Benefits of Online Grocery Delivery<\/h2>\r\nSave Time<\/h3>\r\nWith all of us trying to do as much as possible in a day, having groceries delivered could save you 53 hours per year. (Yes, the reported average shopping time<\/a> for most Americans is 41 minutes per trip, with 1.6 weekly visits.) This means that you can dedicate more time to things you enjoy.\r\n\r\nNot only will you be able to skip out on the trip to the store, you'll probably save a little time with suggestions based on previous orders. With this, you can quickly add your regulars from the \"previously bought\" or \"recently viewed\" sections of the site.\r\nSave Gas<\/h3>\r\nNo need to fire up the car and load up the kids. Depending on how far the grocery store is from your house, gas can add up\u2014and with online grocery delivery you don't need to waste any of yours. A lot of times, the shopper will shop for multiple customers at once, so maybe<\/em> you're even helping cut emissions by not making your own individual trip to the store.\r\nDon't Forget Anything on Your List<\/h3>\r\nI think that online grocery delivery is worth it because I'm notorious for forgetting things. Whether I forget to write it down, or simply miss it as I'm browsing, I always manage to make it home without everything I set out for.\r\n\r\nYes, it's still possible to forget something when you're \"adding things to the cart\" online. However, you can check your pantry while you're online shopping\u2014something you can't do while you're physically at the store!\r\n\r\nAnother plus? If you have the app on your phone, you can easily add an item right when it pops into your head, and build up your virtual cart until you're ready to order. This way, you don't need to sit down and make a list 30 minutes before you go to the store, trying to remember everything that's crossed your mind this week.\r\n\r\nIf you like to make lists, count on one of these grocery shopping apps<\/a> that make creating and managing them a breeze.\r\nSkip Impulse Buys<\/h3>\r\nSure\u2014you may be worried about delivery fees. (Although sometimes, you can skip that cost by ordering the minimum dollar amount.) However, online shopping can help you focus on your list instead of being distracted by the tempting treats placed on the endcaps or at the checkout. When you don't see those chocolate chip cookies, you can't be tempted to buy them. To save even more, check out all our tips for budget-friendly grocery shopping<\/a>.\r\nTake Advantage of Weekly Deals<\/h3>\r\nIf the idea of missing out on in-store specials has you afraid to try grocery delivery, don't fret. There are online specials, too. (Including some that brick-and-mortar shoppers won't get.) No more driving to two or three different supermarkets to find items that were advertised in the weekly circular. Instead, with a click of a button, you'll add all the sale items to your virtual cart.\r\nUse Easy \"Clipless\" Coupons<\/h3>\r\nSearching through weekly flyers, clipping coupons and remembering to bring them to the store can be daunting, especially if couponing isn't your thing. Some grocery chains make it simple for you to use manufacturer's coupons as you online shop. Apply them to items in your virtual cart with ease! Not only will that save you money, but time as well. (If couponing is <\/em>your thing, here are some almost-magic couponing secrets<\/a>.)\r\nFilter Based on Dietary Restrictions<\/h3>\r\nIf you have special dietary restrictions, most shopping sites allow you to filter or search products based on needs such as gluten-free, kosher, organic or even sugar-free. This allows you to focus on making our best gluten-free recipes<\/a> instead of reading labels endlessly.\r\nDrawbacks of Online Grocery Delivery<\/h2>\r\n![\"Young](\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg?fit=700,467\")
\r\nNot-So-Perfect Replacements and Alternatives<\/h3>\r\nFor some stores like Target<\/a>, you can opt into receiving texts from your shopper if your desired item is out of stock. Often, they'll send you a picture of your replacement choices, and you can let them know what you'd like as your substitute. If the brand doesn't matter to you, you can also set preferences to let the shopper pick the \"best alternative.\"\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, sometimes the shopper doesn't do a good job of showing you your options. Or, you may not find out that a key ingredient to your recipe was out of stock until the groceries hit your doorstep, making it difficult to prepare the meal you had planned. It all depends on the communication skills of the shopper.\r\nNot Picking Your Own Produce<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most frustrating parts of online grocery delivery is not being able to pick your own produce. You can't always count on your shopper to pick the best option, and they also can't read your mind, either\u2014maybe you wanted an extra-firm avocado to make guacamole a few days from now, or extra-brown bananas to make banana bread tonight. However, if you opt into communications from your shopper, you can usually let them know what you're looking for. In my experience, they'll try their best to grab what you need.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, you could also outsource your produce shopping by subscribing to a produce delivery service<\/a>\u00a0instead of relying on stores like Walmart<\/a>, Kroger<\/a> or Aldi for the best fruits and veggies.\r\nDelivery Fees, Minimums + Tipping<\/h3>\r\nYes, you should tip your grocery shopper. If my shopper does a good job and is communicative with me about replacements and out-of-stock items, I'll tip 20%\u2014which can definitely add up with a big order. Keeping track of how much you're spending on groceries and the tip, and comparing it with the cost of gas and the amount of time you spend at the store will help you determine if online grocery shopping is worth it for you and your family.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the tip, delivery fees can also add up. However, for many stores, you can get a membership, which will keep you at a flat rate per year, instead of charging you per trip. At Target, you can choose to pay $9.99 per order, or<\/em> get a membership for $100 a year. I definitely order groceries more than 10 times a year, so it's worth it for me to get a membership (plus, I split it with my roommate\u2014which makes the deal even better).\r\n\r\nFinally, delivery minimums can prohibit you from grabbing only a few essentials in your online order. At Target, a minimum delivery is $35. If I put in an order every two weeks, I usually have no problem hitting that. However, if you're the type of person that hits the grocery store for milk every few days, you might find that delivery minimums inhibit your regular stocking of the fridge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","og_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lauren Pahmeier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","twitter_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lauren Pahmeier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"author":{"name":"Lauren Pahmeier","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42"},"headline":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"wordCount":1215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","keywords":["Grocery Shopping","Home & Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home & Living","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grocery Shopping","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/grocery-shopping\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42","name":"Lauren Pahmeier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c2b2e3de4b6c52f321ecded322c36d18","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","caption":"Lauren Pahmeier"},"description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University. After exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_whatsforsupper_\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-pahmeier\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/lpahmeier\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-17 15:27:04","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","author_details":{"7815":{"ID":7815,"user_url":"","user_email":"lauren.pahmeier@trustedmediabrands.com","user_nicename":"lpahmeier","user_login":"lpahmeier","display_name":"Lauren Pahmeier","first_name":"Lauren","last_name":"Pahmeier","description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University.\r\n\r\nAfter exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","type":"wpuser"}},"images":{"1868117":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1868117,"post_author":"7859","post_date":"2023-03-27 14:29:34","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:29:34","post_content":"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.","post_title":"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-27 14:31:00","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:31:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":613330,"guid":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1940;s:6:\"height\";i:1293;s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:16:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"1536x1536\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"2048x2048\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"medium-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:27:\"web-stories-poster-portrait\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-publisher-logo\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:47:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"web-stories-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:1:\"0\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:0:\"\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:1:\"0\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:1:\"0\";s:3:\"iso\";s:1:\"0\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:1:\"0\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"getty_images_image_details":["a:24:{s:8:\"viewMode\";s:10:\"mosaicView\";s:2:\"id\";s:10:\"1218213321\";s:6:\"artist\";s:10:\"Oscar Wong\";s:12:\"asset_family\";s:8:\"creative\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:15:\"collection_name\";s:6:\"Moment\";s:12:\"date_created\";s:39:\"Fri Mar 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:8:\"url_comp\";s:170:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=4jUk4fNPqvcalzgMja9zle0PRfAmg4TU1D4QFzae2zc=\";s:9:\"url_thumb\";s:166:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=170x170&k=20&c=wspCMFN06yOQSZNj2FQI-PTEezAiRnyZAcq_SlBBbtM=\";s:19:\"DateSubmittedString\";s:9:\"3\/26\/2020\";s:6:\"height\";s:3:\"317\";s:11:\"haveDetails\";s:4:\"true\";s:12:\"artist_title\";s:11:\"Contributor\";s:13:\"collection_id\";s:3:\"348\";s:10:\"color_type\";s:5:\"color\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"credit_line\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"date_submitted\";s:20:\"2020-04-11T14:47:13Z\";s:15:\"graphical_style\";s:11:\"photography\";s:13:\"license_model\";s:11:\"royaltyfree\";s:12:\"quality_rank\";s:1:\"2\";s:15:\"ProductOffering\";s:13:\"premiumaccess\";s:11:\"downloading\";s:4:\"true\";}"],"getty_images_image_id":[""],"_image_licensor_id":["1218213321"],"_image_licensor_name":["Getty Images"],"_license_type":["royaltyfree"],"photographer_credit_name":["Oscar Wong\/Getty Images"],"image_keywords":["Prevention, Real Life, Online Shopping, Horizontal, Part Of, Fruit, COVID-19, Home Delivery, Vegetable, Flatten the Curve, Avoidance, Asian and Indian Ethnicities, People, Pandemic - Illness, Home Interior, Living Room, Home Shopping, Lifestyles, Europe, One Young Woman Only, Stay at Home - Saying, Multiracial Person, Young Adult, Close-up, Healthy Eating, Person of Color, Adults Only, Human Body Part, Preparing Food, Epidemiology, Color Image, Candid, Cooking, Contactless Delivery, Box - Container, Ingredient, Quarantine, Food, Illness Prevention, Photography, Adult, Groceries, Organic, Only Women, Food Staple, Domestic Life, UK, Freshness, Indoors, Infectious Disease, One Woman Only, Take Out Food, One Person, Human Hand, Social Distancing, Asia, Coronavirus, Healthy Lifestyle, Copy Space"],"_one_time_use":["0"],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":["a:17:{s:9:\"full-orig\";a:3:{s:5:\"width\";i:2121;s:6:\"height\";i:1414;s:4:\"file\";s:26:\"GettyImages-1218213321.jpg\";}s:14:\"thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"medium-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"medium_large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:10:\"large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"1536x1536-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"2048x2048-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-hero-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-card-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"homepage-featured-big-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"homepage-featured-small-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"square-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"medium-featured-image-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:33:\"curated_content_joke_archive-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:32:\"web-stories-poster-portrait-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:31:\"web-stories-publisher-logo-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:32:\"GettyImages-1218213321-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}"],"mdd_hash":["ea848e059206c36030b40435414a68b0"],"mdd_size":["309104"]}},"1467304":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1467304,"post_author":"7359","post_date":"2020-05-07 15:53:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 20:53:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Home Delivery to Doorstep","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"home-delivery-to-doorstep","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-28 11:14:20","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-28 16:14:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:21:{s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1024x683.