My daughter has used it before, but she likes to pick out her own fresh produce and take opportunity of in-store specials.

What is curbside grocery shopping?

Term I made up but it doesn't make sense. You order groceries online then you go to WM within a designated time window and staff loads your groceries.

The Walmart near us has started that. You drive to a designated area to pick up the groceries that are ready for you. Right now it would be great for me because my husband has been so busy that he doesn't have time to go with me. Being able to just pull up and they load the groceries would be great. I might give it a try.

They mailed us a $10 off 50 coupon. I bet you got one somewhere

My DS was on crutches, and this worked out great for him!

My daughter has four children ages 6 and under and uses this service all the time. She places an order on line and goes to the store (Harris Teeter) pulls into a space that has a speaker and tells them she is there. The bring out her order and place it in her car. They usually bring the kids a cookie, too. This is a life saver for her and if there is ever an error in the order they more than make up for it. Any complaints she has are taken care of immediately.

Stop and Shop on Long Island will deliver your online order to your home. Of course there is a charge . I am like grainlady, have to check out the store specials. The service is wonderful for folks that can't drive or carry bulky bags.

Target also offers this service. I think it is great if you have a disability, are elderly or have some other reason shopping would be difficult. However I like to hand pick what I buy. I check for freshest dates and won't buy canned items with dents etc. I am picky.

At first I thought it's a great idea because I always go in with a list & come home with more. Especially if I shop when hungry.

But I like to use coupons & compare prices & look for sales & specials too.

A small grocery store near me has offered this service for years (before the internet), for folks who have mobility problems. My husband's aunt used to call and tell them what she wanted. When she arrived, the clerk (usually the produce clerk) would come out to get her money, then bring back her change with her groceries. :)

Someone on another recent thread said she remembered when one would go to the store to choose groceries, or other items, and have them delivered.

I like to comparison shop, and choose my own produce.

I don't even like to send Robert to the store to select fresh produce! But I can absolutely see myself taking advantage of a pickup service once in awhile.

"My daughter has four children ages 6 and under..."

Oh my!

My first thought was, no, not my thing. And it isn't, at least not for food. But then I thought of cat food, and cat litter, and cleaning products, paper products, etc., and yeah, I could see myself doing this once in awhile.

However, it's a moot question for now because I don't think it's offered around here.

There's several markets and on-line vendors who deliver to one's doorstep where I live. I use two of them regularly. One is a major supermarket chain. Half the time I shop in person; half the time I have stuff delivered. For big bulky/heavy stuff we use regularly, it's much easier to have the market delivery. They'll even bring it inside, and no tipping is allowed. I avoid stuff where I want to pick something out specifically, but things like bananas, packaged salad greens, carrots or cabbage - no big deal if they don't quite get it right.

Meat I prefer to pick out myself, but I'll order deli stuff or cheeses or dairy, no problem.

The other vendor is a specialty foods vendor. I don't like all of their vendors, but for certain items it's a lot easier to have them delivered than run to three or four different little shops just for a few items each.

Alisande, all dry goods is what we bought on our maiden curbside shopping.

We have a Mrs. Greens that just opened in town. For those who don't know, it's an upscale market, organic times etc. We also have a Whole Foods not too far away.

i noticed that they have a sign that offers the service you mentioned. Parking is tight, and people will sneak and park in their lot, so customers would just drive on by if it looked too full.

I'm not sure why a person who opt for curbside. Why not just get it delivered right to your door? I guess you save on delivery charges?

"Curbside grocery shopping" - made me think of dumpster diving! Had no idea what you meant! Haha.

I was thinking the same as Suzieque: "Hey look a half-eaten pizza, right on the top, Score!"

I shop opportunistically and for most items I am unlikely to buy them unless they are sale. Frequently even if I am out of a particular item, if they don't have it at a good price, I'll pass it by and wait for it to be on sale. Also the store I often has a "Buy 2 and get 3 free" sale. If it is on an item that I'd otherwise buy eventually, and which would last long enough, I'll buy the maximum amount and store it in the pantry or the freezer.

A local company has a service where you order food from their website, and then pick a convenient location and pick up the order from the back of a truck on the way home from work. They had an introductory offer of something like "10 meals worth of meat for 15 dollars." everything they included in that order was really good, especially at that price, but their everyday prices are significantly higher than at the store, so I haven't used that service again.

lol Snidely. My mom had 6 kids in 8 years. When the last baby was born they had an 8 yr. old, 7 yr. old, 5 yr. old, 4 yr. old and me the 2 yr old. I don't know how my parents did it.

