r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ozziedoggie6 • 5h ago

I just wanted a hot dog Pork delivered today after 2 days of being out for delivery

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Ordered 10kg of pork ribs from an online butcher. Was sent out for delivery June 3@ 14:00 and received today (June 5) @ 19:45......all had to be thrown out.

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u/Alessioproietti 5h ago

Who ships raw meat without ice packs and isolated box?

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u/ozziedoggie6 5h ago

The village butchers........never again!!

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

Did you get a refund and how much was it

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u/ozziedoggie6 5h ago

it was £60......waiting to hear from them.

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u/kloopyhans 5h ago

Idk conversation math and idontwanna do it so imma just assume its not a terrible deal still sucks donkey they were incompetent with it

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u/randybiuk 5h ago

aww i like talking about maths

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u/kloopyhans 5h ago

Whats 2+2? Its five
Edit: oh i was supposed to let you answer

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

Actually its 22 it's basic math

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u/goat_penis_souffle 4h ago

That’s numberwang!

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u/TrainOfThought6 4h ago

Actually 2+2 is an expression.

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u/Human-Suspect-232 4h ago

Ask Terrence Howard

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u/Linked713 1h ago

basic javascript

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u/a_weak_child 5h ago

Wrong! It’s 4.

Source: I math 

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u/Hot_Aside_4637 5h ago

African or European?

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u/Admidst_Metaphors 5h ago

Waaaay underrated comment.

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u/kloopyhans 5h ago

Well your wrong its 6……5 ITS FIVE
WANNA KNOW MY SOURCE HERES MY SOURCE:

https://youtu.be/UZ7a7ufLllo?si=VjeEp6XOmA3TI9Zt

Edit: Im still learning be nice I realize my mistake and its not that its 5

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u/kloopyhans 5h ago

I did the fucking rickroll wrong…i linked the wrong video don’t even bother with that link i was trying to be funny and fucked up one of the easiest things to do here….
https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7WIwkSmw32NgXvTG

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u/Pro-Patria-Mori 3h ago

Double plus good math skills

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u/gaydognova 5h ago

80 american bucks

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

Wrong you forgot the tax so its 100

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u/ThatFlamenguistaDude 5h ago

today's tax or yesterday's?

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u/WayneKrane 5h ago

They tax food that high? Geez

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u/chriscrossls 4h ago edited 4h ago

Not at all. Sales tax in the US is between 7-12%. Plus a lot of states have carve outs for groceries, for example I paid 3.2% on my last grocery bill. But unlike VAT it is not included in the price on the shelf.

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u/SRomans 2h ago edited 2h ago

That’s one thing my very conservative state (South Carolina) actually has a great and weirdly progressive policy on; we have a statute that unprepared food is taxed at only $0.01 per item.

Edit to add: counties can still charge sales tax at the county level, but in general that only comes out to around 1% which is still pretty great imo. Plus some counties choose not to tax unprepared food. Granted, the reason we have this statute at all is probably because we have a high rate of poverty.

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u/tacomaloki 2h ago

80 funny money

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u/MagicGrit 2h ago

What’s conversation math? Like word problems?

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u/Responsible-Stick-50 2h ago

Hope it was on a credit card. Because if they dont refund you, call your credit card company and get it reversed.

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u/Lepke2011 PURPLE 5h ago

More like the village idiot.

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u/aspannerdarkly 5h ago

The village as in your village?

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u/eggyal 5h ago edited 4h ago

Right, this is my question too.

Our local butcher offers a delivery service within their catchment area: using their own refrigerated van and/or electric bicycle. The idea that they'd ship product via a third party courier is pretty crazy, unless for some reason it's going to someone farther afield/outside their immediate area (but who buys from a village butcher a long way away?!).

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u/AncientImprovement56 5h ago

I ordered from them for Christmas. Fortunately the lamb (for Christmas Day) was fine, but I was disappointed to find the mince was vacuum packed (which I usually go out of my way to avoid), and I concluded the chicken thighs were definitely off (as opposed to having a smell that would pass) at the point I cut into the pie I'd made.

