[nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases

Sat Mar 1 23:32:30 UTC 2014

Kristeen and I use
www.petfooddirect.com
for our dog food. We get 40 pounds delivered every six weeks, and it's so much easier than lugging it home from the pet store.

We do some online shopping, and also shop at a local store, taking a cab home with the groceries. It's not ideal, but it works well enough.

Shannon and the Acelet
On Mar 1, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Raven Tolliver <ravend729 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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