The anticipation is making me antsy.
Is that the buzzer? No? Damn. I’m finding little chores for myself around the apartment, just to keep from running to the peep hole every time I hear a sound in the hallway. Is it here? It feels like Christmas Eve, waiting up for Santa Claus. I mean, you know, if Santa Claus were made of food.
My very first Fresh Direct delivery should be here any minute!
With a grocery store being no more than a stone’s throw out my front door, you might think that ordering my groceries online is the epitome of lazy. And you’d be wrong. Mostly wrong anyway. Sure, being spared the often less-than-delightful experience of Gross-tedes was a plus factor when I finally took the Fresh Direct leap, but it wasn’t the selling point. Yogurt was.
Ever since my doctor laid down the law about calcium, I’ve developed a pretty serious, two yogurt a day habit. I know. I’m a maniac. And at the grocery store across the street, that habit was costing upwards of fifteen dollars a week. Now, fast-forward to the moment I clicked Fresh Direct’s dairy link and discovered the same yogurt forâ€_
“Sixty-three cents? You gotta be fucking kidding me!â€ù
“I know, right? Who knew it’d be cheaper to be lazy?â€ù
Ari and I, being about as big of weirdoes as you can possibly be, were online grocery shopping together. Over the phone. On a Friday night. We’d talked produce, ready-to-cook meals (you know, the kind that make you look like a Martha Stewart when you’re really more of a Roseanne), and pet food andâ€_
“You can order cases of Diet Coke.â€ù
“I saw that.â€ù
“I can’t believe it. This is a quality of life issue! We’ve been half-dead and we didn’t even know it.â€ù
So, now, I bide my time in my two hour window; I’m kicked back, blogging, waiting for the (deeply discounted) yogurt to come to me. Ahh, yeah. Knowledge is power, my friends.
It’s like that time I discovered my baby sister would do just about anything for two shiny pennies.
How about I shop on Fresh Direct just to browse because they don’t deliver in Staten Island?
It really hurts me when I can’t checkout.
I totally believe you do that, too. You’re the saddest, funniest girl I know.
An amusing thing I heard about Fresh Direct – it may have changed recently – is that they won’t deliver to the area around their headquarters in Queens. It apparently isn’t sufficiently “upscale” to merit deliveries.
I am so jealous.
H,
Fresh Direct…… I wish we had something like that here in Buffalo, but then again, passing on “in person” food shopping would eliminate one of my “pick-up” spots. LOL True…. I’ve never found a date at the grocery store, but hope still exists, and what is life without hope?:-) Sounds like you’re feeling better, Fish…… good…… must have been my GWS wishes. Glad I could be of help.
C
Fish – I want Fresh Direct. I guess in the sticks we don’t have such things. We have mega-mall grocery stores where you can get a pedicure (like I’d ever sit in THOSE chairs) and a perm and a latte while you shop. Disgusting.
At least the prices are good. Yogurt – 39 cents and not half bad.
Have fun and good luck. Hope you’re feeling better.
Natalie
By the way, when it comes to yogurt the Greek-style stuff (sold under the Fage brand) is SO much better than the gloppy conventional type there’s absolutely no comparison.
Hey Heather! Yay for you. I had my groceries delivered from Safeway tonight. I’ve been doing it regularly for about two years. I hardly ever set foot in a real store. I love, love it!
Online gorcery shopping is of course the new black. Enjoy Ms. Fish
*grocery* sheesh
the epitome of laziness: years and years ago, when online grocery ordering was already popular across the world (hong kong, you know, the asians love convenience), my cousin and his roommate couldn’t be bothered to go to the grocery store across the street.
but they would only order … cases of beer.
I call it The Fresh Direct House Arrest, because as soon as I schedule a delivery, better, more exciting plans come up and I’m chomping at the bit for my freaking yogurt and olives (they have the best olives) to arrive already. Mmm, olives.
We have a thing here in the DC area from Giant Food Stores called “Pea Pod” that delivers groceries. It’s such a brilliant concept, I have been tempted to use it many times. My best friend uses it and she always says once you use it you will NEVER go grocery shopping in a store again! However, my grandparents met when my grandfather was a produce boy and my grandmother was grocery shopping. I guess I’m holding out for my “produce man”.
Glad you feeling better Fish.
Wow I sound well educated “Glad YOU feel better” LOL
Glad YOUR feeling better fish.
Chicago is also under the PeaPod flag. It is a great convenience. However, since Chicago is slightly more car friendly than NYC. The wife and I still like to head over to the store. I like to pick out my fruit, and meat, and cheese. Although PeaPod has never given us any quality issues. Plus, my wife likes to ride in the grocery cart. Sometimes, we get the one that looks like a car.
