http://www.georgiacrickets.com/default.aspx
maybe this is a 1 time thing....but heres my georgiacricket experience.
on dec 28th (Saturday) I placed an order for 500 medium crickets,i knew they wouldn't process and ship till dec 30 (Monday)....so I was banking on receiving the crickets on Thursday-Friday ...jan 2-3.
turnsout it wasn't processed or shipped till jan 2nd.
their web site states they were open for business on jan 30th.
this morning jan 4th at 10:45 am fedex dropped off the package.it was not damaged,perfect condition.at 11:00 am I opened the package to see a large pile of dead bodies,rotten potatoes that were starting to mold and a heat pack.
sofar ive counted 22 active crickets,78 alive leg twitching,lying in there back crickets.
and about 400 dead crickets.
I ordered medium....1/2-3/4 size.over 80% were about 1/4 -3/8 length.
so I paid $24 total fedex 2 day ground shipping,and a heat pack to receive dead crickets 7 days after I paid.
even more alarming...the package was 2 boxes,outter box has Georgia address,inside box has a California insect stamp,and customs insect approval,and their phone number is a ohio number.
this vendor was recommended on this website in a thread for a good known supplier.
maybe this is a 1 time thing....but heres my georgiacricket experience.
on dec 28th (Saturday) I placed an order for 500 medium crickets,i knew they wouldn't process and ship till dec 30 (Monday)....so I was banking on receiving the crickets on Thursday-Friday ...jan 2-3.
turnsout it wasn't processed or shipped till jan 2nd.
their web site states they were open for business on jan 30th.
this morning jan 4th at 10:45 am fedex dropped off the package.it was not damaged,perfect condition.at 11:00 am I opened the package to see a large pile of dead bodies,rotten potatoes that were starting to mold and a heat pack.
sofar ive counted 22 active crickets,78 alive leg twitching,lying in there back crickets.
and about 400 dead crickets.
I ordered medium....1/2-3/4 size.over 80% were about 1/4 -3/8 length.
so I paid $24 total fedex 2 day ground shipping,and a heat pack to receive dead crickets 7 days after I paid.
even more alarming...the package was 2 boxes,outter box has Georgia address,inside box has a California insect stamp,and customs insect approval,and their phone number is a ohio number.
this vendor was recommended on this website in a thread for a good known supplier.