In the same way that I find Mealpal infinitely more satisfying than any food delivery, I am over the moon about shopping for groceries online and picking them up in person.
The interaction with the business I am paying is valuable to me. I can - and do - give direct feedback about the service, which improves it.
And if I forgot something, I can also run into the store and grab it, COVID circumstances permitting.
The _same guy_ puts groceries in my car every time. A guy with a job that has health insurance. That matters.
can't highlight this enough. We've tried instacart when the pandemic started, but ended up with our stores express lane service. The online order works pretty well and the grocery shoppers are less likely (by a lot) to forget something and are pretty good at replacing out of stock items. With instacart, it always felt like babystitting the
shopper.
And lastly yes, it helps, that I feel like the ones with the job are less exploited than the IC shoppers....
The interaction with the business I am paying is valuable to me. I can - and do - give direct feedback about the service, which improves it.
And if I forgot something, I can also run into the store and grab it, COVID circumstances permitting.
The _same guy_ puts groceries in my car every time. A guy with a job that has health insurance. That matters.