Why We Don’t Use Cold Trucks — And Why Instant Courier Works Better for Fresh Oysters

At The Oyster Cart, freshness isn’t optional—it’s everything. That’s why we’ve built our entire delivery model around one simple principle: oysters should be shucked only when they’re ready to be enjoyed.

Rather than using cold trucks, we rely on trusted instant couriers like Lalamove, MilkRun, and others. Here's why.

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Shucked on Schedule, Delivered on Time

When you book a delivery between 5–6pm, your oysters aren’t shucked hours in advance and left to wait.

Instead:

We time the driver’s pickup close to your delivery slot

We only begin shucking right before the driver arrives

Your oysters go straight from our hands to your doorstep, chilled and ready

This way, you receive oysters at their peak condition—freshly opened, never held in limbo.

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Why Not Use a Cold Truck?

Cold trucks are great—for frozen food or pre-packed meals. But oysters? Not quite.

To stay cost-efficient, cold trucks need to carry multiple orders, all prepared early and delivered across long routes. That results in:

Early shucking, delayed delivery

Multiple stops, increasing time in transit

Texture and brininess compromised

And for something as delicate as oysters, that’s a no-go.

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Quality Over Convenience

Yes, instant couriers cost more—especially for specific time slots and real-time dispatch. But we subsidize most of the fee, because cutting corners on freshness isn’t an option for us—or for you.

We believe:

Oysters should never sit around after shucking

You deserve peak freshness—not just cold

The final slurp should taste like the sea, not the fridge

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Freshly shucked. Carefully timed. Delivered with pride.

That’s the Oyster Cart difference.