Amazon Fresh
I must admit that it is nice having groceries delivered to your home. In the past, it was annoying since you had to select a window of time to be home - I could never guarantee I’d be around for any of those windows during the week. This left me with weekend deliveries only but that I meant I must order by Friday and that never happened.
Well, Amazon Fresh provides a new type of delivery that is a great idea. Pre-dawn delivery. You can order your stuff the evening before and it will be on your doorstep in plastic totes (whose lids are tied down) before 6am. This is exactly the type of delivery I need.
I’ve used it twice. The first time was last week and it was a small order - only around $36. Oh, you don’t pay a delivery fee for pre-dawn if the order is over $25 - sweet! The first order was all non-perishable items. It was delivered before six and everything was exactly as ordered.
I placed a second, larger order last night, and this was loaded with plenty of non-perishables. I ordered chicken breasts, yogurt, milk, orange juice, bagels, bread, cookies, firewood (yes, firewood) and more. Everything showed up in a tote by 6am this morning. The perishables were in totes that contained a styrofoam ice chest with some ice packs. The firewood was stacked on our doorstep so there was nothing special we had to do there.
All dates well into the future - no concern about which day you hit the grocery store and whether you get bread that is 1 day old or 7 days old. Our milk is dated Jan 22, 2008 - how is that possible? I assume they get early shipments and these items don’t have to be delivered to stores and then stocked which all takes time. Anyway, the point is, everything is fresh.
The chicken breasts are individually vacuumed sealed - that is incredible. Amazon Fresh works directly with a meat distributor. All there beef is corn fed and comes straight from the butcher. It too is vacuumed sealed like the chicken.
So far I’m very impressed with the service and quality. The predawn delivery makes it very easy also.
BTW, they will either pick up the totes on your next order or they will stop by within a day and grab them - your choice.