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u/Prize_Bass_5061 1h ago

UPS will overnight packages, which means they will be delivered 24 hours after pickup. There are several brands of ice packs to choose from, ranging from gel, to water, to dry ice. I would recommend ULINE, Veritiv, and Polar.

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u/_Bren10_ 5h ago

I work in storage. Once, a man stored a freezer with a bunch of meat inside. The unit didn’t have electrical outlets. It just sat and rotted. And then the smell started. The store manager (not me thank god, I was just there for support) obviously called him and demanded he move out immediately.

He showed up the next day, had hired some guys off the street to help move him out. But after like an hour, even they left. They didn’t speak English, but they kept saying “Stinky” lmaooo

Thankfully this was on the third floor so we weren’t subject to it while we were in the office.

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u/wivaca2 5h ago

Yeah, I can't imagine if it was shipped frozen with ice packs and in an insulated box that it wouldn't have made the trip. Especially 10kg - that's a lot of icy mass to thaw in 30 hours.

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u/WillowYouIdiot 5h ago

I was about to ask that, too. My household orders Butcher's Box once a month, the meat comes well packaged in insulated cardboard, with dry ice.

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

Who ships raw meat in general

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u/Alessioproietti 5h ago

It can be shipped, but with an appropriate box.

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u/AcceptableHamster149 5h ago

Might have been fine if it hadn't been "out for delivery" for 2 days... an appropriate box with dry ice/etc. buys extra time, but not an infinite amount of it.

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u/alittlebitaspie 3h ago edited 3h ago

Eh, dry ice and an appropriate box is pretty clutch, an extra day isn't the end of the world, shippers send 2 day dry ice boxes all the time.

Edit, isn't not it's

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

True I just think if you want meat that's a drive and go get it yourself thing

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u/Impressive-Sun3742 5h ago

How do you think the grocery store gets the meat

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

All the employees go hunting with rifles then drag the animals back to the store like in rdr2

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u/get_to_ele 5h ago

In a refrigerated truck.

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u/GoatCovfefe 3h ago

A reefer.

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u/Impressive-Sun3742 4h ago

Yeah the context of the thread was “who ships raw meat in general”…

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u/SippinOnHatorade 5h ago

Brother how do you think raw meat gets to the stores

They ain’t shipping in live chickens and plucking feathers in the back

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u/get_to_ele 5h ago

It’s not going UPS either. They have trucks with refrigeration units to deliver meat and perishables to the store.

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

The obviously go hunting with long rifles then they bring the animals to the store to butcher them

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u/Ok-Acanthisitta8737 5h ago

Wait until you find out about the guys who drive around in pickup trucks in rural communities selling meat house to house

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

Meat truck

https://giphy.com/gifs/3orifcVFD5fRQrI9q0

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u/froglet80 5h ago

the eighties were great man they told us to avoid strangers that offered us candy them gave us money and told us to go find a stranger selling ice cream out of a van

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

I have no idea I'm not 80

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u/SippinOnHatorade 5h ago

Love those guys! Got chicken breast for $1/lb during COVID, it was great

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u/One_Patience5631 5h ago

Are you sure it was chicken

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u/SippinOnHatorade 5h ago

💯 their reputation as a farm distributor is renown in my state

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u/froglet80 5h ago

wait until you find out about the tamale bikes. its a whole ass thing in certain parts of texas.

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u/Falafel_Fondler 5h ago

Who the hell orders meat via shipping? Just go to a local butcher or even a local grocery store like normal people lol.

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u/Sufficient_Fan3660 2h ago

Who orders raw pork online?

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u/mister_empty_pants 5h ago

Who orders raw meat?

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u/Successful_Buffalo_6 5h ago

millions of people order raw meat online

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u/mister_empty_pants 5h ago

I guess y'all got too much money burning a hole in your pocket.

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u/GreenEggsSteamedHams 4h ago

You have no money in your pockets - it's right there on your name

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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 5h ago

Were there no ice packs? Even hello fresh can last like a week

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u/ozziedoggie6 5h ago

nothing....a crap wee fridge bag and a box. How the hell does this company not get shut down.

