[nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases

Raven Tolliver ravend729 at gmail.com
Sat Mar 1 21:54:29 UTC 2014


You can certainly order most kinds of dog food online from petflow.com
or chewy.com. Chewy charges no shipping for orders over $50, and gives
a 10% discount off the first purchase if you choose autodelivery.

On 3/1/14, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Sherri,
>
> 	I sure don't blame you for that; we don't have anything like that
> here, but there are sites for staples, so I'm going to work on that man of
> mine again.
> 	When I was younger, I'd pull  a full-sized grocery cart--from the
> front--from the grocery store to my house; you have to be very careful, as
> you don't want to run over your dog's feet.
> 	I just saw a listing for a "shopping trolley" from this small
> business; it can carry up to 55 pounds of whatever.
> 	I also used to carry,  from time to time, a large bag of dog food
> home, but I'm not about that anymore; I have nothing to prove, so a friend,
> who is paid, takes me to pick up the pet foods for the house, but I would
> really rather do online and save people for things that truly cannot be
> done
> online.
> Darla & Happy Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherry Gomes
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 3:20 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases
>
> I've been shopping online for years. I've always hated grocery shopping,
> and
> online is the only way I can barely tolerate it. I even turned down a
> chance
> to work on site for my job, rather than from home, because it would have
> meant moving to an area where there was no available online grocery
> shopping.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 2:11 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases
>
> Hi Nicole,
>
> 	Wish I could talk my husband into that; with staples, such as toilet
> paper, dog food, etc., it is probably cheaper and a lot less weight on
> these
> old shoulders. <grin> Darla & Happy Huck
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 2:48 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases
>
> Is shopping online an option? I do this for several items, including
> groceries and Lexia's dog food.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 12:28 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases
>
> Hi,
> My roommate and I bought laundry baskets that have wheels and come with
> lids. These have been really helpful, especially when we had to buy dishes
> for our apartment. We also use cloth grocery bags. We have about 7 or 8.
> When I grocery shop by myself, I bring one of the laundry baskets. It makes
> carrying groceries home easier, whether you have a nosy dog or not.
>
> On 3/1/14, Alyssa <alyssahenson95 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I like that suggestion and I agree. Honestly, I would bring someone
>> along to help with groceries especially with a new dog. I remember the
>> struggles of shopping with Sophie oh so well. She even tried to go
>> after some muffins sitting out once. I was glad to have someone else
>> who could manage the cart since Sophie required both hands.
>> Alyssa and sniffy Sophie who will hopefully find a new handler with
>> more experience
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Mar 1, 2014, at 11:17 AM, "Tai Blas" <taiablas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello, all. I have been home with my female lab golden cross Lava now
>>> for two months. Yesterday, we went grocery shopping. Lava sniffed
>>> more than I would like and I had forgotten to bring her Gentle
>>> Leader. I will be sure to use it with her the next time we go
>>> shopping.
>>>
>>> I had too many groceries to carry (more than ten bags) and had to
>>> borrow a shopping cart from the store to take them home in. I thought
>>> I would write to the list to see how you handle groceries and other
>>> large purchases.
>>> Can
>>> anyone recommend a cart or other method for getting purchases home?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Tai
>>>
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