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:683;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:20:\"collection-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x300.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:300;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-680x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:680;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:25:\"article-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-800x450.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:800;s:6:\"height\";i:450;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:22:\"article-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-sm\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-348x348.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:348;s:6:\"height\";i:348;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-700x700.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:700;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"home-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-400x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:400;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:19:\"featured-image-16-9\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-4-3\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-1-1\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"recirc-thumb\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-180x180.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:180;s:6:\"height\";i:180;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:24:\"smart_images_low_quality\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:48:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-15x10.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:15;s:6:\"height\";i:10;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-full\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-960x540.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:960;s:6:\"height\";i:540;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-half\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-480x270.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:480;s:6:\"height\";i:270;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.2\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:169:\"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a box of groceries to her daughter and grandsons house, she leaves the box on the doorstep to avoid contact with her family.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:13:\"SOL STOCK LTD\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"24\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"320\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:5:\"0.001\";s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Home Delivery to Doorstep\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["SolStock\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:176172;s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["877fe0506a7c7fd00a2b6546b6f17837"],"mdd_size":["713719"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"is grocery delivery worth it","dek":["When you've got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613330"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868524,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions\/1868524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=613330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Save Gas<\/h3>\r\nNo need to fire up the car and load up the kids. Depending on how far the grocery store is from your house, gas can add up\u2014and with online grocery delivery you don't need to waste any of yours. A lot of times, the shopper will shop for multiple customers at once, so maybe<\/em> you're even helping cut emissions by not making your own individual trip to the store.\r\nDon't Forget Anything on Your List<\/h3>\r\nI think that online grocery delivery is worth it because I'm notorious for forgetting things. Whether I forget to write it down, or simply miss it as I'm browsing, I always manage to make it home without everything I set out for.\r\n\r\nYes, it's still possible to forget something when you're \"adding things to the cart\" online. However, you can check your pantry while you're online shopping\u2014something you can't do while you're physically at the store!\r\n\r\nAnother plus? If you have the app on your phone, you can easily add an item right when it pops into your head, and build up your virtual cart until you're ready to order. This way, you don't need to sit down and make a list 30 minutes before you go to the store, trying to remember everything that's crossed your mind this week.\r\n\r\nIf you like to make lists, count on one of these grocery shopping apps<\/a> that make creating and managing them a breeze.\r\nSkip Impulse Buys<\/h3>\r\nSure\u2014you may be worried about delivery fees. (Although sometimes, you can skip that cost by ordering the minimum dollar amount.) However, online shopping can help you focus on your list instead of being distracted by the tempting treats placed on the endcaps or at the checkout. When you don't see those chocolate chip cookies, you can't be tempted to buy them. To save even more, check out all our tips for budget-friendly grocery shopping<\/a>.\r\nTake Advantage of Weekly Deals<\/h3>\r\nIf the idea of missing out on in-store specials has you afraid to try grocery delivery, don't fret. There are online specials, too. (Including some that brick-and-mortar shoppers won't get.) No more driving to two or three different supermarkets to find items that were advertised in the weekly circular. Instead, with a click of a button, you'll add all the sale items to your virtual cart.\r\nUse Easy \"Clipless\" Coupons<\/h3>\r\nSearching through weekly flyers, clipping coupons and remembering to bring them to the store can be daunting, especially if couponing isn't your thing. Some grocery chains make it simple for you to use manufacturer's coupons as you online shop. Apply them to items in your virtual cart with ease! Not only will that save you money, but time as well. (If couponing is <\/em>your thing, here are some almost-magic couponing secrets<\/a>.)\r\nFilter Based on Dietary Restrictions<\/h3>\r\nIf you have special dietary restrictions, most shopping sites allow you to filter or search products based on needs such as gluten-free, kosher, organic or even sugar-free. This allows you to focus on making our best gluten-free recipes<\/a> instead of reading labels endlessly.\r\nDrawbacks of Online Grocery Delivery<\/h2>\r\n\r\nNot-So-Perfect Replacements and Alternatives<\/h3>\r\nFor some stores like Target<\/a>, you can opt into receiving texts from your shopper if your desired item is out of stock. Often, they'll send you a picture of your replacement choices, and you can let them know what you'd like as your substitute. If the brand doesn't matter to you, you can also set preferences to let the shopper pick the \"best alternative.\"\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, sometimes the shopper doesn't do a good job of showing you your options. Or, you may not find out that a key ingredient to your recipe was out of stock until the groceries hit your doorstep, making it difficult to prepare the meal you had planned. It all depends on the communication skills of the shopper.\r\nNot Picking Your Own Produce<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most frustrating parts of online grocery delivery is not being able to pick your own produce. You can't always count on your shopper to pick the best option, and they also can't read your mind, either\u2014maybe you wanted an extra-firm avocado to make guacamole a few days from now, or extra-brown bananas to make banana bread tonight. However, if you opt into communications from your shopper, you can usually let them know what you're looking for. In my experience, they'll try their best to grab what you need.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, you could also outsource your produce shopping by subscribing to a produce delivery service<\/a>\u00a0instead of relying on stores like Walmart<\/a>, Kroger<\/a> or Aldi for the best fruits and veggies.\r\nDelivery Fees, Minimums + Tipping<\/h3>\r\nYes, you should tip your grocery shopper. If my shopper does a good job and is communicative with me about replacements and out-of-stock items, I'll tip 20%\u2014which can definitely add up with a big order. Keeping track of how much you're spending on groceries and the tip, and comparing it with the cost of gas and the amount of time you spend at the store will help you determine if online grocery shopping is worth it for you and your family.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the tip, delivery fees can also add up. However, for many stores, you can get a membership, which will keep you at a flat rate per year, instead of charging you per trip. At Target, you can choose to pay $9.99 per order, or<\/em> get a membership for $100 a year. I definitely order groceries more than 10 times a year, so it's worth it for me to get a membership (plus, I split it with my roommate\u2014which makes the deal even better).\r\n\r\nFinally, delivery minimums can prohibit you from grabbing only a few essentials in your online order. At Target, a minimum delivery is $35. If I put in an order every two weeks, I usually have no problem hitting that. However, if you're the type of person that hits the grocery store for milk every few days, you might find that delivery minimums inhibit your regular stocking of the fridge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","og_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lauren Pahmeier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","twitter_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lauren Pahmeier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"author":{"name":"Lauren Pahmeier","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42"},"headline":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"wordCount":1215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","keywords":["Grocery Shopping","Home & Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home & Living","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grocery Shopping","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/grocery-shopping\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42","name":"Lauren Pahmeier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c2b2e3de4b6c52f321ecded322c36d18","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","caption":"Lauren Pahmeier"},"description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University. After exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_whatsforsupper_\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-pahmeier\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/lpahmeier\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-17 15:27:04","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","author_details":{"7815":{"ID":7815,"user_url":"","user_email":"lauren.pahmeier@trustedmediabrands.com","user_nicename":"lpahmeier","user_login":"lpahmeier","display_name":"Lauren Pahmeier","first_name":"Lauren","last_name":"Pahmeier","description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University.