Okay, well maybe what I saw in previous frozen packages wasn't dry ice. What I do know is I got a thawed bird, and there was no evidence that anything else ever existed. I believe if I was a shipper I would put something in there as proof that dry ice went in. Maybe it was in plastic mesh...
The company said they do not put loose dry ice in the Styrofoam cooler directly. It is always in something to contain the dry ice. I've received other dry ice chilled products like that in the past. There was no dry ice container. It was a mistake. The bird did not feel frozen in the center...
I did get a refund. Essentially it thawed in a cooler not much bigger than it was (not much air) over 4 days. Very cold. I'd hate to not even taste it. I wouldn't risk it with my elderly mom, but maybe just me, just a taste....
I have pics of the packing...
Had a Turducken shipped to me but mistake was made and it shipped without Dry Ice.
Shipped on the 14th, Arrived on the 18th. Packed like so.
Turducken in sealed plastic bag.
Inside a cardboard box.
Inside a Styrofoam cooler. With space for dry ice, but none.
Inside a larger cardboard box...