FOOD POISONING!!!! This food was not bad the first week, although I realized the second week everything just kinda tastes the same. BUT.. The second week I got food poisoning and did not realize it was from the second the meals. I got violently ill 2 times eating this food and then realized the only thing that was in common both days was thistle food. Not sure if that week had contamination on the salads or what, but i was sick on a monday then a break on tuesday from eating as I healed up, and ate another thistle meal weds where I got ill again. And I mean i was soooo sick!!! I ended up having to throw away the meals I had left for the week, which was huge waste of money and food! never again! I cancelled right away! read more

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5 vegan salads for $67/week. I love the majority of their creations and if I don't love any of them, I can leave a review or opt for something different in future weeks. The customization is very easy and their customer service is top notch. Thank you, Meghan & team! The only thing I'd like to see change in the future is their plastic packaging, although I'm not sure there's a solution to that during these times... so for now, no complaints! Love this company. read more

I've been using Thistle for months and I love their food--always plenty of good choices and flexibility with ordering. I am not vegan, but I prefer to eat more plants than animal protein, and this gives me the option of adding it if I like it. The snacks are good. The juices are good. And I waited to give this review until I had a chance to try Sakara (with a good coupon because holy crap the price) and Thistle's food is so much tastier than Sakara's. I've always received quality meals, and the dinners are truly large enough to be split with someone or have leftovers for later. read more

No joke, this service is truly the highlight of my work day, every day. I chose the vegan meal service - I'm not vegan, but I love vegan cuisine, especially when it is as tasty and interesting as this, and prefer vegan protein in general. I've been getting breakfast and lunch five days a week for 3 weeks now and there hasn't been a day that I've hated or even disliked. Since I live in an area with a real lack of healthy places to eat, getting these deliveries is truly like being able to have an expensive vegan restaurant meal every day, but personally delivered to me! The food is super clean, totally down my alley in terms of food/taste preference, and makes me feel great. (None of the sluggishness typically felt after eating "regular" restaurant meals) Breakfasts have been either smoothies with protein, oatmeals, or cooked meals such as tofu or quinoa scrambles. No waffles or other high carb breakfast stuff that makes you crash later. Heated meals are best cooked on a stovetop but can also be quickly heated in a microwave, as I've done. The lunches are salads - I've noticed people complaining about this, but the salads always have a TON of stuff in them (wild rice, quinoa, spiced veggies, etc etc) and it's fun to "discover" the different tastes in each side of the salad. This isn't your typical sad "side salad." Delivery is a little tough. They only offer two delivery windows (very early in the morning, or very late in the evening the night before), and sometimes don't quite make it within the window. I've had one mishap with delivery that was quickly rectified. If I have another issue I'll probably have them deliver the food to my house instead of my business. The service isn't cheap, but if the price is within your means, I would absolutely recommend it. read more

While the food is decent the delivery is unreliable and the customer service is terrible!! Most of my orders were missing meals, and Thistle refuses to deliver them. I relied on Thistle for my meals and half of them never showed up. I have contacted the company and the CEO and never received a response. STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCAM COMPANY!! read more

I like the concept of thisle. I like the food. However, when I opted to skip the service on three separate occasions, I went into my account, clicked skip, it save, confirmed the cancelation but still received the food and the charge. Not that I blew the first error off but I tried to make it work. Then it happened 2 additional times. So what happened is either the food expired before I could consume it or I just did not have room for it in my refrigerator. I don't know if the demand is larger than they can keep up with or if they just want money? I don't know. Either way, until they get it together I'm out. I can make better use of my money read more

Absolutely delicious food, packaged well for delivery, and always reliable. I don't usually eat vegan, but I've been pleasantly surprised with the meals I've received. Wonderful flavors. Don't have a negative thing to say about Thistle. It's been awesome. I've been receiving Thistle now for about 3 months and have been very satisfied with the service, the quality and freshness, and tasty meals. It's super convenient to grab and go for lunches at work. Customer service has been excellent and responsive. read more

