topic Re: Honeybells in Kitchen

Honeybells

Crazy4Coffee — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 06:00:21 GMT

I am shocked by the reviews people have posted for honeybells. It's so disappointing

that so many got rotten, not ripe, sliced open, not sweet, green and brown ones.

After months of waiting for ours last year, I wasn't about to buy this year.

They offered 15 pounds for 54 dollars last year, and look at the prices they are

trying to rob us with this year!!!!!! I'm sure all the people that gave one star would

have like to have given no stars! QVC needs to do some better quality checks, and

make sure they are from Florida, not Harry and David!!!!! UGH!!!!!!

Re: Honeybells

rockygems123 — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 06:09:10 GMT

@Crazy4Coffee if you have mineolas in your grocery store try them, pretty sure they're the same and no issues for quality control then.

Re: Honeybells

LizzieInSRQ — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:04:57 GMT

@rockygems123 wrote:
@Crazy4Coffeeif you have mineolas in your grocery store try them, pretty sure they're the same and no issues for quality control then.

That is exactly what they are. Mineola Tangelos.

Re: Honeybells

Grade1Teach — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:06:44 GMT

I agree and those reviews are telling the absolute truth.

I used to buy these every year and they were INCREDIBLE! I used to purchase the biggest box and then go back for more. My family couldn't get enough of them. However, the last two shipments I received were absolutely awful. They were brown, green, bruised, "torn", and just overall very unappealing. I know that sometimes looks can be deceiving with oranges, but in my case, they tasted worse than they looked. We stopped buying them at that point and haven't made a Cushman's purchase in a few years. It's sad because they were honestly the best tasting citrus I have ever eaten.

Re: Honeybells

Largoman — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:01:25 GMT

I can't speak to the quality of the fruit, but I can speak of the price.

I live in Florida, and orange groves took a major hit from Hurrican Ian. Some groves lost from 50 to 90% of their crop. Hence, the higher prices.

Re: Honeybells

CJC — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 12:37:23 GMT

There are very few orange groves remaining in Florida. Farmers and ranchers have all sold out to developers, hence adding to Florida's major problems with congestion, pollution, traffic, flooding, infrastructure. Stopping along the road for a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice is long gone, along with Old Florida. You'll do better buying oranges at your grocery.

Re: Honeybells

millieshops — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:42:00 GMT

@rockygems123 Even the mineolas I buy locally in any of my Florida supermarkets vary in quality and price. Neither the price or the quality seems to have all that much to do with where they were grown, but rarely are they from Florida.

Re: Honeybells

ValuSkr — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 23:57:45 GMT

If they were good, I might pay that price for oranges that you eat out-of-hand. But therein lies the rub - they're oranges for juicing, not snacking! And that turns into an EXPENSIVE glass of orange juice. Liquid gold essentially.

Re: Honeybells

Moonlady — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 18:39:54 GMT

Yes to the supermarket mineolas; they're delicious. But I'm confused about these honeybells. (We no longer get QVC.) If QVC is still selling them as Cushman's (the man with the bib?) they shouldn't be, since Harry and David bought them out about 15 years ago.

Notwithstanding local weather issues, I'm not sure if HD maintained the quality for a few years after that. But I do remember that reviews were soon overwhelmingly horrible, with many posting pics of pretty gross-looking fruit.

Re: Honeybells

Starpass — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:37:53 GMT

I am not going to pay $35. for 6 pieces of any kind of fruit!

Re: Honeybells

Lovestheshores — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 03:20:15 GMT

I bought Cushman's Honeybells from QVC a couple of years ago and once was enough. I sent a 10lb box to my daughter and got a 10lb box for myself. I paid $44 per box at the time (delivered January 2021). A good portion of them were so soft, on the verge of rotting and had to be thrown away. The ones we did eat were tasty but had tons of seeds in them. I remember counting at least 30 in one of them. Would NEVER order them again.

Re: Honeybells

sunshine45 — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 03:30:42 GMT

i generally order my fruit from pittman and davis.

they are a great company to deal with and they have honeybells.

they are 12 for $34.99 (about 8 pounds) or 18 for $46.99 (about 12 pounds).

i order their comice pears and their ruby red grapefruits for my family and some for gifts. they are always excellent and if they arent, they will send you a new box.

"Our Guarantee

If you or your friends are not absolutely delighted with every gift you receive, we will replace the gift or refund the purchase price."

Re: Honeybells

bells4me — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 19:03:56 GMT

I buy Mineolas & Tangelos from California. Much cheaper & just as good. The price of the TSV was shocking.

Re: Honeybells

loriqvc — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 21:34:42 GMT

Just a note: If you're looking for tangelos in grocery stores right now, you might not find them; at least in my area, we often don't get any until late January. I think the season is supposed to be December through March, but that doesn't necessarily mean everyone gets their shipments at the same time or regularly throughout the season. But when you finally get a good tangelo, it's totally worth the wait! Mmmmm.

Re: Honeybells

maximillian — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:22:41 GMT

We found and purchased 6 tangelos/minneolas in a local supermarket today. I ate one. It was juicy, not sour, but not sweet. The price is $1.00 each piece of fruit. This is in the state of Pennsylvania.