I'm at the point where I need to order both kibbles I use and decided to not do it while we were still showing temps to be way below freezing overnight (and not real good during the day, either).
I figure that I don't want to take the chance that the food will freeze and then thaw inside its plastic bag...mold forming....and really don't want to keep the bag open for who knows how long for the moisture to evaporate and the food to start getting stale.
So I'll place my order on Saturday.
But this got me thinking....any thoughts on this? This is the first year that it crossed my mind so maybe it's not that big a deal....I have no reason to suspect that I've ever fed moldy/off food. Maybe my orders were never placed in the middle of a frigid spell?
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Charlotte K. (02-24-2015)
Is the issue that it will freeze outside your front door? If so, can you have it delivered to the UPS or FedEx depot? Otherwise, I would not worry. I just got soft treats, hard biscuits, ear cleaner (no alcohol) and other stuff delivered last week on a record cold day. Nothing froze in two hours.
Yeah, the freeze would kill anything but my concern is with the condensation when its thawing...that moisture promoting ugliness.
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Luna, born 6/14/13, gotcha 8/18/13 and TDI certified 5/12/2015
Comet, born 4/3/15, gotcha 6/9/15
Double Dip, 25 y/o Draft/Welsh pony
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All of those products ended up getting replaced...manufacturers confirmed that they'd have been compromised by freezing. The lotion thawed separated and the soup had probably frozen/thawed/frozen again in the time it took to get to me (Nevada to Maryland)...not gonna eat refrozen stuff....nuh uh. The gel I wasn't sure of but the manufacturer said to not use.
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Luna, born 6/14/13, gotcha 8/18/13 and TDI certified 5/12/2015
Comet, born 4/3/15, gotcha 6/9/15
Double Dip, 25 y/o Draft/Welsh pony
Gracie, 17 y/o DSH cat
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This is the first winter I've worried about products freezing. Ordered some doggy treats and they came through fine.
Had to laugh at doubledip1 comment. I was used to the hot Savannah, GA weather and would hurry home with frozen items. One of the first time I went shopping here it was so cold, got ice cream and some other frozen products. Wanted to make another top and thought no problem, that stuff will stay frozen. Got home to find the lettuce and onions had frozen solid. Never even thought about that.
I figure if its gonna freeze on the ups / fedex truck it would freeze on the retail store supply truck as well.
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