Extremely disappointed. We were excited about this service and wanted to give it a try. Our first order was set for Monday and around 8 AM that day we heard that the delivery person forgot our bag and that they will not be able to deliver. I spoke to TJ from customer service and ask him to confirm that our Thursday order will arrive as we did not buy groceries, planning to eat thistle all this week. Thursday came around and to my surprise a different customer service agent called Erica asked me if her address was in Mountain View or San Francisco I quickly responded but they told me they will not be able to deliver again. I don't understand how a company focused on deliveries is so incompetent when it comes to delivering its product. The phone number doesn't work in customer service doesn't seem to care extremely disappointed as a first time user. read more

A week and a half in to my new Thistle subscription, and I couldn't be happier. The food is super flavorful, fresh, and healthy. I ordered 5 lunches and 3 dinners per week, and all 3 deliveries have been on time with great communication. They have picked up my old bags and ice packs as advertised. I almost was scared away by the reviews about bad delivery, but am so glad I took a chance, since everything has gone super smooth for me. I would recommend this company to anyone! read more

They seem to have two sites. Trythistle.com asks for waaay too much personal information before allowing access to products on offer. Finally found it through the .co URL. read more

Hi All, Just wanted to voice a real concern about Thistle. Not sure if they are not training or screening their delivery folks but while the food may be tasty, it is ridiculous to find it left in your parking lot or worse on the outside of an entry gate that literally places it just off the street. Either the delivery driver is an idiot who cant read the directions left in the app or Thistle truly doesn't care about how the food gets to you. ON THE STREET is way beyond unacceptable and leaves the food for anyone to take or mishandle and then puts the customer in the position to argue that they never received it should someone come along and avail themselves to 10 lunches!! I was appalled to find it outside the gate and only found it after leaving for work in my car. I had to return back to my condo in order to put it away! What kind of problems are they having that this kind of common sense doesn't exist with the delivery person! I quit the service once when left in the parking lot but, at the request of my friend, I gave it another shot and dismissed the first issue as a fluke thinking that my previous compliant to the company might have yielded some kind of improvement... apparently not, the very first delivery when starting back up was left on the street... hmmm not the kind of company that needs to be rewarded with our money, not reliable and not trustworthy to say the least. read more

Offered me a job then told me they wouldn't hire me because I have a "Using Hand Held Device" ticket. How the F' do companies like this have this policy when the job they require you to do is Use a Hand Held Mobile Device and the provided app to make deliveries. It is a form of discrimination and if you ask me just proof Thistle is another company that doesn't really care about the Employees only themselves . We as employees are asked to take the risk of being caught using our hand held devices to do our job but if caught doing so we are just disposable. You know if it weren't for the delivery drivers using their apps on their mobile devices while driving. Thistle services wouldn't be available for people. I wouldn't recommend anyone to work here! read more

I ordered vegan meals since I hurt my wrist and couldn't cut vegetables or cook. The meals varied from good to sometimes not edible. They could be bland or too spicy or awful taste. Some of the sauces tasted sour or just off some were good like pesto sauce. They rotate the same type of meals over and over. The size portion was not consistent. Some portions were so small. When I asked about it, they said the portion is by weight and the meals are exactly the same. It sure didn't seem like it. The delivery service was mostly good but once in a while it was frustrating. Examples: delivered to the wrong apartment, food containers open and food spilled in the bag, food not cold. They do answer emails quickly and give credit for issues so I would rate customer service very good. read more

Signed up a WEEK ago and only ONE delivery actually reached me. Delivery system is totally incompetent. Only one actually reached my street address BUT YOU WILL BE TORTURED BY ads for the menu YOU DID NOT RECIEVE. They clearly have TOO MUCH BUSINESS. Use Purple Carrot. Use Hello Fresh. USE ANYBODY ELSE. read more

Tasty, fresh food! I've never tried vegan cuisine before, but I've been trying to introduce better meals into my diet. The ads showed some delicious looking meals, so I figured I'd give it a shot, as my old meal service I was getting wasn't as healthy as they advertised. I was blown away at how good the meals were when I received them. THEY ARE SO GOOD! Can't wait to try more delicious meals. Also, I contacted customer service via live chat just now to cancel next week's meals on short notice, since I will be out of town next week. The person that helped me (Natalia) was super friendly and helpful. I'm glad companies these days understand far good customer service can go. read more

