The Fruit Company Review

Sunday, February 5th

2023 Fruit Basket Company Reviews

The Fruit Company

• 11 fruit baskets to choose from
• Some 2-day shipping options
• Prices range from $84 to $299
• In business for over 80 years
• "A+" rated by the BBB

The Fruit Company is the fruit basket division of Roy Webster Orchards, which got its start in the early 1940s in Oregon's Hood River Valley. They grow their own pears, cherries and blueberries, and source other high-quality fruits from several award-winning regional producers.

Just under a dozen fruit baskets

You've got 11 fruit baskets to consider at The Fruit Company, ranging in price from $84 for the Simply Fruit (approx. one dozen pieces of fruit plus dried fruit) to $299 for Oregon's Cascade (about 28 pieces of fruit and 17 gourmet items like sausage, nuts, and cheese). All baskets give you the option to add a specialty cookie or sparkling cider, and you can have it packaged with an occasion ribbon (congratulations, with sympathy, get well soon) for an extra $5.

Use filters to see what's inside each basket

It's not always easy to tell what's in each basket, so use the left-hand side of the page for filters if you're hoping to have something specific included in the gift you're sending. Clicking on the "Ingredients" option makes it clear that some fruit baskets come with salmon, popcorn, trail mix, candy and so forth. Or, if you want options that are fruit-only, there's a filter for that too.

Shipping fees and timeframes vary

During checkout, you can enter a gift message and select your desired delivery date. Shipping fees are displayed on a calendar: on that Oregon's Cascade basket we referenced, we were offered standard shipping for $16, 3-day delivery for $25, 2-day for $29, overnight for $45, and Saturday for $55. However, standard was only offered on Fridays for our recipient's zip code; Monday through Wednesday, even a month in the future, were always listed as $29 2-day only. Only one fruit basket choice, the Legacy Cheese Basket, was labeled as having free 2-day shipping.

Rivals have pushed this store out of first place

We've had to downgrade The Fruit Company in our rankings, dropping out of our first-place spot to a more "just average" rating. It isn't so much that anything has gone wrong with this company, but rather that their rivals have outpaced them over the last few years. Their selection of fruit baskets is smaller than we'd expect now, and while we were happy to see that they still have an "A+" from the Better Business Bureau, The Fruit Company doesn't have thousands of five-star customer ratings like many of their competitors do. Even their individual items don't have many reviews, if any, making it harder to see which ones are the stand-outs if you want to send a really impressive gift.

Still good but you might find more fruit baskets somewhere else

If you order a basket from The Fruit Company, you shouldn't expect any issues. Though the store doesn't spell it out in great detail, they offer a satisfaction guarantee that will resolve any problems with damaged deliveries or spoiled fruit - and we don't have reason to think that happens on the regular here. However, you may want to start your shopping with one of the higher-ranked stores in our review and come back to The Fruit Company if you don't find what you need elsewhere.