Grocery home delivery

AZ Jim

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We've been sick with the flu here in our home. So, for the first time ever we had grocery's delivered from Safeway. I must say it was painless and we got 100% of what we ordered online. They make it pretty easy. I understand it is more common in the East to get home delivery but not so much here. Any comments, experiences?
 

My roomie gets home delivery here in PA from a store called Schiel's. She phones in the order maybe once a month, in the morning, and by mid-afternoon she has her order delivered.

Once in a while there will be a mistake - the wrong kind of bread or too many cans of tomato paste - but on the whole she's happy with the service. I believe they charge $10 for delivery, and considering her health and the cost and effort of lugging the stuff home on the bus (in itself a $3 round-trip) I think it's a God-send.

I think there might be one or two private shopping services around here, where a person will go to the store and shop for you, but the last one I saw was pretty pricey.
 
A huge amount of people in the Uk use the Supermarket online order and delivery service.

the delivery charges vary immensely from one supermarket chain to another , also on the time of day or day of the week when you want your delivery.

I definitely prefer to shop instore, I get the freshest goods with the longest dates that way, but I agree with you it's an absolute boon for those who are either housebound or just have too busy a lifestyle to walk up and down an aisle pushing a supermarket trolley..


Hope you and mrs AZ are feeling better now JIM...
 

Yes, I have used it. If a sale item is out of stock my store will substitute the higher grade if I allow substitutions.

If I've forgotten to check "allow substitutions", they will call me.

They are trained to choose the freshest items. They will also call to let me know if there are any problems. The cost it $10.00 but since I live in the same town it's only $5.00 and they bring the bags into the house.

Also, I can shop online but pick up the groceries they have gathered for me at the store myself for $5.00. They come out to your car (in the designated area) take your payment and load the items into the car.

I don't do this often as usually I enjoy shopping, but there have been times when the service was a blessing.
 
We have an online shopping here in Toronto called Grocery Gateway that's pretty good and delivery is $10.00. It's good for a big shop or when the weather is bad. They have just about everything the supermarkets have. They also have vouchers and sometimes offer free delivery for loyal customers. The products are fresh and the choices are outstanding. But it can be more expensive than regular supermarkets. I don't make a habit of it as I enjoy going to the supermarket.
 
Please, I'm disabled and don't drive. Hell, yes, I've used this -- quite frequently and mostly love it but it always seems after a time when they're sure of your business, they start getting lax. My daughter works at my favorite supermarket chain which unfortunately, doesn't deliver so after the 2nd best started getting sloppy, the 3rd best was just plain awful at it to begin with and since we make a point of family dinner once a week, daughter's gone back to being my grocery delivery (was when we lived together too, of course). Plus, she generally knows my preferences and if she's stuck, it's a quick cell phone Mom, they're out of such and such, what do you want me to get you instead.

My local Mom and Pop store -- which I love and use when I can get to it -- will deliver if you're disabled but it's only certain days, you have to call the day before and they don't have the on-line master list the chains do, just their flyer. I was building my own master list but it's kind of a pain because they give you no time frame for the next day delivery even though they do charge for it so you're stuck there waiting all day going wonder if I can eat lunch now or are they going to show up in the middle of lunch. You know, give me a time frame, please, even if it's four hours long but I guess since they do it as a community service type thing (only to the disabled), it what it is. Shrug. Just wonder if they know it loses them business sometimes. That said when I get to house hunting, I'm hoping to get within a few blocks of them so I can make them my walk for my heart's sake and pick up my groceries daily or every other day. Really a pretty nice market even if two of their three check-out lanes are too narrow for my power chair.
 
Cookie don't your regular supermarkets do online deliveries ?

Not yet - I wish they did - Loblaws - one of our biggest supermarket chains is starting 'Click and Collect'. Sooner or later it will probably offer online shopping - but right now I only know of one - Grocery Gateway - which getting quite huge here - I see their trucks everywhere.
 
I've used the online shopping quite a bit when I was in the wheelchair. The delivery fee depended on just how much you spent, as I only shopped either fortnightly or every three weeks, my delivery fee was usually nil. You choose the time of delivery, within a three hour time frame and the the delivery man brings everything in for you and puts the bags on the kitchen bench. Because I was in the wheelchair at the time, he even put the frozen items into the freezer for me. Can't ask for better service than that.
 
Wish I'd have thought about checking into home delivery of groceries back when I was recovering from my hip replacements. It would have saved my poor DIL a lot of trouble. She was kind enough to do things like grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, etc. for me while I wasn't allowed to drive. She's a wonderful person and came around almost daily to check on me and help me do things I couldn't do myself. She should get a big fat gold star in heaven for helping me out when I need it.
 
Some of our supermarkets not only deliver but have started using 'click and collect' now. I've had orders delivered often and they will bring the goods into wherever you want them so it can be straight in the kitchen. I would miss all the bargains in the store if I shopped like that all the time. :D
 
I disagree slightly Laurie; £3.00 for a one-off delivery from Sainsburys; or you can buy a 'pass'; any number of seliveries for £5.00 a month!
i never use it...but you never know...
 
I disagree slightly Laurie; £3.00 for a one-off delivery from Sainsburys; or you can buy a 'pass'; any number of seliveries for £5.00 a month!
i never use it...but you never know...

Vivjen...the problem is that if you order under £40 it's almost £7 delivery charge from Sainsbury


http://help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/ordering/grocery-deliveries

Also you have to spend a minimum of £25 before you can even get a delivery..not hard in sainsbury's I know..but there are cheaper supermarket deliveries out there..Asda, and Ocado...for 2.. and it also depends on what time slot you choose, odd times tend to be cheaper..

However I prefer to shop in Sainsbury and waitrose for the quality, and sadly they are the most expensive for delivery charges so it's easier and cheaper for me to spend the fuel just going a couple of miles to my local supermarket and doing it myself as well as getting the best bargains .

That said, if I had no car or lived in a remote area then I'd be happy to pay the delivery charges.
 
Absolutely, Hollydolly; you pays your money, and takes your choice; having just seen a Tesco van go by!
mum and Dad; who live in SW Scotland; still get a 'fish' man who comes round once a week; he sells veg and fruit as well.
 
Oh we had a fish van, a butchers van, and a Grocery van ( you could step right into the grocery van) came around once a week too up until just a few years ago..I have to say we still miss it..
 
We have one store, an IGA grocer, who advertises home delivery. They charge is $12.00 per delivery. I believe they are the only store that delivers. Our health is such it is difficult to carry in the groceries. We haven't used it yet because they don't carry many of the national brands we use and don't know a substitute.
 
We have one store, an IGA grocer, who advertises home delivery. They charge is $12.00 per delivery. I believe they are the only store that delivers. Our health is such it is difficult to carry in the groceries. We haven't used it yet because they don't carry many of the national brands we use and don't know a substitute.

That's what my local market is -- an IGA. I think they're independently run and operated though. They carry IGA brands, of course, but also carry many name brands too. Ours will only deliver if you're disabled or home-bound. They charge the same $12 delivery but only deliver a couple times a week and you have to phone it in the day before and they give you no time frame. I only bothered once with him not showing up until nearly dinnertime.
 

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