I have struggled to consistently make fresh and healthy food for myself for years. I love to cook but find it's more enjoyable when I cook for others. Enter Thistle...I tried this service for two weeks at 3 meals a day, 6 days a week to see what they had to offer. To say I'm impressed is an understatement! I'm a foodie and enjoy complex, delicious, fresh, inventive and healthy food. Thistle provides you with all of this and more! The food is satisfying and tasty. I feel healthier than I have in years. The best thing of all is the question of "what should I eat today?" Is solved for me in a consistent and thoughtful way. Thistle combines attention to detail and a obvious love of the ingredients used in their meals into the best investment I've made in years! I mean really what is more important than what you put into the only body you have? Thank you Thistle for all that you are doing and know that I am singing your praises to all of my friends and family. read more

I tried exactly 4 meals (lunches) from Thistle to take advantage of the 20% off promo code and hopefully experience a healthier week of eating. It seemed like an easy way to incorporate my veggies and fruits into my diet and the meals looked great. The service itself was easy-to-use and accessible, so props to Thistle for a sleek, intuitive website and seamless delivery. They dropped off the food on Monday and Wednesday morning between 6-8am (you can choose the time range). One minor annoyance is that despite specifying that it was OK to leave the food outside of the building without buzzing, the delivery person on Wednesday buzzed me a few times and woke me up. The packaging is great and efficient. The meals come in a reusable black bag and an icepack so the food stays fresh for at least two days. However, the food itself was quite repetitious (all four were salads), hit or miss, and not quite filling enough. For the price point ($12.50/meal), those reasons are why I ultimately why I chose to pause my subscription at the end of the week. Although I know I'm paying more for high-quality, organic ingredients, I didn't love half of the salads and I rarely felt full/satisfied after a meal. I do think there's potential. When Thistle shines, it really shines. The tomato & panzanella salad was fantastic and had bright, complex flavors. But my white bean & olive salad today is 90% grated carrots which is no bueno. I'm actually confused as to how it looks so different than the picture on the website. I'll probably keep checking Thistle's menu and opt in for weeks where it looks really tasty, but for the most part I'm not too jazzed about the food I received this week (aside from the one salad). If every meal was like that one salad, I would be happy to hand over my money more frequently. Still, it's worth trying out if you're looking for really light & nutritious meals. read more

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This meal delivery service is an actual joke. I kept seeing it all over Facebook and Instagram and I thought it would be nice to try, since the meals look fresh and healthy. I placed an order for dinners for one week. "How wrong could this go?" I thought to myself as I read all the reviews about delivery mishaps. Well, let me tell you, apparently delivering something someone has ordered is rocket science to this company. Instead of my dinners, I received two lunch meals that I seriously did not want. I called customer service during the hours that they are listed as open on their website, nobody answered. Finally, someone picked up the phone, apologized, and promised the meals I had actually ordered would be delivered later in the day, as well as cancelling the meals for the rest of the week so that I don't have to go through this again. I was pleased with the resolution, and the woman on the phone was friendly. Boy was I naive in thinking that it had been resolved! Later in the day comes around, and the delivery man hands me an empty bag. A bag with two ice packs and absolutely zero meals. I thought to myself that this MUST be a joke, but no! And no customer support people are answering the phone either. So now I've just paid for a bunch of meals that I have yet to receive despite having TWO deliveries. Rest assured, I will never, ever be ordering meals from this service again, and I would highly recommend that everybody else stays away too. read more

Thistle is not even eligible for a star. In fact it has earned a negative star. First and foremost I am highly allergic to nuts. My food was loaded with peanuts, when I contacted the establishment, they recommended I remove them from the salad!!! This is a live or die occurrence with me, not to mention I trusted this company 100%. GOING FORWARD I WOULDN'T EVEN PURCHASE A DRINK FROM THISTLE!!!!!! I HIGHLY WARN YOU TO NOT ORDER OR EAT FROM THIS ESTBLISMENT! IM POSITIVE THEIR REVIEWS ARE BOGUS. very unprofessional! Emily and Linda are very rude and inefficient! read more

