Walmart, Safeway, and Fry’s in our area all offer curbside pickup in the parking lot since COVID-19 free of charge.
It is so easy to enter each of the items by going to the store site for your location and paying for your order with a credit card when it is complete. The person goes to the numbered parking spaces designated for order pick up and calls the number on the sign and they bring your order out and load it in your car free of charge. There is also a sign on the Walmart spaces that tips are not accepted. Think of the time and the steps walking up and down the aisle that is handled by the personnel at the place you are ordering from. This service is great we use it once every two weeks at a Walmart in Coolidge , Arizona. They do a super job, they explain when they bring the order anything they did not have on your order or substituted brands for items ordered.
It is not surprising that you can save money when you only buy what you need when you order on line. If you go in the store and walk each of the aisles probably you are going to see and buy things you would not buy otherwise.
For Walmart you can order anything in the store in addition to groceries on line for pickup the next day. Safeway, Fry’s and Koger, on line order next day orders is pretty much restricted to groceries.
Petsmart also offers curbside delivery of orders texted by phone in advance of the visit. When the person arrives they call the specified number and a person brings their order to the parking space reserved for curbside pickup.
Some fast food and restaurants also offer curbside service for orders called in or texted , they call it no contact food delivery.
Home Depot and Loew’s are also offering delivery to designated spots in their parking lot. They select the items for you , put them in reserve spots in the store, and bring them to your mode of transportation. The person has already paid for the products with a credit card on line prior to pick up.
If you have not tried purchasing your groceries and other products using this service , try it and I am sure you will want to continue taking advantage of this great service that was born because of COVID=19.