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Why go to the grocery store at all?
by elwell 7y ago
Why go to the grocery store at all?
- barbecue_sauce 7y agoI'm not the original commenter, but I like looking at, touching, and picking out my own food. I don't think I will ever get groceries delivered.
- filoleg 7y agoTo buy groceries. I dont think you intended that, but your comment seems to imply that having higher friction is an inherent experience of a grocery store, and that there is no reason to go there otherwise.
- mattnewton 7y agoI think they were instead implying you could just have your groceries delivered for a very low cost. I’ve used grocery deliveries from the chain directly before, but they would sometimes make minor substitutions, like between ice cream brands for instance, that I could not then eat because of dietary restrictions. Returns / refunds were easy but it was still more of a hassle than just showing up to the store, which is usually pretty hassle free unless you pick an exceptionally bad time.
- filoleg 7y agoDelivery isn't a substitute for shopping on your own, it is just a completely different experience, and I don't think they are meant to replace each other any time soon. While shopping on your own with an automated checkout is clearly just a slightly modified version of shopping on your own.
- Spooky23 7y agoSpeaking for myself, I don’t want what you typically get from Amazon and the like - old products near expiration, shitty produce, etc at a premium price. Personally, my family is going in a different direction. Commodity products at Aldi, different stuff at Trader Joe’s and speciality products at specialty retail. It’s cheaper, better quality and less time than navigating a 150k sqft store.
- threezero 7y agoI’d much rather not go to the store, but I’ve had too many grocery deliveries with bad produce, dented cans, etc. Ifbthere was someway I could remotely choose my fruits and vegetables and make sure there were no other damaged items, I’d never go the grocery store again.