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who goes to a grocery store anymore? :) I just get mine delivered online. Though I have noticed that many stores( in New Zealand ) have global lines. Also

who goes to a grocery store anymore? :) I just get mine delivered online. Though I have noticed that many stores( in New Zealand ) have global lines. Also with many grocery stores they have 3 independent ways of getting groceries, the classic find a Q you think is best to get a checkout person. Join a global Q for 12 items or less, or join a global Q for self checkout.

anonytrary 8y ago
> who goes to a grocery store anymore? Oh you know, just most people? ;)
jacobsenscott 8y ago
Online grocery shopping seems to be how stores ditch their lowest quality products. The produce is always on the verge of spoiling. You get the worst cut of meat, etc. And you pay extra for it. I never use it anymore.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  I would think this doesn't matter for most of the things. Meat cuts maybe, but otherwise, the "best before" dates always seem tuned to maximize waste of perfectly good items, and with on-line shopping at least you won't end up participating in the silly game of "I won't buy anything that looks more than one sigma away from perfection".
Tor3 8y ago
Where I live it would cost a fortune to get grocery produce delivered to my home. Alternatively I could drive all the way to the post office.. which happens to be where there are lots of grocery stores anyway. And if I need milk or cream today, then there's not much help in ordering online.. it would take days. So I think I'll continue to limit my online shopping to electronic parts and the like.
- billfruit 8y ago
  I thought it hardly took any extra charges to deliver to your address, atleast that's how it is in my country, only it might take about a day, since the home delivery grocers run a route and deliver to you as per their schedule though you can choose among the available slots.
  - Tor3 8y ago
    Ok you meant delivery directly from the grocery store.. in that case, that's how it used to be in the distant past - you could call in, and they would send their driver with the grocery. The last shop that did that kept the practice up for their elderly customers (and only those) for some additional years, but then eventually had to stop. It's way too expensive to pay a driver to do that.

anonytrary 8y ago

> who goes to a grocery store anymore? Oh you know, just most people? ;)

jacobsenscott 8y ago

Online grocery shopping seems to be how stores ditch their lowest quality products. The produce is always on the verge of spoiling. You get the worst cut of meat, etc. And you pay extra for it. I never use it anymore.

TeMPOraL 8y ago
I would think this doesn't matter for most of the things. Meat cuts maybe, but otherwise, the "best before" dates always seem tuned to maximize waste of perfectly good items, and with on-line shopping at least you won't end up participating in the silly game of "I won't buy anything that looks more than one sigma away from perfection".

Tor3 8y ago

Where I live it would cost a fortune to get grocery produce delivered to my home. Alternatively I could drive all the way to the post office.. which happens to be where there are lots of grocery stores anyway. And if I need milk or cream today, then there's not much help in ordering online.. it would take days. So I think I'll continue to limit my online shopping to electronic parts and the like.

billfruit 8y ago
I thought it hardly took any extra charges to deliver to your address, atleast that's how it is in my country, only it might take about a day, since the home delivery grocers run a route and deliver to you as per their schedule though you can choose among the available slots.
- Tor3 8y ago
  Ok you meant delivery directly from the grocery store.. in that case, that's how it used to be in the distant past - you could call in, and they would send their driver with the grocery. The last shop that did that kept the practice up for their elderly customers (and only those) for some additional years, but then eventually had to stop. It's way too expensive to pay a driver to do that.