I do have a prime account. I believe Amazon Fresh is only available for Prime subscribers. I subscribed to Amazon Fresh a few years ago, at that time the price was $14.99 a month if I remember correctly. My friends told me about a service called FreshDirect that delivers in New York, it is comparable to Amazon Fresh but no mandatory subscription. I cancelled Amazon Fresh and started using FreshDirect, until they relocated and their inventory suffered, although I checked the site a few months ago and they were doing a little better. But Amazon Fresh or FreshDirect are options for an occasional delivery, I wouldn't use them for the times when I need groceries delivered every week or two. Too much organic and exotic stuff, not enough basics. At least Peapod and Instacart deliver regular supermarket groceries. And I am very hesitant to order from Prime pantry after one experience I had, and that was a couple of years ago when coronavirus and contactless delivery were not even a factor. I ordered from Prime pantry, and the order was expected to arrive on a Sunday. I was tracking the order online, and one of the times the tracking alerted me that the order was delivered. I knew no one came to my apartment, so I went downstairs. The box was huge, although I didn't know it and so I checked the counter by the mailboxes first. Then I asked a lady who happened to be in the lobby if there are any boxes around, and she found my box, the mailman just dropped it in the middle of the lobby. When I saw how big the box was, I was wondering how I was going to drag it to my apartment. I was lucky that her friend graciously offered to help me, he helped me to bring the box home.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 10:54 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
