dimanche 1 février 2015

How To Make The Most Out Of Grocery Delivery

By Ines Flores


Lawrenceville, Georgia, is in the northern part of the state, about an hour's drive northeast of Atlanta, the state capital. Thanks to the Internet, Falcon fans all over will be reaping the benefits of grocery delivery. Whether they are too busy to go out shopping, or just topping up supplies for Monday night football on television, they are saving time and money while saving the planet.

Whether you're sick, just had a baby or are simply busy, shopping online can be a real life-saver. It saves time, it saves money and it saves the planet. One delivery van can make several deliveries to a number of homes in the same neighborhood, saving each home a trip in the family car.

By keeping the things you regularly use on a favorites list, you can also save time shopping while saving money just by not exposing yourself to impulse shopping pressures. This probably saves you harmful calories, too. Without the tempting smells of cinnamon buns baked on the premises, you are less inclined to cave in and order every cake on the list of items in the bakery department.

You do have to be careful. Stores have crafty ways of getting you to buy more stuff than you intended. One trick is to group items together in multiple-buy offers. Buy one for two dollars, buy two for three dollars. The system will flag up a warning when you "fail to qualify" for one of these fabulous money-off purchases. Unless it is something you can really use and would buy regularly anyway, try to resist the temptation to click on that extra item to qualify for the reward, as if you have won something instead of just spending more money than you had originally planned.

Of course, if you can spend the extra money, have room to store the extra items, you can actually save money. Just make sure you keep track of how much you are saving rather than just absorbing it into your weekly shopping tally.

When you are booking your delivery slot, it is tempting to click on the first available time. If you do this, make sure you are going to be home and available for the delivery guy. It is very easy to click mindlessly on a particular one-hour slot, forgetting that you have a dentist appointment at the exact same time.

By linking your store's loyalty card to your online shopping account, you can enjoy even more savings. The store keeps track of your regular purchases and will send you offers based on your shopping habits. For example, if you have a new baby and purchase disposable diapers, they can send you offers for pull-ups when your child reaches the age when they can make use of them.

Ordering your groceries online can save you time and money. It also is gentler to the environment. Once you get the hang of using it, you will wonder how you ever managed when you had to fire up the car and actually drive to the shopping center.




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