\r\n\r\nAfter exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","type":"wpuser"}},"images":{"1868117":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1868117,"post_author":"7859","post_date":"2023-03-27 14:29:34","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:29:34","post_content":"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.","post_title":"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-27 14:31:00","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:31:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":613330,"guid":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1940;s:6:\"height\";i:1293;s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:16:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"1536x1536\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"2048x2048\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"medium-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:27:\"web-stories-poster-portrait\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-publisher-logo\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:47:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"web-stories-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:1:\"0\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:0:\"\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:1:\"0\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:1:\"0\";s:3:\"iso\";s:1:\"0\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:1:\"0\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"getty_images_image_details":["a:24:{s:8:\"viewMode\";s:10:\"mosaicView\";s:2:\"id\";s:10:\"1218213321\";s:6:\"artist\";s:10:\"Oscar Wong\";s:12:\"asset_family\";s:8:\"creative\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:15:\"collection_name\";s:6:\"Moment\";s:12:\"date_created\";s:39:\"Fri Mar 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:8:\"url_comp\";s:170:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=4jUk4fNPqvcalzgMja9zle0PRfAmg4TU1D4QFzae2zc=\";s:9:\"url_thumb\";s:166:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=170x170&k=20&c=wspCMFN06yOQSZNj2FQI-PTEezAiRnyZAcq_SlBBbtM=\";s:19:\"DateSubmittedString\";s:9:\"3\/26\/2020\";s:6:\"height\";s:3:\"317\";s:11:\"haveDetails\";s:4:\"true\";s:12:\"artist_title\";s:11:\"Contributor\";s:13:\"collection_id\";s:3:\"348\";s:10:\"color_type\";s:5:\"color\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"credit_line\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"date_submitted\";s:20:\"2020-04-11T14:47:13Z\";s:15:\"graphical_style\";s:11:\"photography\";s:13:\"license_model\";s:11:\"royaltyfree\";s:12:\"quality_rank\";s:1:\"2\";s:15:\"ProductOffering\";s:13:\"premiumaccess\";s:11:\"downloading\";s:4:\"true\";}"],"getty_images_image_id":[""],"_image_licensor_id":["1218213321"],"_image_licensor_name":["Getty Images"],"_license_type":["royaltyfree"],"photographer_credit_name":["Oscar Wong\/Getty Images"],"image_keywords":["Prevention, Real Life, Online Shopping, Horizontal, Part Of, Fruit, COVID-19, Home Delivery, Vegetable, Flatten the Curve, Avoidance, Asian and Indian Ethnicities, People, Pandemic - Illness, Home Interior, Living Room, Home Shopping, Lifestyles, Europe, One Young Woman Only, Stay at Home - Saying, Multiracial Person, Young Adult, Close-up, Healthy Eating, Person of Color, Adults Only, Human Body Part, Preparing Food, Epidemiology, Color Image, Candid, Cooking, Contactless Delivery, Box - Container, Ingredient, Quarantine, Food, Illness Prevention, Photography, Adult, Groceries, Organic, Only Women, Food Staple, Domestic Life, UK, Freshness, Indoors, Infectious Disease, One Woman Only, Take Out Food, One Person, Human Hand, Social Distancing, Asia, Coronavirus, Healthy Lifestyle, Copy Space"],"_one_time_use":["0"],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":["a:17:{s:9:\"full-orig\";a:3:{s:5:\"width\";i:2121;s:6:\"height\";i:1414;s:4:\"file\";s:26:\"GettyImages-1218213321.jpg\";}s:14:\"thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"medium-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"medium_large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:10:\"large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"1536x1536-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"2048x2048-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-hero-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-card-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"homepage-featured-big-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"homepage-featured-small-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"square-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"medium-featured-image-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:33:\"curated_content_joke_archive-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:32:\"web-stories-poster-portrait-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:31:\"web-stories-publisher-logo-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:32:\"GettyImages-1218213321-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}"],"mdd_hash":["ea848e059206c36030b40435414a68b0"],"mdd_size":["309104"]}},"1467304":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1467304,"post_author":"7359","post_date":"2020-05-07 15:53:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 20:53:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Home Delivery to Doorstep","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"home-delivery-to-doorstep","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-28 11:14:20","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-28 16:14:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:21:{s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1024x683.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:683;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:20:\"collection-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x300.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:300;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-680x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:680;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:25:\"article-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-800x450.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:800;s:6:\"height\";i:450;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:22:\"article-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-sm\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-348x348.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:348;s:6:\"height\";i:348;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-700x700.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:700;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"home-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-400x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:400;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:19:\"featured-image-16-9\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-4-3\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-1-1\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"recirc-thumb\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-180x180.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:180;s:6:\"height\";i:180;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:24:\"smart_images_low_quality\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:48:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-15x10.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:15;s:6:\"height\";i:10;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-full\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-960x540.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:960;s:6:\"height\";i:540;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-half\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-480x270.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:480;s:6:\"height\";i:270;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.2\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:169:\"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a box of groceries to her daughter and grandsons house, she leaves the box on the doorstep to avoid contact with her family.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:13:\"SOL STOCK LTD\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"24\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"320\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:5:\"0.001\";s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Home Delivery to Doorstep\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["SolStock\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:176172;s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["877fe0506a7c7fd00a2b6546b6f17837"],"mdd_size":["713719"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"is grocery delivery worth it","dek":["When you've got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613330"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868524,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions\/1868524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=613330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Skip Impulse Buys<\/h3>\r\nSure\u2014you may be worried about delivery fees. (Although sometimes, you can skip that cost by ordering the minimum dollar amount.) However, online shopping can help you focus on your list instead of being distracted by the tempting treats placed on the endcaps or at the checkout. When you don't see those chocolate chip cookies, you can't be tempted to buy them. To save even more, check out all our tips for budget-friendly grocery shopping<\/a>.\r\nTake Advantage of Weekly Deals<\/h3>\r\nIf the idea of missing out on in-store specials has you afraid to try grocery delivery, don't fret. There are online specials, too. (Including some that brick-and-mortar shoppers won't get.) No more driving to two or three different supermarkets to find items that were advertised in the weekly circular. Instead, with a click of a button, you'll add all the sale items to your virtual cart.\r\nUse Easy \"Clipless\" Coupons<\/h3>\r\nSearching through weekly flyers, clipping coupons and remembering to bring them to the store can be daunting, especially if couponing isn't your thing. Some grocery chains make it simple for you to use manufacturer's coupons as you online shop. Apply them to items in your virtual cart with ease! Not only will that save you money, but time as well. (If couponing is <\/em>your thing, here are some almost-magic couponing secrets<\/a>.)\r\nFilter Based on Dietary Restrictions<\/h3>\r\nIf you have special dietary restrictions, most shopping sites allow you to filter or search products based on needs such as gluten-free, kosher, organic or even sugar-free. This allows you to focus on making our best gluten-free recipes<\/a> instead of reading labels endlessly.\r\nDrawbacks of Online Grocery Delivery<\/h2>\r\n\r\nNot-So-Perfect Replacements and Alternatives<\/h3>\r\nFor some stores like Target<\/a>, you can opt into receiving texts from your shopper if your desired item is out of stock. Often, they'll send you a picture of your replacement choices, and you can let them know what you'd like as your substitute. If the brand doesn't matter to you, you can also set preferences to let the shopper pick the \"best alternative.\"\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, sometimes the shopper doesn't do a good job of showing you your options. Or, you may not find out that a key ingredient to your recipe was out of stock until the groceries hit your doorstep, making it difficult to prepare the meal you had planned. It all depends on the communication skills of the shopper.\r\nNot Picking Your Own Produce<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most frustrating parts of online grocery delivery is not being able to pick your own produce. You can't always count on your shopper to pick the best option, and they also can't read your mind, either\u2014maybe you wanted an extra-firm avocado to make guacamole a few days from now, or extra-brown bananas to make banana bread tonight. However, if you opt into communications from your shopper, you can usually let them know what you're looking for. In my experience, they'll try their best to grab what you need.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, you could also outsource your produce shopping by subscribing to a produce delivery service<\/a>\u00a0instead of relying on stores like Walmart<\/a>, Kroger<\/a> or Aldi for the best fruits and veggies.