The writer says she is old school and prefers going to a store with her grocery list once a month and doing her shopping herself for a few reasons.
I'M SURE that all of you have seen zillions of little scooters zipping in and out of traffic in a "Dash" to get your groceries "2U" in "60 minutes" or "ASAP". On-demand grocery shops has seen an unprecedented surge, mostly because remote working has become the norm and it is a real-time saving feature.
However, I’m not a fan just yet. I’m old school and prefer going to a store with my grocery list once a month, and doing my shopping myself, for a few reasons.
First, a complete stranger is doing my shopping for me. They have a trolley with a few paper bags, and set off at high speed with an electronic gadget in hand, picking up items as per your order. They do not necessarily look at brands or specials. Nor do they look as expiration dates. Most stores put the newer items at the back and the older ones in front.
Let’s take that loaf of bread, for example. A daily essential in most homes. The bread with an earlier expiry date is moved forward and the ones with the later expiry date is placed further back. The main marketing reason for rotation of stock is to sell the near expiry ones first ensuring a regular turnover, and more business as you are sure to return to the store to restock. And as we all know, one might just go in for bread and milk, and come out with a few extra items that your eye happened to be attracted to.
