I have had good experiences with Instacart, and Amazon Prime with Whole Foods, as well. I am not a fan of Pea Pod.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2020, at 6:28 PM, Immigrant via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > When I shopped online, Peapod was my first choice, with an occasional > Instacart order. But when Peapod delivery situation became much worse in > March, when you were supposed to schedule a delivery 2 weeks in advance and > even that window closed quickly if you didn't catch it at exactly midnight > central time, I started using Instacart as my main service. Instacart also > had problems with delivery scheduling, but at least the situation was better > than with Peapod. And now that both services seem to have improved their > deliveries, I would still rather order from Instacart for a couple of > reasons. With Instacart, you are in total control of what product, if any, > you want as replacement if your original item is out of stock. With Peapod, > your choice is much more limited. I turned substitutions off in my Peapod > settings because if I allowed them, it would likely be up to the discretion > of Peapod personnel what will substitute an out-of-stock product. Besides, as > I said, their contactless delivery seems to be unavoidable. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of > Tiffany Jessen via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:43 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Tiffany Jessen <jesse...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Yes, Peapod is accessible. I have used it for something like 15 years now, > far before all the others started to deliver. Peapod is stop and shop, which > some say is more expensive than other groceries, but The service fee is less > than other services too, so it kind of balances out. With sales, I usually > save at least $20 an order, so if the prices aren’t as good as other > locations it kind of balances out. I have no major fact pushing me to stay > with what I do or tempting me to leave, other than I am generally just too > lazy to start with another service and learning the most efficient > techniques. I can do a whole order in just a matter of minutes, based on > using my previously ordered list. I would say that the computer is a lot more > efficient than the tediousness of the app, but I say that about most things > in general, as the phone is never very powerfully efficient. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 2, 2020, at 5:26 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >> >> So I guess that Peapod is accessible. Who do they shop for? >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >> Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:56 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Immigrant <immigrant...@verizon.net> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart >> >> I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an >> apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the >> lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on >> peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized >> the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, >> cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also >> currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their >> shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >> Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart >> >> Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave >> the groceries on the porch and knock. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Linda S. <lindahoney...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart >> >> Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this >> corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the >> grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised >> health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at >> home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look >> forward to. Thanks! (smile) >> >>>> On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app >>> or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. >>> This service was previously known for being a third-party service you could >>> call and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the >>> skills or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call >>> the same number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is >>> a third party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery >>> itself, but the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo >>> Grandparent or Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] >>> On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com >>> Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart >>> >>> Linda: >>> >>> I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for >>> shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not >>> paying for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out >>> very well. But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that >>> are as close as it comes. >>> >>> I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the >>> store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an >>> aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so >>> many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. >>> >>> If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an >>> account without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account >>> will allow them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you >>> could just pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. >>> >>> I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more >>> money at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never >>> would have known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted >>> filter", where somebody else decides for you what is important or what you >>> want. Nobody is going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery >>> store shelves unless you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I >>> looked up and down the shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. >>> Except the automotive, of course. >>> >>> There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The >>> app and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call >>> intermediate skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be >>> a power user. So if that's you, you might try it. >>> >>> Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people >>> who have. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >>> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Linda S. <lindahoney...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >>> >>> Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. >>> >>> One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder >>> so we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the >>> little angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) >>> >>>> On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. >>>> (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is >>>> included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. >>>> >>>> Diane >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >>>> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:45 PM >>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>> Cc: Linda S. <lindahoney...@gmail.com> >>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >>>> >>>> Hi Dianne: >>>> >>>> >>>> So, I gave you a little misinformation. The pollenta we bought isn't >>>> microwavable, however, there are three types of pasta you can microwave. >>>> Rotini, elb ow mac, and/r gemmelly. Gimelly is like a twisty pasta. You >>>> only microwave them for one minute. Hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Sorry for the misinformation. >>>> >>>>> On 8/1/2020 4:57 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>>>> Linda, >>>>> >>>>> I have had microwave rice in a pouch. I heard about pasta, but, didn't >>>>> know where to look for it. Is all that other stuff you mentioned in >>>>> pouches like the rice? Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Diane >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >>>>> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:39 PM >>>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>> Cc: Linda S. <lindahoney...@gmail.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >>>>> >>>>> There are so many things you can buy now that can be microwaved. You can >>>>> buy quinoa, rigatoni, instant rice, brown and white, basmadi and jasmine >>>>> and even pollenta. Amazing, especially on these hot days when you don't >>>>> want to heat up the house. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Linda >>>>> >>>>>> On 8/1/2020 3:58 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>>>>> You could also use canned salmon instead of the tuna. >>>>>> >>>>>> I didn't know you could do Mac and Cheese this way. I am one of >>>>>> those people who thinks that the microwave is for reheating >>>>>> leftovers and warming coffee. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On >>>>>> Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 1:19 PM >>>>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>>> Cc: Deborah Armstrong <armstrongdebo...@fhda.edu> >>>>>> Subject: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >>>>>> >>>>>> My Husband's favorite: I invented this recipe because it uses >>>>>> stuff I can stock up on and I can make it in a half-hour after a >>>>>> busy day or before a busy evening. >>>>>> >>>>>> For a change, try some of those flavored tuna in packets. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1 box Kraft macaroni and cheese >>>>>> 2 cups hot water >>>>>> 1/4 cup hot milk >>>>>> ¼ cup butter >>>>>> 2 cans about 10 oz tuna packed in water >>>>>> 1 pkg highly flavored tuna (2-3 ounces optional) >>>>>> 1 can peas >>>>>> 1 can Pringles or equivalent amount of chips >>>>>> >>>>>> Microwave the macaroni in 2 cups water in a greased, covered dish >>>>>> for four minutes. Stir, turn and microwave another 4 minutes. DO NOT >>>>>> drain! >>>>>> >>>>>> Stir in the sauce packet and hot milk. Stir in the optional >>>>>> butter, preferably melted. >>>>>> >>>>>> Add the drained tuna and stir. Add the drained peas and stir. >>>>>> >>>>>> Crumble the chips in a zip-lock bag. Sprinkle on top and press down. >>>>>> >>>>>> Microwave now uncovered, for 4 minutes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Notes: If you use another brand of boxed mac and cheese such as >>>>>> Cracker barrel, you may need to reduce the liquid, especially if >>>>>> the sauce packet is gel and not powder. >>>>>> >>>>>> --Debee >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