\r\nDelivery Fees, Minimums + Tipping<\/h3>\r\nYes, you should tip your grocery shopper. If my shopper does a good job and is communicative with me about replacements and out-of-stock items, I'll tip 20%\u2014which can definitely add up with a big order. Keeping track of how much you're spending on groceries and the tip, and comparing it with the cost of gas and the amount of time you spend at the store will help you determine if online grocery shopping is worth it for you and your family.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the tip, delivery fees can also add up. However, for many stores, you can get a membership, which will keep you at a flat rate per year, instead of charging you per trip. At Target, you can choose to pay $9.99 per order, or<\/em> get a membership for $100 a year. I definitely order groceries more than 10 times a year, so it's worth it for me to get a membership (plus, I split it with my roommate\u2014which makes the deal even better).\r\n\r\nFinally, delivery minimums can prohibit you from grabbing only a few essentials in your online order. At Target, a minimum delivery is $35. If I put in an order every two weeks, I usually have no problem hitting that. However, if you're the type of person that hits the grocery store for milk every few days, you might find that delivery minimums inhibit your regular stocking of the fridge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","og_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lauren Pahmeier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","twitter_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lauren Pahmeier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"author":{"name":"Lauren Pahmeier","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42"},"headline":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"wordCount":1215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","keywords":["Grocery Shopping","Home & Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home & Living","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grocery Shopping","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/grocery-shopping\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42","name":"Lauren Pahmeier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c2b2e3de4b6c52f321ecded322c36d18","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","caption":"Lauren Pahmeier"},"description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University. After exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_whatsforsupper_\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-pahmeier\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/lpahmeier\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-17 15:27:04","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","author_details":{"7815":{"ID":7815,"user_url":"","user_email":"lauren.pahmeier@trustedmediabrands.com","user_nicename":"lpahmeier","user_login":"lpahmeier","display_name":"Lauren Pahmeier","first_name":"Lauren","last_name":"Pahmeier","description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University.\r\n\r\nAfter exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","type":"wpuser"}},"images":{"1868117":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1868117,"post_author":"7859","post_date":"2023-03-27 14:29:34","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:29:34","post_content":"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.","post_title":"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-27 14:31:00","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:31:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":613330,"guid":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1940;s:6:\"height\";i:1293;s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:16:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"1536x1536\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"2048x2048\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"medium-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:27:\"web-stories-poster-portrait\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-publisher-logo\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:47:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"web-stories-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:1:\"0\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:0:\"\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:1:\"0\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:1:\"0\";s:3:\"iso\";s:1:\"0\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:1:\"0\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"getty_images_image_details":["a:24:{s:8:\"viewMode\";s:10:\"mosaicView\";s:2:\"id\";s:10:\"1218213321\";s:6:\"artist\";s:10:\"Oscar Wong\";s:12:\"asset_family\";s:8:\"creative\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:15:\"collection_name\";s:6:\"Moment\";s:12:\"date_created\";s:39:\"Fri Mar 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:8:\"url_comp\";s:170:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=4jUk4fNPqvcalzgMja9zle0PRfAmg4TU1D4QFzae2zc=\";s:9:\"url_thumb\";s:166:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=170x170&k=20&c=wspCMFN06yOQSZNj2FQI-PTEezAiRnyZAcq_SlBBbtM=\";s:19:\"DateSubmittedString\";s:9:\"3\/26\/2020\";s:6:\"height\";s:3:\"317\";s:11:\"haveDetails\";s:4:\"true\";s:12:\"artist_title\";s:11:\"Contributor\";s:13:\"collection_id\";s:3:\"348\";s:10:\"color_type\";s:5:\"color\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"credit_line\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"date_submitted\";s:20:\"2020-04-11T14:47:13Z\";s:15:\"graphical_style\";s:11:\"photography\";s:13:\"license_model\";s:11:\"royaltyfree\";s:12:\"quality_rank\";s:1:\"2\";s:15:\"ProductOffering\";s:13:\"premiumaccess\";s:11:\"downloading\";s:4:\"true\";}"],"getty_images_image_id":[""],"_image_licensor_id":["1218213321"],"_image_licensor_name":["Getty Images"],"_license_type":["royaltyfree"],"photographer_credit_name":["Oscar Wong\/Getty Images"],"image_keywords":["Prevention, Real Life, Online Shopping, Horizontal, Part Of, Fruit, COVID-19, Home Delivery, Vegetable, Flatten the Curve, Avoidance, Asian and Indian Ethnicities, People, Pandemic - Illness, Home Interior, Living Room, Home Shopping, Lifestyles, Europe, One Young Woman Only, Stay at Home - Saying, Multiracial Person, Young Adult, Close-up, Healthy Eating, Person of Color, Adults Only, Human Body Part, Preparing Food, Epidemiology, Color Image, Candid, Cooking, Contactless Delivery, Box - Container, Ingredient, Quarantine, Food, Illness Prevention, Photography, Adult, Groceries, Organic, Only Women, Food Staple, Domestic Life, UK, Freshness, Indoors, Infectious Disease, One Woman Only, Take Out Food, One Person, Human Hand, Social Distancing, Asia, Coronavirus, Healthy Lifestyle, Copy Space"],"_one_time_use":["0"],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":["a:17:{s:9:\"full-orig\";a:3:{s:5:\"width\";i:2121;s:6:\"height\";i:1414;s:4:\"file\";s:26:\"GettyImages-1218213321.jpg\";}s:14:\"thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"medium-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"medium_large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:10:\"large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"1536x1536-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"2048x2048-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-hero-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-card-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"homepage-featured-big-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"homepage-featured-small-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"square-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"medium-featured-image-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:33:\"curated_content_joke_archive-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:32:\"web-stories-poster-portrait-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:31:\"web-stories-publisher-logo-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:32:\"GettyImages-1218213321-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}"],"mdd_hash":["ea848e059206c36030b40435414a68b0"],"mdd_size":["309104"]}},"1467304":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1467304,"post_author":"7359","post_date":"2020-05-07 15:53:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 20:53:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Home Delivery to Doorstep","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"home-delivery-to-doorstep","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-28 11:14:20","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-28 16:14:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:21:{s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1024x683.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:683;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:20:\"collection-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x300.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:300;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-680x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:680;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:25:\"article-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-800x450.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:800;s:6:\"height\";i:450;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:22:\"article-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-sm\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-348x348.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:348;s:6:\"height\";i:348;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-700x700.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:700;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"home-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-400x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:400;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:19:\"featured-image-16-9\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-4-3\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-1-1\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"recirc-thumb\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-180x180.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:180;s:6:\"height\";i:180;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:24:\"smart_images_low_quality\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:48:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-15x10.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:15;s:6:\"height\";i:10;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-full\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-960x540.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:960;s:6:\"height\";i:540;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-half\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-480x270.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:480;s:6:\"height\";i:270;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.2\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:169:\"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a box of groceries to her daughter and grandsons house, she leaves the box on the doorstep to avoid contact with her family.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:13:\"SOL STOCK LTD\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"24\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"320\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:5:\"0.001\";s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Home Delivery to Doorstep\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["SolStock\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:176172;s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["877fe0506a7c7fd00a2b6546b6f17837"],"mdd_size":["713719"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"is grocery delivery worth it","dek":["When you've got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613330"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868524,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions\/1868524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=613330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Use Easy \"Clipless\" Coupons<\/h3>\r\nSearching through weekly flyers, clipping coupons and remembering to bring them to the store can be daunting, especially if couponing isn't your thing. Some grocery chains make it simple for you to use manufacturer's coupons as you online shop. Apply them to items in your virtual cart with ease! Not only will that save you money, but time as well. (If couponing is <\/em>your thing, here are some almost-magic couponing secrets<\/a>.)