Grocery Delivery

gskywalker

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Can someone please link to me a CDN discussion on grocery delivery. I have searched and can't find them. I had my order all planned and just found out when I went to order that Walmart.com doesn't work with a CDN billing address/credit card. As well I am hoping to order some alcohol with it and I remember someone mentioned before that one service would deliver it with ID loaded before hand. thx. If you can't find the link(or if there isn't one), can you please advise. I remembered Garden grocer and looked....it was over $2 for one apple. I am trying to avoid going to a grocery store and wasting an afternoon shopping.
 
I've used Instacart personally since Garden Grocer went nuts on their pricing.

I find it works well.
 
I don't have a link, but will provide some comments based on past pre-covid experience.

I have the advantage of also having a US credit card with attached US billing address, so have been able to use US Amazon Prime Now and could have used Instacart.

But in the end, I have gone with Garden Grocer except for our last trip when I went with Dizzy Dolphin. In the future I'll go with Dizzy Dolphin.

Why ? No issues with using Canadian credit card/billing address. Reputable companies whose delivery people know how delivering to WDW resorts works - they will put the items where they are supposed it, including cold items in the fridge or freezer as appropriate.

Before our last trip in December 2019 I spent a lot of time pricing out what we wanted on the various services (amazon, walmart, publix via instacart, whole foods, garden grocer, dizzy dolphin) before we made our decision. I also did a lot of reading of the FB posts of GG and DD, and the various grocery delivery threads in here and elsewhere. At the time, the non-GG/DD delivery services were having lots of complaints with things not being left properly at Bell Services, especially perishables not being put in the fridge properly, as well as some other issues. In addition, as I priced out my proscpective order multiple times over a number of months of research, things would go in and out of stock [especially with Amazon Prime Now] which made it clear with some service providers that on the actual day we may want to order that they may not have what we needed -- a problem for us since we need very specific products due to food allergies.

For me, I decided that despite the higher cost it was worth it to have the peace of mind that my order would have the things I needed, be delivered on time and to the right place, be stored properly at Bell Services, accept my Canadian CC/address, and that I have real humans I could contact by phone and email should there be any issues.

We did two DD orders for our last trip - one before and one after our cruise. We did have an issue with the first order: Bell Services claimed they could not find it ! Now, this was actually a Bell Services problem, because it was in fact there and was in fact logged in properly. However, since I was dealing with DD, I was able to contact them, speak with a human being, and get their help to get it sorted [they called the Bell Services manager and the order was located; I learned DD records exactly where every bag is put when they deliver an order] and they called me back to let me know it was sorted. Excellent customer service !

They were more expensive than ordering through Amazon and Instacart [I woudl have had to order through both to get all the items I needed, vs the one order with DD]. But for us it was worth it and we will use them again. One thing I like with DD vs GG is that with DD I specify what I want and they will then give me a quote which I then accept or reject. Yes it means I do some leg work up front [eg look at Publix and Walmart websites to come up with a shopping list which will also give me an idea of local prices], but it also means I can get the specific items I want, vs being restricted to GG's list.

YMMV.

SW
 
Thanks everyone for the feedback. After looking at the various services I have figured out what will work best for me....as long as I make it on the plane and it flies tomorrow(we have our negative tests but in todays world who knows).
 

I should also clarify I've always used Instacart by Publix. You basically pay Publix prices plus delivery - what we do is once we get settled in at the pool I order the within the hour delivery option, and when the driver texts they're at the hotel I meet them in the lobby or the room depending on the resort. Adds 10 bucks but I find it still way less than either Garden Grocer or Dizzy Dolphin. No issues ordering using my resort address as the delivery address and my Canadian Scotia Passport Infinite Visa as the payment method.

We've used Dizzy Dolphin once, no real complaints about them except the price was VERY high (basically the same as Garden Grocer) vs. ordering from Instacart and the whole 'tell us what you want and we'll tell you what you can have and how much it will be' method of ordering from them is a pain.
 
I've ordered groceries several times using a US credit card and I think even a Canadian card but it's been a while. I've always ordered through Safeway/Vons. I've ordered in Cali and in Hawaii with success. I've done a couple of different work-arounds:
  • I added a secondary address to my credit card and my Vons account and used the address of my hotel.
  • I've also changed my postal code to a 'US zip code' by replacing the letters with numbers; people have success with this trick when trying to get gas in the 'states when the pumps ask for a zip. ex: Mastercard Travel Tip | Pay at Pump "If prompted for your ZIP code, just enter the three digits of your postal code plus two zeros. So for example, if your postal code is A2B 3C4, the 5-digit number you should enter is 23400. Contact your card issuer if you have any questions. "
 
I have used Publix Instacart several times now and they have been great. Tried Garden Grocer once (the first time we used a grocery service). No problems with GG but they are very expensive. We have used Instacart ever since.
 
We just got back. We used Publix - worked great, and saved about $75USD vs. GG for the same order.

No issues with bell services; food quality was perfect. We will definitely use them again.
 
Ive got a walmart instacart.com open and adding a few things as I think of them. Going to have it delivered first day.
 
I always Uber to Publix and do my shop. It doesn’t take that long. They’re all over the place and close to WDW. I go to the Celebration one for WDW, and when we’re at Universal I go to the Sand Lake one and go to our fav restaurant for lunch before grocery shop as it’s next to Publix.
 
I have used Instacart the last few times, and GG many times in the past. Can you request they leave the groceries with bell services? We won’t be at the resort until later in the evening.
 
I have used Instacart the last few times, and GG many times in the past. Can you request they leave the groceries with bell services? We won’t be at the resort until later in the evening.
We had a couple of deliveries be delivered to bell services. Make sure you say on your order that you want it left with bell services. I did that and yet I had one order not get left at Bell services
 
We had a couple of deliveries be delivered to bell services. Make sure you say on your order that you want it left with bell services. I did that and yet I had one order not get left at Bell services

thank you, I was looking for an area where I could add a note to my order, but don’t seem to see it.
 














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