@HonnyBrown wrote:
Coffee, we as humans have seen this evolution. We went from walking everywhere to riding horses, to using cars. We no longer have to remember phone numbers. We simply hit "redial" or some other button. We don't have to use our upper bodies to open doors anymore. The doors move for us. We take elevators instead of stairs.
It seems the only way we keep our bodies strong is by making a conscious effort to go to the gym.
Yes, in my area a Shop Metrics MSC has "order online and pickup at store" shops....they reimburse $40 and pay $10, and their report is about 80% easier than the "in store" grocery shop report!! So I do the two in my area when I can .... rotation is 60 days. The guidelines require you to order something from Produce, Dairy and Meat .... so far they have all been fresh. There's an area to type in specifics. For instance, I'll type in "Please make sure my bananas have a small amount of green on the peels and are no longer than 7", and they're supposed to make sure that your items are as specified. I've had one or 2 SNAFU's, but not with the cold stuff. One time I order a 2-ply toilet tissue, and a 1-ply was substituted without my OK ... that had to go in the report. But all in all, for a JOB, I like it. Would I use it all the time???? NO....but perhaps if I really needed something and was temporarily limited in my mobility I might.@JASFLALMT wrote:
I dunno, it's a job for me, but I would rather do the job that pays more for less work.
Sassy, I don't think I can name the MSC, since various stores have been named. But it's one of the MSCs on the Shop Metrics platform, so sign up with all of those. Also, the one I mentioned pays faithfully by paper check, but the payment can take between 8-10 weeks, depending on when you do the shop. I shopped them the very beginning of July. They cut the check the middle of the month AFTER THE MONTH that you shopped. So I shopped early July, they cut the check mid-Sept, and I receive it around the 3rd week of Sept. Something to keep in mind if you can't wait that long to get your $40 reimb and $10 fee. Now, if you did the shop the END of July, you'd still have to wait till mid-Sept, but it would be a few weeks less in waiting.@sassymmmm wrote:
What MSC is this? I'd like to check it out and see if they have any of this type in my area. Just to clarify, I don't mean the one that does Kroger, I already do those. I mean the one that I can order on-line and pick-up all while doing a shop.
@msimon-2000 wrote:
CoffeeQueen, I recently saw a $10 off your first three online orders ($50 min I believe) with Walmart. If you plan on using this service more often, hit me up and I'll see if I still have the email...
@msimon-2000 wrote:
I wouldn't really classify this as 'automation' but rather a 'convenience' situation. The only part of the process that is technology driven is the online ordering part. Everything else is still done by a human-being. The main convenience of this type of shopping is that the work is being done by another human-being rather than us. Not really any different than when we drop the car off at the mechanic, or pay the neighbor boy to mow the grass, or pay the city to deliver water to our home instead of collecting it ourselves. Each of us has only so much time in the day and a slew of things to get done. Some we do ourselves and others we pay someone else for the convenience or knowledge they provide.
@Shop-et-al wrote:
So here are a few things that I wonder about... I will limit this to Wally Worlds. If more and more customers use the point and click system and come to the store just to pick up their orders, will they stop visiting the departments within stores and the vendors at the periphery of the stores? If so,l what will become of the store space? Will the vendors (banks, salons, restaurants, etc.) within Wally Worlds lose business? If the vendors' business drops too much, will those businesses leave the Wally World host sites? Will employees of the vendors lose their jobs? Without vendors and customers, will various Wally Worlds become grocery distributors which have no additional functions or services? Some people will go to other service providers for banking, beauty, etc. Will they also go to other grocery providers in order to achieve whatever efficiency is then possible? And, will any loss of revenue from loss of vendors/rent/foot traffic be offset by reduction of expenses associated with altered job titles/roles and a possible reduction in the number of employees at each Wal-Mart location?
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
UPDATE...I just ordered online (Panera Bread) which emailed me with a 2.00 discount on anything to be picked up at 12:25 and I'm loving it...so easy. I think you actually spend less ordering this way, in a grocery store, for me, I buy the whole store, this way, I make a list or see what I want on computer with calories and health info., and in a minute it's done...yes, this is for me for small orders.
No waiting in line is a good thing....and it is a good thing for invalids , seniors or recovering from surgery folks.
@KathyG wrote:
I ordered Panera online one night last week when I didn't feel well. When my food was ready I jumped in the car with messy hair and clothes, grabbed my bag off the shelf, and went right back out to the car. It was perfect!
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
UPDATE...I just ordered online (Panera Bread) which emailed me with a 2.00 discount on anything to be picked up at 12:25 and I'm loving it...so easy. I think you actually spend less ordering this way, in a grocery store, for me, I buy the whole store, this way, I make a list or see what I want on computer with calories and health info., and in a minute it's done...yes, this is for me for small orders.
No waiting in line is a good thing....and it is a good thing for invalids , seniors or recovering from surgery folks.