I looked at Amazon Pantry. It was just way too complicated. It turned out I would have to ad items I didn't really want to fill the box exactly. What happens if instead of $35 you spend 36, what about $35.50? But maybe I will look at it again.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Deborah Armstrong <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] Grocery shopping online We've had good luck with Amazon Fresh, but my husband already had a prime account. He had to pester them before we got free delivery. They used to charge $15 for delivery and they had an ad that said it was free for prime members but you had to email them; I believe it varies per region. Anyway, he emailed, no luck. He called, no luck. But finally after persisting his account was flagged so our deliveries are now free. Amazon Fresh used to deliver in these huge green coolers which looked like giant lunchboxes -- cardboard inside and green vinyl outside. They contained dry ice -- watch out little fingers -- and your stuff in paper bags. Now they skip the green lunchboxes and only dry ice for frozen items. They just plop enormously heavy and very fragile bags on your doorstep after ringing your bell. You haul it all inside, being careful the bags don't tear! My husband who is sighted goes through the bags for me to remove the dry ice, and that protects my fingers so I can safely touch everything. But occasionally some of it is hidden so I've gotten burned before. Substitutions for us were frequent at first, not very frequent now. The quality of the products is good, but many are organic and expensive so if you want to spend less you have to search more. However, if you take the time and pay attention to price, you can avoid spending more than you did in the grocery store. It's also important to know that an item is often cheaper through Amazon pantry than it is through fresh. Tuna and dishwashing detergent for example are cheaper. Amazon pantry requires you spend $35 approximately -- you have to fill a pantry box, but you can get most nonperishable items. If you have a prime account it's a cheaper way overall. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
