I'll be going back to Bezos.....

[brooklynite]

Curbside pickup at Whole Foods for the duration. Not available at other supermarkets in NYC.

[PoliticAverse]

1. ...

[WhiteTara]

2. He sends my food stuff to me

and Aldi's hands me the rest in a nearby city. The least amount of contact for me, the better.

[Dorian Gray]

11. Delivery for whole foods

is 9.99 or 14.99 here in nyc. You can do curbside for free.

[WhiteTara]

13. I live 50 miles to a grocery store

having things that are packaged and shipped is a godsend. I do pickup at Aldi's when I'm in town.

[left-of-center2012]

3. Target in NYC and area delivers groceries, according to their website

Google say some grocery stores and big box stores deliver in NYC

Googling found:
“Get your groceries delivered in New York, NY”
https://www.instacart.com/grocery-delivery/ny/near-me-in-new-york-ny

Locally (N.M.) several chains deliver
Walmart
Kroger

You might check your local grocers online websites.

[Budi]

5. Curbside pick up.

"Curbside pickup at Whole Foods for the duration. Not available at other supermarkets in NYC."

Curbside pickup.

[left-of-center2012]

6. "curbside pickup" ?

Why not do delivery ?

Delivery.

[Dorian Gray]

12. Whole Foods delivery

in NYC costs 9.99$ or 14.99$ (Depending on availability). Curbside is free. Why pay the extra if you have a car and can book the curbside?

[brooklynite]

8. Delivery is not as practical...and tends to cost the retailer more.

As for NYC: most grocers don't have parking lots for curbside delivery.

[FakeNoose]

4. Whole Foods is an awesome store but there are things they don't carry

I guess I mean to say, they're still a "specialty" store, but what they do have is excellent quality and freshness.

Here in Pittsburgh we can get free same-day delivery if your order is at least $35. For me that's actually better than curbside pickup because the closest store is more than 10 miles away.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Instacart is a good option with a lot of variety.

I order delivery from WF too, but you pay a premium for delivery at either one and sometimes WF doesn't have what I am looking for. We have a huge amount of variety here in Boston. I would imagine you would have even more in the greater NYC area.

[brooklynite]

9. Instacart is NOT a good option...

Its a good option for me, but not for the grocery store.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Why not?

Just curious. I haven't heard anything about this before.

[left-of-center2012]

14. It increases sales

So it increases the store's profits.

[herding cats]

15. I've done grocery delivery since it was an option here more than a year ago.

Thank you shipt and HEB. I tip well for their service. ❤️

They've kept me safely away from the crush of anti-maskers. I'll probably still catch omicron, but not from the grocery store.