Avocados over the Internet

Ever since Covid, I’ve been been making an effort to buy direct from New Zealand producers of various things, or small retailers, and I recently saw a Facebook ad for Grower Outlet, which described itself as “a family-owned business with a rich heritage in sustainable farming… We aren’t just sellers – we're growers. We understand the process from root to fruit…” What hooked me was that they had a special offering a free kilogram of lemons, something I don’t buy because I’m usually given some (and, actually, my own baby lemon tree has three baby lemons on it!). So, free lemons, why not?

The order shipped on Friday and arrived today (a photo of the opened box is above). The avos and lemons both are at various stages of ripeness, which is perfect—that gives me more options/time for using them. One of the avos was perfectly ripe, though, so I made some avocado dip for later—tasting the avo first and it was the best I’ve had in ages. Very pleased.

The supermarket I usually go to had avos listed as being $3 each, which means that even including shipping, the price I paid for my order was less than the supermarket, though obviously that will vary from time to time. Still, the point for me was to get nice avocados, yes, but also to buy direct from the grower so they can get a higher return. Win/win.

New Zealand is entering peak season for avocados, and I frankly don’t have them all that often. However, if I want more, I won’t hesitate to order. And I’m more likely to order other produce, too.

As always, I was NOT compensated in any way whatsoever for my comments—they’re my sincerely held opinions. This is one of those times I took a chance and got great products and service, and I just wanted to share that. Don’t know if I’ll share any of the avos, though.