\r\nFilter Based on Dietary Restrictions<\/h3>\r\nIf you have special dietary restrictions, most shopping sites allow you to filter or search products based on needs such as gluten-free, kosher, organic or even sugar-free. This allows you to focus on making our best gluten-free recipes<\/a> instead of reading labels endlessly.\r\nDrawbacks of Online Grocery Delivery<\/h2>\r\n\r\nNot-So-Perfect Replacements and Alternatives<\/h3>\r\nFor some stores like Target<\/a>, you can opt into receiving texts from your shopper if your desired item is out of stock. Often, they'll send you a picture of your replacement choices, and you can let them know what you'd like as your substitute. If the brand doesn't matter to you, you can also set preferences to let the shopper pick the \"best alternative.\"\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, sometimes the shopper doesn't do a good job of showing you your options. Or, you may not find out that a key ingredient to your recipe was out of stock until the groceries hit your doorstep, making it difficult to prepare the meal you had planned. It all depends on the communication skills of the shopper.\r\nNot Picking Your Own Produce<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most frustrating parts of online grocery delivery is not being able to pick your own produce. You can't always count on your shopper to pick the best option, and they also can't read your mind, either\u2014maybe you wanted an extra-firm avocado to make guacamole a few days from now, or extra-brown bananas to make banana bread tonight. However, if you opt into communications from your shopper, you can usually let them know what you're looking for. In my experience, they'll try their best to grab what you need.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, you could also outsource your produce shopping by subscribing to a produce delivery service<\/a>\u00a0instead of relying on stores like Walmart<\/a>, Kroger<\/a> or Aldi for the best fruits and veggies.\r\nDelivery Fees, Minimums + Tipping<\/h3>\r\nYes, you should tip your grocery shopper. If my shopper does a good job and is communicative with me about replacements and out-of-stock items, I'll tip 20%\u2014which can definitely add up with a big order. Keeping track of how much you're spending on groceries and the tip, and comparing it with the cost of gas and the amount of time you spend at the store will help you determine if online grocery shopping is worth it for you and your family.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the tip, delivery fees can also add up. However, for many stores, you can get a membership, which will keep you at a flat rate per year, instead of charging you per trip. At Target, you can choose to pay $9.99 per order, or<\/em> get a membership for $100 a year. I definitely order groceries more than 10 times a year, so it's worth it for me to get a membership (plus, I split it with my roommate\u2014which makes the deal even better).\r\n\r\nFinally, delivery minimums can prohibit you from grabbing only a few essentials in your online order. At Target, a minimum delivery is $35. If I put in an order every two weeks, I usually have no problem hitting that. However, if you're the type of person that hits the grocery store for milk every few days, you might find that delivery minimums inhibit your regular stocking of the fridge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","og_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lauren Pahmeier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","twitter_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lauren Pahmeier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"author":{"name":"Lauren Pahmeier","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42"},"headline":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"wordCount":1215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","keywords":["Grocery Shopping","Home & Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home & Living","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grocery Shopping","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/grocery-shopping\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42","name":"Lauren Pahmeier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c2b2e3de4b6c52f321ecded322c36d18","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","caption":"Lauren Pahmeier"},"description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University. After exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_whatsforsupper_\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-pahmeier\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/lpahmeier\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-17 15:27:04","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","author_details":{"7815":{"ID":7815,"user_url":"","user_email":"lauren.pahmeier@trustedmediabrands.com","user_nicename":"lpahmeier","user_login":"lpahmeier","display_name":"Lauren Pahmeier","first_name":"Lauren","last_name":"Pahmeier","description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University.\r\n\r\nAfter exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","type":"wpuser"}},"images":{"1868117":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1868117,"post_author":"7859","post_date":"2023-03-27 14:29:34","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:29:34","post_content":"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.","post_title":"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-27 14:31:00","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:31:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":613330,"guid":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1940;s:6:\"height\";i:1293;s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:16:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"1536x1536\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"2048x2048\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"medium-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:27:\"web-stories-poster-portrait\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-publisher-logo\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:47:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"web-stories-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:1:\"0\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:0:\"\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:1:\"0\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:1:\"0\";s:3:\"iso\";s:1:\"0\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:1:\"0\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"getty_images_image_details":["a:24:{s:8:\"viewMode\";s:10:\"mosaicView\";s:2:\"id\";s:10:\"1218213321\";s:6:\"artist\";s:10:\"Oscar Wong\";s:12:\"asset_family\";s:8:\"creative\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:15:\"collection_name\";s:6:\"Moment\";s:12:\"date_created\";s:39:\"Fri Mar 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:8:\"url_comp\";s:170:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=4jUk4fNPqvcalzgMja9zle0PRfAmg4TU1D4QFzae2zc=\";s:9:\"url_thumb\";s:166:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=170x170&k=20&c=wspCMFN06yOQSZNj2FQI-PTEezAiRnyZAcq_SlBBbtM=\";s:19:\"DateSubmittedString\";s:9:\"3\/26\/2020\";s:6:\"height\";s:3:\"317\";s:11:\"haveDetails\";s:4:\"true\";s:12:\"artist_title\";s:11:\"Contributor\";s:13:\"collection_id\";s:3:\"348\";s:10:\"color_type\";s:5:\"color\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"credit_line\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"date_submitted\";s:20:\"2020-04-11T14:47:13Z\";s:15:\"graphical_style\";s:11:\"photography\";s:13:\"license_model\";s:11:\"royaltyfree\";s:12:\"quality_rank\";s:1:\"2\";s:15:\"ProductOffering\";s:13:\"premiumaccess\";s:11:\"downloading\";s:4:\"true\";}"],"getty_images_image_id":[""],"_image_licensor_id":["1218213321"],"_image_licensor_name":["Getty Images"],"_license_type":["royaltyfree"],"photographer_credit_name":["Oscar Wong\/Getty Images"],"image_keywords":["Prevention, Real Life, Online Shopping, Horizontal, Part Of, Fruit, COVID-19, Home Delivery, Vegetable, Flatten the Curve, Avoidance, Asian and Indian Ethnicities, People, Pandemic - Illness, Home Interior, Living Room, Home Shopping, Lifestyles, Europe, One Young Woman Only, Stay at Home - Saying, Multiracial Person, Young Adult, Close-up, Healthy Eating, Person of Color, Adults Only, Human Body Part, Preparing Food, Epidemiology, Color Image, Candid, Cooking, Contactless Delivery, Box - Container, Ingredient, Quarantine, Food, Illness Prevention, Photography, Adult, Groceries, Organic, Only Women, Food Staple, Domestic Life, UK, Freshness, Indoors, Infectious Disease, One Woman Only, Take Out Food, One Person, Human Hand, Social Distancing, Asia, Coronavirus, Healthy Lifestyle, Copy Space"],"_one_time_use":["0"],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":["a:17:{s:9:\"full-orig\";a:3:{s:5:\"width\";i:2121;s:6:\"height\";i:1414;s:4:\"file\";s:26:\"GettyImages-1218213321.jpg\";}s:14:\"thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"medium-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"medium_large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:10:\"large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"1536x1536-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"2048x2048-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-hero-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-card-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"homepage-featured-big-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"homepage-featured-small-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"square-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"medium-featured-image-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:33:\"curated_content_joke_archive-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:32:\"web-stories-poster-portrait-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:31:\"web-stories-publisher-logo-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:32:\"GettyImages-1218213321-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}"],"mdd_hash":["ea848e059206c36030b40435414a68b0"],"mdd_size":["309104"]}},"1467304":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1467304,"post_author":"7359","post_date":"2020-05-07 15:53:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 20:53:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Home Delivery to Doorstep","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"home-delivery-to-doorstep","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-28 11:14:20","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-28 16:14:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:21:{s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1024x683.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:683;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:20:\"collection-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x300.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:300;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-680x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:680;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:25:\"article-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-800x450.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:800;s:6:\"height\";i:450;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:22:\"article-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-sm\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-348x348.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:348;s:6:\"height\";i:348;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-700x700.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:700;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"home-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-400x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:400;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:19:\"featured-image-16-9\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-4-3\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-1-1\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"recirc-thumb\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-180x180.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:180;s:6:\"height\";i:180;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:24:\"smart_images_low_quality\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:48:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-15x10.