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This happened to me with this same company, but with 500 cockroaches!!!!
And it didn't actually happen to me.. it actually happened to my post office. But my local hub called to let me know that my package had been damaged in transit and was undeliverable. I was like "UH OH"
They gave me the WORST treatment every time I went in there to mail stuff out after that. Stopped going there for nearly 2 years until they stopped being mad. LOL Went across town to avoid them.
I know it wasn't my fault and it was the company, but I understand why they were pissed.
From then on, I messaged insect sellers to request they securely bag / contain the bugs so I won't be blacklisted from my local hub. They typically get a kick out of the story and my bugs have been securely packaged ever since!
I'm disappointed to hear that that about Josh's Frogs. I'm a fan of the company overall and had great experience with them, but I have never bought live food or live animals from them. So, I'm a little surprised to hear that they're shipping roaches and crickets this way. Otherwise, they're my go to for a lot of other hobby related stuff, so I hope they have made some improvements on that front.
For clarity, I imagine that the species of roach you ordered were likely something like dubias.
For anybody that might see this, most of the roach species used as feeders (or even kept as "pets") are not associated with diseases in humans and would be highly unlikely to become an infestation issue in most domestic situations outside of fully tropical climates (and even then it would be unlikely). These are critters that need stable, warm temperatures and fairly high humidity, as well as appropriate food sources and surprisingly clean environments just to keep them alive in cultivation. Your home or the post office (in North America) is unlikely to be conducive.
To be fair, this was a while ago! Plus it was during C×vid, so I'm sure things were much more difficult logistically around that time. If you're wary, I'd suggest you give them a chance! Don't think they operate that way as a current standard.
And, yes, they were dubias. I live in the far far north, and they do not survive the cold here. Heck, they barely can survive my house if they breech containment!
What is Cxvid?