If your New Year’s resolution is to spend more time doing the things you enjoy most (and assuming that list doesn’t include going to the grocery store), then this blog is for you. There are plenty of grocery curbside pickup and delivery options to keep you well fed and free up some of your valuable time—and many of them are very reasonably priced.
- Instacart delivery
Probably the most well-known option is Instacart. With Instacart, you create a list online, and personal shoppers hand-select the items on your list and deliver them right to your door. Whether you need groceries, toiletries, pet food or more, they have you covered: they’ll do your shopping at Whole Foods, Costco, H-E-B, Central Market, Wheatsville, Snap Kitchen, CVS, Tomlinson’s, PetcoNow, Spec’s, and Total Wine & More.
All orders must be at least $10, and prices start at $5.99, with the delivery fee depending on the size of your order and the delivery time that you choose (a high-demand, “busy pricing delivery fee” may apply). You’ll be able to see the delivery fee when you select a delivery window during checkout, before you place your order. Or you can pay an annual fee for Instacart Express, which gives you unlimited free delivery on all orders over $35.
- Shipt delivery
Shipt is similar to Instacart, although the store options are more limited (currently H-E-B and Central Market), and pricing is a bit more complicated. A $99 annual membership is required, or customers can pay a $14 monthly fee. Customers get free shipping on orders over $35. Smaller orders are welcome, but a $7 delivery fee is added to help cover the costs of shopping and delivery.
- Burpy delivery
Burpy delivers from H-E-B, Whole Foods, Costco, Central Market, WalMart, Beverage World, Wheatsville, and PetCo. There is no minimum order; orders below $50 are charged a $4.99 delivery fee, and if an order is greater than $50, there is no delivery fee. Instead, there is a 10-15% markup on item prices, which is the company’s source of revenue.
Like the services above, go online and register with the site, browse the stores available, and place items in your cart (or you may upload a handwritten shopping list). Review any items that are not available, and check out. Delivery times can be requested anytime between 8 am and 10 pm.
- H-E-B curbside pickup
Skip the lines and have your groceries brought out to your car! With H-E-B Curbside, simply create your grocery list, select a pickup time, and submit your order. Come to the store at your designated time, and H-E-B will load your groceries in your car. The service costs $4.95, with services provided between 7:30 am and 9 pm.
Schedule your curbside pickup by choosing a 30-minute pickup time slot. If your place an order by 9 am, you can pick it up as early as 4 pm the same day; if you place it between 4 and 9 pm, you can get it as early 7:30 am the following day. The last pickup window is 8:30-9 pm.
- Randalls delivery
Instead of partnering directly with a third-party company, Randalls has its own in-house delivery service. Customers can order online or through the Randalls app for same-day delivery. If you submit your order by 8:30 am, you can select a delivery window between 4 and 10 pm. For earlier same-day delivery (between 9 am and 3pm), submit your order by 3 am.
A $30 minimum purchase amount applies, and delivery fees depend on the amount of the purchase. Regular home delivery rates in most areas are $9.95 on purchases of $150 or more and $12.95 on purchases under $150.
- Costco delivery
If it’s non-perishables you’re looking for and you can afford to wait two days, Costco offers two-day non-perishable home delivery, with free shipping on $75 or more. Products can be shipped nationwide, except to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
- Farmhouse Delivery
Farmhouse Delivery brings local, fresh and organic produce, top quality meat, and natural pantry items—not to mention freshly prepared meal kits—right to your doorstep. There’s a one-time membership fee of $20, and membership includes weekly or bi-weekly delivery of a large or medium bushel (large generally serves 3-4; medium serves 1-2). All orders over $40 receive free delivery; orders under $40 are charged a $4.99 delivery fee.
And that doesn’t even include the CSAs! Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members pay in advance for a share of the upcoming harvest at local farms and usually pick up their produce at a designated time and location. And we’re fortunate to have many of them, right here in Austin.
With a plethora of services stepping in to ease the load of today’s busy consumers, this list is no doubt incomplete—but we hope it buys you some time to keep at least one of your New Year’s resolutions!
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