Many people will soon be looking for ways to avoid going to the grocery store during the next wave of the pandemic. I can't blame them. Some people have taken to going to lesser known and lesser frequented stores to get their vegetables and meats. Others have taken to ordering pre-made meals online from places like Freshly, and letting others do all the prep work. Today was the first time I was with someone when the weekly "Whole Paycheck" (a.k.a. Whole Foods Market) delivery came.
As much as I don't like having expensive items left in front of my door due to a potential opportunity for loss, I like having things of little to moderate value left in front of my door. Food is one of these things. In the past, I would have a box of 6 meals from Freshly dropped off in front of my door (if the delivery service bothered to read the delivery instructions). But I haven't bothered with Freshly in a while due to their "last mile" delivery services. So, when I saw my friend get a delivery from Whole Foods, I figured that if things get bad, that I might just use their delivery service.
I was impressed with one of the things they do when packing items that needed to stay cold - they used dry ice. Unlike Freshly, which uses reusable cold packs, the Whole Foods delivery leaves minimal product to dispose of. Only the bags the refrigerated/frozen food comes in need the dry ice, and it evaporates quickly after the bag is opened for transferring goods into the refrigerator/freezer.
Given that Amazon controls the last mile delivery, I may just use this service in the future. Hopefully, it won't get bad enough that I will need to do so to avoid a visit to the store down the hill from me.
