Grocery shopping needs modernized

I don’t do the food shopping in my house, but if I did, I would be frustrated. It adds insult to injury that in this day and age we are still making a list, leaving the house, walking up and down aisles for 30-40 minutes, waiting in line to check out and pretending to be excited about gas points and free coupons.

If I’m spending more on food than my mortgage, I expect the process of that ridiculous transaction to at least be somewhat painless. I mean come on. One word....Amazon. If they can send me contact lens solution via UPS for the same price I buy it at Giant, then Giant should be able to have it ready for me to pick up when I get there and put it in my trunk and still make money.

There are so many opportunities here for both the stores and the consumers. Why should I have to remember everything that goes into a week’s worth of meals, and deduct what I already have to create a list of what I need when it could all be in my online recipe tab? There could be a history of everything that I have bought in the past and a clickable template for what I need.

Pay now? Heck yes! Text me when it’s ready and I’ll reply when I’m on the way! I’ll even pop the trunk.

This story was originally published March 16, 2017 at 10:19 PM with the headline "Grocery shopping needs modernized."