UPDATED: Grocery delivery by Peapod Truck from Giant supermarket

UPDATED:

The "Clipper" magazine has a coupon for $20 off your first order + 60 days free delivery.  Free delivery begins with your 2nd order.    PROMO CODE "SNOWCLIP" at Checkout.

As of this update, the areas served by Peapod include Marcus Hook, Sharon Hill, Cheyney, Chadds Ford, Glen Mills, Gladwyne, Haverford, Crum Lynne, Newtown Square, Ardmore, Media, Merion Station, Bridgeport.  See site for more.

Giant supermarkets in southeastern Pennsylvania are rolling out PeaPod as a home delivery service for fresh groceries.  PeaPod already has footing in the Great Lakes states and is creeping across the Eastern half of the United States through partnerships with regional supermarket chains.  The city of Philadelphia has received PeaPod.  Some parts of Delaware County and southern Chester County may be are seeing it too.  Northern and western Chester County and the state of Delaware have yet to receive the service.


Would you shop at home for groceries?

When Genuardi's tried it a few years back, Gardentina jumped on board with a customer loyalty coupon for free delivery and gave it a shot.  Unfortunately, it was an epic fail on the part of Genuardi's.  The truck was hours later than  the specified timeframe; the refrigerated foods were delivered at warm temperatures; and some of the foods were delivered with expired dates on them!  To the credit of Genuardi's, the store manager worked out an arrangement to compensate for the trifecta of failure.  Still, Gardentina has been wary to use home delivery service again.  It seemed as if the "products hand picked by staff" were the products that were wilted, crushed, or most likely to expire.  Plus, the ordering process took a long time to create the checklist of items.

If Giant provides a coupon for free delivery, Gardentina will try it, to find out if this is a viable option when in a pinch.  The current promotion of $20 off is not enticing enough for me to try it.

It must be said that for those who are shut-in for any length of time, it would be superb for them to have home delivery service - not just for the elderly, but for anyone with a disability or broken automobile or whatever life threw at them.  Gardentina would surely like to see the marketplace improve on the availability and quality of home delivery.  It will never be the same as choosing in person, but wouldn't it be convenient to plan a dinner menu for friends on your lunch break, and order the ingredients for delivery at the same time?

Has anyone tried Netgrocer?