Is Butcher Box worth it – A complete review
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The question about if Butcher Box is worth it or not, shows up a lot in the health and allergy-free communities. After reviewing hundreds of people’s experiences, I compiled the good and the bad below, sharing the most popular benefits and complaints about Butcher Box.
What is Butcher Box and How it works
Butcher Box is one of the most popular meat subscription services in the US. It provides high quality, organic, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, and grass-fed meat, that is delivered to your front door. You have the possibility to choose from different kinds of curated boxes, or you can customize your own box by choosing from over 20 cuts of meat. In addition, most orders will receive free meat depending on the promotion of the month. Once you pick out your box, it will be delivered to you for free in 3-5 days. You can choose how often you want a box delivered, and for every order you can change the type of box you want. In addition, you can cancel or pause your subscription at any time.
Their promotion right now is Free Uncured Bacon and 2 pounds of Wild Caught Salmon with any first order. That alone might make Butcher Box worth it. Who doesn’t like Free Bacon?
Note: At the time you read this post, this offer might had changed, but they always have great promotions.
How much is Butcher Box?
Butcher Box has two main type of boxes you can choose from –Curated Boxes and Custom Boxes . The Curated Classic Boxes are $129 per month and contain around 8-11 lbs of meat. The Curated Big boxes are $238 per month and contain about 16-22 pounds of meat. You can choose between the following Curated Boxes:All Beef Box, The Beef and Chicken Box, The Beef and Pork Box, or a Mixed Box. The Custom Classic Box is $149 per month and contains 9-14 lbs. of meat,while the Custom Big Box is $270 per month and contains 18-26 lbs. of meat. You can customize your box by choosing from 20 different cuts of beef, chicken, and pork.
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Where is Butcher Box meat from?
Butcher Box offers beef, chicken, pork, and some special meats (not available all the time ) like salmon, lamb, and turkey. Their beef is grass-fed, grass-finished, and is sourced from Australia. It’s pastured and humanely raised, never given antibiotics and hormones. Their free-range organic chicken and heritage-raised pork come from the US and Canada, while the special meat like wild-caught salmon, lamb, and turkey come from the US.
Can you skip months with Butcher Box?
Yes, you can skip an order up to 6 months. Butcher Box is a monthly or bi-monthly subscription, however you can change box frequency from monthly to every 2-6 months, depending on your needs. The box frequency and type of box can be changed right before billing. To skip a month you will go to My account details, and click on the Pause/Stop Subscription button at the bottom of the page.
How long does it take for Butcher Box to deliver?
You can expect your Butcher Box to arrive in 3-5 days business days after billing.
Is Butcher Box worth it?
By just considering the price, it might seem that Butcher Box might not be worth it. However, adding the Free Meat from monthly promotions, the accessibility of quality organic meat (special cuts that are hard to find in local stores) and the flexibility of having great quality meat delivered to your door steps, make Butcher Box worth it for most people.
Main Complaint – Butcher Box prices are too high
The main complaint I see, is that you don’t get enough meat for the price you pay or the meat is not enough for a whole month. When comparing with other delivery companies of organic meat, the price per pound is around the same. However, since Butcher Box advertises that their boxes contain meat for a whole month, people usually expect just that: enough meat for meals for a whole month. However, most of the time, unless the box is for a single person, it will probably not last a whole month. Customers that use and try Butcher Box are often on diets that use high amounts of meat, sometimes eating meat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Therefore, 8 pounds of meat might be consumed in a week or less, depending how many people will enjoy the meals; It can become expensive. You might end up spending a lot more on meat than you are used to. So, if you are eating a lot of meat and feed a lot of people, you might need to try the Curated Big Box or Custom Big Box.
Even though their box prices seem high, Butcher Box offers great monthly promotions to first time customers and its members, offsetting the perceived high cost. For example, for a $25 one time fee, members previously had an opportunity to choose to receive FREE Ground Beef or Free Bacon-FOR LIFE.
Another benefit that makes Butcher Box worth it in spite of their price, is that they offer different cuts of meat that are very hard to find in the grocery stores, cuts which are organic and/or grass-fed grass-finished. For example, organic chicken wings or grass-fed sirloin steaks might be hard to find locally.
Convenience is another benefit that offsets the higher prices. Butcher Box is great for busy, time-constrainted individuals, that would benefit from the convenience of having quality meat delivered to their door. However, Butcher Box might not be worth it for individuals that are on a budget and have time to search for quality meat locally.
In spite of all the complaints, almost everyone agreed that the Butcher Box meat is delicious and very good quality.
If you are still on the fence of trying Butcher Box , you could try it for one month ( since you can cancel any time) and see if it is something that benefits you or your family. Also, who doesn’t want FREE Bacon FOR LIFE?
If you decide to try Butcher Box , please let me know of your experience below, so we can help other people to make an informed decision.