Acme finally rolled out home delivery a little over a week ago. Instacart is handling the service for Acme stores, as well as others under the Albertsons umbrella. I have never ordered home delivery. It's too much fun going to the grocery store than to have it delivered!
It would be great if someone could give us the rundown on instacart. I have no idea how it all works. Does instacart do the actual shopping in the stores? I realize they do the delivery but I'm not sure who's responsible for fulfilling the orders in store. I haven't seen any Acme employees shopping for delivery customers like I do at ShopRite. The Hoboken ShopRite does a HUGE home delivery business. Employees are always shopping the store first thing in the morning to fulfill orders. I'm always surprised to see some of these employees' carts filled to the max. I can't imagine letting someone else to do my food shopping. A couple of quick items is one thing but a whole week's worth of groceries? Never. Anyway, I'd appreciate if someone could explain how Acme is handling home delivery. Who shops for the food? Where is it stored prior to delivery? (ShopRite has very visible home delivery departments in their stores). Is instacart on call at each store to do deliveries quickly? (Acme says delivery can happen in as little as two hours). This is a whole new aspect of grocery shopping that I have no knowledge of and have absolutely no plans to use.
It would be great if someone could give us the rundown on instacart. I have no idea how it all works. Does instacart do the actual shopping in the stores? I realize they do the delivery but I'm not sure who's responsible for fulfilling the orders in store. I haven't seen any Acme employees shopping for delivery customers like I do at ShopRite. The Hoboken ShopRite does a HUGE home delivery business. Employees are always shopping the store first thing in the morning to fulfill orders. I'm always surprised to see some of these employees' carts filled to the max. I can't imagine letting someone else to do my food shopping. A couple of quick items is one thing but a whole week's worth of groceries? Never. Anyway, I'd appreciate if someone could explain how Acme is handling home delivery. Who shops for the food? Where is it stored prior to delivery? (ShopRite has very visible home delivery departments in their stores). Is instacart on call at each store to do deliveries quickly? (Acme says delivery can happen in as little as two hours). This is a whole new aspect of grocery shopping that I have no knowledge of and have absolutely no plans to use.