The Delivery Service
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
September 11, 2021 9:53pm CST
In my area, we have several grocery stores that deliver. We have been utilizing this service so that my daughter doesn't have to trudge her way home with a basket full to overflowing with groceries for the entire month. We had have been using Albertson's for several months. In the last few months, their service has gotten worse and worse. Finally August was the worst yet. We had ordered our regular amount of which several things were usually not in stock. This particular time they brought us about half of what we ordered and the missing items weren't even out of stock. Just not added to the order. This is very frustrating. So we changed our service to Walmart and are very happy with the change.
Do you ever use a delivery service?
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
Oh, would too if things were normal. I don't drive anymore so hard to carry much home.
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Sep 21
Depends on what it is. Some things I'm quite happy using Amazon. For groceries, I prefer to go in-person.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
I usually do myself. Don't drive anymore so hard to get very much home.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Sep 21
@kaylachan .......Nice to have someone in the family who drives.
@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Sep 21
@celticeagle Understandable. My husband, George, takes me when we need to go grocery shopping.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Sep 21
@celticeagle I see. I used to shop at Safeway when I lived in Vancouver.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Sep 21
@BarBaraPrz ......There used to be several around here. All gone now.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
Albertson's bought the Safeways here.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
My grandfather was a manager at Safeway here for many years. He actually trained Joe Albertson back many a moon ago. My grandma used to love to tell that story.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Sep 21
@sallypup ......She sure had some stories. A dear person, well missed.
@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
13 Sep 21
@celticeagle That's great. I wish I could have heard your Grandma.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
12 Sep 21
@celticeagle
I can see why you changed your delivery service. They sound horrible the ones you used before. Yes, I have used a delivery service for things and once a long time ago for groceries I ordered online.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
Yah, they just kept getting worse and worse.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Sep 21
@Hannihar .......I am certainly feeling fortunate for that fact.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
14 Sep 21
@celticeagle
I am sorry and that is not good and good thing you found another one to replace them.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
13 Sep 21
We only have one store that delivers; and it doesn't carry very much. The Walmart here doesn't deliver.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
Hopefully, you have a way to get your groceries.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
14 Sep 21
@celticeagle We have to go to the store to shop.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
14 Sep 21
Since the start of the pandemic, we have come to split between having groceries delivered and doing curbside pickup. This is a fairly reasonably sized city, so there are several options for both. Unfortunately, there are a couple of places that I discovered just beyond delivery range that I like; those have to be reserved for when we have the time to trek out to them to do curbside.
As to the point about shortages, they are currently just at minor annoyance level. I tend to do large shops with the assumption that X percent won't be available, and I am just pleasantly surprised when it is.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Sep 21
Nice to have options. I have gotten used to the shortages and am also pleasantly surprised when I can get the full amount of toilet paper that I want. I have a thing about needing to have enough of that stuff available.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
14 Sep 21
@celticeagle I use an online service for paper goods. Even that, though, has had some shortages.
The thing is, the shortages we see now are going to be standard in the coming years. There will continue being supply chain issues due to a variety of factors.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
12 Sep 21
I use delivery service...but i usually dont order groceries online
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Sep 21
It is a nice option if you have no other way to get a lot of groceries home.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Sep 21
No my family does not use a delivery service.
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