On June 09 2014 22:06 marvellosity wrote:
In the UK, home deliveries for groceries is ubiquitous and very cheap/free. Is it not the same in US cities?
It is common in some locales... not so much in others. It is probably available in my area, but I don't want it. Arranging the home delivery can be a problem for me on my schedule, plus I like to shop in the store.
On June 10 2014 00:01 hazdur wrote:
I used to ride from the Vienna stop on the orange line, not to buy groceries, but when I wanted to go downtown.
Is that your neighborhood, by any chance?
I'm in the Capitol Riverfront.
On June 10 2014 05:17 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +On June 09 2014 20:15 micronesia wrote:On June 09 2014 13:35 REDBLUEGREEN wrote:On June 09 2014 12:48 micronesia wrote:On June 09 2014 12:44 REDBLUEGREEN wrote:
Over here in Europe, we use this thing called "bicycle". They are pretty neat. =P
I usually ride my bike for distances under ~10km.
For greater distances and on rainy or very windy days I use the subway or a combination of train and bike.
I think about signing up for a carsharing service like Car2Go for the big weekend grocery shopping. A friend is using it and it seems to work great.
While writing the OP, I made a conscious effort not to preempt the slightly obnoxious bicycle comment that was sure to come. It came lol
Some cities are more bicycle friendly than others. I'm a bit envious of those many parts of Europe where it's so easy to use bicycles. Obviously, it doesn't really help with groceries. It isn't a solution for me.
Hehe and you sure delivered the expected response
Anyway I just saw that Car2Go also operates in Washington DC, you should check it out. I think it's a good solution for grocery shopping.
I took a look: there don't seem to be any Car2Go services in my particular part of DC. Even so, I don't understand how Car2Go would help me... I have a car and off-street parking. The issue isn't the car... it's that driving is not practical for many locations to begin with.
On June 09 2014 15:13 Manifesto7 wrote:I was beaten to the obnoxious bike comment, but it actually isn't an impediment for carrying groceries. You can carry more on your bicycle than in your hands and it doesn't have to cost much. If it is unsafe on the roads/sidewalk, that is a different story.
Dont want to spend a lot of money on panniers? Try these. Waterproof, strong, and eco.
http://www.grannygears.com/media/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1665 How much can you carry? Like, when I take the Metro I'll typically carry two 20-pound grocery bags home with me (rough estimate). Can you get more 20 pound bags on to a normal bicycle?
y0su: yep
Depends on your bike setup, but I can carry double that on mine with no problem.
Damn, I'd like to see a photo of that LOL
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