Steve, I had better luck with Shipt, when I used it two years ago (when I was laid up after my shingles attack and had issues walking). The groceries came from Meijer.
But I suspect all the delivery services are overloaded these days.
Steve, I had better luck with Shipt, when I used it two years ago (when I was laid up after my shingles attack and had issues walking). The groceries came from Meijer.
But I suspect all the delivery services are overloaded these days.
Thanks, Tradd. The two chains serviced in this area by Shipt are Target (which owns Shipt) and an independent high-end chain. I'll have to give them a try next.
I know they're all overloaded these days, and I'm fine with placing an order now knowing it may be a couple of weeks until we see the groceries. I can order the stuff we always go through and be flexible when it shows. I'm also figuring that there will be lots of substitutions or out-of-stocks; that's not great but I'll deal with it. But don't let me wonder for days if you will or if you won't deliver. Instacart apparently knew on Thursday they couldn't deliver -- though they kept the order in their queue anyway. That's just the sign of a business that never thought ahead even a little to what might go wrong and how to deal with it. As someone whose job it was for many years was to figure out how to break stuff, my view is that their model may not outlast this pandemic. I'd avoid the IPO if it ever happens.
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Steve, I had tried Instacart as well (Aldi). But I had better luck with Shipt.
I've had reasonable luck with Safeway drive up, except once when I couldn't schedule a date. They have a reasonable selection, without too many substitutions.
Instacart doesn’t have any times for rocery store picks, where I would go to the store and pick up the groceries they have bagged for me. I am not interested in playing the games that you need to play to get that to work.
My grocery store has a new service where they allow 50 people in the store at a time and you reserve a time. Has anyone seen that?
The close by grocery store we’ve been going to for several weeks has senior time from 7 to 8 AM, and that’s when we go. I miss a few things that our regular grocery store carries, but I know they wouldn’t necessarily be in stock so I may not try the timed shopping event.
I haven't seen time reservations yet, but some of the smaller stores here have an employee metering the number of customer who enter the store as other customers leave. Is it appointment only? How do they handle walk-ups?Originally Posted by iris lilies
I understand senior hours at most stores here are pretty busy because they're also immunocompromised-customer hours, and pregnant-customer hours, and handicapped-accessible hours. I've stuck to the same two smaller stores I've gone to since this all started. Last time I was in there they had no TP or no disinfectant wipes and only a few limits on items like liquid hand soap. It's just worth it to keep things on a human scale. I may try Shipt for our next grocery replenish in a couple of weeks; order stuff this week and wait....
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. - Booker T. Washington
I would never order with a service that does substitutions. They might give me meat and I am a vegetarian. For instance, if I ordered 4 cheese Hot Pockets I could see them selecting another Hot Pocket.
The services I've used allow you to manage your substitutions.
I’m not sure how they handle walk ups but I would imagine that they say hey you need to pick a time. Maybe they save some of those times for walk up customers.
I wonder if they are doing this because they can’t keep up with the demand for grocery picking service.
Our stores have been told to limit customers to a % of total occupancy probably based on sq. footage. I know a Kroger said 417 on the door sign but there were no ee's checking at our odd time. We tend to go when the stores are empty anyway.
Crowded times they will have to keep people out until customers already in the store are leaving. I am seeing all kinds of new construction around entrances/exits at local stores. I do not go to Walmart/Target at present so cannot comment on their responses.
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