In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:
> On 10/26/2015 6:54 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:30:22 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
> >>> On 10/26/2015 3:33 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>> > Although I had read something about this, I did not understand the
> >>> full
> >>> > ramifications of this until I tried to place an order. Even then,
> >>> they
> >>> > are not being totally forthcoming.
> >>> >
> >>> (snippage)
> >>>
> >>> Fer cryin' out loud. Who buys groceries online?
> >>
> >> I see Google Express vehicles buzzing all over now. But your question
> >> explains why Webvan went under.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hmmmm, I'm down to 2 eggs and I could stand to buy another gallon of
> >>> milk. Guess I'd better look online and see if they can deliver it by
> >>> 6AM! Uh, no. Like most normal people, I'll be going to the store
> >>> tomorrow to buy the things I need.
> >>
> >> When I was a kid, if we needed milk and eggs, a driver would deposit them
> >> on our porch before we woke up. This was considered normal back then,
> >> and still is normal in suburban Chicago, from Oberweis Dairy.
> >
> > I could get that too. I used to. Our milkman is very nice and tall.
>
> Well, I'm sure when they hired him that was one of the things they required.
>
> > He once changed a light bulb for me when I was struggling.
>
> I have neighbors who will do those sorts of things if I need them to.
> My (recessed) porch light burned out and it's 9 feet above my head. If
> I ask and give a neighbor the lightbulb and the ladder and he (or she)
> will gladly change it for me. All I have to do is ask.
>
> > Apparently online ordering isn't common where Jill is? It is here. Very.
>
> Of course I order things online. Just not food. When it comes to food
> I like to be able to look at it and select it myself. Touch, feel,
> smell. When it comes to food that's everything.
>
> How the heck is someone who works for a web site sitting behind a
> computer going to know whether or not I'd select [whatever] fresh item?
> They can't. So no, I would not order food online.
Not all food has to be fresh. There are a few places I order from on a
fairly regular basis:
http://www.edenfoods.com/store/
https://www.hilinecoffee.com/shop
http://healthyheartmarket.com/
It's next to impossible to find equivalent items locally.
And when I go out to eat, I have little say over the quality of the
steak they choose to cook, or what goes into the salad. I trust they'll
make a good choice, and they wont get repeat business if they don't.