So many folks have been under the weather these days. It seems that every day I hear about another pal of ours who has fallen into the nasty clutches of some sort of sickness.
Hubby Steve and I too have been victims of various maladies.
According to our doctor, for the past two weeks I have had a combination of bronchitis, the flu and pneumonia.
Dear Steve seems to have escaped with a bad case of bronchitis. The volume of coughing around our house is horrendous. Even the dogs have shown their displeasure by steering clear when either one of us goes into a coughing fit.
When friends and family discovered our icky-sicky status, many of them offered to bring by soup or whatever else might bring us comfort. Although I appreciated their offers, I found a more independent way of bringing our grocery needs into the house. I ordered them online and had them delivered by a local major grocery store.
Now, don’t think the idea of dealing with a delivery service popped into my head right away.
It was a slow process starting with a quick flash of sweet memories of the late 1990s when homegrocer.com was all the rage.
Back in those days, it seemed that one couldn’t turn on the television or radio without hearing their catchy commercial theme song, “Would you like to have something to eat?” If the advertising didn’t get one’s attention, the cute little vans emblazoned with their distinctive fresh peach logos did.
Although I didn’t use homegrocer.com more than a time or two, it was handy, and the thought of a similar service being available now seemed heavenly.
Like a bolt from the blue, I remembered hearing or seeing information that Vons grocery store did delivery.
Checking it out online, I found that Vons did indeed provide online shopping and a delivery service. Furthermore, I was happy to see that the delivery charge would be free for my first order. Also as a bonus we were to be given a six-pack of paper towels and a case of individually bottled water.
The scheduled day was a Saturday, and the time for delivery was a two-hour window, 10am-noon.
When the order arrived, it was 11am. I was relieved to see that my order was complete. We had orange juice, soup, yogurt, gluten-free bagels and oatmeal, bread and several other items including badly needed deodorant for me.
When the truck arrived, I saw that it was labeled Vons/Albertsons, and oddly enough the bags had Pavilions’ logo on them and the orange juice jug was labeled Safeway. Strange, huh?
Nevertheless, I don’t care what company was ultimately responsible for my door-to-door delivery. They did a great job.
Today, thinking with a clearer head, I believe using the above-mentioned type of service would be great for sending food, etc. to ailing friends and family members. Or, I bet a thoughtful bag of groceries sent to a new mother, elderly friend or budget-minded college student would be a welcome relief.
Here’s hoping all of our readers and advertisers stay well.