I think I am the odd one out here. I am 40 minutes outside of NYC by train and don’t ever take my SUV and Super Stop and Shop for granted! I love food shopping and would miss it so much if I lived in the city! At least Trader Joe’s is now open in the city for ya!
Mike,
It’s so funny that you mention the car cart. I actually took my son to the grocery store last night and the only way to keep him occupied is when he gets to ride in the car cart (He calls it the fire truck one because it’s red). Anyway, last night there was only one left and the wheels on it were sooooo squeeky. I kept trying to sell him on the idea of riding in the back of a regular cart but his little heart was so crushed and he begged me to ride in it anyway. So the sucker I am for those puppy dog eyes (who knew a three year old could do that so well)decided to suck it up and be the proud mama I am and walk around with the squeeky cart hoping that I don’t see anyone I know. It’s times like that I went the pea pod route!
I’m dying to jump on the Fresh Direct bandwagon, but haven’t for some misguided notion that you have to wait for hours for it to arrive…is this true?
I love grocery shopping. It’s one of my favorite activities… really. I swear. In fact, just yesterday, me all looking like hammered poop, killing time waiting to make a break-up call, no make up or fluff done to the appearance, I head to the store b/c I needed something to cook when the reinforcements came over to cheer me up after the call. And there’s this bad boy stud meat guy following me around the store trying to flirt. And my ego needed stroking, so why not… Now why in the world would I give that up?!
But it’s a good thing for people who need/like/want it. Cheers!
We have Pea Pod in Chicago – it’s a single girl’s best friend!!!
I LOVE ordering my groceries online! I do it through Peapod, which offers service in chicago and elsewhere (though I do not know where “elsewhere” is right now).
I used to do it when I was married and we would entertain and have to order a TON of food. I mean a few hundred dollars worth of things. The nice thing now is that you can buy so many things through them now, stamps, dvd’s my goodness tons of stuff. I struggle with the assertion that I’m lazy. I mean hell I work, I work hard, and I can’t STAND to go grocery shopping and then lug it all up and put it all away. Even single it’s more a chore than anything I’d rather do (I’d even do bathrooms to avoid it!) Ok well not that dramatic but you get my point. More power to ya online shopper:D May your yogurts be fresh and cheaper than standard grocery stores
~Muse
Oh and let me remember to say, that I can go shopping in computer/electronics/book stores, but HATE grocery shopping… yea it’s that bad. What can I say, I’m a girl geek
*waves to Kelly (Go peapod!)*
On the west coast we have Safeway.com. The best part about ordering groceries online is having the delivery guy hall everything up the 4 flights of stairs to my apt.
once you’ve gone greek yogurt, you’ll never go back! Fage now even packages it with a sidecar of honey or strawberry preserve, for when the sweettooth kicks in, but mostly I have it with fresh blueberries on top – gettin’ the calcium, culture AND antioxidents all in one!
I’ve never heard of greek yogurt
Where can I find that. It sounds yummy!
I’m totally not on the boat for this online groceries thing, and that’s a crying shame. I, who bravely faced the challenges of online banking when my husband was sure it was going to cost us money. I, who purchased things eBay back when Amazing Ally could only be purchased there.
I absolutely have to check this out.
I’m a firm supporter of Fresh Direct. I’ve always been a big fan of grocery shopping, but that was back when I lived in the burbs and they had grocery stores with aisles big enough to drive an SUV through. But here in New York? Forget it. Aisle are too small. You can’t find what you need all in one space. And there are too many damn rude people. Oh, and you have to carry all that crap home. There’s only so many cans of Lil Devil spiced ham and cases of beer one guy can carry up four flights of stairs.
wish I could afford that, hahaha, but my credit rating is so terrible that the bank pretends to be shut everytime they see me coming. Can’t get a credit card, means I have to deal with screaming children and trolley bashing every weekend
I bet I would end up with so much food. It would be like me on JCrew: “I need this, I do. OK, I need 3 of them.”
oooh Fresh Direct. I think that’s what i really miss from NYC!
Cheers!
I think I’d have just as much trouble shopping for groceries online as I do in the store.
I used to be that baby sister. I also fell for the “Hurry, I’m timing you!” Until I learned that my lil’ bro would fall for the same things
i’d do that too but they don’t come to the projects unfortunately.
” Glad you’re feeling better” surely Stephanie?
Amen on the Fage yogurt tip. That stuff is absolutely amazing, especially with a little bit of honey and maybe a sprinkling of almonds. Pure Greek heaven.
Oh man, I can’t wait until I can try to afford online grocery shopping, it sounds like way too much fun.
Also, the “(you know, the kind that make you look like a Martha Stewart when youâre really more of a Roseanne)” part made me laugh so hard. So true.