Question:
Which stores do you recommend?
NetGrocer.com
Netgrocer.com is a great company to purchase grocery staples from. They have a great brand selection of pantry type foods and drugstore products (no prescriptions). They do not carry perishables such as produce, meat, deli, dairy, or frozen items. They do not offer "house" brands either.
Prices are moderate, however the convenience of not leaving your house to make a shopping trip can far outweigh the difference in price.
Shipping starts at $5.99 and is based upon order price. Shipping is FedEx 2-day service.
Personal experience has seen excellent care in the packaging of items. Customer service has been fast, courteous, and polite. The website is user friendly.
Try to offset slightly higher prices by using promotional coupons found on such sites as Coolsavings, Flamingoworld, and others. See my other links for these net addresses.
Hickory Farms.com
Looking around for some great food but can't find what you are looking for? Try Hickory Farms. They have been around for over 45 years. They offer a variety of sausages, meats, cheeses, coffees, and desserts. This is a great place to order gifts of food for the holidays or just to treat yourself with gourmet specialties. They offer an unconditional guarantee that if you are dissatisfied they will replace, exchange, refund or issue you a credit. Shipping starts at $4.95 and is priced according to the total cost of the order being placed.
Albertsons.com
Albertsons, a nationwide grocery chain, is now offering online shopping.
Currently this service is offered only offered in Western Washington.
Drugstore.com
Drugstore.com is a great online source with reasonable prices for all of your health, beauty, pharmacy, household, and vitamin/nutritional needs. They offer many name as well as house brands and also offer products from GNC stores.
*Favorite Stores Help*
I have just created a new category "Favorite Stores" which combines the categories previously listed as:
Online Grocery Stores
Online Drugstores/Pharmacies
Online Gourmet/Specialty Stores
I will give my review of each store under the "tips" section and they will be sorted as follows:
1) Category-Favorite Stores
2) Tips listing- Description then store name (i.e.) Drugstores/Pharmacies - Drugstore.com
For easier access, the hyperlinks to each of the listed favorite stores will be listed alphabetically under the links section.
FultonStreet.com
FultonStreet.com is a high-end grocery that specializes in seafood, but carries other gourmet type foods. Prices are fairly high, however the quality of the product is excellent. Packaging is done exceptionally well with dry ice and insulated foam coolers.
PeaPod.com
Shop on-line for groceries, any time of the day or night and have them delivered to your home!
Offers fresh produce in addition to grocery staples in limited areas, otherwise staples are offered nationwide.
OmahaSteaks.com
Omaha Steaks delivers quality gourmet quality meat, Kosher foods, and dessert products. This is the store to shop to find a food gift for the person who has everything.
Shipping is quick and packaged with care. Frozen foods are packed with dry ice and shipped in shrink-wrapped, insulated foam coolers. (Nice to keep afterwards to keep frozen foods cold when grocery shopping).
At OmahaSteaks.com the prices are higher than your local stores, but they offer many specials throughout the year. You can also shop through different rewards programs to get additional benefits when making purchases.
Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. If unhappy the products will be replaced or you money refunded.
Grocery - *Basic Tips*
Online grocery stores can be a great convenience to those that are homebound, have busy schedules, or just dislike grocery shopping in general.
Although there are quite a few grocery stores online, they are not all the same. Here are some things to keep in mind:
*Not all online stores offer a full grocery selection of staples, fresh produce, and meat.
*Some of these stores offer a large variety of items, others have limited offerings.
*Some of these stores deliver nationwide, while others have limited local delivery areas.
*Only a few accept manufacturers coupons, most of the others do not.
*Delivery charges vary widely.
*Look for online coupons for these stores-it will save you some money.
See my list of tips for many of the online grocery stores operating today.
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