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None of my grocery stores within the 60 minute range offer delivery. I wish they did. I live outside of a major city, in a pretty wealthy area. There is no inst

None of my grocery stores within the 60 minute range offer delivery. I wish they did. I live outside of a major city, in a pretty wealthy area. There is no instacart, no amazon fresh, etc. Uber doesn't even deliver here. It's pretty lame and the population exists to support even just one of these services. Aggravates me a lot..which is an understatement.

rrdharan 10y ago
Where do you live? Does seem surprising...
- ghaff 10y ago
  You'd be surprised. I live 35 miles west of Boston/Cambridge, and there are none of these delivery services. Last time I looked, Uber was available but it looked very thin--not something I could depend on for a morning appointment. All of these offerings decrease greatly in availability once you get beyond the central Metro areas of certain cities. Of course, I wouldn't use them much anyway. Assuming the thing being delivered is available locally (which is more the issue), hopping in a car and picking it up isn't a big deal. [ADDED: Well, I can use Peapod (and have when I had an injury) but didn't particularly care for it.]
  - M_Grey 10y ago
    IIRC Roche Brothers now has a similar delivery service in that area now. I'm not sure if there are others, but I wouldn't be shocked.
    - ghaff 10y ago
      I doubt it. Their nearest store is at least as far away as Boston is for me. (Doesn't seem to be a way to actually check without registering on their site.)
      - M_Grey 10y ago
        I see, and you're right I can't think of any other options in the area. MA is great for a lot of things, but the lower population definitely means it takes a hit for services you'd see in NYC, Chicago or SF.
        ghaff 10y ago
        A lot of that kind of thing is available closer into metro Boston. But I'm out past any real suburbs and the small cities that are closer to me aren't the sort of places where people Uber and get Whole Foods deliveries.
- brokenmasonjars 10y ago
  Outside Philly, Upper Makefield. I think we have FreshDirect which some how manages to encourage people just to go the shops themselves due to how terrible their service is.

rrdharan 10y ago

Where do you live? Does seem surprising...

ghaff 10y ago
You'd be surprised. I live 35 miles west of Boston/Cambridge, and there are none of these delivery services. Last time I looked, Uber was available but it looked very thin--not something I could depend on for a morning appointment. All of these offerings decrease greatly in availability once you get beyond the central Metro areas of certain cities. Of course, I wouldn't use them much anyway. Assuming the thing being delivered is available locally (which is more the issue), hopping in a car and picking it up isn't a big deal. [ADDED: Well, I can use Peapod (and have when I had an injury) but didn't particularly care for it.]
- M_Grey 10y ago
  IIRC Roche Brothers now has a similar delivery service in that area now. I'm not sure if there are others, but I wouldn't be shocked.
  - ghaff 10y ago
    I doubt it. Their nearest store is at least as far away as Boston is for me. (Doesn't seem to be a way to actually check without registering on their site.)
    - M_Grey 10y ago
      I see, and you're right I can't think of any other options in the area. MA is great for a lot of things, but the lower population definitely means it takes a hit for services you'd see in NYC, Chicago or SF.
      - ghaff 10y ago
        A lot of that kind of thing is available closer into metro Boston. But I'm out past any real suburbs and the small cities that are closer to me aren't the sort of places where people Uber and get Whole Foods deliveries.
brokenmasonjars 10y ago
Outside Philly, Upper Makefield. I think we have FreshDirect which some how manages to encourage people just to go the shops themselves due to how terrible their service is.