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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: obbie on July 25, 2012, 05:16:02 am
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Does anyone buy groceries online, like Coles or WW.
I am thinking of doing this say one big order once a month.
Then just pick up fruit, veges, milk in between.
It would save me 1 1/2-2 hours per weekend.. :)
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I do with WW, what I love is that they they deliver it straight to your bench, if only they put it away for me and then it would be perfect. It does save a lot of time generally about 2 and a half hours
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I have a couple of times but then I started to compare the prices in the shop to prices online ( I saved receipts from shopping and went online to check the prices ) and discovered some items can be $1-$2 more expensive online. If you then factored in the delivery fee, I think I was better off by about $35 by going to the shop. But I suppose it depends on how you value your time and how far away the shops are, petrol etc.
I did love the service though. If I was sick or couldn't get to the shops I would definitely use it again
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If I worked full-time like you Robyn I would definitely consider it. As it is, I have plenty of supermarkets nearby so can't really justify it. I do use Aussie farmers for weekly milk/bread/juice deliveries though.
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I did when my foot was in plaster, was very handy :D
I still prefer to go in to the supermarket to do my shopping though.
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I use Aussie Farmers, no other on line delivery.
:)
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Are they good Hally? Do you count this in your $100/ week for food?
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Does IGA do online shopping..
Thanks, we have WW 20 minutes from us, plus the roadworks at the moment, so 25 minutes drive each way.
Then it takes about 20-30 minutes to shop.
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Yes I do include my aussie farmers, they are the highest spend for me.
This week I have the veggie box coming, its $26 full of seasonal veg, then on top of that I have ordered fruit & some more veg. Its all australian products, good quality & the seasonal boxes are good value, pick n mix about the same as the supermarket but the boxes are great value. The do fruit, veg & a mixture, I alternate. I costed out a fruit & veg box at the supermarket and it was nearly $20 more.
I get milk, free range eggs etc
H :)
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Hi Yes I do online grocery shopping regularly, one of the time savers I put in place when I went back to FT work. I think it is especially good for the bulky items which I hate carrying back from shops and unloading into car, so when I shop online I order the bulky stuff and stock up on the items that are on special. WW online is the one I use and there is a good search function where you can browse through what is on special in the whole store and I choose those first. Well worth the $5-9 (depending on what your sepnd) for delivery fee.
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The catalogue specials are the same in store or on-line and I agree it's very convenient if it's too wet or too hot or I just can't be bothered or one of the kids isn't well so many excuses to shop on-line :)
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Hally, that's interesting about Aussie farmers, I always thought they seemed a little more expensive. We have CERES which is a not for profit envrionment education cetnre and urban farm which now has an organic fruit and vegetable pick up point just near me that I was thinking of trying, but just haven't got around to it yet.
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closest Aussie farmers is Brisbane, so my only choice is WW online.
I should try it and compare prices..
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It is not available in my area which is a real shame :( because I think it would be so handy when I have our third baby in October
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That i a shame bubbles - maybe I had better come and babysit for you when you need to go shopping. ;) I have never shopped online, but I have a mil and alot of sil's who are always offering to babysit while I go, so I get a time out too.
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Oh you are so sweet astarra :-* I hope you are feeling ok these days.. I have been thinking about you a lot. I had a check up today which I always get really stressed about but all good at ths stage so I am so lucky. My MIL lives in USA and my mum passed away almost 7 years ago but I think I am will ask my dad to watch the kids while I shop-good thinking astarra :)
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Hally, that's interesting about Aussie farmers, I always thought they seemed a little more expensive. We have CERES which is a not for profit envrionment education cetnre and urban farm which now has an organic fruit and vegetable pick up point just near me that I was thinking of trying, but just haven't got around to it yet.
One thing I've noticed about Aussie farmers is that their milk & juice is a lot fresher than you'd get at the big supermarkets. It hasn't been sitting in a huge distribution warehouse for a couple of weeks. Haven't tried their fruit & veg yet, but I would hope it would be very fresh also.
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I purchased online when I lived on the Central Coast, NSW out of necessity, due to late DH's illness and it was $15 delivery then.
I would do it again if I was pressed for time but I generally pass the shops most days so for me the expense wouldn't be worth it.
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i used Aussie farmers direct when the kids were babies and it was fantastic as I didn't have to put the twins in the car to drive to the shops. I used to get milk as well as fresh cheese and the fruit and veg box which was fantastic as they had all of the seasonal vegies etc and it was a mystery box each week I looked forward to cooking. Unfortunately after a year or two into regular deliveries I think our particular franchisee changed ownership and we kept getting mixed up orders and I spent half my time on the phone sorting out the problems. Now the kids are older and at school , in the limited time I have when I'm not working or with the kids I prefer to go to our local green grocer and delis and physically look at the produce and even try things if I can before I buy. Maybe having my TM I find I'm much fussier about the quality of the produce I buy these days! I also used to get Coles online as well when the kids were really little as I was at home anyway but I find their delivery windows to be annoying and I'd rather just go to the supermarket myself and get what I need in the time it takes to wait for a delivery. Finally, I find the price for groceries online is far more expensive- I guess you are paying for the convenience of home delivery/ packing etc and if I was ever in a situation of being housebound etc I wouldn't hesitate for a second to restart ordering online groceries as it is ever so convenient.
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I've never ordered online groceries but I can see in certain circumstances, rather than bother friends or relatives to do your shopping for you, it would be really convenient if you couldn't get to the shops yourself.
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I have used online with WW I also found it was more expensive so I stopped, with just the two of us left at home and a veggie garden, meat from my sheep farming friends I don't need to go very often. However over Christmas/School holiday time I only shop online