I placed an order with big cheese last week. I compared prices on 3 sites and they were by far the cheapest.. Cheaper than layne labs or loxahatchee (sp?) by about $40. Shipping was good at only $34.09 (I am in Geogia, they are in Texas) and they did not charge a separate box fee, etc. I placed the order on 2/14 and they were shipped on Monday for arrival today via FedEx. I received emails to confirm the order, confirm when it shipped, and a notification that it had been delivered.
The order arrived in a large well-insulated box with dry ice. The rodents were vacuum-packed on meat trays and still frozen solid. Everything was clean with no odd stains, smells, etc. and the order came with a packaging slip listing all of my items.
I am very pleased with my transaction and will order from them again in the future.
BTW, they had a sale going on small rats when I placed my order last week: $12.75 for 15.