@kimmiemae wrote:
So friends of mine just got their groceries delivered from their local grocery store. I don't know if they used a 3rd party delivery service (ex Instacart) but they said the store didn't apply their loyalty card so they didn't get the advertised sale price on stuff. Is that normal? I told them I would complain.
@JASFLALMT wrote:
One trick I recommend about tomatoes for grocery pickup/delivery: Don't get the ones on sale. They are bound to be crap. Get Campari, San Marzano, or Kumato (those usually come in the clamshell) if you need a tomato big enough for slicing. They aren't huge, but they are big enough to slice thin for sandwiches (you might have to use 2 slices instead of 1). If you just want some tomatoes for your salad, get those or get the grape or cherry tomatoes. I usually prefer roma tomatoes when they are on sale (perfect size for just about anything), but if you aren't getting those from a farmer's market, they probably aren't going to be great.
That's one of the things I miss about shopping instore, the ability to pick out which tomatoes I want, because I am really, really good at getting the right ones. But it's much better to pay a little more for a good tomato than to get the ones on sale and have them turn out to be mushy, overripe, underripe, etc. So many things can go wrong.
Cucumbers: get the English seedless variety. Always superior to regular tomatoes (unless you love a pulpy, seedy center).
@CoffeeQueen wrote:
Strange reality is right. I am not opposed to a pickup but my spouse is a worry wart and makes me swaddle up and douse myself in sanitizer. It's going to be a relief for her so it will be a relief for me too LOL.
I'm glad to hear this, and will try Aldi/Instacart delivery. I have been using Publix/Instacart, and have been very pleased. I was wrong in my original assessment of third-party delivery services. When I called Instacart to report an issue, my account was credited immediately--no questions asked. They offer a monthly subscription fee program--$10.00--which negates the per-order delivery fee.@barbage wrote:
Today I decided to order delivery with Aldi/Instacart. I placed my order and they said it would be delivered in 2 hours. It was delivered in about 30 minutes. Every thing except one item was there and no substitutions. Yes there was a delivery charge, but in my book it was well worth it.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I started working at a grocery store as a personal shopper. This store has a dedicated team that fills the online orders and takes them to customers' cars. We shop for customers as if we were shopping for ourselves. The carts that we use when filling orders are sanitized multiple times. Chilled and frozen items are kept in separate coolers until puck up.
It's interesting to see how this works from the inside. The tips are nice also.
@Mert wrote:
The majority of my orders filled by personal shoppers have had errors, almost all have been in my favor. My store does not allow tipping.
@SoCalMama wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I started working at a grocery store as a personal shopper. This store has a dedicated team that fills the online orders and takes them to customers' cars. We shop for customers as if we were shopping for ourselves. The carts that we use when filling orders are sanitized multiple times. Chilled and frozen items are kept in separate coolers until puck up.
It's interesting to see how this works from the inside. The tips are nice also.
That actually sounds super fun and mindless. . Low stress compared to your future job.