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Honeybell's Sour!!?

Texan Mommy — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:53:48 GMT

I just received my shipment of honeybell's. I was so excited until I bit into one. If someone handed this to me without knowing what it was I would say a grapefruit. Almost Exact flavor of a grapefruit. I am wondering if anyone has experienced this with there recent orders? I do not dislike the flavor, I just would never have ordered these if it was explained that it tasted like this. Please let me know what yours are like this year. And should I just keep trying the others?

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Krimpette — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:01:02 GMT

I just ate one about an hour ago. Mine was very, very sweet and incredibly juicy!!!! YUM!!!! Only complaint: In one section, there were four seeds. But a small price to pay for such "delicious-ness"!

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Kokathy — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:01:10 GMT

It is a cross between a grapefruit and tangerine (I think?). So maybe the one you just ate. I would try another one and if it's no good, I'd call Q.

I am still waiting to get my autodelivery from last year. The estimated delivery date was yesterday but it still shows in process and I am not getting anywhere with Q customer service.

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terrier3 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:02:45 GMT

If you don't like them, just call the Q and they will refund your money.

You do NOT have to return food items...in fact, they don't WANT them back!

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Texan Mommy — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:24:39 GMT

Ok, #2 was much better. The only question that remains is about the coloring. I noticed that the pamphlet said they are many different shades from yellow to bright orange. Does anyone know if this plays any part in the ripening? Or is it simply the color?

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cm texas — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:51:38 GMT

Received our order. Very disappointed. Bait and switch. These were definitely not the ones displayed on QVC. They were extremely discolored, marred and had the appearance of being down right ugly. If I saw these in the grocery store I certainly would not purchase them. Did a taste test with two from my local store. Yes the Honey Bells were sweet and juicy but comparing the price of $2.42 each to .59 at the store, I would never buy the Honey Bells again. Just not worth the extreme price difference.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:01:33 GMT

When they sell Honeybells on HSN, they explain that they may have marks on the skin. These are caused by the fruit being blown against the branches of the trees and have nothing to do with the quality of the fruit. My Hale Honeybells are absolutely delicious. They do have 3 or 4 seeds in them but who cares?

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colliegirls — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:12:43 GMT

We lived next to an orange grove in Florida and our neighborhood was covered in orange trees. I would walk right outside my door most of the year and take an orange off the trees to eat. The oranges were so sweet but the skin on a real "off the tree" orange are not like in the stores. The natural color is yellow and brown. The bright color in the stores is fake, I would rather have the natural. It was many years after leaving Florida before I could eat a store orange after having our own orange trees in our yard.

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DiAnne — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:02:51 GMT

On 1/15/2014 colliegirls said:
We lived next to an orange grove in Florida and our neighborhood was covered in orange trees. I would walk right outside my door most of the year and take an orange off the trees to eat. The oranges were so sweet but the skin on a real "off the tree" orange are not like in the stores. The natural color is yellow and brown. The bright color in the stores is fake, I would rather have the natural. It was many years after leaving Florida before I could eat a store orange after having our own orange trees in our yard.

I agree with you about oranges being so sweet off the trees but I grew up in Southern California and the oranges on the trees in my yard were orange not yellow and brown so maybe that is just the difference between Florida oranges and California oranges.

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Shaunac — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:30:05 GMT

I think the Q must be getting a lot of complaints about the look of Honeybells. The last time this product was being presented, they made it a point to show three different fruits and say that no matter what they look like at the outside, that they are all orange and juicy on the inside.

I ordered them for my parents years ago. My mom said they were sour. I called and complained and my money was refunded.

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HoHum — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 03:16:41 GMT

Just received my AD. They've been in process since 01/02/14 and arrived today. I tried to cancel them since 01/02/14 and kept being told they couldn't be cancelled because they were in the process of shipping (for 2 weeks). Wish they could have cancelled them. They're nothing like last years. All of them are very small...more like the "snackers" size and the whole box of them came frozen solid, so I don't know how they will turn out. Will never order them again.

