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Idk. I personally feel like grocery delivery is in the same bucket as valet service.

thisone 9y ago
don't know about the states, but in the UK grocery delivery is incredibly popular. Most people I know use it with an 'unlimited' subscription and feel the money they save, by knowing exactly what they will be spending and by not having impulse buys, plus the time saved makes it worth it.
- bartread 9y ago
  Worth pointing out that here in the UK much, in fact I suspect most, grocery delivery is done by existing supermarkets rather than companies that were originally independent startups. Ocado might be seen as an exception but even that was started out as a partnership between Waitrose and another company (I forget which). I'm also discounting more niche services, such as Graze, btw.
NiklasMort 9y ago
Grocery Delivery is great. Usually only costs <5 Eur and it saves you a lot of time and hassle. Besides I can put together a list in peace at home and not rush through the store. Personally I'd say its the most useful modern thing there is
CalRobert 9y ago
I desperately want grocery delivery because I _hate_ grocery shopping, at least for normal sundries. Stores move the stuff I'm looking for every few months. It's crowded. You're being hit with ads constantly. I have to laboriously read ingredient labels when a simple online filter (or, at least, cmd-f) would do the trick. Self-checkout systems tacitly accuse you of theft because you brought a backpack and want to put groceries in it, but it weighs more than 2 oz. It's just effing boring and takes forever. High end grocery stores are nicer, but not where I go for the week's eggs. Delivery is nice too, but the picking is what I really hate. Showing up, picking up a box, and leaving would be fine too. However, if delivery is the main option, I'll take it. The fact that I strongly dislike Tesco and STILL just set up an account for grocery delivery so I can pay them to pick groceries and bring them to me, because I hate going shopping so much, suggests that this service is needed by at least some people. I also wanted to use buymie.eu, but I have an aversion to services that would work perfectly well as websites but insist on an app instead.

don't know about the states, but in the UK grocery delivery is incredibly popular. Most people I know use it with an 'unlimited' subscription and feel the money they save, by knowing exactly what they will be spending and by not having impulse buys, plus the time saved makes it worth it.

bartread 9y ago
Worth pointing out that here in the UK much, in fact I suspect most, grocery delivery is done by existing supermarkets rather than companies that were originally independent startups. Ocado might be seen as an exception but even that was started out as a partnership between Waitrose and another company (I forget which). I'm also discounting more niche services, such as Graze, btw.

NiklasMort 9y ago

Grocery Delivery is great. Usually only costs <5 Eur and it saves you a lot of time and hassle. Besides I can put together a list in peace at home and not rush through the store. Personally I'd say its the most useful modern thing there is

CalRobert 9y ago

I desperately want grocery delivery because I _hate_ grocery shopping, at least for normal sundries. Stores move the stuff I'm looking for every few months. It's crowded. You're being hit with ads constantly. I have to laboriously read ingredient labels when a simple online filter (or, at least, cmd-f) would do the trick. Self-checkout systems tacitly accuse you of theft because you brought a backpack and want to put groceries in it, but it weighs more than 2 oz. It's just effing boring and takes forever. High end grocery stores are nicer, but not where I go for the week's eggs. Delivery is nice too, but the picking is what I really hate. Showing up, picking up a box, and leaving would be fine too. However, if delivery is the main option, I'll take it. The fact that I strongly dislike Tesco and STILL just set up an account for grocery delivery so I can pay them to pick groceries and bring them to me, because I hate going shopping so much, suggests that this service is needed by at least some people. I also wanted to use buymie.eu, but I have an aversion to services that would work perfectly well as websites but insist on an app instead.