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Thursday, September 26. 2024

Take a look at instacart

Unless you like going to a store for home goods and groceries, Google instacart to see how they can simplify your life.


One thing I am impressed by is the speedy delivery. They cover Costco too.




Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 15:57 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Why does the prospect of some low-wage mook pawing through my fresh produce seem unappealing?
#1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2024-09-26 17:13 (Reply)
'' some low-wage mook'' ,,That is a low rent comment.
#1.1 RL on 2024-09-26 23:22 (Reply)
Well then you really don't want to know how your produce gets harvested!
#1.2 Greg on 2024-09-27 06:33 (Reply)
Oh, hell no. Too busy to shop? This sounds like the lower middle class people I know who always eat fast food or highly processed packaged food junk because they are "too busy" to select and prepare real food that isn't trying to kill them. Then I see what sloppy chaos in their lives that constitutes being "too busy", mostly waste of time.

Nope, I will only trust myself to select and handle what I am going to be eating. That small investment in time pays huge dividends in our family's health and well being. What else in our lives should take higher priority?
#2 Ed on 2024-09-26 18:19 (Reply)
I mostly use Instacart to look up prices at stores they serve when it's too difficult/impossible to look up prices at their official web sites.
#3 Carl on 2024-09-26 20:54 (Reply)
They don't charge too much more than the store. Worth it for the convenience but usually one item was forgotten or wrong and had to go back the next day to get it. Buying produce was very hit or miss. It was worth it to work one more hour that paid for the convenience without the hassle of driving and shopping.
#4 grant1863 on 2024-09-26 23:50 (Reply)
Couldn't figure out how much it costs. So if you ordered $35 worth of food does it cost $35 to deliver it to your home? $10? 10% ? flat rate? Tip expected? The site isn't transparent on these questions.
#5 OneGuy on 2024-09-27 10:16 (Reply)
I attempt to avoid ALL things google.
#6 indyjonesouthere on 2024-09-27 11:16 (Reply)

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