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Grocery delivery, pickup

Adam

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Adam
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Grocery
4/11/2020 at 9:27 AM

T-Birds is now taking weekly bulk orders of frozen products such as steaks, burgers, chicken breasts, muffin mix. Can pickup or they deliver for $5.

The menu and more details are at:
http://www.t-birds.ca/Grocery
Johnbisonbear
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Questions about SS click and collect
4/11/2020 at 11:05 AM

Hi folks, can anyone provide me with some info about the service offered by Superstore? Can you spend your points? When do you pay? When you pick up the goods or online? Did you have good luck in getting all product that you wanted?
TIA for any experiences that you can share with me!
JM3030
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JM3030
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I've had good luck
4/11/2020 at 11:28 AM

Johnbisonbear said "
Hi folks, can anyone provide me with some info about the service offered by Superstore? Can you spend your points? When do you pay? When you pick up the goods or online? Did you have good luck in getting all product that you wanted?
TIA for any experiences that you can share with me!
"
I think I got everything on my order last week. I haven't tried to use my points. My credit card wasn't charged until I picked up the order. The only thing is, that I had to book my latest order quite a ways away. You can get sale prices for online orders now but you'll have to watch it. You get the prices for the day of pick up, not the day you order.
Abbysmum
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also good
4/11/2020 at 1:44 PM

Johnbisonbear said "
Hi folks, can anyone provide me with some info about the service offered by Superstore? Can you spend your points? When do you pay? When you pick up the goods or online? Did you have good luck in getting all product that you wanted?
TIA for any experiences that you can share with me!
"
I also just had a great experience with Click and Collect. I used it regularly pre-COVID, but this was my first time doing it in these new times. I got 95% of what I ordered, only 2 or 3 items had no substitutions and the few things they did substitute were fine. I had also provided detailed substitution instructions on certain items, which they fulfilled as specified. I also had a very, very large order, as we're a large household and I haven't really done a good grocery shop in 4 or so weeks.

We paid using the credit card we had secured the order with, but were asked how we were paying so I'm assuming you can pay other ways too. I didn't redeem any points.

You do need to plan, you need to start your order about 2 weeks out, but you can add to your cart up to 48 hours prior. So I ordered from my to-date list, but when every couple days added to it until about 72 hours before. In a couple of weeks, I will open another order and do another one like that.

Also, the website is very congested during the day, but if I did it in the evening after the kids were in bed it was much better.

edit to add: I even got toilet paper!

But one thing that was annoying me was that if they don't have an item because it's out of stock, they typically won't have it come up. So every time I added to my order, I would check to see if I could add that item. I eventually got most of my items on my list that way, and all of them came except 1 (which was subbed). I wish they would let us add something that's even not currently in stock because we are doing it so far out.

Edited by Abbysmum, 2020-04-11 13:48:01
Happy_ Hour
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Superstore click and collect
4/13/2020 at 7:48 AM

I cannot find white sugar at all. I've searched Rogers, sugar, granulated and lots of other things.

All I can seem to get is cubes, sweeteners and brown sugar.

Any idea if it means they are out?
I just want a cup. Lol
Adam

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Online
4/13/2020 at 9:16 AM

Haven't taken a look at pickup window availability in a while for stores that are doing online...

Walmart as of now (Monday morning) is showing pickup slots available starting Wednesday evening. They are now offering slots within a 7-day window.

Superstore is showing earliest availability of more than a week out, on the evening of Tuesday, April 21.

Instacart showing limited delivery slots on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evening before wider availability on Thursday.
Noticed Sobeys West promoting on Saturday that they had availabile delivery and pickup slots for later on that day and so they're definitely worth a call or email to check on more immediate aviailability on any given day.
Abbysmum
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sugar
4/13/2020 at 9:20 AM

Happy_ Hour said "I cannot find white sugar at all. I've searched Rogers, sugar, granulated and lots of other things.

All I can seem to get is cubes, sweeteners and brown sugar.

Any idea if it means they are out?
I just want a cup. Lol "
I couldn't find it online either. There was also very limited flour.

I will probably hit up Sobey's next week to replenish dairy & bananas, and I'll check there for sugar. In the meanwhile, I bought a bunch of brown and have a large 4L pail of honey if I really, really need sweetners.
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Groceries How do I order??
4/13/2020 at 9:30 AM

I may sounds stupid BUT How do I order from Walmart and then pick a time to pickup I live out of town. Sorry never done this before.
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pickup
4/13/2020 at 9:59 AM

whatzzz_up said "I may sounds stupid BUT How do I order from Walmart and then pick a time to pickup I live out of town. Sorry never done this before. "
Go to https://www.walmart.ca/en/grocery and select the store you're picking up at and book a time. Then, add items to your cart. You will need to secure your order with a credit card.

