Any Peapod users out there?

corranged
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:38:20 +0000

I’m a college student and I love Peapod. I break even or save money using Peapod since the local grocery store is expensive (plus, Teriwtt, Peapod for Chicago gets their food from a suburb so you don’t need to pay Chicago city taxes). Besides avoiding expensive grocery stores, you also save on time and gas. If your daughter wouldn’t be driving to WholeFoods, keep in mind that it’s really difficult for an individual to go grocery shopping alone if they need to carry the groceries home. If you have toilet paper and a gallon of milk, your hands are almost full already.

It’s best to get orders over $100 since then you get the minimum delivery charge. It’s not hard to get orders over $100. I often buy more food than I immediately need and freeze the extras, and I can also buy things like cleaning products, medicines, and razor blades through Peapod when I need them. In between orders, I can pick up milk or any produce I need locally if I run out. When I signed up, for the first three months delivery was free. I’m assuming that deal is still going on. Peapod is also good with sale items. They tell you what’s on sale, and when you ‘browse through the aisles’ the products all list price per pound/ounce/item, so it’s easy to see which items are the best deals. The prices themselves are pretty good. I just logged on to my account and looked up a few items. Milk is $1.99 for a gallon for the generic brand, a 16 ox box of Prince pasta is $1.49, and a dozen eggs are $1.33.

Peapod also frequently throws in free gifts. I’ve gotten tissues, an apple, a box of pasta, a half pound of turkey from the deli, a small container of Tide, and other items as free gifts. Your delivery comes next day, and you can choose the delivery time within a 2-hour window, so you don’t need to stay home and wait all day.