We've been subscribers for several years. Not a bad service at all. I have no idea why you think it might be a "bad" idea. These are NOT expired items. When companies change packaging, for example, they are often willing to discount the old packaging items to other sellers.
Bob's Red Mill, one of the best known artisanal grain companies, changed their packaging last year so for about six months Imperfect Foods had a modest selection of their products offered at 40% off.
"Short coded" means it is an item whose expiration date is within the next 2 months - NOT tomorrow or yesterday, as you seem to think.
I don't use them for everything, but we have discovered some amazing products through them. They're like Trader Joe's used to be "in the old days" - specialty products that you will find for a while but not necessarily forever.
We've noticed quite a few of their discoveries have made their way onto the shelves of the bigger supermarkets, having apparently proven their popularity.
Some of the items we've discovered through them:
- Tokyo turnips
- True Story chicken/apple sausage (this brand is so far the best of its type we've found)
- San Benoit Creamery's TCHO Chocolate pot de creme
I'd ding them for not always being accurate on my orders - oddly random fruits/veggies sometimes show up in my order (I never get charged for them; I think they just get aimed at the wrong box!).
OTOH, their customer service is OUTSTANDING - and I say that as someone who has dealt with CSDs very often as a rampant consumer for the past 60 yrs.
