Well, yeah, I haven't actually been visited by a solicitor hocking Omaha Steaks in over 10 years. I remember, at the time, thinking it would be ridiculous to order fresh food items via Fedex/UPS/USPS.
Nowadays? Not so ridiculous. My mom is always sending me house plants via plants.com and I get my insulin delivered from the pharmacy via the post office (in a cooler w/ ice packs). Plus, with the emergence of Amazon Now, Blue Apron, and Hello Fresh it doesn't seem so ridiculous anymore.
The door-to-door racket is still alive and well here in the states with people trying to sell Kirby vacuums, steak knives, and newspaper subscriptions of all things