MealPal- Best Meals Around You

I PROMISE it’s not worth it; it’s entirely based on deception

I use meal pal for a few months last year, I tried giving it a second try for a few months this year. The full conclusion is that it is truly not worth it For one, you save around maybe two dollars per meal. You have no choice in what the meal you’re getting is, and can make no modifications or customizations to it. Don’t like tomatoes? Too bad, you’re getting raw tomatoes in it. You have a dietary restriction or an allergy? Too bad, get the predetermined meal or don’t eat. You don’t get to see the locations of what places participate in meal pal until you pay the subscription. And if you’re in an area that doesn’t have a lot of options, too bad. You’re screwed, get ready for some long walks. As someone who lives in an area that has a number of options, it’s still inconvenient, because you have strict time frames that you have to place, cancel, and pick up the order by. There’s a very little room to change your mind. This company relies on swindling people through deception – the meal pal credits that you have do not equate to a dollar. Each credit costs a dollar to two dollars per credit, depending on what plan you select. They purposely do it so that it looks like you’re getting such a better deal, but you really aren’t. I’ve had meal pal tell me I’m saving 20% on a meal (which still comes out to maybe two or three dollars max, if that is to be trusted) and then I’ve gone to the location, gotten the meal, and saw on the menu that it actually would’ve been cheaper without meal pal. They’re also very sneaky with the subscription renewals – if you pause or cancel your subscription, you lose the credits that you have on your account. If you downgrade your plan, and have more credits left over in your current subscription then the new one holds by time the subscription renews, you’ll lose those too. You can’t use meal pals on the weekends, so even if you have “two days left” of your subscription before it automatically renews (whether you used up all the credits or not, it automatically renews at the same time each month, or once you hit 10 credits, to perpetually keep you trapped with them), no you actually don’t. There’s no way for you to use those credits. And don’t even dream about picking up two meals in one day to try to use up those credits, they don’t allow that This has been such a regret subscription of mine - save your money, pay the extra two dollars for a meal that you’d actually choose and enjoy eating, that won’t take up your entire lunch break to get to. Don’t fall into the cycle of being trapped with them like I have, I’ve been wanting to get out but have been unable to because of the pileup of credits, I regret ever giving it a second try.

Scammy

Tried to only to find hidden fees and misleading statements. Can’t customize orders and it’s a bit scammy. Makes more financial sense to buy yourself.