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Permalink Reply by Max Polun on October 22, 2009 at 4:25pm

I've known people to order candies and stuff, but not really fresh produce. I think some citrus ships like that. I've heard of people getting sour oranges and such. I don't do it myself though, don't really have any recommendations.

Permalink Reply by Dallas (on hiatus) on October 22, 2009 at 4:35pm

I have never done that, as buying for just one doesn't make sense to do so, IMO. In Texas we have no problem getting good quality avocados. :)

You might be safe with sunflower oil, but I might be more skeptical with high quality items, such as extra virgin olive oil, as there is a greater probability of fraud (and fraudulent olive oil is a major problem, actually), because there is more financial incentive and pay off to crooks for scamming you (as opposed to fake or low-quality sunflower oil, or peanut butter, or white flour, etc).

I would also take under consideration the time of year you are ordering. Again, using your sunflower oil as an example, it's better to order now while the weather is cool, as opposed to ordering mid summer. The heat in transport would really damage the oil.