When we were living in Asia for a few years, one thing we really liked was that larger supermarkets had free delivery service once you reached a minimum total a

When we were living in Asia for a few years, one thing we really liked was that larger supermarkets had free delivery service once you reached a minimum total at the checkout. We'd take a taxi to a mall, take care of any small shop purchases, perhaps have dinner at a restaurant, then finish with a tour of the supermarket in the basement. We'd fill a shopping cart with all the heavy items we needed for one or more weeks, sorting a few fragile or temperature-sensitive items. We would fill one or two bags to carry home with us immediately by taxi. The rest went back to the cart and got a delivery ticket attached at a service counter. Within an hour or so of us getting home, friendly supermarket staff would be delivering the remainder to our condo doorstep. Meanwhile, we had walkable, outdoor markets where we could grab produce or even some short-order carryout stirfry. So, we'd often grab just a few items at a time, lived with a much smaller refrigerator than we do in the US, and only did the supermarket run for heavy bottled/canned goods or the odd import item that helped with culture shock or homesickness.