Lunches and Dinners are amazing! I have been a Thistle customer for a several months and I am in love. Thistle is great for someone who wants interesting vegan meals and doesn't have tons of time to cook. I have only tried the lunches and dinners (so I cant speak to the breakfasts and the juices), and I think they are a great deal since there are such bad & expensive vegetarian options in Palo Alto. There are alot of complaints about unreliable delivery and I think they are kind of absurd complaints. The meals are delivered in pre-specified drop off time windows (unlike other meal prep services that I have tried which don't even tell you the day). Once I had the meals delivered to the building beside mine and the customer service was amazing. They credited my account for the meals, apologized profusely, and updated my delivery account with further instructions for the drivers so it wouldn't happen again. I was even able to find the meals because they sent me a picture of where they ended up, so I think thats pretty reasonable! read more

I absolutely love Thistle. I have been eating their food 2 times a day, 6 days a week for 4 months now and never came across a dish I didn't like. They are a lifesaver as a Celiac person living in a dorm with no kitchen. When I signed up I intended to rotate many different meal delivery services and compare, but it only took sampling a few other services to realize that this one is worth sticking with. The fresh local delivery beats mail delivery hands down. Just the variety of different ingredients I get to eat on a daily basis is wonderful. Thank you Thistle for automating my high dietary standards! I have had no issues with delivery. I have evening deliveries to my office, and just stayed late a few times to meet the delivery person and make sure she knows where to pick up/drop off. Ever since that it has been fine, and the bags stay cold overnight until I unpack them the morning after. read more

We had Thistle from February 2018 until August 2018. While we mostly enjoyed the food, the service lacked a basic level of polish and organization, which prompted us to cancel service. We've had food arrive in a bag that smelled like weed. Food had come warm when it should be kept at a safe temperature, and food had arrived well after the cut-off. On two occasions we discovered it on our porch the next morning and had to toss it. On the last occasion, we had to get out of bed at 10:40 PM to retrieve it. Recently, we even received a phone call from a courier who could have been stoned informing us in ambiguous terms that "our delivery is here". We haven't had any of these problems with Munchery and while we wish Thistle the best, it has become too inconvenient to continue; especially at their level of pricing. We most certainly wish Thistle the best and hope they pull it together. If future reviews improve, we'll be back. read more

The food can be good but totally unreliable delivery. We order planning our meals for the week. We've experienced missing meals at least 10 times. Do not order from her if you are depending on it as a meal for a day and don't have back up ingredients to make dinner when it doesn't arrive. read more

So I've loved this company for a year, referred them to a ton of colleagues, and been so patient with delivery outside of window times, rude delivery personal, wrong/missed orders, but today I almost swallowed metal so I have to change my review and will not be using this service anymore. Not just because of the metal and my teeth now hurting, but because of all of the negatives together and their responses. read more

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2 years after my first negative experience, I decided to give Thistle another try after seeing an article mentioning how they made major changes to their delivery operations. I have now been a very happy customer for the past 3 months - the delivery is now highly professional, communicative, and reliably on time. The food continues to be delicious, fresh, and 3 months in I am enjoying the variety of recipes - I haven't had one I disliked yet! Kudos to the team for turning things around. read more

The meals were delicious, creative, and filling. But I should've read more of these reviews before wasting my time on Thistle. Delivery is terrible. I specifically requested a phone call before delivery, as packages cannot be safely left unattended outside my door in the Mission neighborhood. I never received a call, only a text notification that my package had been delivered, and even though I went searching for it all over my street the minute I received the text, the delivery was nowhere to be found. I've tried calling into the helpline multiple times and I've never been able to reach a real person on the line. I've only been given inaccurate wait estimates by an automated voice and then finally redirected to a voicemail box after ~10min of subjecting myself to absolutely godawful elevator music. If I can't even get my meals, what's the point? read more

