[nabs-l] cooking questions

[J.J. Meddaugh]

Joe and others,
Online delivery is limited in smaller cities. Amazon has non-perishable 
goods available but you must buy in bulk and their prices are not very 
competitive with local stores. There is sometimes items on sale, however, 
which make it a good deal. Sam's Club has Click-n-Pull, where you can submit 
your list ahead of time and they will have your order ready when you get to 
the store. Meijer in the midwest is starting to roll out a similar service.

J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] cooking questions


>I prefer Peapod, run by Giant, to Safeway.  Safeway often did not have
> certain items in stock and would not alert you to this until you got your
> groceries and discovered items missing.  Safeway is cheaper, but I'd 
> rather
> pay a little more for accurate orders.  I think the delivery fee for 
> Peapod
> is still $10, which is far less than the cost of a cab.  If you live 
> outside
> of the DC area, doesn't Amazon provide some groceries?  I second 
> everything
> Sean said about the online grocery shopping experience.
>
> Joe
>
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sean Whalen
> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:19 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] cooking questions
>
> Katie,
>
> I find shopping online and having groceries delivered to be
> vastly superior
> to the in-store experience.
>
> Of course, if I just need a few things which I can carry home,
> it is more
> economical to drop into the store and have somebody grab the
> things I need
> for me, but here are the advantages, as I see them, of shopping for
> groceries online:
>
> 1) You are able to see everything that is available. If you shop with an
> assistant, you usually tell them what you want, and they help
> you find it.
> When shopping online, you can find things which you want to buy
> that you may
> have never even known existed. It is like being able to walk
> into a store
> and actually browse their full selection. I found this quite liberating.
>
> 2) It takes far less time.
>
> 3) If you are buying more than you can carry, the cost of delivery is no
> worse than the cost of the cab you would have to call to get
> your groceries
> home.
>
> 4) Let's face it, many of the people who help us shop are
> clueless. Among
> other stories, I have had a guy who didn't know what a grannie
> smith apple
> was and I have come home to realize that my balsamic vinaigrette was a
> bottle of balsamic vinegar. Sometimes close just isn't good enough!
>
> 5) For many products, at least with pea pod grocery delivery,
> you can view
> nutritional information and ingrediants. It gets cumbersome to ask an
> employee to read the sodium content of every product you consider
> purchasing.
>
> 6) Often, they have costs of foods broken down by cost per
> ounce or cost per
> unit. This makes price comparison very convenient.
>
> If you need more reasons, I'll try to think of them, but it is
> the only way
> I do major grocery shopping.
>
> Take care,
>
> Sean
>
>
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