Oddbox Review UK: Is It Worth the Money?

Are you fed up with the amount of food wasted in the UK? Or do you like the idea of fruit and veg being rescued rather than thrown away just because it looks a bit odd?

That’s the appeal of Oddbox. But while the idea is great, the real question is whether Oddbox is actually good value for money, or whether you’re paying extra just to feel better about your shopping habits.

I recently updated this review after Oddbox made some changes to how the service works, giving customers more control over what they receive. Those changes definitely improve things, but they don’t automatically make Oddbox right for everyone.

Oddbox summary

Oddbox review

Fruit & veg box

Oddbox is a strong option if you care about reducing food waste and want fruit and veg delivered to your door. Quality is usually good and variety is high, but it isn’t the cheapest way to buy produce and only really works if you’re willing to eat what turns up.

— Pete Chatfield

★★★★★ ★★★★★

3.9/5

Choice of food

★★★★★ ★★★★★

Quality

★★★★★ ★★★★★

Value for money

★★★★★ ★★★★★

Pros

• Wide variety of fruit and veg
• Delivered to your door
• Helps reduce food waste

Cons

• Not the cheapest way to buy produce
• Fussy eaters may still waste food

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Reviewed by Household Money Saving

What is Oddbox?

Oddbox is a subscription service that delivers fruit and vegetables that don’t meet supermarket cosmetic standards. Produce may be too big, too small, oddly shaped or simply surplus to requirements.

Instead of being wasted, it’s packed into boxes and delivered directly to customers. The aim is simple: reduce food waste while giving people access to fresh produce.

How does Oddbox work?

Setting up Oddbox is straightforward:

• Choose weekly or fortnightly delivery
• Pick fruit, veg or a mix
• Select a box size
• Swap out items you don’t want
• Add extras if you like

You’re given a 48-hour window (starting six days before delivery) to customise your box. Oddbox will email you to remind you.

You can permanently exclude up to three items from future boxes, which helps, although I’d personally like to see more exclusions allowed for fussier households.

You can also skip or pause deliveries easily.

How much does it cost?

Oddbox UK pricing (correct as of 2026)

Prices are fair for what you get, but in most cases you could buy similar produce cheaper from a supermarket — especially if you stick to offers.

Oddbox vs supermarket shopping

This is where expectations need to be realistic.

Oddbox doesn’t compete on price. It competes on ethics, convenience and variety.

My first Oddbox

Delivery is overnight, which caught me out initially. My box arrived late in the evening, and I only realised the next morning after checking my emails.

That one’s on me — delivery times are clearly explained.

Inside my medium box was a wide range of produce, including potatoes, apples, clementines, cauliflower, spinach, celeriac and even kohlrabi (which I’d never cooked before). A leaflet explained why items were included and offered recipe ideas, which was genuinely useful.

Quality-wise, I was impressed. Apart from a couple of softer fruits, everything was perfectly usable and no different to supermarket produce.

Is Oddbox good value for money?

With a discount, yes — my first box cost £7.99 and felt like great value.

At full price? That’s more debatable. If I bought only the fruit and veg we actually eat from a supermarket, it would probably cost less. But that misses the point of Oddbox.

Oddbox is about reducing waste, not beating supermarket prices.

There is also the environmental question around delivery emissions. Oddbox claims night-time deliveries and efficient routing reduce CO₂, but it’s hard to quantify how much impact this really has.

Would I buy another box?

For us, probably not — and that’s down to our eating habits, not the service. We don’t get through enough fruit and veg, and we’re too fussy to make full use of the variety.

For more adventurous households, Oddbox could work really well, especially with the ability to swap items.

Bottom line

Oddbox isn’t the cheapest way to buy fruit and veg.
It’s an ethical choice, not a budget one.

If reducing food waste matters to you and you’re flexible with what you eat, Oddbox is worth trying. If you want control and the lowest prices, the supermarket still wins.

A word of warning

Remember, your box will be delivered at night. That means it could be left unattended for a period and open to the elements. It could also mean that if you live in a house with a squeaky gate or with security lights, somebody might be woken up – either you or your neighbours.

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