Speaking as a California scrooge, I still prefer it to the alternatives honestly. My neighborhood has one mini-target and three local grocers one of which is a

Speaking as a California scrooge, I still prefer it to the alternatives honestly. My neighborhood has one mini-target and three local grocers one of which is a co-op. All three local grocers are garbage, their quality is fine but nothing wild and most of the price is for pretty looking food that doesn't scare the local yoga moms. Also, because they are all small and the target had to agree not to sell certain things the food variety available is not stellar. Thanks to Instacart I can order from places with real prices and a wide range of grocery products. Instacart is especially great because Amazon Fresh, although better than the local options for variety, is also wildly over priced and so if I want delivery+thrift Instacart is basically the only game in town because the bar is that low. I am thrilled at the idea that some of these local shops might finally have to adapt thanks to the increasing presence of delivery services.