Comments on: Omaha Steaks – Mail order your meat and save?

By: LC

LC — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:14:34 +0000

I got the starter pack as a gift. I think they paid $59.99 and we got 4 each of steaks, pork chops, burgers, chicken breasts, and baked potatoes, 2 fish and 8 hot dogs. The steaks were small, but with a side of rice and veggies, the meal was a good size and very good. This averages around $2.75 per serving which is pretty good. The quality was good enough that I would pay that again myself if I could get the same deal, but the regular prices seem much higher. I actually love the packaging since it seals out freezer burn and the boxes stack great in my freezer. Only one store I can find packs the meat in vacuum packs like that.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:04:36 +0000

Not sure why the trackback didn't take, but I just did a comparison using an Omaha competitor, US Beef, on my blog. US Beef comes out significantly cheaper than Omaha, even at full price, though still more expensive than grocery. If I hadn't gotten the deal I did, I wouldn't have gotten it from US Beef either.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:43:00 +0000

I was just talking about them with a friend! It seems every retired person I know, with solid retirement money, uses them. I don’t get it. But if you wonder how they stay in business….they have the comfortably retired group in their corner.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:01:44 +0000

Omaha Steaks are good and you can occasionally get decent deals. They also tend to haggle on the phone, so you can get deals that aren’t posted. That said, my father-in-law is a butcher and I’d rather get my meat from him. Although he has ordered from them himself.

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By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:02:16 +0000

Thanks for confirming my assumptions about Omaha . . .

By: Tessie

Tessie — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:58:50 +0000

We’ve occasionally ordered from Omaha Steaks for gifts. To me that seems the only reason to buy from them. I don’t know how they stay in business, either. I wonder about luggage stores and mattress stores, too. They never have customers, and they are very expensive.

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:19:40 +0000

I have always wanted to order from US Wellness Meats @ grasslandbeef.com — Their prices are high compared to local grocery store but not nearly as high as Omaha.

What I really like is that all of their products are free from harmful chemicals…free range chickens, grass fed beef, even bacon and sausage made without any msg, nitrates/nitrites, etc. Everything is top quality and sounds really healthy.

They have free shipping, with just a $7.50 per order charge. I am sure that they have factored in the shipping costs to be included in the base costs and that is why it is high, but if I had the extra money I would willingly pay 3x as much for these products as I feel the quality is like nothing I can find in my area. I feel the health benefits for my family would be worth the extra cost.

Alas, I am not to that point yet but I do have a friend that frequents a farmers market that gets me organic beef. She will buy a bunch and bring it to me when she visits. But this supplier still uses HFCS in her barbecue chicken/beef products, and nitrates in her sausage and bacon So I just stick to the straight meat. Atleast I know that it is fresh and comes from a Happy Farm.

So you may want to check out US Wellness Meats, they seem to be a lot more reasonable in price.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:19:32 +0000

I agree they are extremely expensive and I didn’t think their cuts were that great. I do like their hotdogs and hamburgers, though, and will buy those when they have a sale. I’m lucky, though, and have one of their stores just a few miles from my house. The shipping charges are outrageous.

By: Michael @ The Life Insurance Insider

Michael @ The Life Insurance Insider — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:19:26 +0000

I can get dry aged, fresh cut strips and ribeye from our local HEB grocery store for $20 per pound. I’ve never figured out how Omaha makes it work. Either you have an appreciation for good steaks and know you can do better and get it for cheaper or you don’t and expect to pay $5-10 per pound for whatever is on sale at the grocery store.

Maybe gifts. My brother-in-law sent out Omaha steaks as gifts for a few hard to buy for males in the family. That’s the only time I could ever justify even their special deal prices.