Being time poor like many people in today's fast paced world, I decided to try doing the weekly shopping online from my computer and the smart phone app.
I knew I was taking a risk, but thought I'd write off this one week's test as either a good or bad experience.
For instance - when doing you own shopping in store....
- in the F&V section, you get to pick the ripest apples, the bananas with no spots on them, the tomatoes with no bruising.
- in the dairy section, you get to pick the milk with the longest 'use-by' date, and in the meat section, you get to pick the steak with the right amount of marbling and less fat etc etc - you get the picture. By ordering online, you are assigned a 'personal shopper' (a staff member) who may not share the same ideals as you.
Anyway, the shopping app lets you create your shopping list by searching for items, or scanning barcodes with your smart phone's camera to recognise a particular product, and adding it that way. It also lets you apply your rewards card for discounts and points accumulation, shows you what's on special, gives the itemised and total cost.
When happy, you select the delivery time and date, and pay with your credit card. You even get to select whether you'll accept substitute brands on your choices or not if out of stock etc.
The delivery arrived tonight and I must say i am extremely impressed with my 'personal shopper' who obviously has been trained to make me smile instead of shreik.
Meat was good, use-by dates good, F&V top notch, delivery was on time and was literally delivered to my kitchen benchtop!
All good! Even better was that the time I would have been doing the shopping/parking/loading/unloading was spent setting my STs spotlight aim and replacing her rear brake pads.
Delivery is usually 11 bucks, but the first 3 are free.
And that's my story.
Cheers, Diesel
