Trulocal has a sleek website design and is quite a popular service when it comes to meat and fish delivery in the GTA. They were hard to miss in all of our searches and are very present on social media. They are advertised as a monthly meat subscription box. Trulocal is multinational and available in Canada and USA.
“Simple Monthly Meat Delivery” is the slogan on truLocal’s website. Trulocal is a monthly meat box service for GTA/ Ontario, Canada and the USA.
Bulk Price Savings for meat and fish: After inquiring about bulk services, we were offered a deal of 20% off the regular price when ordering 6 regular boxes ($249) or more, making the entry price $1,195.20.
Price Transparency: Pricing is displayed in a point system. It takes quite some calculation to figure out the prices but it is calculable with patience.
Price Level: Very High.
Product Claims, Sourcing, and Certification: Information about each type of meat where it is sourced from, the farming practices, processing practices and applicable trade marks and certification is listed on their site under ‘Our Suppliers’ and ‘Our Products’. There are also videos of farmers they source from. Trulocal offers local meat and wild caught fish only.
Ordering Process: For their subscription service it is quite simple online ordering. For bulk orders you have to e-mail. Their bulk order page was under construction at the time of our inquiry.
Customer Service and Reviews: Good and straight forward. We sent out a single email to Trulocal that was answered quickly. Apart from that we did not have to interact with them because the website explains it all.
Ranking: 1st
Bulk Price Savings:
No minimum order required.
Price Transparency:
Good. Openly shown in lbs.
Sourcing Info: Seen on website with videos for added details.
Order Process: Simple; on website.
Total Price: LOW: $2264.73
Customer Service Good.
Ranking: #2
Bulk Price Savings:
Starts at: $1250.00
Price Transparency:
Good. Openly shown in lbs.
Sourcing Info: Seen on website with videos for added details.
Order Process: Simple; on website.
Total Price: LOW: $2332.59
Customer Service Good.
Ranking: #3
Bulk Price Savings:
Starts at: $2019.00
Price Transparency:
Able to calculate.
Sourcing Info:
Shown on website.
Order Process: Simple; on website.
Total Price: MEDIUM: $2516.80
Customer Service Good.
Ranking: #4
Bulk Price Savings:
Starts at: $2244.12
Price Transparency:
Able to calculate.
Sourcing Info:
Shown on website.
Order Process: Simple; on website.
Total Price: HIGH: $2822.00
Customer Service Good.
Ranking: #5
Bulk Price Savings:
Lower prices on 4-5 adult box*
Price Transparency:
see review*
Sourcing Info:
Shown on website.
Order Process: Simple; on website.
Total Price: HIGH: $2903.20
Customer Service Poor.
Ranking: #6
Bulk Price Savings:
None.
Price Transparency:
Able to calculate.
Sourcing Info:
Limited.
Order Process: Simple; on website.
Total Price: VERY HIGH: $3456.35
Customer Service Good.
Ranking: #7
Bulk Price Savings:
Lower prices start at $1195.20*
Price Transparency:
Able to calculate
Sourcing Info: Seen on website with videos for added details.
Order Process: bulk only per email.
Total Price: * VERY HIGH: $3683.60
Customer Service Good.
Ranking: #8
Bulk Price Savings:
None.
Price Transparency:
Not Transparent.
Sourcing Info:
Limited.
Order Process: Complicated.
Total Price: VERY HIGH: $3290.00
Customer Service Poor.
Ranking: #9
Bulk Price Savings:
None.
Price Transparency:
Not transparent.
Sourcing Info: Seen on website with videos for added details.
Order Process: Complicated.
Total Price: VERY HIGH: $3652.75
Customer Service: Poor.
Ranking: #10
Bulk Price Savings:
Lower prices start at $1976.00*
Price Transparency:
*charging HST - non-transparent
Sourcing Info: Seen on website with videos for added details.
Order Process: Complicated.
Total Price: * HIGH: $3052.00
Customer Service Poor.
Ranking: #11
Bulk Price Savings:
Unknown.
Price Transparency:
Not Transparent.
Sourcing Info:
Limited.
Order Process: Very complicated.
Total Price: Unknown.
Customer Service Poor.
Ranking: #12
Bulk Price Savings:
Unknown.
Price Transparency:
Not Transparent.
Sourcing Info:
Limited.
Order Process: Very complicated.
Total Price: Unknown.
Customer Service Poor.
