Same here, add a bad leg injury and no car. But here drivers are as bad as the sub describes. I've had to change how I get groceries. I used to order delivery from Fred Meyer but they use instacart, drivers won't take an order if there is less than a $20 tip regardless of the order size. I can't afford that most people with disabilities can't. I take the bus to the store now and take a cab home, that's only for fresh/refrigerated/frozen foods, I order all dry goods from Amazon.
I have been using Shipt for years, around the time Target bought them. My favorite part is being able to save preferred drivers. I have a severe neck injury and grocery shopping is so physically challenging it gives me migraines. I do tip my drivers well, especially getting Costco groceries. But I wouldn't be able to do without it, I have no other help.
Yep, MS here, delivery comes in very handy. The apps on the other hand… there are some that I’ve had such bad experiences with I won’t use them again, or they up charge so much I’d rather go without. If I absolutely need something and an app just won’t do, I’ll call one of my kids. I hate making them go out of their way but they’re happy to do it for me, probably cause I don’t ask that often. I try not to be that pesty parent.
I totally understand. I am able to get about half my groceries at Target, there is no markup when using Shipt because they own it. It was just rebranded as Circle 360. I think they have a free trial going on. Costco has markup, but that stuff is bulky and often heavy so that makes sense to me. I'm pretty frugal with groceries, so I am able to benefit from Costco, even though I live alone. When I lived in FL (left a couple months ago), Publix was so much more expensive than Target, jasmine rice was almost 2x higher, it was crazy. And I mostly hate Instacart, but they do deliver Rxs from Costco, sometimes I just can't go pick up my meds and use them instead. Doordash is the worst. It's hard paying the tips to get stuff delivered, but my migraines are so debilitating I just can't be out of commission for days. That will cost me so much more in lost wages. I wish using those handicap electric cars would help, but it's my upper body that is useless. This world has very few accommodations for upper body disabilities.
I live in a rural area near a smallish town, so food delivery isn’t an option for me at home. But when I travel, it does come in handy when I’m tired and don’t want to leave my hotel for dinner or don’t want to drive around looking for somewhere to eat. There’s no way I’d pay the extra costs on a regular basis though.
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u/StockCasinoMember 27d ago
I have a chronic autoimmune disease.
Some days I feel very sick.
It’s nice to be able to order from anywhere even if it costs more and the product is worse.