Fresh Direct trucks on streets

Is anyone else bothered by the Fresh Direct delivery trucks sitting on the streets for half hour or more at times with their engines on???
Not only are they blocking traffic, but the polution and the noise!
Is there something one can do about this??

Last week, there was an ambulance sitting on the corner of 7thAve/6th Street. I did some shopping in the area and I passed several times. It was there for at least an hour with the engine on!

I don't get it - waste of fuel, polution, noise.

Is there something we can do about this???? Is that a real question.

Of course there is something you can do... encourage everyone not to use fresh direct. If nobody from Park Slope used fresh direct their trucks would be delivering to Park Slope.

By the way, I've done business with Fresh Direct and they are a terrible bunch of people

Anonymous wrote: Is there something we can do about this???? Is that a real question.

Of course there is something you can do... encourage everyone not to use fresh direct. If nobody from Park Slope used fresh direct their trucks would be delivering to Park Slope.

By the way, I've done business with Fresh Direct and they are a terrible bunch of people

Can't agree with guest.I love Fresh Direct. I think we've addressed this on past threads. As for there trucks, maybe we can give them airplanes to throw the food our roof tops and they can charge us triple for the groceries due to the price of jet fuel.

I have approached the guys in the trucks and asked them if they could turn the engine off while they were unloading and they always do.

So I guess the're all not that bad.

My lord..

How can one be so passive as to say "when I ask then to turn off the trucks they do"...

The trucks shouldn't be there in the first place... Fresh direct destroys local store owners, the environment, the sounds quality, they drive like crazy...

What is wrong with you people?

Anonymous wrote: My lord..

How can one be so passive as to say "when I ask then to turn off the trucks they do"...

The trucks shouldn't be there in the first place... Fresh direct destroys local store owners, the environment, the sounds quality, they drive like crazy...

What is wrong with you people?

You'll always get taken seriously when you rant anonymously and refer to everyone as "you people".

Does having a screen name make me any more real.. I live in Park Slope... what more do you want?

Here.. give me a call if you feel like it: 212-479-7990 -- operators are standing by

Anonymous wrote: My lord..

How can one be so passive as to say "when I ask then to turn off the trucks they do"...

The trucks shouldn't be there in the first place... Fresh direct destroys local store owners, the environment, the sounds quality, they drive like crazy...

What is wrong with you people?

And who are you to say what and what should not be around? How do you know if I support Fresh Direct or buy it from my local grocer - I answered to help miriam out by saying that you can ask them to turn the engine off. She was concerned about noise and the polluition. How dare you ask me what is wrong with me - get a grip!

I'm bashing Fresh direct... If you get in my way by supporting them, however slightly implied your support my be, you'll get bashed as well.

Not only do we over consume, engineer crops, get fat while entire nations starve... we have to do in all while fondling the remote waiting for the fresh direct truck to gas up and head over to or house...

Yes I know it's a convenience factor for many of you. However, it would be a hell of a lot more convenient for me if you wouldn't destroy the planet.. thanks.

I am for variety of food shopping in Park Slope as well. I never buy from Fresh Direct, but I know people who do and like them. That's not the issue here, I think. We may want them not to be here, but they are. And people will buy from them.

If you ask the drivers to turn their engine off and they do, how come it never occurs them to do it when they park?????

Maybe writing to the company would result in some sort of company policy on this?

UPS trucks never have they engins on while sitting on the street.

Jesus, what a self-righteous douchebag. You just know this little brownshirt punk would be the first in line to drop the Zyklon B pellet into the canister to exterminate all us overconsuming vermin when the revolution comes. Please go back to your plastic bubble, your cabin in the woods, the stockroom at the Food Co-op, or wherever else it is you retreat to fester in your own sanctimony. I don't need you to tell me where to buy my groceries, comrade, thanks.

miriam wrote: I am for variety of food shopping in Park Slope as well. I never buy from Fresh Direct, but I know people who do and like them. That's not the issue here, I think. We may want them not to be here, but they are. And people will buy from them.

If you ask the drivers to turn their engine off and they do, how come it never occurs them to do it when they park?????

Maybe writing to the company would result in some sort of company policy on this?

UPS trucks never have they engins on while sitting on the street.

I think writing a letter or even sending an e-mail is a good idea Miriam. And I think there is a law against engines idling too long while they are parked (but I am not too sure of that).

Anonymous wrote: Does having a screen name make me any more real.. I live in Park Slope... what more do you want?

Here.. give me a call if you feel like it: 212-479-7990 -- operators are standing by

Cute.