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:15;s:6:\"height\";i:10;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-full\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-960x540.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:960;s:6:\"height\";i:540;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-half\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-480x270.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:480;s:6:\"height\";i:270;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.2\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:169:\"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a box of groceries to her daughter and grandsons house, she leaves the box on the doorstep to avoid contact with her family.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:13:\"SOL STOCK LTD\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"24\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"320\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:5:\"0.001\";s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Home Delivery to Doorstep\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["SolStock\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:176172;s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["877fe0506a7c7fd00a2b6546b6f17837"],"mdd_size":["713719"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"is grocery delivery worth it","dek":["When you've got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613330"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868524,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions\/1868524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=613330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Drawbacks of Online Grocery Delivery<\/h2>\r\n\r\nNot-So-Perfect Replacements and Alternatives<\/h3>\r\nFor some stores like Target<\/a>, you can opt into receiving texts from your shopper if your desired item is out of stock. Often, they'll send you a picture of your replacement choices, and you can let them know what you'd like as your substitute. If the brand doesn't matter to you, you can also set preferences to let the shopper pick the \"best alternative.\"\r\n\r\nAdmittedly, sometimes the shopper doesn't do a good job of showing you your options. Or, you may not find out that a key ingredient to your recipe was out of stock until the groceries hit your doorstep, making it difficult to prepare the meal you had planned. It all depends on the communication skills of the shopper.\r\nNot Picking Your Own Produce<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most frustrating parts of online grocery delivery is not being able to pick your own produce. You can't always count on your shopper to pick the best option, and they also can't read your mind, either\u2014maybe you wanted an extra-firm avocado to make guacamole a few days from now, or extra-brown bananas to make banana bread tonight. However, if you opt into communications from your shopper, you can usually let them know what you're looking for. In my experience, they'll try their best to grab what you need.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, you could also outsource your produce shopping by subscribing to a produce delivery service<\/a>\u00a0instead of relying on stores like Walmart<\/a>, Kroger<\/a> or Aldi for the best fruits and veggies.\r\nDelivery Fees, Minimums + Tipping<\/h3>\r\nYes, you should tip your grocery shopper. If my shopper does a good job and is communicative with me about replacements and out-of-stock items, I'll tip 20%\u2014which can definitely add up with a big order. Keeping track of how much you're spending on groceries and the tip, and comparing it with the cost of gas and the amount of time you spend at the store will help you determine if online grocery shopping is worth it for you and your family.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the tip, delivery fees can also add up. However, for many stores, you can get a membership, which will keep you at a flat rate per year, instead of charging you per trip. At Target, you can choose to pay $9.99 per order, or<\/em> get a membership for $100 a year. I definitely order groceries more than 10 times a year, so it's worth it for me to get a membership (plus, I split it with my roommate\u2014which makes the deal even better).\r\n\r\nFinally, delivery minimums can prohibit you from grabbing only a few essentials in your online order. At Target, a minimum delivery is $35. If I put in an order every two weeks, I usually have no problem hitting that. However, if you're the type of person that hits the grocery store for milk every few days, you might find that delivery minimums inhibit your regular stocking of the fridge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","og_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lauren Pahmeier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","twitter_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lauren Pahmeier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"author":{"name":"Lauren Pahmeier","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42"},"headline":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"wordCount":1215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","keywords":["Grocery Shopping","Home & Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home & Living","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grocery Shopping","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/grocery-shopping\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42","name":"Lauren Pahmeier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c2b2e3de4b6c52f321ecded322c36d18","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","caption":"Lauren Pahmeier"},"description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University. After exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_whatsforsupper_\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-pahmeier\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/lpahmeier\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-17 15:27:04","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","author_details":{"7815":{"ID":7815,"user_url":"","user_email":"lauren.pahmeier@trustedmediabrands.com","user_nicename":"lpahmeier","user_login":"lpahmeier","display_name":"Lauren Pahmeier","first_name":"Lauren","last_name":"Pahmeier","description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University.\r\n\r\nAfter exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","type":"wpuser"}},"images":{"1868117":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1868117,"post_author":"7859","post_date":"2023-03-27 14:29:34","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:29:34","post_content":"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.","post_title":"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-27 14:31:00","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:31:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":613330,"guid":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1940;s:6:\"height\";i:1293;s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:16:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"1536x1536\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"2048x2048\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"medium-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:27:\"web-stories-poster-portrait\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-publisher-logo\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:47:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"web-stories-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:1:\"0\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:0:\"\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:1:\"0\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:1:\"0\";s:3:\"iso\";s:1:\"0\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:1:\"0\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"getty_images_image_details":["a:24:{s:8:\"viewMode\";s:10:\"mosaicView\";s:2:\"id\";s:10:\"1218213321\";s:6:\"artist\";s:10:\"Oscar Wong\";s:12:\"asset_family\";s:8:\"creative\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:15:\"collection_name\";s:6:\"Moment\";s:12:\"date_created\";s:39:\"Fri Mar 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:8:\"url_comp\";s:170:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=4jUk4fNPqvcalzgMja9zle0PRfAmg4TU1D4QFzae2zc=\";s:9:\"url_thumb\";s:166:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=170x170&k=20&c=wspCMFN06yOQSZNj2FQI-PTEezAiRnyZAcq_SlBBbtM=\";s:19:\"DateSubmittedString\";s:9:\"3\/26\/2020\";s:6:\"height\";s:3:\"317\";s:11:\"haveDetails\";s:4:\"true\";s:12:\"artist_title\";s:11:\"Contributor\";s:13:\"collection_id\";s:3:\"348\";s:10:\"color_type\";s:5:\"color\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"credit_line\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"date_submitted\";s:20:\"2020-04-11T14:47:13Z\";s:15:\"graphical_style\";s:11:\"photography\";s:13:\"license_model\";s:11:\"royaltyfree\";s:12:\"quality_rank\";s:1:\"2\";s:15:\"ProductOffering\";s:13:\"premiumaccess\";s:11:\"downloading\";s:4:\"true\";}"],"getty_images_image_id":[""],"_image_licensor_id":["1218213321"],"_image_licensor_name":["Getty Images"],"_license_type":["royaltyfree"],"photographer_credit_name":["Oscar Wong\/Getty Images"],"image_keywords":["Prevention, Real Life, Online Shopping, Horizontal, Part Of, Fruit, COVID-19, Home Delivery, Vegetable, Flatten the Curve, Avoidance, Asian and Indian Ethnicities, People, Pandemic - Illness, Home Interior, Living Room, Home Shopping, Lifestyles, Europe, One Young Woman Only, Stay at Home - Saying, Multiracial Person, Young Adult, Close-up, Healthy Eating, Person of Color, Adults Only, Human Body Part, Preparing Food, Epidemiology, Color Image, Candid, Cooking, Contactless Delivery, Box - Container, Ingredient, Quarantine, Food, Illness Prevention, Photography, Adult, Groceries, Organic, Only Women, Food Staple, Domestic Life, UK, Freshness, Indoors, Infectious Disease, One Woman Only, Take Out Food, One Person, Human Hand, Social Distancing, Asia, Coronavirus, Healthy Lifestyle, Copy Space"],"_one_time_use":["0"],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":["a:17:{s:9:\"full-orig\";a:3:{s:5:\"width\";i:2121;s:6:\"height\";i:1414;s:4:\"file\";s:26:\"GettyImages-1218213321.jpg\";}s:14:\"thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"medium-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"medium_large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:10:\"large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"1536x1536-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"2048x2048-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-hero-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-card-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"homepage-featured-big-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"homepage-featured-small-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"square-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"medium-featured-image-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:33:\"curated_content_joke_archive-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:32:\"web-stories-poster-portrait-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:31:\"web-stories-publisher-logo-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:32:\"GettyImages-1218213321-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}"],"mdd_hash":["ea848e059206c36030b40435414a68b0"],"mdd_size":["309104"]}},"1467304":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1467304,"post_author":"7359","post_date":"2020-05-07 15:53:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 20:53:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Home Delivery to Doorstep","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"home-delivery-to-doorstep","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-28 11:14:20","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-28 16:14:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:21:{s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1024x683.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:683;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:20:\"collection-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x300.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:300;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-680x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:680;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:25:\"article-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-800x450.