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From my experience, UberEats and Instacart are two pandemic essentials that most city dwellers aren't ready for in a rural environment.
by smileysteve 6y ago
From my experience, UberEats and Instacart are two pandemic essentials that most city dwellers aren't ready for in a rural environment.
- ghaff 6y ago>pandemic essentials Not really. Yes, if someone isn't in a dense urban environment, they're going to need to cook a lot of their meals. But, unless you're in a really rural location, there are supermarkets and at least some restaurants. In a lot of cases you can pickup orders at the door even if you can't get delivery. A lot of people seem to think you're either in Manhattan or in the wilds of Idaho somewhere. There are plenty of places that are in orbit of a major city that aren't actually all that congested.
- smileysteve 6y agoI've spent much of my stay at home where the nearest grocery store that had order ahead was 27 miles away and had a 5 day order ahead time (which was more or less expected). Yes, a handful of restaurants have pickup orders but there are ~4 within a ~5 mile range, and they have the best food without going that 27 miles. It's my perception (in part from the long order ahead times) that grocery and food delivery have gone up in areas that offer them and that modern urbanists that regularly cook at home (or even go to the grocery store only once a week) are a minority.
- ghaff 6y agoOh, yes, I think delivery has gone up. Personally, I haven't used it (for food). I don't have decent restaurant delivery options--for my tastes. And the stock situation with supermarkets is sufficiently bad that I'd rather go myself and wing substitutions. I have a couple nearby grocery pickup options (an hour outside a major city) but going into a store early on a weekday doesn't feel like a big problem where I live. Opinions may differ of course.