Currently, online grocery shopping and food delivery services are now common. Also, some retailers are now accepting EBT cards as a payment method for their food delivery services. In case you don’t know, Blue Apron is a popular food delivery service that delivers recipes right to your door.
Food delivery service is a convenient way for those with limited access to grocery stores and farmers markets to get fresh ingredients for cooking. Does Blue Apron accept EBT cards as payment for their delivery services? this is what we shall be discussing in this article so you know what payment methods they do and do not accept.
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EBT benefits are distributed at the state level to help low-income household buy nutritious food. Every month, the EBT cards are filled with money to enable cardholders to purchase EBT grocery items approved by USDA. You can read our previous post to see the full list of USDA approved EBT grocery items.
Does Blue Apron Accept EBT?
The answer to this question “Does Blue Apron accept EBT?” is No. Blue Apron does not take EBT card. So therefore, you can’t use your EBT card to pay for Blue Apron food or deliveries. But we shall look into how to use the program and what payment types they do accept. So keep reading to know it all.
How Does Blue Apron Work?
Blue Apron is a meal delivery service that delivers recipes alongside the ingredients needed to cook those recipes to your home. Blue Apron main aim is to educate you on how to cook new recipes using fresh ingredients and to reduce food waste. You need to register and choose your meal plan, in order to participate in Blue Apron’s meal delivery service. Visit the Blue Apron FAQs page to learn more about their plans and how their process works.
What Is Blue Apron Accepted Payment Types?
As it stands now, Blue Apron does not accept EBT as a form of payment, and also don’t accept cash, check, or PayPal payments. Blue Apron only accept credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover), as the only form of payment. But If you’d like to sign up using the Blue Apron mobile app, they also accept Apple Pay. So Blue Apron doesn’t accept any form of Food Stamps or EBT.