I wanted to love Thistle but their delivery window is TERRIBLE and they're not flexible with delivery options so sadly, this didn't work for me. I've missed my first delivery because whoever delivered it decided to leave it outside my apartment building without calling or texting me, which they're supposed to do (HOA in my building is a pain in the ass because only select and pre-approved vendors such as UPS and USPS are given the security code; renters are not given the code) I don't know if someone in my building took the bag or if the delivery person made a mistake, but I received nothing. I went downstairs to check outside my building and nope, nada. I had to contact their support team and: 1) They weren't able to send me a same day replacement and instead issued a refund. So I kissed my lunches and dinners for the next 3 days goodbye 2) They assured me that they'd remind the delivery person to CALL or TEXT me upon delivery of the next shipment The next day, my account shows that I'm supposed to receive another shipment. I wait and wait for the delivery call or text, but receive nothing. I finally reach out to the support team and it turns out that it had already arrived and that my meals are sitting outside my apartment building. I immediately ran downstairs HOPING the bag is still outside, and alas, it miraculously is! (Imagine a partially opened bag sitting right outside an apartment building. Oh, how tempting.) However, the food was warm and one of the salads I got smelled like it had spoiled, but the other meals smelled okay so I immediately transferred them into the fridge, hoping I don't die from them the next day. The next day, the questionable salad was obviously spoiled and I had to toss it. I contacted the support team again and got nothing. Finally, I got fed up and just asked for a refund, which someone graciously handled for me in a prompt manner. OH BUT I STILL HAVE A SHIPMENT ARRIVING IN TWO DAYS AND APPARENTLY I'M UNABLE TO CANCEL THAT. That following Monday, I received a delivery text at 4 am in the morning and OOPS, they couldn't deliver my food because *gasp* I didn't leave out my insulated bag outside my apartment building. And once again, the support team is unable to send a replacement on the same day and they can't change delivery times. I asked if it's possible they deliver around 8 am because I can come down to meet the driver, NOPE, not possible. I asked if I could just pick up my order. NOPE, no can do. I finally just demanded a refund. What a waste of fucking time and energy. Great concept, delicious flavors, horrendous execution and delivery. I guess Thistle is ideal for those working in the city and can have the meals delivered to their work, but this subscription model won't work for you if you work from home and live in an apartment building. read more

Wow what a scam!!!!! I got a text that said your order is being delivered... um what order? My subscription was renewed.... how?? My Google pay was charged for $207 for one week of meals and the kicker... they delivered to another address. I haven't had a subscription in over 2 years!!!! I'm so frustrated read more

Breakfast is a complete scam. I have no idea what they are smoking over there at Thistle but $13.75 for a smoothie? For a muffin? I am embarrassed for Thistle for trying to pull that off. I switched to Dinners, will report is they are as scammy as breakfast. I called their customer service line no, answer and I sent a support email. I can not believe I was delivered a MUFFIN and SMOOTHIE today for $27!!!! Also, I thought Thistle was supposed to be healthy? My breakfast is not a meal either day as the MUFFIN no protein and the smoothie, I could make myself for about $4 has no protein. Your body needs protein when you wake up. read more

We're vegetarian, and we started ordering Thistle at the start of the pandemic. It's fresh, vibrant, filling, and healthy, and it literally takes no effort at all to eat these meals--pull them out of the fridge or microwave them if you want, and they'll taste great. The service is fairly pricey, but the ingredients are top-notch. It's most cost-effective if you end up eating Thistle for a lot of meals each week, like we do; the price per meal drops from $14.50 to about $12 the more you order. I love that you can customize your cart every week and get exactly what you want (and none of what you don't). Skipping a day or a week or whatever you like is super easy. Full disclosure, a couple of times delivery has gone wrong, or I found a piece of unwanted plastic packaging in my meal. Each time I emailed Thistle and they got back to me fast, refunded me, and offered me credits on future orders. They've since fixed the plastic issue. Customer service is great. I don't order the juices or meat dishes, so I don't have thoughts on that. read more

The delivery people are inconsistent and the drop off time is all over place. You will receive a text that the food has been dropped off and there's nothing at your door. They drop off food at other door steps and they don't pick up your old bags.the food is great but the service is rough. And unfortunately my wife has had a lot of problems with the customer service process. . Food tends to be great when/if it does arrive read more

On week 3 and i am blow away at how fresh clean and amazing my food is. The food comes fresh not frozen, And a wide variety food i am only getting dinner meals and love them so far. They deliver every two days my fresh meals. Never wilted or old and easy to heat or eat cold. I have eaten meals that say better when eaten hot but as is cold and pretty amazing either way I have contacted several plant-based companies before choosing Thistle and for the delivery and food you receive with them is way more afordable then the others. I do not want frozen meals and this is a main reason i love it. read more

After returning to work from maternity leave recently, I was looking for nutritious, filling meals without having to use up precious brain cells thinking of what to make for lunch. I appreciate the generous portion sizes, pretty great tasting food, the fact they pick up the old delivery bags & ice packs, & you can tip the drivers as a recurring part of your bill. The company could still use a bit of work on logistics, though, as others have mentioned. Probably once a month, a meal you ordered is left out, due to some error. I also hope someday they'll have compostable containers. However, the benefits still outweigh the cons for me at this point. read more

