I believe I've read somewhere in the shipt postings that some cost is factored into the item prices.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve & Shannon Cook Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 6:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door" Also, does anyone know if you receive the sale prices for items? Steve and Shannon Cook Today I married my best friend. The one that I laugh with, live for, love. October 11, 2003 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:34 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: > . 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