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If you don't have a car prime pantry is very much worth it. You can knock out two on-foot grocery runs for $6. Key is sticking to the better priced and heavier/bulkier stuff (which is a small fraction of the total amount they offer, but definitely there). If you do have a car it's not really worth the premium, it can't replace all grocery runs and you can always throw more stuff in the trunk.
Re: costs of InstaCart - yes, there are some fees.... and I was OK with them because I felt they were reasonable.
I thought about what was involved in going grocery shopping - driving to the store, parking, walking inside, walking through the entire store, unloading items at check-out, carrying bags to my car, driving home, carrying bags inside...and then possibly doing all of this when the weather and traffic was bad, and I decided the InstaCart fees were worth all of that time and labor on my part.
I also have the choice of delivery from Safeway. I really like their website for grocery delivery. Its very user-friendly, IMO. You do need to buy a minimum of $49 of groceries, but they have an option where if you choose a 4-hour delivery window, delivery is free. If you choose a one-hour or two-hour window, there is a fee. And I believe if you buy over $149 in groceries, then you can also get free delivery.
Yes, I've had the occasional badly-packed box...most are ok. They do immediately fix the issue.
It makes me angry when they make the box SO heavy...for the UPS guy and for me ....like putting 2 boxes of cat litter in same box
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Time save is big as long as they package the items correctly with enough materials to limit movement. I had one delivery where a container of peanut butter opened up during shipping and it was on everything in the box. Amazon created the order again and the same thing happened again. For the third time, had Amazon delete the peanut butter. When Prime Pantry started out each item was placed into a plastic bag and they used a special box that split the box into two sections. I've had numerous bad shipments that I now create everything I need in the Wish List and create shipments separately. Once one get created with a tracking number, the next one gets created. So now I have six shipments slated for delivery on Sunday and two for Monday.
Yes, I've had the occasional badly-packed box...most are ok. They do immediately fix the issue.
It makes me angry when they make the box SO heavy...for the UPS guy and for me ....like putting 2 boxes of cat litter in same box
I can top that. Two 30 lb bags of dog food and a few bags of potato chips all placed in the same box by Amazon with USPS delivering it.
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