I ordered a box of mild green chiles. Paid to have them overnighted to east coast to ensure they arrived fresh and would not sit on a hot truck. After some initial confusion about the ship date, I was notified they were shipped and they arrived next day as promised. The chiles arrived in great shape and were as fresh as could be. Clearly they had just been picked. Not one bad pepper in the bunch. For years I've been flying home to NM, buying and shipping chiles back to DC, and flying back to roast them. From now on I'll save myself time and money by ordering from the Hatch Chile Store where I know I can get my fix of fresh NM green chile. But I'll still fly home to NM to visit Mom.