between higher shipping costs, duties, and agricultural regulations, it might be more trouble than it's worth to ship these sorts of things across the border.</p> Erica: I’m afraid I don’t know if these places deliver to Canada, but I’m somewhat doubtful. Between higher shipping costs, duties, and agricultural regulations, it might be more trouble than it’s worth to ship these sorts of things across the border.

]]> By: Erica http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Erica Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:00:59 +0000 http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/#comment-269 <p>Do you know if any of these places deliver to Canada?</p> Do you know if any of these places deliver to Canada?

]]> By: Brian J. Geiger http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Brian J. Geiger Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:39:27 +0000 http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/#comment-48 <p>I suppose, if I wanted to not die by the end, I could combine it with my CSA subscription (though that's more of a weekly thing), so at least from spring through autumn I could be vaguely healthy and get some vegetation in.</p> <p>No, this is probably not the quest for me, but it's a fun thought in any case. Maybe if I got corporate sponsorship...no, no.</p> I suppose, if I wanted to not die by the end, I could combine it with my CSA subscription (though that’s more of a weekly thing), so at least from spring through autumn I could be vaguely healthy and get some vegetation in.

No, this is probably not the quest for me, but it’s a fun thought in any case. Maybe if I got corporate sponsorship…no, no.

]]> By: Joe Kissell http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Joe Kissell Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:32:39 +0000 http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/#comment-47 <p>Brian: Some of these are mighty expensive, though the rates sometimes depend on how many months you purchase your subscription for. But take the Lobster of the Month Club. Its cheapest rate is $89.95 per month, or $1079.40 per year! I don't think I've ever spent $90 on (fresh/frozen) lobster in a single month. Some of the beer/wine clubs are up there in cost too. So in terms of money, it could turn out to be a costly experiment.</p> <p>I suppose that you could wrangle things in such a way that you could actually live off (only) this stuff, at least if you got extra subscriptions to fruit and so on, but you're still going to be mighty short on vegetables, and the diet would have an awful lot of fat, cholesterol, and carbs!</p> Brian: Some of these are mighty expensive, though the rates sometimes depend on how many months you purchase your subscription for. But take the Lobster of the Month Club. Its cheapest rate is $89.95 per month, or $1079.40 per year! I don’t think I’ve ever spent $90 on (fresh/frozen) lobster in a single month. Some of the beer/wine clubs are up there in cost too. So in terms of money, it could turn out to be a costly experiment.

I suppose that you could wrangle things in such a way that you could actually live off (only) this stuff, at least if you got extra subscriptions to fruit and so on, but you’re still going to be mighty short on vegetables, and the diet would have an awful lot of fat, cholesterol, and carbs!

]]> By: Brian J. Geiger http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Brian J. Geiger Fri, 03 Nov 2006 18:47:22 +0000 http://geekygourmet.com/2006/10/30/37-foods-by-subscription/#comment-45 <p>So the question is, if I subscribed at least one of each of these, could I manage to go a whole year without at least needing to go shopping? And how much would it cost, all told?</p> <p>Oh, I'm sure I'd want to go shopping, as there'd be cooking staples and the like to get, and it might be hard to use the jelly without some bread or similar. Still, it sounds like a crazy experiment, and likely one that someone has already documented on a web page somewhere. Probably worth a Google search.</p> So the question is, if I subscribed at least one of each of these, could I manage to go a whole year without at least needing to go shopping? And how much would it cost, all told?

Oh, I’m sure I’d want to go shopping, as there’d be cooking staples and the like to get, and it might be hard to use the jelly without some bread or similar. Still, it sounds like a crazy experiment, and likely one that someone has already documented on a web page somewhere. Probably worth a Google search.

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