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:800;s:6:\"height\";i:450;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:22:\"article-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-sm\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-348x348.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:348;s:6:\"height\";i:348;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-700x700.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:700;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"home-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-400x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:400;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:19:\"featured-image-16-9\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-4-3\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-1-1\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"recirc-thumb\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-180x180.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:180;s:6:\"height\";i:180;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:24:\"smart_images_low_quality\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:48:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-15x10.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:15;s:6:\"height\";i:10;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-full\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-960x540.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:960;s:6:\"height\";i:540;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-half\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-480x270.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:480;s:6:\"height\";i:270;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.2\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:169:\"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a box of groceries to her daughter and grandsons house, she leaves the box on the doorstep to avoid contact with her family.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:13:\"SOL STOCK LTD\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"24\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"320\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:5:\"0.001\";s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Home Delivery to Doorstep\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["SolStock\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:176172;s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["877fe0506a7c7fd00a2b6546b6f17837"],"mdd_size":["713719"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"is grocery delivery worth it","dek":["When you've got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613330"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868524,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions\/1868524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=613330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Not Picking Your Own Produce<\/h3>\r\nOne of the most frustrating parts of online grocery delivery is not being able to pick your own produce. You can't always count on your shopper to pick the best option, and they also can't read your mind, either\u2014maybe you wanted an extra-firm avocado to make guacamole a few days from now, or extra-brown bananas to make banana bread tonight. However, if you opt into communications from your shopper, you can usually let them know what you're looking for. In my experience, they'll try their best to grab what you need.\r\n\r\nKeep in mind, you could also outsource your produce shopping by subscribing to a produce delivery service<\/a>\u00a0instead of relying on stores like Walmart<\/a>, Kroger<\/a> or Aldi for the best fruits and veggies.\r\nDelivery Fees, Minimums + Tipping<\/h3>\r\nYes, you should tip your grocery shopper. If my shopper does a good job and is communicative with me about replacements and out-of-stock items, I'll tip 20%\u2014which can definitely add up with a big order. Keeping track of how much you're spending on groceries and the tip, and comparing it with the cost of gas and the amount of time you spend at the store will help you determine if online grocery shopping is worth it for you and your family.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the tip, delivery fees can also add up. However, for many stores, you can get a membership, which will keep you at a flat rate per year, instead of charging you per trip. At Target, you can choose to pay $9.99 per order, or<\/em> get a membership for $100 a year. I definitely order groceries more than 10 times a year, so it's worth it for me to get a membership (plus, I split it with my roommate\u2014which makes the deal even better).\r\n\r\nFinally, delivery minimums can prohibit you from grabbing only a few essentials in your online order. At Target, a minimum delivery is $35. If I put in an order every two weeks, I usually have no problem hitting that. However, if you're the type of person that hits the grocery store for milk every few days, you might find that delivery minimums inhibit your regular stocking of the fridge.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n
Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes<\/title>\n\n\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","og_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","og_site_name":"Taste Recipes","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","article_published_time":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lauren Pahmeier","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Is Online Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weighed the Pros and Cons","twitter_description":"Thanks to easy ordering through Amazon Fresh, plus delivery or pick-up from Walmart and local chains, grocery delivery is a serious option for us all. Here's why.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","twitter_creator":"@tasteofhome","twitter_site":"@tasteofhome","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lauren Pahmeier","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"author":{"name":"Lauren Pahmeier","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42"},"headline":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"},"wordCount":1215,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","keywords":["Grocery Shopping","Home & Living"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-07T06:39:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-28T16:30:47+00:00","description":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home & Living","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grocery Shopping","item":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/home-living\/grocery-shopping\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? We Weigh the Pros and Cons"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","name":"Taste Recipes","description":"Find Recipes, Appetizers, Desserts, Holiday Recipes & Healthy Cooking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#organization","name":"Taste Recipes","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/toh-logo-red.png","width":166,"height":125,"caption":"Taste Recipes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/x.com\/tasteofhome","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tasteofhome\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/taste_of_home\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/tasteofhome"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ab9ed80ed762381d4b37ba7cd6224a42","name":"Lauren Pahmeier","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/c2b2e3de4b6c52f321ecded322c36d18","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Lauren-Pahmeier-profile-photo.jpg","caption":"Lauren Pahmeier"},"description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University. After exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_whatsforsupper_\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-pahmeier\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/author\/lpahmeier\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-05-17 15:27:04","action":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/reasons-to-try-grocery-delivery\/","author_details":{"7815":{"ID":7815,"user_url":"","user_email":"lauren.pahmeier@trustedmediabrands.com","user_nicename":"lpahmeier","user_login":"lpahmeier","display_name":"Lauren Pahmeier","first_name":"Lauren","last_name":"Pahmeier","description":"Lauren has spent four years in digital and print publishing since earning her professional journalism degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. As an editor at Taste Recipes, Lauren spends her days leading SEO-focused projects and collaborating with the Test Kitchen to develop new recipes. She also writes daily about her favorite recipes, building seasonal charcuterie boards and more. Lauren previously pitched, wrote and edited content about event planning, catering and travel, but discovered her passion for food journalism in particular while she served as the editor and co-founder of her school\u2019s chapter of Spoon University.\r\n\r\nAfter exploring the restaurant scene in Minneapolis for almost eight years, Lauren moved to Milwaukee where she continues to try every seasonal latte and scoop of frozen custard she can. No matter where she goes, she loves to share her finds with her friends and family on Instagram. When she\u2019s not writing or posting about food, she\u2019s either making it at home or deliberating where to dine next.","type":"wpuser"}},"images":{"1868117":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1868117,"post_author":"7859","post_date":"2023-03-27 14:29:34","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:29:34","post_content":"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.","post_title":"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-27 14:31:00","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-27 19:31:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":613330,"guid":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1940;s:6:\"height\";i:1293;s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"2023\/03\/GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:16:{s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"1536x1536\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:9:\"2048x2048\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-hero\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"categories-v2-card\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"homepage-featured-big\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"homepage-featured-small\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:16:\"square-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"medium-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:27:\"web-stories-poster-portrait\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-publisher-logo\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:47:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"web-stories-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:49:\"GettyImages-1218213321-e1679945482641-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:1:\"0\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:0:\"\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:1:\"0\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:1:\"0\";s:3:\"iso\";s:1:\"0\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:1:\"0\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"getty_images_image_details":["a:24:{s:8:\"viewMode\";s:10:\"mosaicView\";s:2:\"id\";s:10:\"1218213321\";s:6:\"artist\";s:10:\"Oscar Wong\";s:12:\"asset_family\";s:8:\"creative\";s:7:\"caption\";s:93:\"Cropped shot of young woman receiving a box of fresh organic food delivery at the front door.