212-479-7990 yields http://www.rejectionline.com/

Anonymous wrote: My lord..

How can one be so passive as to say "when I ask then to turn off the trucks they do"...

The trucks shouldn't be there in the first place... Fresh direct destroys local store owners, the environment, the sounds quality, they drive like crazy...

What is wrong with you people?

Remember. It takes less muscles to smile. Here is a drop of sunshine for you.

Elliott Larkfield wrote: Jesus, what a self-righteous douchebag. You just know this little brownshirt punk would be the first in line to drop the Zyklon B pellet into the canister to exterminate all us overconsuming vermin when the revolution comes. Please go back to your plastic bubble, your cabin in the woods, the stockroom at the Food Co-op, or wherever else it is you retreat to fester in your own sanctimony. I don't need you to tell me where to buy my groceries, comrade, thanks.

Elliott, I can't stop laughing. I order from FD every week! For heavan's sake, "guest" needs to chill out. He/she is beginning to sound violent. I am more concerned that "guest" will vandalize the FD truck.

Long live FD! And people who over-eat! The Co-op burns my nose. That is just as offensive as fumes from the truck.

I don't have a car or too much spare time, so FD helps. For a "terrible bunch of people" or whatever, they have always treated me and mine well. As for local business...well, destruction might be a bit harsh, but there are certainly plenty of food shops around here that won't be getting any business from me for reasons other than FD.

Here's an alternative for you though, Guest - why not join the Park Slope Food Coop? I mean, if you haven't already...

Thank god for Fresh Direct.
The guys who deliver to me on Sunday are really nice and always turn off their truck.

I do worry about the amount of overpackaging they use and once my kids are older, will try to go to Fairway more often (even though their produce is often crap).

Aside from the leaving-the-engine-running issue, i would love to see some analysis of the environmental impact of FD trucks.

It seems to me that

1. the food has to get from the wholesaler to the store's warehouse to your house somehow. usually, this involves a truck from the wholesaler to the warehouse, another from the warehouse to the store, then your feet or, often, vehicle from the store to your house.

2. FD only has to go from wholesaler to warehouse to you. that skips a step.

it is my uninformed opinion that FD gets more than its share of griping because it is a lot more visible than private vehicles or unmarked warehouse trucks.

but i'd be open to some evidence that i'm wrong, so that i can have another reason to complain when they're running the engine under my window.

Thanks Stacey.

I like the idea of examining the environmental impact - but not only FD, but also Whole Foods, that has "fresh" veggies from CA.
I saw now that they started labeling arugula in the salad bar as "local".
Maybe things will change.

Anyway - the trucks with their engines on are just bugging me. I will try to write an emai or a letter. Will let you know what happened!

miriam wrote: also Whole Foods, that has "fresh" veggies from CA.
I saw now that they started labeling arugula in the salad bar as "local".
Maybe things will change.

weeeeeeelllllll, i have to admit that while i love buying veggies at the green market, i also don't want to subsist on turnips all winter. so i can't claim to be a real purist when it comes to loacl produce.

one the other hand, anywhere that sells as much bottled water as WF does certainly has some priorities that have nothing to do with environmentalism....

Freshdirect keeps me alive. In the pre-FD days I had to do all my shopping at tiny little corner grocers where I couldn't get half of what I needed, and had ot pay double what I wanted, or lug a camping backpack to the nearest supermarket 10 blocks away (and that was only thanks to Ratner--before the Pathmark there weren't any at all), which btw, is the single worst supermarket on Earth, god I hate that place. Now, I can eat something besides cereal and canned soup for dinner on a regular basis.

I've rarely had a problem with the quality of the food, and in fact it's at times amazingly good. And the service is usually fine--not cuddly but professional and courteous.

As for trucks running outside, this is a violation of FD policy. In order to save gas they mandate that no trucks be left idling, so if you really wanted you could call FD itself and let them know that they're employees are violating the rules. I will agree, however, that the ridiculous excess of packaging is inexplicable and annoying. That is my one beef. Otherwise they are a blessing for those of us without cars or time.

I agree with Sweet Tea. You'd have to show more greater proof than Guest's rantings to convince me that the FD system harms the environment more than that of any "local" grocery store.

I've probably ordered from Fresh Direct a dozen or so times, and my one problem is that I believe every single time there's been an item missing or damaged (smashed eggs, disappeared bread, green beans in place of cauliflower...). But they're good and prompt about issuing credits. I just take it as a cost of doing business.