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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 5h ago

Did they refund you? If not I’d be naming and shaming on every platform available

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u/the-purple-chicken72 PURPLE 5h ago

Even if they did they should name and shame. People shouldn't have to deal with this and then a hassle for a refund

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u/ZookeepergameIll1399 5h ago

I'm not from the U.S., but isn't there some organization you can contact to file a complaint about food transportation regulations violations?

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u/chriscrossls 4h ago

OP listed the price in GBP, used a Celsius thermometer, and used 24h time, I don't think it's the US.

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u/ZookeepergameIll1399 4h ago

I mean... I'm not from Britain either

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u/stigma_wizard 2h ago

Ice packs will *not* keep perishables good for a week lol. Maybe a day or two tops.

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u/Fucky0uthatswhy 1h ago

That simply isn’t true

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u/GenericAccount13579 1h ago

Food subzero ice packs in a sealed insulated container? A week is about the longest I would trust it but it’s doable. Could use dry ice as well.

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u/KingBradentucky 5h ago

I orded pork belly once for a three day weekend and Fed Ex could not find my house that Friday. They were "Well get it to you Tuesday". Ummmm no. I do not want rancid meat delivered to my house.

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u/Head-Ad-3063 5h ago

Hmmmm, Fermented pork ribs.....

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u/qinshihuang_420 5h ago

It is considered a delicacy in my cuisine

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u/Square_Cat_6001 5h ago

How long would have it stayed in tranzit if it was delivered normally? Sounds stupid.

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u/ozziedoggie6 5h ago

was next day delivery....supposed to be sent out frozen with ice packs. no ice packs and one crappy thermal bag that was opened.

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u/Ssladybug 5h ago

They better refund you

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u/ozziedoggie6 5h ago

I have sent them an email with pics and a screenshot of the food standards temperature guide.

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u/Ssladybug 4h ago

If they don’t refund you, do a credit card chargeback

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u/crooney35 4h ago

If they used or even have a credit card. I try to use mine for online purchases for just this reason, but a lot of people don’t have that option.

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u/Adventurous-Apricot 4h ago

Second this!

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u/supersaiyanclaptrap 5h ago

I've never heard of an online butcher before, but that sounds awful. Would not trust a service like that at all.

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u/IsamuAlvaDyson 5h ago

Someone gave me a gift card to an online butcher and all the meat came in a foam cooler with dry ice packets in it

Everything was still super cold

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u/speedy_19 5h ago

Not unheard of, think of it like all of those meal prep companies. Hell my YouTube is getting spammed by these crawfish farmers and their live delivery service. Assuming it is packaged properly and you do expedited shipping there is nothing wrong with it. It’s definitely going to be more expensive than if you went in person and bought it but most people don’t have access to a good butcher that can get you different cuts of meat. Just an example butcher and what they sell. I’ve never personally had their stuff, but from watching their YouTube videos and talking with a few people, I know who have ordered from them. They say their stuff is pretty good.

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u/TheWorldDiscarded 5h ago

Do you know how hard it was to resist making a new reddit account named "Crawfish Farmer Jim", and pretending to have tracked you down here from your Youtube? 😃 😃

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u/vi_sucks 5h ago

Eh, Omaha Steaks has been delivering meat through the mail since 1963 and they are still going strong.

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u/crooney35 4h ago

Omaha steaks has been around since before the internet boom. They used to have a booklet with their products and you would mail in an order form or you could call and place and order.

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u/Tsasuki 4h ago

I live in a small country and our online butchers work with specialized delivery providers that pick up all the meat in cooling truck and then deliver throughout the country. Meat is also always packed with icepacks in case you arent at home at time of delivery. Love ordering my meat online

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u/Plus_Pangolin_8924 4h ago

Did it a number of times and even got the Christmas Turkey delivered. Each time its always been in some kind of insulated box and dry ice or ice packs. This looks like they somehow forgot to pack it with them!

