I loved Webvan when it existed, and then Tesco's delivery service in the UK, but never got into the delivery options in the US since then. (I also ended up with >30 of their crates...)
I'd pay $50/wk for someone to go to storage freezer (deer, beef), the butcher in Alameda (other meat), Berkeley Bowl (produce), Tokyo Fish Market (fish, japanese stuff), Whole Foods (365 is a decent deal, failthrough for anything not at the above), Costco (specific bulk items, like ito-en green tea and san pelligrino), and Trader Joe's (frozen food) to get groceries. Unfortunately, I think I outgrew Safeway some time ago. The other problem is I often want to buy highly seasonal items, based on availability, price, and quality. I don't think there's a good way to get the quality I want at a single store at a decent price; Whole Foods comes closest, but is expensive. Add BevMo for liquor, too.
Webvan had basically one or two steps better quality than Safeway (on par with Andronico's), and all in one place.
A service to get stuff for a party during the party (e.g. if you run out of beer) in 1h for $10 would be awesome. I don't think I'd use 3h Safeway delivery even if free. I would use a higher end service with great quality food (by going to the right shops) if the ordering experience exposed current inventory status.
I'd pay $50/wk for someone to go to storage freezer (deer, beef), the butcher in Alameda (other meat), Berkeley Bowl (produce), Tokyo Fish Market (fish, japanese stuff), Whole Foods (365 is a decent deal, failthrough for anything not at the above), Costco (specific bulk items, like ito-en green tea and san pelligrino), and Trader Joe's (frozen food) to get groceries. Unfortunately, I think I outgrew Safeway some time ago. The other problem is I often want to buy highly seasonal items, based on availability, price, and quality. I don't think there's a good way to get the quality I want at a single store at a decent price; Whole Foods comes closest, but is expensive. Add BevMo for liquor, too.
Webvan had basically one or two steps better quality than Safeway (on par with Andronico's), and all in one place.
A service to get stuff for a party during the party (e.g. if you run out of beer) in 1h for $10 would be awesome. I don't think I'd use 3h Safeway delivery even if free. I would use a higher end service with great quality food (by going to the right shops) if the ordering experience exposed current inventory status.