I live in an area where strawberries are grown commercially. Strawberries are sold at local farmers markets which were picked earlier that day. I have learned that strawberries are much better if eaten the same day that they are picked. I thought that I didn't like strawberries because the ones you get at the grocery store have a bit of a rotten fruit flavor. The fresh berries do not. Even day old strawberries have a noticeable rotten fruit flavor.

Even if you have lower standards, strawberries rot quickly. Even refrigerated, they don't last more than a week or so.