This was my third year ordering peppers. The prior two years were excellent. This year was not. The shipment was supposed to arrive on a Thursday. It did not arrive until the following Monday. Four extra days on a hot truck resulted in many peppers being mushy and had to be thrown away (at least 30 peppers from a 25 pound order). Plus, many of the stems were black and shriveled. This indicates to me the peppers were picked several days before shipment. On the positive side, when I reported the shipment problem, the company responded by sending me 10 pounds of peppers, which I hope t receive this week. This resulted in my going from 1 star to 4 stars.