When it's pick up time, there's designated spots at Wal-Mart where you park and you call the number on the sign and they bring your order out!
Adam

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Bulk Barn
4/13/2020 at 10:43 AM

Other option for flour and sugar is Bulk Barn, who I'm told as of right now have plenty of both in stock. Dry active yeast is to be on their truck tomorrow also.

They've rolled out online ordering where you order on their website ahead of time, then they have it ready at the store for you to pick up. They're working toward more formally doing curbside pickups too within the next week or so but sounds like they're able to accommodate curbside now if one requests.
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Newfie101
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Never done this
4/13/2020 at 10:44 AM

Abbysmum said "Go to https://www.walmart.ca/en/grocery and select the store you're picking up at and book a time. Then, add items to your cart. You will need to secure your order with a credit card.

When it's pick up time, there's designated spots at Wal-Mart where you park and you call the number on the sign and they bring your order out! "
Before... But I did the online thing. Placed my order and have a time slot for tomorrow (ordered a week ago) so I just go down and park at one of the slots and call which number? Will they send me a reminder email or call me? It allowed me to use gift cards, should I bring them with me? Should I call them to confirm? Like I said, never used this before and want to make sure I get my order.
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Pick-up
4/13/2020 at 11:09 AM

"you call the number on the sign and they bring your order out "

Presume if you do not have a mobile 'phone you can go in and tell them you have arrived.
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happy hour
4/13/2020 at 11:19 AM

If you just need a cup or 2 of sugar, and are comfortable picking it up from my deck, I can put some in a ziplock bag for you?
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4/13/2020 at 6:01 PM

sammy said "If you just need a cup or 2 of sugar, and are comfortable picking it up from my deck, I can put some in a ziplock bag for you? "
Oh you are super sweet. I was planning to bake muffins in a few days so I will see if I have any then. It is definitely not urgent.

If I need that option I will sent you a private message. Thanks for being so awesome.
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Grocery delivery
4/13/2020 at 7:21 PM

sammy said "If you just need a cup or 2 of sugar, and are comfortable picking it up from my deck, I can put some in a ziplock bag for you? "
It is so heart warming to read your post.
You are a very kind person.
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:)
4/13/2020 at 10:22 PM

No problem at all!! I even have a new, unopened bag that I can take it from to be extra safe!

I’m not a hoarder but I’m a small town girl that never got rid of the full pantry mentality!!! Hahaha.

It’s the milk and fresh produce that we have been running out of around here ...just means I can eat the chocolate instead right? haha
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just an FYI
4/13/2020 at 10:52 PM

Canadian Tire had white sugar today
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.
4/14/2020 at 7:57 AM

Oh Sammy, chocolate for a meal would be great!!

Thanks John. It's not a place you would think to look for sugar is it?
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happy hour
4/14/2020 at 10:05 AM

CT has bottled spices too, also jars of pickled garlic cloves!

Was talking to family last night in St. Albert, Alberta and they went looking for brown sugar at five different stores and came home empty handed!
Adam

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Grocery
4/24/2020 at 4:22 PM

Just circling back to this to take another look at the onlines that publish time slots.

Interesting to note that Walmart has short-term pickup slots available as soon as tomorrow (Saturday).

Superstore appears to still have meaningful backup.. the earliest slot right now is showing as Thursday, April 30 in the afternoon.

Instacart I've found a little harder to get a read on and I think it comes down to shopper availability when an order is submitted. As of this moment they appear to be offering a "within 2 hours" today time slot and slots throughout the day Saturday and Sunday.

I have no reason to believe there's any kind of backup with stores doing phone/e-mail based orders and would suggest that folks also check with those stores when making their grocery ordering decision!
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I used instacart
4/25/2020 at 8:59 AM

Adam said "Just circling back to this to take another look at the onlines that publish time slots.

Interesting to note that Walmart has short-term pickup slots available as soon as tomorrow (Saturday).

Superstore appears to still have meaningful backup.. the earliest slot right now is showing as Thursday, April 30 in the afternoon.

