[Blind-rollers] question about grocery shopping

[AgapeDEW at aol.com]

Managing a lot of packages on the transit seemed impossible for me so I use 
 my aide service and I go shopping before its her time to be at my house.   
She meets me at the store and will take my groceries home.  Since part of  
her services include shopping, she is delighted to let me do the actual 
shopping  part of the task when I feel up to it.  (I can still see shadows from 
left  eye so that helps.)  
 
I have Walmart rows memorized.  I also have the shopping list made on  
excel to correspond with the aisles in the store and I say them onto a  small 
recorder before I go to store using the Jaws reading program. I use  the 
recorder stop/start to go to next item.
 
 I wish I could take my reacher to get items on top shelves but many  
people don't mind helping me reach the top shelf or I can get a clerk.  I  use my 
smeller for the produce and touch to be sure of ripe fruit and so I don't  
get a rotten bag of potatoes.  Bags that zipper are bigger then the  
recycling bags they are selling in store so I bought two of them and they are  
somewhat insulated for my refrigerated items.  I have them bag my refrig  items 
separate because I always run out of energy when I get  home so I  only put 
away what I have to and let the rest go. I buy  once every few weeks using 
the aide..and then rest of time I can take  public transit to store for the 
little things.  I NEVER go when store is  busy if I can help it because I 
have noticed since my vision has gone..my  hearing has gotten better and a lot 
of noises bother me...especially crowded  stores.  Hope these ideas are  
helpful!!!          deb 
 
 
In a message dated 4/6/2009 11:50:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
freespirit328 at gmail.com writes:

Hi  Courtney,

Grocery shopping...well, I go with a sighted friend, but  there are other 
ways. When I was at the Carroll Center, I was suppose to  go to the market 
and ask for a courtasy shopper. I never actually did this  though because 
my 
program ended.

Personally I like going with a  sighted friend much better anyway.

Jen

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----- Original  Message ----- 
From: "Linda Stover" <liamskitten at gmail.com>
To:  "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent:  Monday, April 06, 2009 7:36 PM
Subject: [Blind-rollers] question about  grocery shopping


> Hi all,
>
> I noticed the list  was getting rather quiet lately, so I hope this
> gets some discussion  going.
>
> For those of you who primarily use public transit to  comute where you
> need to go, how do you grocery shop?  Do you  sometimes turn to
> paratransit or a cab, or do you get small amounts of  groceries at a
> time so you can carry them in some way on the bus or  train?  I'm
> rather at a loss as to how this can be done, and am  rather curious as
> to what your thoughts are.
> Thanks.
>  Courtney
>
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