Thistle is outstanding! The healthy, seasonal menus are varied (next week's choices include Cuban-Inspired Mojo and Red Thai Curry). Delivery here in Las Vegas has never been a problem--similar to Uber where we can follow the driver as he approaches our house. Thistle's user-friendly website has weekly tips, even fun recipes like Flipping Fantastic pancakes. It's easy to make changes to upcoming deliveries. My finicky husband has never felt better, thanks to Thistle. read more

The entire purpose of a meal delivery service is to have meals taken care of. As a working single mother of 2, I decided to try Thistle to have 2 nights of mid-week meals taken care of. The food has been good, but the deliveries are unreliable. They arrive at different times, in the wrong location, and sometimes not at all. Recently my meals weren't delivered, although I received a text notification at 10pm (the end of the delivery window) that they had been delivered. I contacted Thistle to report the problem and was told they looked into it and the driver had an unforeseen circumstance that affected their entire route, and that they were unable to offer a redelivery. But instead of being notified of the problem early so I could make other plans, I received an erroneous text that my meals had arrived. Thistle refunded this week's meals (obviously), and gave me a $20 credit, which doesn't come close to covering take out for a night, or the inconvenience of having to scramble to make meals for 2 nights. I canceled - if I can't rely on the meals, what is the point? read more

I've used Thistle for just over a week and LOVE it. I'm a new mom and my doctor recommended I go on a high fiber diet for medical reasons. With taking care of a newborn and recovering from birth, I have no time to prep, shop for and cook meals. Enter Thistle. I really do feel like its a personal chef and nutritionist combined into one -- as it is advertised. The food looks amazing, tastes high quality and fresh, and is so convenient, it's almost too good to be true. I'm surprised with all the reviews re poor delivery since I've only had great experiences with the delivery. Also, I've seen dramatic improvements to my medical condition in the short week I've tried this. Very satisfied and can't wait for more meals! read more

Thistle has changed my life significantly for the better. With Thistle, the healthy option is now the convenient option. I have stopped cooking entirely and actually eat healthier. I don't think it's even much more expensive than groceries. I haven't had the delivery problems that others have had (here in Marin County, CA). I have recommended it to many friends and am happy with it most of the time. I think of Thistle as exactly the right level of healthy - filling, but made from almost all good stuff. The portions are right on the edge of too big for me (140lb female) - which means that they work for me and my male partner. There is spinach in basically every meal, which is good to know if you don't eat it. My chief complaint with Thistle is the sheer number of dishes that have beans. I try to avoid beans because who likes being gassy all day. With Thistle, usually 75% of the meal options have beans in them. I like to eat a mix of meat & veggie, but when I go to select my meals, I often can't order a single vegetarian options because it's just beans on beans on beans. My second complaint is that the packaging waste is horrific. My daily consumed plastic went up by probably 3x when I started getting Thistle delivery. I would pay extra for a sustainable option, but when I wrote to the company to enquire, they did not yet have any. I'm now about 5 months in and just starting to get sick of it sometimes - there isn't a ton of repeating, but if you go on a nearly 100% Thistle diet like I have recently, you may get sick of the options. But overall it's delicious, has a wide variety of flavors, and is as easy as could possibly be for home-prepared meals. Funny that one reviewer complained about bags not being picked up. I've noticed my bags only get picked up about 50% of the time. But alas, at least that's the one sustainable part of the packaging. read more

This service has completely changed how I eat. I eat so much healthier and the food is delicious. Pros: - Excellent flavors - Super healthy - Convenient Cons: - They continue to have logistical challenges (order mistakes) - They claim to pick up used packaging, but they do not. It's so wasteful to keep throwing out the insulated bags. - Pricey - No low salt options; they're heavy-handed with the salt. read more

They left my breakfasts out this week. Breakfasts are really yummy too so I am bummed! They were great at first, maybe a month- Food is mostly good. Some meals great. I maybe canceling service this week. Tired of being disappointed in them. It's time for a major staff meeting with the packers or get better people and pay them more. I think I would pay more if I could count on the service. read more