Bountiful Baskets

I just had to share this great new bargain I recently found. Some of you may have heard about it already but for those of you have haven't, you have to check it out! It is a produce co-op called Bountiful Baskets. You pay $15 and get a huge basket worth of produce: fruits and veggies. Here is a picture of the last time we got some. If you were to buy this in the store you would spend a minimum of $25...probably more than that. I did a price comparison just to see how much I would spend if I had bought this same basket at the store with a few of my last store receipts and here is what I found.

Store prices
Container of Strawberries: $2.50 (that was on sale)
Blueberries: $2.00 (on sale)
Acorn Squash: $1.20 (didn't have an exact price so this is a pretty good guess, probably on the low end)
Escarole (type of lettuce): .89 (didn't have an exact price so used Green leaf lettuce price)
Cucumbers at $.59/each: $3.54
Celery at 1.29/bundle: $3.87
Asparagus at 1.69/lb: $3.85 (on sale)
Braeburn Apples at 1.37/lb: $4.11
Bananas at .49/lb: $.98
Kiwi X4: $2.00 (didn't have an exact price but this is a pretty good guess, on the low end)
Radishes at .69/lb: $.69
Cabbage at .$.49/lb: $1.06


TOTAL: $26.69 (using some sale prices)
SAVINGS: $11.69/per week (over $600/year if you bought all of this weekly, which we do! I don't know about you, but I think I could find a lot of things to do with an extra $600 :) ).

My last two receipts we averaged $25 in fruits and veggies each time.


Everything we have gotten so far has been very fresh and has tasted great...I couldn't be more satisfied if I picked it myself. If you are into organic they even have organic is some areas.

The only downfall to this is if you don't like a lot of different fruits and veggies. You never know what you are going to get - which I think is exciting because it forces you to try lots of different things. And worse comes to worse, you saved enough money that you could actually give some away and still be saving money, or at least breaking even. This program currently runs in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Washington. Oh!, and you can add on different food packs like breads, tortillas, a Mexican veggie pack, etc. I haven't done that yet, but I plan to with my next order. You pick it up at a designated pick-up location at a designated time, usually Saturday mornings. You aren't committed to anything. You can order as many or as few times as you like. You order online at BOUNTIFULBASKETS.ORG . There is a limited window to order for the next Saturday so you have to decide quickly. And the website isn't the easiest to navigate but what do you expect for free labor. :) Hopefully, you find this as helpful as we do!