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Well, I live in SF. As you say, I have several grocery stores within 0.5 miles of my home. The problem? I live on top of a hill; the stores are at the bottom. T
by nairteashop 13y ago
Well, I live in SF. As you say, I have several grocery stores within 0.5 miles of my home. The problem? I live on top of a hill; the stores are at the bottom. There is absolutely no way I'm lugging grocery up the hill on foot or on my bike. What about public transport? There is a long wait (muni sucks, esp where I live), and then there is still a bit of lugging to/from the bus stop.
Grocery shopping is literally the only reason I still own a car and pay ridiculous city insurance rates. I don't use it to go to work, meet friends for dinner/drinks, or anything else for that matter.
And then of course, there are times when I couldn't be arsed to go grocery shopping :)
- HorizonXP 13y agoI'm currently in Palo Alto, and I do not have a vehicle, except for a bicycle. I will see how long I can hold out, but so far, I've bought all of my furniture and household items through Amazon and a local dealer, and had them delivered. Groceries come from Instacart. Tomorrow, I need to go to Ikea to get some other items, since I wasn't a fan of what's available on Amazon, or the pricing on other sites. I plan to use ZipCar. Instacart is one of the many services that are helping me to lead a car-free lifestyle here in Palo Alto. I'm from Toronto, and I wish I could have accomplished the same when I was there.
- kevingibbon 13y agoI didn't realize no car in Palo Alto+ was doable. I do the above in SF.