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Topaz Gem — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:31:24 GMT

Honeybells are a product of nature. Generally they are sweet, but they can differ depending on weather conditions during the growing season. I have gotten some shipments over the years where the fruit was more tart than at other times, but I would never complain. That's just the way nature works. This year's shipment has been very mild and sweet. Next year's could be just the opposite.

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Topaz Gem — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:33:30 GMT

On 1/15/2014 Gellergirl said:
Just received my AD. They've been in process since 01/02/14 and arrived today. I tried to cancel them since 01/02/14 and kept being told they couldn't be cancelled because they were in the process of shipping (for 2 weeks). Wish they could have cancelled them. They're nothing like last years. All of them are very small...more like the "snackers" size and the whole box of them came frozen solid, so I don't know how they will turn out. Will never order them again.

They said on air that you will get the correct weight, regardless of size. If you had received larger Honeybells, you'd get fewer pieces. Because you got smaller ones, you got more.

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Lacey1 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:39:24 GMT

If they described them on air as: so many of full size, so many 'snackers', etc. that's what you should have received. If they were frozen, I would consider them 'damaged' and I would call customer service for a full refund.

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bells4me — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:35:08 GMT

On 1/15/2014 DiAnne said:
On 1/15/2014 colliegirls said:
We lived next to an orange grove in Florida and our neighborhood was covered in orange trees. I would walk right outside my door most of the year and take an orange off the trees to eat. The oranges were so sweet but the skin on a real "off the tree" orange are not like in the stores. The natural color is yellow and brown. The bright color in the stores is fake, I would rather have the natural. It was many years after leaving Florida before I could eat a store orange after having our own orange trees in our yard.

I agree with you about oranges being so sweet off the trees but I grew up in Southern California and the oranges on the trees in my yard were orange not yellow and brown so maybe that is just the difference between Florida oranges and California oranges.

I grew up in So Calif too in the midst of the citrus belt. I would pick oranges off the trees to juice & eat & they were orange too. If they were yellow they were not ripe. We had tangelo, Valencia & navels.

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MargieRJ — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 05:14:43 GMT

The skin coloring is from a difference in breed. When in Jamaica I had Ugli fruits, which are their version of a tangelo (Honeybell). It is indeed ugly, all greenish brown, speckled and oddly shaped. However, they are delicious. Same for the Honeybells.

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GSS — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 07:48:24 GMT

I received mine yesterday. I immediately opened them up, inspected them and then tried one out. The honeybells were nice and cold from being in the truck but fortunately they were not frozen. They were of various color but they were sweet and extremely juicy as can be. My wife liked them too. I've already had 3 and really wished they grew year round as they really satisfied my sweet tooth without needing some junk food. Out of the 3 honeybells I've had so far, I've only had 2 seeds total.

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upshatesme — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 10:55:03 GMT

On 1/15/2014 Kokathy said:
It is a cross between a grapefruit and tangerine (I think?). So maybe the one you just ate. I would try another one and if it's no good, I'd call Q.

I am still waiting to get my autodelivery from last year. The estimated delivery date was yesterday but it still shows in process and I am not getting anywhere with Q customer service.

Kokathy, I'm having the same problem. all my friends that just order them this year got them right away, but my order del is still processing. I hope they are not sitting in a hot truck somewhere for the next 10 days (since they stated "7-10 days" which i know is NOT correct with food items.

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lynnie61 — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:30:02 GMT

Upshatesme - great name - still no sign of mine EDD was 1/14. And why is it not a two day shipping process for a food item? Because they know they can ship UPS. Sounds like mine are on the slow truck from FL! Customer service still does not have an answer.

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Didiville — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:31:37 GMT

My EDD was yesterday. None arrived. Why sell an item saying they will ship a certain week when they don't? Another Q letdown. HSN looks better all the time!