I order online for pickup through a service called Peapod (the "good" grocery store close to me is a Giant, which I think purchased Peapod at some point or at l

I order online for pickup through a service called Peapod (the "good" grocery store close to me is a Giant, which I think purchased Peapod at some point or at least has an exclusive partnership). I don't mind paying slightly higher prices, but I don't think they are. The pickup fee is also extremely reasonable, just a few dollars. But this is always for next day or even later in the week. I did fajitas and sides for about 15 people for a birthday party a few weeks ago and put the order in a week prior to pickup. My question is, are people really order this stuff for pickup or even delivery and expecting someone to immediately run out of a back room and start filling the cart? I don't see the benefit to the store in offering "speedy" grocery delivery. Running out of food at home is rarely a surprise, and we're at a time now where it's no longer unsafe to go into the store even in urban areas. I'm not going to order from a different grocery store because they can have my order ready for pickup an hour sooner than a better and/or closer one.