\";s:15:\"collection_name\";s:6:\"Moment\";s:12:\"date_created\";s:39:\"Fri Mar 27 2020 00:00:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)\";s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Young Woman Receiving Fresh Food Home Delivery\";s:8:\"url_comp\";s:170:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=4jUk4fNPqvcalzgMja9zle0PRfAmg4TU1D4QFzae2zc=\";s:9:\"url_thumb\";s:166:\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/id\/1218213321\/photo\/young-woman-receiving-fresh-food-home-delivery.jpg?b=1&s=170x170&k=20&c=wspCMFN06yOQSZNj2FQI-PTEezAiRnyZAcq_SlBBbtM=\";s:19:\"DateSubmittedString\";s:9:\"3\/26\/2020\";s:6:\"height\";s:3:\"317\";s:11:\"haveDetails\";s:4:\"true\";s:12:\"artist_title\";s:11:\"Contributor\";s:13:\"collection_id\";s:3:\"348\";s:10:\"color_type\";s:5:\"color\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:0:\"\";s:11:\"credit_line\";s:0:\"\";s:14:\"date_submitted\";s:20:\"2020-04-11T14:47:13Z\";s:15:\"graphical_style\";s:11:\"photography\";s:13:\"license_model\";s:11:\"royaltyfree\";s:12:\"quality_rank\";s:1:\"2\";s:15:\"ProductOffering\";s:13:\"premiumaccess\";s:11:\"downloading\";s:4:\"true\";}"],"getty_images_image_id":[""],"_image_licensor_id":["1218213321"],"_image_licensor_name":["Getty Images"],"_license_type":["royaltyfree"],"photographer_credit_name":["Oscar Wong\/Getty Images"],"image_keywords":["Prevention, Real Life, Online Shopping, Horizontal, Part Of, Fruit, COVID-19, Home Delivery, Vegetable, Flatten the Curve, Avoidance, Asian and Indian Ethnicities, People, Pandemic - Illness, Home Interior, Living Room, Home Shopping, Lifestyles, Europe, One Young Woman Only, Stay at Home - Saying, Multiracial Person, Young Adult, Close-up, Healthy Eating, Person of Color, Adults Only, Human Body Part, Preparing Food, Epidemiology, Color Image, Candid, Cooking, Contactless Delivery, Box - Container, Ingredient, Quarantine, Food, Illness Prevention, Photography, Adult, Groceries, Organic, Only Women, Food Staple, Domestic Life, UK, Freshness, Indoors, Infectious Disease, One Woman Only, Take Out Food, One Person, Human Hand, Social Distancing, Asia, Coronavirus, Healthy Lifestyle, Copy Space"],"_one_time_use":["0"],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":["a:17:{s:9:\"full-orig\";a:3:{s:5:\"width\";i:2121;s:6:\"height\";i:1414;s:4:\"file\";s:26:\"GettyImages-1218213321.jpg\";}s:14:\"thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"medium-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"medium_large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:10:\"large-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-700x467.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:467;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"1536x1536-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-1536x1024.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1536;s:6:\"height\";i:1024;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"2048x2048-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:36:\"GettyImages-1218213321-2048x1365.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:2048;s:6:\"height\";i:1365;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-hero-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-768x768.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:768;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"categories-v2-card-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-568x568.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:568;s:6:\"height\";i:568;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"homepage-featured-big-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-522x522.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:522;s:6:\"height\";i:522;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"homepage-featured-small-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-185x185.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:185;s:6:\"height\";i:185;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:21:\"square-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-295x295.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:295;s:6:\"height\";i:295;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"medium-featured-image-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-350x350.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:350;s:6:\"height\";i:350;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:33:\"curated_content_joke_archive-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:32:\"web-stories-poster-portrait-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-640x853.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:853;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:31:\"web-stories-publisher-logo-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:32:\"GettyImages-1218213321-96x96.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:96;s:6:\"height\";i:96;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"web-stories-thumbnail-orig\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:34:\"GettyImages-1218213321-150x100.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:100;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}"],"mdd_hash":["ea848e059206c36030b40435414a68b0"],"mdd_size":["309104"]}},"1467304":{"image_url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","post_data":{"ID":1467304,"post_author":"7359","post_date":"2020-05-07 15:53:40","post_date_gmt":"2020-05-07 20:53:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Home Delivery to Doorstep","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"inherit","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"home-delivery-to-doorstep","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-28 11:14:20","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-28 16:14:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg","menu_order":0,"post_type":"attachment","post_mime_type":"image\/jpeg","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"post_meta":{"_wp_attached_file":["2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg"],"_syndication_rights":["1"],"_wp_attachment_metadata":["a:5:{s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"2020\/05\/grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309.jpg\";s:5:\"sizes\";a:21:{s:9:\"thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-150x150.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:150;s:6:\"height\";i:150;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:6:\"medium\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x200.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:200;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"medium_large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-768x512.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:768;s:6:\"height\";i:512;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:5:\"large\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1024x683.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1024;s:6:\"height\";i:683;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:20:\"collection-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-300x300.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:300;s:6:\"height\";i:300;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-680x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:680;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:25:\"article-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-800x450.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:800;s:6:\"height\";i:450;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:22:\"article-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:23:\"listicle-featured-image\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-696x696.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:696;s:6:\"height\";i:696;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:26:\"listicle-featured-image-sm\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-348x348.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:348;s:6:\"height\";i:348;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:17:\"featured-image-lg\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-700x700.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:700;s:6:\"height\";i:700;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:14:\"home-thumbnail\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-400x400.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:400;s:6:\"height\";i:400;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:19:\"featured-image-16-9\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x675.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:675;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-4-3\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:18:\"featured-image-1-1\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:51:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-1200x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:1200;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:28:\"curated_content_joke_archive\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-640x800.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:640;s:6:\"height\";i:800;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:12:\"recirc-thumb\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-180x180.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:180;s:6:\"height\";i:180;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:24:\"smart_images_low_quality\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:48:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-15x10.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:15;s:6:\"height\";i:10;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-full\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-960x540.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:960;s:6:\"height\";i:540;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}s:11:\"native-half\";a:4:{s:4:\"file\";s:50:\"grocery-deliver-GettyImages-1214702309-480x270.jpg\";s:5:\"width\";i:480;s:6:\"height\";i:270;s:9:\"mime-type\";s:10:\"image\/jpeg\";}}s:10:\"image_meta\";a:12:{s:8:\"aperture\";s:3:\"2.2\";s:6:\"credit\";s:12:\"Getty Images\";s:6:\"camera\";s:22:\"Canon EOS-1D X Mark II\";s:7:\"caption\";s:169:\"A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a box of groceries to her daughter and grandsons house, she leaves the box on the doorstep to avoid contact with her family.\";s:17:\"created_timestamp\";s:0:\"\";s:9:\"copyright\";s:13:\"SOL STOCK LTD\";s:12:\"focal_length\";s:2:\"24\";s:3:\"iso\";s:3:\"320\";s:13:\"shutter_speed\";s:5:\"0.001\";s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Home Delivery to Doorstep\";s:11:\"orientation\";s:1:\"1\";s:8:\"keywords\";a:0:{}}}"],"_image_licensor_id":[""],"_image_licensor_name":[""],"_license_type":[""],"photographer_credit_name":["SolStock\/Getty Images"],"_wp_attachment_image_alt":["A point of view shot of a woman dropping off a grocery delivery"],"sf_media":["a:5:{s:20:\"medium_thumbnail_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/med_3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:13:\"thumbnail_url\";s:97:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/socialflow-image-upload-thumbs\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:12:\"fullsize_url\";s:101:\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/prod-cust-photo-posts-jfaikqealaka\/3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";s:4:\"size\";i:176172;s:8:\"filename\";s:41:\"3268-87f66d8fee06ad3c66bb1f19c8a29416.jpg\";}"],"mdd_hash":["877fe0506a7c7fd00a2b6546b6f17837"],"mdd_size":["713719"]}}},"current_site_slug":"toh-com","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Is Grocery Delivery Worth It? [Pros and Cons] | Taste Recipes","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Is grocery delivery worth it? Short answer: It can be. We weigh the pros and cons, including cost, convenience, time spent and more.","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"is grocery delivery worth it","dek":["When you've got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7815"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613330"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1868524,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613330\/revisions\/1868524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1467304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"categories-v2","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories-v2?post=613330"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=613330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
When you’ve got a hundred things on your to-do list, online grocery delivery might be just the ticket. Use our research to help decide if online grocery delivery is worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7815,"featured_media":1467304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[303838,303797],"categories-v2":[308448,308432],"coauthors":[340633],"acf":{"long_pin":"","ncv_override_generic_settings_option":false,"ncv_autoplay_option":"","ncv_stickyplay_option":"","ncv_ads_option":"","ncv_mute_option":"","ncv_comscore_option":"","ncv_moat_option":"","ncv_autoplay_mobile_option":"","ncv_viewable_threshold_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_option":"","ncv_autopause_option":"","ncv_sticky_offset_mobile_option":"","ncv_autopause_mobile_option":"","ncv_sticky_mobile_option":"","ncv_remove_player_option":false,"long_pin_file":false},"yoast_head":"\n