Yes, I'm on the West Coast, and same thing. That's what made me hesitate on ordering crickets. I really haven't found a vendor that it makes worth my while, after shipping only about a 2-3 cent per cricket difference from buying them at the pet store, is the best I've found so far, and for me, it's not quite enough. It's nice to just go in and have my cricket keeper filled, no packaging, no plastic bags. This almost makes paying more and frequent trips worth it as I'm already collecting packaging and the plastic cups from ordering phoenix worms and I don't want anymore. (I have a think about packaging :roll: :wink: ).