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In all honesty... Walmart offers exactly what you're talking about[1]. Order your groceries online, pick them up at their store. None of the fancy organic-attit

In all honesty... Walmart offers exactly what you're talking about[1]. Order your groceries online, pick them up at their store. None of the fancy organic-attitude stuff you talked about, either. [1] https://grocery.walmart.com https://grocery.walmart.com

tomjakubowski 9y ago
Good luck finding a Walmart close enough to you if you live in New York City, Boston/Cambridge, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or much of the SF Bay.
- smsm42 9y ago
  Hmm, I don't know about SF but I live in the Bay and there are at least five Walmarts within a short drive. Maybe SF real estate is too expensive in the city itself?
  - deagle50 9y ago
    Perhaps driving is not an option if you live in major cities? Whole Foods has prime locations in urban centers.
    - smsm42 9y ago
      Sure. I'm talking about Bay Area, not SF proper. There, not driving is pretty much not an option.
  - swang 9y ago
    there is zero in SF proper, the closest one is in san leandro. meanwhile I know of at least 2 whole foods i can go to. walmart is pretty much impractical for people who live in sf even if they have a car.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago
  I get that the more money you have the less any one dollar matters and that anyone who lives in those areas certainly has the money to pay for the convenience of shopping locally but driving 30min to go shopping isn't really unreasonable.
- Broken_Hippo 9y ago
  Or most places in rural America. It isn't uncommon for folks to drive 30-60 minutes to their nearest cheap shopping center. Sometimes there is a store closer, but they tend to have limited selection and high prices, especially on things like laundry soap. That said, if you are going there anyway, the store-pickup still seems like an attractive option. Part of the downfall of Walmart is the time spent in the store, searching out things, wading through isles of people, and waiting for the badly staffed registers to get you through the line, only to be checked for stealing on your way out. This is worse if you must bring children with you. One can easily save an hour of time just picking it up.
Fej 9y ago
ShopRite does this as well (northeastern US).
erdle 9y ago
walmart is the largest seller of organic food in the united states and has been since they decided to be.
wanderr 9y ago
It's been a long time since I ordered something from Walmart for in store pickup, but it was a nightmare. Would have been much faster to locate the items myself and go through checkout.

tomjakubowski 9y ago

Good luck finding a Walmart close enough to you if you live in New York City, Boston/Cambridge, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or much of the SF Bay.

smsm42 9y ago
Hmm, I don't know about SF but I live in the Bay and there are at least five Walmarts within a short drive. Maybe SF real estate is too expensive in the city itself?
- deagle50 9y ago
  Perhaps driving is not an option if you live in major cities? Whole Foods has prime locations in urban centers.
  - smsm42 9y ago
    Sure. I'm talking about Bay Area, not SF proper. There, not driving is pretty much not an option.
- swang 9y ago
  there is zero in SF proper, the closest one is in san leandro. meanwhile I know of at least 2 whole foods i can go to. walmart is pretty much impractical for people who live in sf even if they have a car.
dsfyu404ed 9y ago
I get that the more money you have the less any one dollar matters and that anyone who lives in those areas certainly has the money to pay for the convenience of shopping locally but driving 30min to go shopping isn't really unreasonable.
Broken_Hippo 9y ago
Or most places in rural America. It isn't uncommon for folks to drive 30-60 minutes to their nearest cheap shopping center. Sometimes there is a store closer, but they tend to have limited selection and high prices, especially on things like laundry soap. That said, if you are going there anyway, the store-pickup still seems like an attractive option. Part of the downfall of Walmart is the time spent in the store, searching out things, wading through isles of people, and waiting for the badly staffed registers to get you through the line, only to be checked for stealing on your way out. This is worse if you must bring children with you. One can easily save an hour of time just picking it up.

Fej 9y ago

ShopRite does this as well (northeastern US).

erdle 9y ago

walmart is the largest seller of organic food in the united states and has been since they decided to be.

wanderr 9y ago

It's been a long time since I ordered something from Walmart for in store pickup, but it was a nightmare. Would have been much faster to locate the items myself and go through checkout.