Hi Andy and All, Are you saying Shipt charges $99 a year to use their shopping services, plus they charge a delivery service as well? I'm trying to follow this thread. Thank you all. Janet
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 2:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door" Keep in mind that unlike other shopping apps, Shipt charges a $99 per year membership fee just to use the service. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 12:07 PM Subject: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door" > Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to > your Door" > By Deborah Kendrick > American Foundation for the Blind > > Consider a few scenarios. > You have just moved into your college dorm and you realize that you forgot > shampoo, your favorite energy bars, sheets for your bed, or treats for > your > guide dog. > > You're in your dentist's waiting room, and you get a text reminder that > three friends are coming over for dinner and you don't have time to get > the > necessary groceries. > > You just plain find going to the grocery store complicated and time > consuming and wish someone could do it for you. > The resounding solution to each of these dilemmas could well be a business > called Shipt, a service whose motto is: "We bring the store to your door." > Imagine shopping on your mobile phone or laptop for everything from > groceries to party decorations to pet food or toilet paper, and having it > at > your door in as little as an hour. > > What is Shipt? > Shipt Inc. was launched in 2014 by chief executive Bill Smith in > Birmingham, > Alabama. In December 2017, the grocery delivery service company was > purchased for $550 million by Target. By the end of 2018, Shipt.com had a > cadre of over 50,000 shoppers nationwide delivering groceries, pet > supplies, > household goods and more directly to customers' doors, saving busy people > the time and trouble of cruising grocery and retail aisles. For those of > us > who are blind or low vision, this service is arguably a superior method to > traditional shopping since it affords us the opportunity to browse > products, > read descriptions, and compare prices in a way not necessarily available > to > us when shopping on site. > Shopping with Shipt can be done on a computer or through an iOS or Android > app. This article will deal primarily with the iOS version. The stores > included in the app vary from city to city, although Target seems to be > available in any area in which Shipt has launched, as is CVS. Some > locations > list 6 to 8 available stores while others offer only two or three. New > locations are added every week, however, so the likelihood of it being > within the reach of most US readers of AccessWorld is excellent. > The Shipt Shopping Experience > > Let's first look at the experience from the perspective of a customer who > has already created an account and used the service at least once. Let's > say > we are in an area where Kroger is the primary grocery store. (Those of you > who live in areas served by Publix, Meijer, Winn-Dixie, Lucky's Market, > Fresh Market, or a host of others need not worry. Shipt shops at these and > other stores as well.) > Waiting for a meeting to begin one morning, I have 15 minutes to spare and > open the Shipt app on my iPhone. It immediately shows me my own delivery > address and the next available delivery time from Kroger (usually within > the > next 90 minutes.) Satisfied with my own delivery address and the selected > store, I begin shopping. > > A number of quick links appear. The first of these is Buy Again. Others > include On Sale, Browse, Favorites, and categories such as Dairy, Produce, > Frozen, Bakery, and Pantry.. > Typically, I start my shopping with Buy Again. Here, every item I have > previously purchased will appear. Let's say the first item is Blueberries. > Next to the name Blueberries are the words "6 ounces, price $4.69, Open > Product Detail." > > Below this item description will be an Add 1 button. To add the item to > the > cart, simply double tap the Add 1 button. Later, if you change your mind, > removing the item from your list is just as easy as adding it. Continuing > down the list of items previously purchased - milk, bananas, Swiss cheese, > and so on - I simply double tap the Add 1 button for any desired items. To > learn more about an item, double tap its name, which includes the Open > Product Detail invitation. While not all items have information on this > screen, the majority of products do. > > I have never purchased Eggo's Mini Pancakes. The product detail reads, in > part, "Eggo's mini pancakes are a great tasting breakfast option ... > Drizzle > with syrup, top them with fruit, slather on some peanut butter ... or > enjoy > them for dinner." > > Nutrition information appears here as well. For some products, this screen > will also include the product directions for microwave and oven. There is > an > Add 1 button on this screen for quickly adding the product to your cart, > and > a Close Product Details button in the upper left corner of the screen to > return to browsing in the same category or another. In every list, there > is > a Return to Previous Page button in the upper left corner for when you > want > to leave, say, the Dairy aisle to start looking for seafood or dessert. > > As is true in the brick-and-mortar version of grocery shopping, each of us > approaches a store in our own way. You might begin, as I do, with your > previously purchased items. Alternatively, you might prefer to go directly > to the On Sale list or to a specific category such as Dairy, Frozen, > Bakery, > or Deli. All lists are presented the same way, with the item name, size, > and > price on one line, and an Add 1 button below. To move to another category, > simply double tap the Return to Previous Page button. > > Returning to the original screen, there is always a Search option near the > top. Here, you can enter any type of food or brand name. Just entering > "avocado" for example, will net several search options: > . Search for Avocado Fresh. > . Search for Avocado Bag. > . Search for Avocado Salad. > . Search for Avocado Mayonnaise. > And so on. > Choosing Avocado Fresh nets these results: > . Previously Purchased avocado, 1 ct, $2.19. > . Avocado bag, 4 ct, sale price, $3.59. > . Organic avocados, 4 ct, price $7.39. > .And more. > Each item, of course, has the Add 1 button below it. If you were looking > for > Avocado Salad Dressing, you could select Search again and choose a new > option. > Searches also offer several filters for getting more specific results. The > avocado search, for example, offers such filters as On Sale, Kitchen, > Pantry, and Personal Care. If Personal Care is chosen as the filter, the > first option in the product list is Suave Avocado and Olive Oil Body Wash, > 12.6 fl. ounces, $2.49. You can Open Product Detail here for more > information, double tap the Add 1 button to put it in your cart, or select > the Return to Previous Page button in the upper left-hand corner to shop > for > snow peas or hamburger buns. > The Shipt Shopping Cart > You can go to your cart for review at any time. Once there, you will find > the list of items you have selected. Below each item are three buttons: > Add > 1, Remove 1, and Add Note. If, for instance, you have placed one honey > crisp > apple in your cart, you can tap the Add 1 button repeatedly to increase > that > number to 2 or 3 or 4 apples. If you placed a half-gallon of Simply Orange > orange juice but later found Tropicana, which is more to your liking, you > can tap the Remove 1 button to take the first choice away. If you have > ordered bananas and you like your bananas with a bit of green on them, you > can select the Add Note button below bananas and type or dictate that > preference. > When you are satisfied with your cart, there will be a checkout button, > along with your total price, in the lower left corner of the screen. > Double > tapping this button will bring up all of your final details. First, you > can > select your delivery date and time. If you want your groceries today, you > select Today and then the preferred time range. If ordering around 11:30 > in > the morning, for instance, your first choice might be from 1:00 to 2:00 > PM. > From there, you can select any hour up until the store's closing time. You > can also schedule delivery for a future date and time. After selecting > your > delivery time, you will be shown your payment details. This will include > the > type of card you have on file, along with its last 4 digits, and any fees > that might apply. A Place Order button will be in the lower left corner. > Once tapped, you will get a thank-you message and, before long, a > notification from your personal shopper that they have begun shopping. > > Communicating with Your Shopper > It's a good idea to keep your phone with you while the shopping is being > done. You might get messages from your shopper asking you if it is OK to > substitute one brand for another if the brand you have ordered is out of > stock or if a similar product is on sale for a lower price. You can also > add > to your order until your shopper sends a message that he has completed > checkout and is on the way. After your groceries have been delivered, the > app will offer you the opportunity to rate your shopper and add a tip, > which > is done electronically, not with cash in hand. > > Creating an Account > Create an account by opening the site in your web browser or by > downloading > the app and opening it on your iPhone or android device. You will be asked > for your name, address, phone number, and your credit card information. > You > can sign up for an annual membership, $99 annually or $8.25 per month, or, > if you are less certain about your commitment, for a monthly subscription > of > $14 per month. The delivery fee will be waived for any order of at least > $35. (On those rare occasions when I need just a few items and am thus > falling below the $35, I often add one staple that I know I will > eventually > use, such as a bottle of wine or box of coffee K cups, to bring the > checkout > price up to $35. Of course, if you do have less than $35 in your cart, you > can still get quick delivery, but you will pay a $7 service fee for that > delivery. > > Conclusion > I have used Shipt for nearly two years now. I use it regularly for > groceries, but I have also shopped for toys, clothing, cosmetics, and > other > household items. Once, when I needed a holiday themed tablecloth, I used > the > Add Note field to ask the shopper to call me with descriptions when she > was > standing in front of the tablecloths. She did so and I wound up with a > lovely table accessory. > Shoppers come from every demographic - college students, retirees, working > moms, and others. All have been friendly and nearly all have been > excellent > shoppers for fresh fruit, vegetables, and sales! > Shipt offers a number of promotions such as a two-week free trial and $50 > off your annual membership for referring a friend. To find out which > stores > are shopped in your area, simply visit the Shipt website and enter your > zip > code. > > The Shipt app was somewhat difficult to use in its early iterations, but > feedback from blind users has definitely had an effect. Today, it is > completely accessible and VoiceOver friendly. I can put in a huge grocery > order in probably 15 minutes, and then do other things with my time until > a > friendly Shipt shopper brings the store to my door. > > To sign up or explore, go to the Shipt website or download Shipt from the > iTunes or Google Play store. > > This article is made possible in part by generous funding from the James > H. > and Alice Teubert Charitable Trust, Huntington, West Virginia. > Comment on this article. > Related articles: > . ClickList by Kroger Expands Access to Online Grocery Shopping by > Aaron Preece > . Amazon and Target Offer One-Stop Shopping Apps for Holiday Gifts by > Janet Ingber > More by this author: > . AccessWorld 2018 Holiday Gift Guide > . 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