15-18 years ago when I lived in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, I tried Peapod a few times when it was first starting out. It was OK, but expensive, but not walking 4 blocks with groceries was very nice.
Fast forward to 2018. I'd been seeing ads for Shipt.com on Facebook for a few months. In my area, they deliver for Meijer. Jewel-Osco (major Chicago grocery chain) just started their own delivery service.
A month ago I was diagnosed with shingles at the young age of 49. Left buttock, right on top of where my sciatica pain comes from. Probably brought upon by the stress at work over the past months. I was out of work for 2 days then gimping around for a few. I'm on Gabapentin for the nerve pain which has mostly stopped.
Anyway, I needed groceries badly while I was off. In the past, I would have called up a friend and asked her to get me some groceries. But I ordered groceries from Meijer via Shipt. They came within a few hours. I even got a big pack of toilet paper. It was a bit more expensive than going myself to Meijer, plus $15 a month fee, but it is SO worth it.
My left leg is still wonky. I have significant muscle weakness in my left leg, right where leg muscles go into my hip. I have issues lifting up my left leg to bring it into my car, for example. I talked to my GP and got a referral to a PT. Went for my eval this week. PT had never heard of muscle weakness like this after the shingles. I'm going for 10 PT sessions, twice a week for 5 weeks. I've got a good PPO for health insurance. I only pay $20 copay per visit. I'm allowed 60 PT sessions a year.
Anyway, at the PT eval, I was asked what I was doing about grocery shopping. PT seemed surprised I was doing online shopping/delivery. She must deal with a lot of older people who would have someone shop for them.
Shipt.com partners with a number of grocery chains. Aldi is beginning delivery through Instacart, but it's not yet in my area. I believe later this year.