Over the past year, I’ve switched from doing my grocery shopping in stores to having my groceries delivered. It saves both time and hassle. Here in the Bay Area, I use the following services for my groceries.
I get fresh, locally grown, organic produce delivered to my house every friday. I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and am more or less living by this service. Unlike other produce delivery services, this one allows you to customize your delivery order up to 24 hours in advance. Their web site is easy to use, the produce is always delicious and they even throw in recipes with every delivery. As an added bonus, you don’t have to be home for the delivery. They pack your produce to survive a day on your door step until you get home from work.
I use Safeway delivery for the rest of my groceries. My order rarely changes and Safeway’s site allows me to quickly browse and buy from my last order. It means I can get my grocery shopping done in about 10 minutes. Only drawback is you have to be home for delivery. But they do offer 2 hour delivery windows which is much better than the standard 4+ hour delivery windows.