Giusi wrote:

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> "ChattyCathy" ha scritto nel messaggio > Shamelessly stole the topic
> of this survey from a current thread.
>>
>> <Thanks Andy>
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy
>
> Shoot, I was MCwhatever.
>
> I used to do this ages ago, in the 80s when I worked 100 hours a week
> and
> traveled all the time. So did many of my friends. You could describe
> what you wanted in meat or fruits, etc. and if you were not happy with
> their
> choices they would come pick it up. My friend ordered rib lamb chops
> for
> her kids, minimal fat and cut small. That's what she got. I ordered
> small
> bananas not green but not freckled. That's what I got. If it hadn't
> been a great service I wouldn't have used it but would have paid a
> person to do it
> for me. Before delivery service I used to pay my child to do the
> shopping and she wwas great at it.

AFAIAA, there are only a couple of the bigger chain supermarkets that
offer this service here in RSA, but they only deliver to certain areas,
and of course, because we live out in the boonies they don't deliver
out here.

However, even though there is one chain (food) store that I would like
to order from - because I like their produce and I've shopped there
often enough to know that if I asked for a kilogram of tenderloin
steak, or some nice fresh broccoli, I'd get just that - I'd still
hesitate to do so, because I do not trust the local transport they use
to deliver the groceries be properly refridgerated. Sad, but true.
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy