Anyone used Peapod before?

[glaucomflecken]

Got a flyer in the mail yesterday...the thought of not having to shop for groceries is very intriguing.

Anyone used this service before? pros? cons? really expensive?

Thanks!

 

[Mara]

Are they even still around?

I remember when the craze for all the online stuff spawned a bunch of places like that. We all know what happened to Webvan!

Safeway and Albertsons, our local place, has an order online delivery service kinda thing, but I have never used it. I would have to think ahead and that just is not my thing and also I just can never forget that movie with Sally Fields where her daughter is attacked and killed and it turns out to be Keifer Sutherland, the supermarket delivery guy!!!

 

[glaucomflecken]

GAH! I forgot about that movie! Forget it man! I''ll go get my own

 

[AndyRosse]

My mother has used it for my grandmother when neither could get out to the store. It was very easy and reasonably priced IMO. Like Virginia said, I''m not sure I would trust them with meats and veggies/fruit, but everything else is fine!

 

[Mara]

Just have it delivered to the house next door to yours punchie!!!

 

[cpster]

You are too funny Mara!!!

Agreed that these types of services are good for non-perishable items.

 

[sumbride]

I loved Peapod!!!

They don''t deliver to my new neighborhood, but I used them for about a year before I moved and they were awesome! And I always thought they did a great job with produce AND meats! The thing I liked about produce.... it all came from a warehouse, not from the store... so it hadn''t been handled and dropped and handled and dropped... I thought it was very fresh and I never got any bruised or discolored fruit or veggies. Plus these guys know what they''re doing.... they work with produce every day! Me? What kind of training do I have?

I found it to be very convenient because I could re-use my orders each week, just adding the new things as needed, changing quantities, etc... It was super-easy, and it really cut down on impulse buys because I was just looking at a computer screen. Plus all the heavy stuff was no problem. Cat litter? A case of soda? 5 gallons of water? No worries!

Now I just wished they delivered to my new house.

 

[mightyred]

Date: 5/23/2006 10:13:08 AM
Author: sumbride
I loved Peapod!!!

They don''t deliver to my new neighborhood, but I used them for about a year before I moved and they were awesome! And I always thought they did a great job with produce AND meats! The thing I liked about produce.... it all came from a warehouse, not from the store... so it hadn''t been handled and dropped and handled and dropped... I thought it was very fresh and I never got any bruised or discolored fruit or veggies. Plus these guys know what they''re doing.... they work with produce every day! Me? What kind of training do I have?

I found it to be very convenient because I could re-use my orders each week, just adding the new things as needed, changing quantities, etc... It was super-easy, and it really cut down on impulse buys because I was just looking at a computer screen. Plus all the heavy stuff was no problem. Cat litter? A case of soda? 5 gallons of water? No worries!

Now I just wished they delivered to my new house.

I totally agree.....we use peapod every month and I find the produce is great. I am super picky about grapes & bananas ( I hate any type of bruising) and if it passes my test thats pretty good! I get much better produce online compared to what I find in the stores at times. We do get harder to find, organic stuff from wholefoods but not much. Love peapod!!