Grocery home delivery

[Son_of_Perdition]

We started ordering from Schwans years ago. It was more convenient to our life style at the time. we still continue to order bi-weekly from Schwan's, we've found it a little bit more than buying the ingredients but is so much more convenient. My wife has earned her retirement and I was never a good cook. We spend anywhere from $200 to $250 monthly for fully cooked frozen meals. Single entrees are all frozen and easily popped in the oven or microwave as needed, no waste nothing gets spoiled in the fridge and goes in the trash. We need to go to the market for eggs, milk, coffee, bread and a few can goods maybe twice a month. We avoid the need to buy meat or salad fixings everything can be delivered. The meals are portioned just right for the 2 of us. We sometimes get 2 meals from the selections. Delivery charges are $1.75 and we usually get that in the rewards we earn. We have a more varied diet and a full complement of vegetables with the entrees. Works for us.

 

[Kadee]

In Australia Woolworths and Coles have online ordering and delivery., don't know what they charge Where we live we only have Woolworths (20km away) and foodland a little closer, foodland take your groceries to your car if you require somone to help you

 

[Laurie]

Good grief who is charging that?..

Sainsbury and Asda (can't remember which is which!).

To be fair that was some time ago and competition may have changed it since. However they are both over 20 miles away.

 

[hollydolly]

Neither Sainsbury or Asda charge anywhere near that price for delivery laurie...dunno if it's because you're 20 miles away but it might be worth you checking that out again.

 

[Phoenix14]

If I order from Tesco, the order doesn't come from the local store, it comes from one about 20-25 miles away but the charge is still £1

 

[Blaze Duskdreamer]

We started ordering from Schwans years ago. It was more convenient to our life style at the time. we still continue to order bi-weekly from Schwan's, we've found it a little bit more than buying the ingredients but is so much more convenient. My wife has earned her retirement and I was never a good cook. We spend anywhere from $200 to $250 monthly for fully cooked frozen meals. Single entrees are all frozen and easily popped in the oven or microwave as needed, no waste nothing gets spoiled in the fridge and goes in the trash. We need to go to the market for eggs, milk, coffee, bread and a few can goods maybe twice a month. We avoid the need to buy meat or salad fixings everything can be delivered. The meals are portioned just right for the 2 of us. We sometimes get 2 meals from the selections. Delivery charges are $1.75 and we usually get that in the rewards we earn. We have a more varied diet and a full complement of vegetables with the entrees. Works for us.

I used to buy from Schwann's a lot but I find it's luck of the draw as far as drivers go. You either get someone fantastic or not so much. Last place the great driver left and his replacement -- creepy was an understatement -- and that scared me off. I debate giving them another chance from time to time because I really loved their food and it was great having it come to you. Much better than supermarket TV dinners. Much, much, much better. Maybe if I get that house and move, I'll give them another shot.

 

[SifuPhil]

Schwan's HAS been kind of iffy lately - for the past few months - in the delivery department. Our regular guy went on vacation and his replacement screwed everything up - delivery times, orders, everything.

Then our guy came back and he missed his appointments a few times. I think what was happening is that we didn't order anything once or twice and he might have been spending more time with his big-paying customers. Can't say I blame him but that's a bad way to run a business.

He just missed us again last week. Now another guy is here, don't know for how long.

I've been ordering with them for many years now and their quality is kind of iffy. Some of my regular items have stayed the same, some have gone downhill. The prices ARE a wee bit higher than the store, but as was mentioned you have good portion control and a wide variety to choose from.

One problem lately - their ice cream and popsicles. They are frozen foods, I know, but when it gets to the point where you have to microwave them in order to eat them perhaps they need to check their thermostats in the trucks.

Their pizzas? Meh. Better to go with the pros.

 

[Son_of_Perdition]

Schwan's delivery seems to be the biggest complaint. Ours is Johnny on the spot every other Monday between 12-2 PM. Seldom missed, emails me if he's going to be late.
We order on Sunday night and pay cash when he delivers makes him a motivated driver.
Food quality seems about the same or maybe I'm losing my sense of taste.
Pizzas are a little better than Totino's or Tony's frozen, we only had Lil Ceaser's or Domino's, forget Pizza Hut hate the olives and mushrooms.
You are spot on about the ice cream. It takes days to chisel through a half gallon.


The driver's commission on an order is 20%, so he makes $50 on our monthly order plus his salary. They can make upwards of 6 six figures a year according to the site info.

 

[SifuPhil]

... We order on Sunday night and pay cash when he delivers makes him a motivated driver.

We had thought about ordering online but never got around to it - maybe that's the secret. Thanks!

The driver's commission on an order is 20%, so he makes $50 on our monthly order plus his salary. They can make upwards of 6 six figures a year according to the site info.

Many moons ago I had considered becoming one of their drivers, because I had heard the same thing.

I'm just not a sales type (although I'm fairly certain I could say I believe in the product).

 

[Sid]

They quit running around here some time ago. Truck would come back on a schedule and people had to go to him. Their stuff was good enough folks would make the trip for awhile. We kinda liked it. They said they couldn't do rural areas do to fuel prices.

 

[Son_of_Perdition]

Many moons ago I had considered becoming one of their drivers, because I had heard the same thing.

I'm just not a sales type (although I'm fairly certain I could say I believe in the product).

15-20 years ago I went a step further and called the 800 number and applied for a position. I failed the phone interview, I stood their with the phone in hand a cried out to my wife that I couldn't even get a job with Schwans, I really hated my job at the time.