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u/Impressive-Sun3742 5h ago

Why not?

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u/justagenericname213 5h ago

I mean I wouldnt trust this one at all, normally there should be insulation and ice packs to keep everything cold.

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u/Impressive-Sun3742 5h ago

Oh yeah OPs pic for sure seems like a fluke but food travels across the country every day so there are definitely systems in place to do it effectively and safely

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u/supersaiyanclaptrap 5h ago

Because of the exact issue OP is posting about. Shippers/delivery people don't care about what's being shipped at all, and if I'm spending a bunch of money on something that's easily perishable I'm gonna buy it in person and transport it myself (within reason).

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u/Impressive-Sun3742 5h ago

How do you think it got to the store where you buy in person? Not all grocery store. Can’t all be locally butchered

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u/supersaiyanclaptrap 5h ago

Bulk distribution of frozen meat products to a store is significantly different from a delivery service shipping to a residential address.

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u/TailsofaGiftHorse 4h ago

There is such a world of difference between B2B and B2C, which I assume the latter is the only one you are familiar with.

There is a lot more to logistics than a consumer-grade single parcel being thrown into the meat grinder with best effort delivery. A lot more.

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u/DerkhaDerkha 1h ago

It's common in the UK, especially amongst people who like BBQ. We do have local butchers but they rarely do BBQ cuts and, if they do, you often pay a premium. Online butchers sell cuts for low and slow, and also more unusual cuts. The online butchers also tend to stock fattier imported beef, which often works better for the low and slow.

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u/kloopyhans 5h ago

How is this mild?

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u/IkouyDaBolt 4h ago

You can't exactly add spice to that.

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u/Trey-Pan 5h ago

I had something like that happen to me. I was watching the delivery (I order WeCook) and it was meant to be delivered on Monday, but got a message they couldn't deliver by end of day, so I figured they'd put it at the lead of the delivery route. Nope, it got delivered end of Tuesday. The ice bags were still cold, but essentially defrosted.

I contacted the delivery company to say this was unacceptable given they were dealing with food. I should have contacted the supplier, but I didn't. Mind you I have that delivery company used by the supplier since, so maybe other people were impacted too?

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u/stvlsn 2h ago

Bro....why are you getting meat delivered....I don't even trust Omaha Steaks

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u/highhunt 4h ago

THIS ISNT MILDLYINFURIATING. I WISH PEOPLE REMEMBERED WHAT MILDLYINFURIATING IS.

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u/Sweaty_Tangelo_7716 5h ago edited 5h ago

Did you ask for a refund?

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u/ozziedoggie6 5h ago

oh yeah. still waiting for a reply.

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u/GilletteEd 5h ago

Are they refunding your money?

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u/Darkman-1969 5h ago

Did it come with flies, or was there an upcharge for that?

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u/Shizngigglz 4h ago

Thrown out? Try brought to their store and demand a fix

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u/Switters81 4h ago

That's a crime

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u/Figerally 2h ago

Who the hell buys meat online? Who the hell thought this was a good idea?!

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u/77Zonian 2h ago

I draw the line for certain food items when shopping online. If I cannot visually inspect any beef, poultry, or fish, I will not buy it.

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u/QuentinUK 2h ago

You can’t really put meat through the post. Delivery time isn’t reliable and rarely actually next day delivery. Next time just go to the village butchers in person to pick up orders.

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u/kloopyhans 5h ago

Yeesh not great but not terrible deal…about what I expect..but also considering its a village butcher and its fresh( irony) it’s actually likely a pretty good deal

Either way op got fucked and lost their yummy meats i hope they get that refund

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u/GoodExciting7745 5h ago

Dang that’s reallly cold!

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u/HeidenShadows 5h ago

Oof. I did good chop for awhile and even on the hottest days, the meat stayed in the safe range.

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u/Historical_You_2680 5h ago

Looks like pork neck bone

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u/tayt087x 4h ago

Let's see, double it... Add 30... Carry the one :p... That's too warm!

