Once a week and delivery is free people.

Always and haven’t been in a grocery store for years to do a full shopping. Cannot stand it. We tip well and I find it a wonderful luxury to be able to avoid the store.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the posters who opt to pay for delivery rather than grocery shop with kids:

Why not send your partner to shop?

Or shop when the kids are at school/in care?

Or teach your kids how to behave while you shop?

I have a handful of kids, fwiw. I get it.

It's not about behaving, my three kids four and under definitely behave in the store. But do you know how long it takes to get three young kids out of their car seats, into their coats, into a cart, then all again in reverse? Plus the time it takes to shop? I would rather get that hour back.

Are you a single parent?

Why not leave the kids at home while the other parent shops?

Because we would both rather be spending time with our kids?
I'm not saying we don't grocery shop in store, we do 75% of the time. But if spouse is at work (they have a 10 hour day with commute) and I need milk, I'm not hauling all three kids on an hour long trip to the grocery store. This is the benefit of being me in 2024 and not my grandmother in 1954.

Sure.

But it also takes 5 mins for your spouse to hop into 7/11 or the grocery store for milk on the way home. Weird to Instacart.

And it's it's 11 am and my baby needs milk before her nap and my spouse won't be home till 7 pm? Wtf do you care?

Some people get off by judging others.

Anonymous wrote:Never.

Unless you are sick or infirm, there’s no reason to have groceries delivered.

Similarly: you should mow your own lawn and clean your own house.

Well I hope you also did your own childcare too because your kids are more important than the menial sad sack tasks you’re congratulating yourself for doing.

Anonymous wrote:Never. I cannot bring myself to pay the very inflated prices.

Insignificant sums to the rich who can make $1000 an hour or $10,000 off a single surgery or six figure bonus or commission — and passive money while they sleep.

I stopped tired of tipping, only when we go on Vacation and wants groceries waiting for us

I hate grocery shopping, but the one time I tried grocery delivery years ago, most of the food was about to expire. From what I have heard, they often do not bring you everything you want. So if I have to go to the store anyways, why spend time ordering to have only some of it delivered? It also does not avoid the second part I hate - putting the food away.

But I do not get the hatred of others using grocery delivery. If it works for some people, that is great.

And I had to laugh at “why not send your partner.” Look - for those of you that have a partner capable of getting what you ask for, good for you, but my husband will mess up the simplest of requests. I almost think he has to be trying to mess it up.

I have noticed my really affluent 35-55 year old social circle don’t grocery shop anymore. It’s almost like a prole signal if you do your own grocery shopping. I think even if they’re not super busy, the rich (and strivers who try to emulate the rich) like to make it seem like they are too busy and ‘above’ wasting time in a grocery store.

Grocery store shoppers APPEAR to be less affluent and older these days. Just something I’ve noticed when looking around.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the posters who opt to pay for delivery rather than grocery shop with kids:

Why not send your partner to shop?

Or shop when the kids are at school/in care?

Or teach your kids how to behave while you shop?

I have a handful of kids, fwiw. I get it.

It's not about behaving, my three kids four and under definitely behave in the store. But do you know how long it takes to get three young kids out of their car seats, into their coats, into a cart, then all again in reverse? Plus the time it takes to shop? I would rather get that hour back.

Are you a single parent?

Why not leave the kids at home while the other parent shops?

Because we would both rather be spending time with our kids?
I'm not saying we don't grocery shop in store, we do 75% of the time. But if spouse is at work (they have a 10 hour day with commute) and I need milk, I'm not hauling all three kids on an hour long trip to the grocery store. This is the benefit of being me in 2024 and not my grandmother in 1954.

Sure.

But it also takes 5 mins for your spouse to hop into 7/11 or the grocery store for milk on the way home. Weird to Instacart.

And it's it's 11 am and my baby needs milk before her nap and my spouse won't be home till 7 pm? Wtf do you care?

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the posters who opt to pay for delivery rather than grocery shop with kids:

Why not send your partner to shop?

Or shop when the kids are at school/in care?

Or teach your kids how to behave while you shop?

I have a handful of kids, fwiw. I get it.

It's not about behaving, my three kids four and under definitely behave in the store. But do you know how long it takes to get three young kids out of their car seats, into their coats, into a cart, then all again in reverse? Plus the time it takes to shop? I would rather get that hour back.

Are you a single parent?

Why not leave the kids at home while the other parent shops?

Because we would both rather be spending time with our kids?
I'm not saying we don't grocery shop in store, we do 75% of the time. But if spouse is at work (they have a 10 hour day with commute) and I need milk, I'm not hauling all three kids on an hour long trip to the grocery store. This is the benefit of being me in 2024 and not my grandmother in 1954.

Sure.

But it also takes 5 mins for your spouse to hop into 7/11 or the grocery store for milk on the way home. Weird to Instacart.

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Anonymous wrote:Question for the posters who opt to pay for delivery rather than grocery shop with kids:

Why not send your partner to shop?

Or shop when the kids are at school/in care?

Or teach your kids how to behave while you shop?

I have a handful of kids, fwiw. I get it.

It's not about behaving, my three kids four and under definitely behave in the store. But do you know how long it takes to get three young kids out of their car seats, into their coats, into a cart, then all again in reverse? Plus the time it takes to shop? I would rather get that hour back.

Are you a single parent?

Why not leave the kids at home while the other parent shops?

Because we would both rather be spending time with our kids?
I'm not saying we don't grocery shop in store, we do 75% of the time. But if spouse is at work (they have a 10 hour day with commute) and I need milk, I'm not hauling all three kids on an hour long trip to the grocery store. This is the benefit of being me in 2024 and not my grandmother in 1954.

Never

Anonymous wrote:Question for the posters who opt to pay for delivery rather than grocery shop with kids:

Why not send your partner to shop?

Or shop when the kids are at school/in care?

Or teach your kids how to behave while you shop?

I have a handful of kids, fwiw. I get it.

Because I don’t enjoy grocery shopping and would prefer spending my time doing something else.

Anonymous wrote:Never.

Unless you are sick or infirm, there’s no reason to have groceries delivered.

Similarly: you should mow your own lawn and clean your own house.

Wow, we have very different world views, I hire out all these chores.

Anonymous wrote:Never. I enjoy going out and picking my own groceries.

I felt that way before kids. Maybe I will again when I have an empty nest.