Wasn't going to respond to Snidley's post but----yes 4 children under 6. Actually we are celebrating birthdays for the youngest 3 this weekend. Three boys ages 1, 3, 5 and in December grand daughter will be 7. We only had three but instead of being close together we had a 16 yr old, a 12 yr old and a newborn--all girls.

Walking is a problem. I use the express service too and the women who shop my order work with the butcher and deli and produce to give me the best in each dept. I pick the time to pick it up and when I get home someone will help me put away my groceries. If they are out of something or they don't think the produce I want looks good they will call me and will replace it with a better brand or I can choose something else with no extra cost. They are terrific. One shopper for me likes to pick out wines so I say go for it. As soon as they are done sopping my order they put it in a refrigerator, freezer or other compartment. I pay a fee of $4.95 and some weeks nothing.

I don't do it currently for the same reason I pass on CSA's; I like to pick out my own meat and produce and shop for sales, managers specials and loss leaders.

It is an excellent idea for those with disabilities and impairments.

Our Shop Rite and Acme both offer it and judging from the number of full shopping carts that are waiting in the corral to be picked up it's very successful.

Marcopolo

Stop and Shop on Long Island will deliver your online order to your
home. Of course there is a charge . I am like grainlady, have to
check out the store specials.

On their website it will show you all the sales and you can still use your Stop and Shop card for gas points. I have 4 kids and use Peapod all the time. I do go during the week to pick out my fruits and veggies because I like to see what they look like, but otherwise its a great service.

The Harris Teeter near us offers it. I've used it a few times to pick up groceries for a friend who couldn't get out for health reasons. I can't see myself using it. This store charges much higher prices for their groceries so I only shop there rarely for a few items or if they have a good sale. I like to pick out my own produce and meat. I also like being able to pick up bargains that aren't advertised, like meat markdowns.

I initially thought it was referring to the grocery delivery services. I've never tried them but thought they're a great option for some. I'd still be wary of Walmart on it since I have yet to see where they rotate stock properly or regularly. But for someone who really doesn't care, it'd be fine. I'm just curious how long you have to wait for them to bring it out to you.

With my daughter just having surgery, my Christmas Craft Night close, I decided to use the Walmart Curb pick-up. I made the order and will pick up tomorrow. It was very easy!

So timely for this to pop up again. Just yesterday we used the Walmart grocery pick up. I ordered online it was extremely easy, paid by credit card, got my pick up time, I went ahead and installed the Walmart app on my phone but you don't have to. As I was driving there I clicked the app and hit the check in button which it said to do as I was on the way and told them the color of my car. I drove up in the rain and parked in the pick up slot. Immediately the guy came out wheeling a cart with our groceries. He told me which items they made substitutions on and all were fine with me. When they make a substitution you can either accept it or they remove the charge. Any time a substitution is made they give you a higher priced item and do not charge for the difference. I had asked for a special brand of potato buns and they did not have it so they gave me 2 packages of a similar brand. I asked for a jar of Bertolli pasta sauce and they substituted the higher priced organic version of it. He then put all the groceries in the car and told us this is the bread and put it in a safe place etc. First time I think I got home with bread not smashed. In total we were there maybe 10 minutes if that. It was a very good experience and we will do it again. Especially in bad weather it saves us having to unload my scooter and deal with that in the rain. We were both exhausted from working in the house too.

I will try the kroger near us next. We went by there to pick up something for my husband and I sat in the car. Their pick up area was right by there. The people waiting had to wait much longer but I don't know if they have the app that lets you tell them you are on the way. I think theirs you pull up and call the number on the sign. So that could be the difference and theirs you pay then with delivery. You can still use your kroger loyalty card and get your discounts. We have senior discount and I load my digital coupons on the card. That is a nice option.

I want to try a home deliver one but right now the HEB in our area does not deliver to our zipcode yet. And those charge. There is no charge for the Walmart plus I got a $10 discount for first time.

Amazon has announced they are opening convenience stores that "features artificial intelligence-powered technology that eliminates checkouts, cash registers and lines. "

...The third concept, the newly approved multi-format store, combines in-store shopping with curbside pickups,

http://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-grocery-store-concept-to-open-in-seattle-in-early-2017-1480959119

They constantly amaze me with what what they are able to do successfully.