If you love fresh ocean seafood but don’t live near the ocean, you don’t have to resign yourself to eating “previously frozen” seafood from your grocer’s freezer. Thanks to the Internet, you can easily order seafood online and enjoy the tastiest fish and shellfish available. Some of the best seafood markets in the country will accept your orders online and ship seafood anywhere in the country with next day shipping. That means when you buy halibut, salmon, tuna or other delicious and healthy ocean fish online, you’ll get all the benefits of living right next to the wharf.
If you’re considering placing your first seafood order online, you should look for these things to make sure that you’re buying the best quality seafood available and making your purchase safely.
Contact Information
Check the website for contact information to make sure you’re dealing with a real seafood vendor, not a re-shipper. Any legitimate seafood market will post their address on their About or Contact page as a selling point. When you order seafood from a fish market located on or near the wharf, you know your order will be far fresher than if it has to be shipped inland. When it comes to seafood, a few hours makes a big difference in flavor.
The contact page should also include a telephone number you can call to ask questions or follow up on your order.
Shipping Policy
A reputable seafood vendor will provide you with the details of their shipping policy. It should tell you the shipping price, how they delivery shipped seafood and the store’s shipping timetable. The shipping policy should also include any additional charges for special handling, such as Saturday shipping, and the company’s refund policy in case of delayed or lost shipments.
Secure Order Page
A secure order page won’t make a lot of difference to the flavor of your seafood, but it’s vital to protecting your personal details when you order seafood online. Before you send your credit card number or any other personal details, check to make sure that the address in the URL bar of your browser starts with HTTPS:// instead of HTTP://. The S lets you know that your information will be encrypted when your browser sends it so that no one else can read it and access your credit card information.
Of course, you can look for other clues that you’re getting quality seafood when you buy lobster or other seafood from an online vendor – good pictures, descriptions that are accurate and informative and information about cooking unfamiliar seafood are a few factors you might take into account. If you want to be sure that you’re getting high quality products when you order seafood online, though, check the contact details, the shipping policy and the order page for the information you need to know.
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