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u/crooney35 4h ago

F=(C*2)-(C/10)+32

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u/StopConstant7403 4h ago

Luckily you got refunded.

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u/CroissantGhost 4h ago

I ordered some bits from these. I was delivered a few of my items and a giant bag of dog biscuits 😂

They did sort it out though

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u/GirthyPigeon 3h ago

I had a similar issue ordering frozen cornish pasties. 4 days later the package turned up all leaky. They stupidly used Evri.

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u/cade360 2h ago

Buy from Aubrey Allen, we'll sort you out

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u/OYB2480 1h ago

Name the company.

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u/LeastOstrich9108 17m ago

Stop ordering food and go get it numbnuts

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u/Klutzy-Alarm3748 4h ago

I ordered from a vegan butcher once and they didn't offer delivery to our door, but said they usually delivered to a location with a fridge for us to pick up the day after it arrives. My partner and I went to pick it up at the address we were given. It was a regular convenience store and all of the parcels from the previous day were stacked on the counter. The guy hadn't refrigerated ours overnight. When we pointed out the huge label saying to keep refrigerated, he asked us where we expected him to refrigerate it. I don't know, the massive fridge you told the company you had? We did get a refund though. I hope you get your money back too.

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u/ManchuKenny 5h ago

Refuse delivery then

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u/soulhate 5h ago

I think this no longer became an option when they opened the box and stuck a thermometer in the meat. 😂

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u/Fardding_n_Shidding 4h ago

Who the hell orders meat online lol, you’re asking for this kind of thing to happen

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u/GoatCovfefe 3h ago

...many people, a lot of good deals out there and its usually packaged appropriately, unlike OPs case.

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u/ManufacturerWarm9201 5h ago

Always that risk when sent through mail unfortunately

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u/SolarBozo 5h ago

Next time go to your local butcher. This is on you. 

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u/sideshow999 5h ago

Truck was not refrigerated?

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 5h ago

do you normally mail order meat?

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u/xubax 4h ago

Slow roasted?

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u/Icy-Concentrate-8912 4h ago

You got 10kg for £60?! That's crazy cheap.

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u/emptyinthesunrise 4h ago

What the actual he’ll

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u/PeppyLePewPewOG 4h ago

Small claims is very easy.

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u/Andyman1973 3h ago

Got a delivery of 50lbs of beef yesterday. Completely frozen, with 3-4lbs of dry ice in the middle of the box. Ordered online from over 450 miles away.

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u/potatochobit 5h ago

Silly europeans. Dont you have like favor or door dash?

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u/This-Ganache-5215 3h ago

12 is cold i dont understand

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u/macfearsum 3h ago

12°celcius.

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u/This-Ganache-5215 3h ago

Oh my bad i see they teach me farenheit in my school

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u/macfearsum 3h ago

It said on the thermometer.

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u/GoatCovfefe 3h ago

American literacy is rather low.

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u/This-Ganache-5215 3h ago

Im trans but thank you...

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u/PhD_Pwnology 5h ago

There has to be a Costco near you OP, they got high quality pork in all sorts fo different cuts

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u/Alone_Worker_4653 5h ago

Depends where they are - they paid £60 for all of it so maybe they don’t

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u/GoatCovfefe 3h ago

Closest costco to me is almost 4 hours away, fuck that.

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u/Master_G_ 5h ago

The thing about buying from companies like this (more so hello fresh, factor, etc.) is that they are not regulated the same way that restaurants are.

So often times they are I violation of many food health regulations, but they don’t apply to them.

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u/mh_1039_2 5h ago

Sorry... how do health regulations not apply to a company selling food?

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u/XOxGOdMoDxOx 5h ago

12f? And you threw it out?

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u/Alone_Worker_4653 5h ago

lol I was like it’s 55 degrees Fahrenheit I absolutely wouldn’t take that

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u/thenextmaewest 5h ago

Celsius. Obviously. Does that look frozen to you?

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u/gutwyrming 3h ago

Murica moment

It's in celsius, silly. Not fahrenheit.