[nagdu] Managing Groceries and Other Large Purchases

Sun Mar 2 00:00:28 UTC 2014

I order my dog food from Amazon, where it is just under $40 for 40 pounds.

Tai Tomasi
J.D. Candidate, class of 2014
Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.

> On Mar 1, 2014, at 3:54 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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