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Curbside has totally changed me in so many ways. I'm honestly baffled just how unpopular it is still. Most times I go pick up an order there's either zero others or mayne 1 one other. It's so easy for me because I normally just get the same things every time.

There's no way I see myself ever going inside a grocery store again.

Of all the cool stories this is the most bro

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For packaged stuff sure, but I like to pick out my own fresh produce, whereas the workers will just grab the first one they can, same with milk and whatnot, I make sure I pick the one with the furthest sell by date.

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I liked going to the grocery store for hobby reasons as much as I did for sustenance reasons. I especially enjoyed going to different markets to look for new/special/less common ingredients I can't find online affordably, easily, or at all. Instacart added a whole bunch of stores I like (H Mart, for one) but for some reason they don't have a lot of the produce I know is there available online.


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pogo_rabid posted...

For packaged stuff sure, but I like to pick out my own fresh produce, whereas the workers will just grab the first one they can, same with milk and whatnot, I make sure I pick the one with the furthest sell by date.

This is definitely a perk of physically going into the store yourself and why curbside will never completely replace the concept of shopping. At least not any time soon.

We've gotten rotten apples from curbside orders before. Some 16-yr old kid likely just grabbed the first apples on top of the basket and threw them in the bag.

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Curbside is good but I like going to the store when they first open. You pretty much have the entire store to yourself.

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Curbside is great, but I don't like how items are priced a bit higher along with the extra fees.

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I don't want some asshole picking my groceries for me. I'll decide which bag of Doritos I get thank you very much.

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wesastro911 posted...

I'm honestly baffled just how unpopular it is still.

Maybe because they constantly fuck up orders. Ours will tell me they couldn't find a bunch of items then I walk in and easily find said items, it's infuriating.
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I will never use curbside.

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CableZL posted...

Curbside is great, but I don't like how items are priced a bit higher along with the extra fees.

Where are you doing curbside?

Wal-Mart's prices for curbside/delivery are the same as in store. They're also pretty great about refunding stuff that you don't feel were fresh enough.

OGP was one of my Projects when I worked for the company. It's the only way I shop at Walmart these days.
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i have no qualms with delivery. there aren't any extra fees and you learn to deal with the 'out of stock' and 'substitution' issue as you get comfortable ordering.

extra laziness with no loss in quality is good for me

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harley2280 posted...

They're also pretty great about refunding stuff that you don't feel were fresh enough.

Why would I want to go through this process when I could just do shopping myself?

it takes, what, 15 minutes to grocery shop?

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TheGoldenEel posted...

harley2280 posted...

They're also pretty great about refunding stuff that you don't feel were fresh enough.

Why would I want to go through this process when I could just do shopping myself?

it takes, what, 15 minutes to grocery shop?

Takes even less time to do it online. Plus not having to go into a store and deal with other customers is well worth it.

That being said it's not for everyone. So many years in retail though causes my anxiety to fucking spike when I go into a store. So I just avoid it.
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Phantom36 posted...

This is definitely a perk of physically going into the store yourself and why curbside will never completely replace the concept of shopping. At least not any time soon.

We've gotten rotten apples from curbside orders before. Some 16-yr old kid likely just grabbed the first apples on top of the basket and threw them in the bag.

In theory this sounds about right however some stores operate differently.

I use curbside for HEB in Texas and I've never been disappointed with produce, or any other item for that matter. It's like they know and pick things they themselves would actually eat. I don't know, maybe some employees dont give a shit but HEB is just... different.

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100% agree.

Id definitely go in for meat and produce, but other than that, I see nothing wrong with curbside pickup.

Hell, when all this bullshit started, I thought that everything should be curbside pickup until things got more straightened out.

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I can never ever imagine doing this.

voldothegr8 posted...

Maybe because they constantly fuck up orders. Ours will tell me they couldn't find a bunch of items then I walk in and easily find said items, it's infuriating.

Yup. For some reason my Wal-Mart consistently doubles the quantity of things, usually produce. I dont need or want 25+ bananas or like 7 pounds of sweet potatoes.

pogo_rabid posted...

For packaged stuff sure, but I like to pick out my own fresh produce, whereas the workers will just grab the first one they can, same with milk and whatnot, I make sure I pick the one with the furthest sell by date.

Also this.

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420TwiZtiD420 posted...

In theory this sounds about right however some stores operate differently.

I use curbside for HEB in Texas and I've never been disappointed with produce, or any other item for that matter. It's like they know and pick things they themselves would actually eat. I don't know, maybe some employees dont give a shit but HEB is just... different.

I'm literally a curbside shopper for HEB and I do try to pick good produce. That said, I'll never be able to perfectly match your preferences. Sometimes we only have squishy avocados, some other times we only have hard ones, and if you didn't leave a note with your preferences then you're gambling on what I think you'll be ok with

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not unless it's manned by a robot

a human being working at a grocery store is just gonna fuck it up

Same. I f hate shopping and most places replace out of stock items with the better versions for free.

Fuck shopping, all my homies love curbside.

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JScriv posted...

Yup. For some reason my Wal-Mart consistently doubles the quantity of things, usually produce. I dont need or want 25+ bananas or like 7 pounds of sweet potatoes.

So I might be able to offer an explanation.

It probably has to do with weight.

Most produce is sold by weight so they're not really given a number to pick for the order. They have to pick it with in a certain range of weight based off the number of them you order.

It's fucking dumb and I tried for them to show the number the customer wants.
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The way I see it is that picking up groceries is just one more step through another hand that's a long extension of how that food ended up with me. That extra process is free and easier for me. It even creates another job.

Growing food
Harvesting/collecting food
Product shipped to manufacturing
Manufacture workers handling
Testers
Final product shipped to distribution centers
Product shipped to store
Warehouse organizing in back
Stockers stocking
Merchandisers organizing
Vendors refreshing
Customers handling
Shopper worker putting in my car/delivering

Ideally robots will handle a lot more of this in future.

Those annoying when our store is busy.

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i prefer to shop in person because

• i want to pick my fresh items (produce, meat, etc) out myself
• i like to browse sometimes and dont always know exactly what i want
• sometimes what i get depends on what is on sale
• when my go-to things are out of stock i want to be able to pick the alternative (Kroger would usually just remove the item from my order and didn't suggest alternatives, or would decide the alternative item for me)
• i find it easier to price compare when im standing in the aisle and can see the entire selection at once
• make sure i dont get damaged packaging
• make sure i dont get outdated / expired goods

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I like grocery shopping, so I haven't tried it out yet
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Kaiganeer posted...

not unless it's manned by a robot

a human being working at a grocery store is just gonna fuck it up

That's not fair to say necessarily. I work at a grocery store and most of the people who work there are pretty competent. Should apply to the curbside pickups too, though granted that's a new thing for our store. I hope it just means a reduction in Instacart shoppers because those guys can be pretty damn annoying.

But yeah, produce is something you should buy yourself I think. Otherwise, I definitely see the appeal of curbside pickups.

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I've never really had a problem with it. I still go in for produce and meat tho.

Hell sometimes they do a substitution and since they have to keep it to the same price I get a better product or more for the same price.