Here in the UK it's common for online grocery sites to say "fresh for at least X days" on every item, so bread will usually say 5 days, eggs 7 days etc etc. Doesn't matter if I select collection(so someone is picking those items for me at the store) or delivery(so they come from a larger warehouse). They stick to that promise.

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NegativeLatency 3 days ago | parent [-]

An example of my experiences: you’ll get the apple with the bruise and maybe some damage instead of the nice one you’d pick out if you’re shopping for yourself.

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kakacik 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

A counter-example - with a weekly shopping list way too long (family of 4), its hard for the husband to pick up all items as fresh as possible and do all necessary checks on each of them. Or in other words - even people themselves do make same mistake, I certainly do.

	▲	VLM 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		People will forgive themselves for saving money, but will not forgive others at the delivery service for charging extra. There is no delivery service that's cheaper and good enough, or dirt cheap and expected to be awful, but those are large profitable retail operations. The only sector offered is more expensive, which annoys people if they occasionally get a below average item while also paying a lot more. Delivery is for people who buy tenderloin not ground chuck and they get MAD when their tenderloin isn't perfect.

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bloak 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That's my experience, too. Also the dented tin and the miniature mango. And, if the order is arriving at 10pm, the salad best before midnight.