I don't know about you, but routine grocery shopping has never been something I love to do. I say routine, because, I did love grocery shopping with my dear husband when grocery shopping dates were a thing. We used to go to Trader Joe and Costco while the kids were at youth activities at church. Those were the days! Now, well, shopping is my sole job and I prefer to be as quick as possible. Enter curbside pickup!
First, you put a fun little app on your phone to build your list as you go. All I have to do is notice that I am running low on an item, quickly grab my phone and add it to my list. I don't have to spend time thinking about what we need. As the week goes along, I see my bill rising. Sometimes the growing total prompts me to take off an item or two to keep under budget. It's rather useful as a budgeting tool. I have also taken my app out when shopping at another store to compare prices.
Once my list is finished, I reserve my time slot and wait for my grocery fairies to go to work for me. There are a few things I usually like to pick out myself, so I still go to another smaller store to get those things, fresh produce and meat on sale. But that trip is quick and usually a few days later so I can also pick up anything that we may be low on at the moment or is a better deal at that store. I am usually out and about anyway so I can make this an easy stop.
At the appointed hour, I hop into my van, drive 7 minutes to the big box store and wait for the nice, friendly people to load me up. I actually cannot imagine walking around a big grocery store gathering all this stuff all by myself! I used to do that with 3 kids??? Another perk is that sometimes my darling husband will stop and pick up the groceries for me on his way home. I do not like to use this option very often because I would rather have him home as soon as possible, but it is a good plan B.
So, that's my current sanity saver! Do you use grocery pickup? Do you have anything saving your sanity right now?
I'm glad it is working so well for you. It's a great idea; our local Walmart offers it, but I don't usually buy much there, but might give it a try, after all, the cats insist on the same Fancy Feast time. I do like to shop, but it's always more fun with a daughter or two with me. I'm so use to them helping, that I almost forget that I have to load my own cart, haha. Sanity saver? Nope, I prefer living on the edge.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I bet you look back at this article and think about it all a lot differently now.
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