Instacart I've found a little harder to get a read on and I think it comes down to shopper availability when an order is submitted. As of this moment they appear to be offering a "within 2 hours" today time slot and slots throughout the day Saturday and Sunday.

I have no reason to believe there's any kind of backup with stores doing phone/e-mail based orders and would suggest that folks also check with those stores when making their grocery ordering decision! "
On Wednesday. Went with Walmart, put my order in at 230ish and it was delivered at 445. They had to replace one item and was out of stock on 2 items. The shopper was in communication with me the whole time. It was fast, friendly and easy! I'll use it again in the future.
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We used
4/25/2020 at 9:49 AM

Adam said "Just circling back to this to take another look at the onlines that publish time slots.

Interesting to note that Walmart has short-term pickup slots available as soon as tomorrow (Saturday).

Superstore appears to still have meaningful backup.. the earliest slot right now is showing as Thursday, April 30 in the afternoon.

Instacart I've found a little harder to get a read on and I think it comes down to shopper availability when an order is submitted. As of this moment they appear to be offering a "within 2 hours" today time slot and slots throughout the day Saturday and Sunday.

I have no reason to believe there's any kind of backup with stores doing phone/e-mail based orders and would suggest that folks also check with those stores when making their grocery ordering decision! "
Sobeys south for a delivery yesterday and they're still doing same day. They said mondays are a little iffy after the weekend, but they're usually caught up on Tuesday.
Adam

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Grocery delivery/pickup
8/15/2020 at 8:57 AM

This is that much more on the mind these days with the big growth in Brandon cases in this outbreak and knowing that grocery stores are a common crossover point for people.

Just looking at some of the common grocery pickup and delivery services as of today...

Heritage Coop tells me there’s been some leveling off in demand but still described as busy, pushing toward their daily max of 50 orders.

Sobeys West continues to offer both delivery and curbside, with usage picking up recently. No charge to shop your order, $9.95 for the delivery portion which helps fund the service. Orders by noon are filled same day or prioritized for next delivery day. Orders submitted by email with the store contacting customer back to confirm rest of details. Also check with Sobeys South and Safeway who I assume both continue to deliver/curbside too.

Superstore has had some pretty big changes in availability going back to the original post of this thread. Are advertising same-day pickup and even today as a Saturday has some slots available later in the day. Lots to pick from tomorrow too. Looks like pickup fee of $5 on Sat/Sun, $3 on Thurs/Fri and waived on Mon-Wed.

Walmart in a spot where seems to have lots of ongoing pickup slots available including some later today and lots tomorrow. Still not charging a pickup fee.

Instacart showing same-day “within 2 hours” at the moment for local stores with usual charges.

Curious how often/in what situations folks have been using these services, if there’s been any change in that answer throughout the pandemic and what changes you've seen in your service of choice since this all started. We’ve done probably 90% of our shopping this way, only recently having started masked runs into stores at lower traffic times for the odd item pick up in between full weekly orders (slightly different meaning for that sentence pre-pandemic to now!). Pulled back on that within the past ten days, just not worth it to me with what’s going on right now.
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Adam...
8/15/2020 at 9:16 AM

your last paragraph pretty much describes the shopping habits of our household.
Back in March we started doing the online/curbside pickup for the bulk of our household grocery needs.
Since then we have found it so convenient and with much shorter wait times for pick-up now that we often questioned why we would ever revert back to browsing the isles and ultimately returning with numerous impulse buys.
For any needs outside of this grocery order we mask up and cherry pick low volume times to shop.
If the parking lot is not sparsely occupied we just change the plan for another more opportune time.
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Shopping
8/15/2020 at 9:17 AM

I had gone back to in-person shopping by about early June when I started letting our inventory drop and going back to pre-pandemic patterns. I also wanted to buy more produce - I tend to buy more when I shop in-person vs. ordering because I can visually see and pick it out, instead of only guessing what might be nice.

But I think I will be going back to ordering and changing some of my patterns again. I'm finding shopping very stressful (I did pre-pandemic, but after a period of relative calm my anxiety has ramped up again for obvious reasons).

My husband and I had a lengthy discussion about what sorts of meals and supplies we should have on hand and decided that we need more easy-to-prepare foods and to make more home-canned and freezer meals on hand. We're anticipating we'll eventually get sick, and need meals for our crew that we can do with minimal work, or even have the kids do (dump stuff in crockpot, for example). So my task this weekend is to prep my shopping lists for freezing cooking and get that ordered up. I'm already canning stuff daily off the garden.