If you told me ten years ago that one day I will join Peapod, I would laugh in your face. Why would I let anybody else pick my produce and who can do the shopping game better than I can?
Today I find myself in an awkward situation. I have a store nearby, yet I can’t get there. Full-time job, a part-time business, and a mommy duty – I just cannot do it all!
That’s when I decided to try the Peapod delivery service. Can I afford it or is this a luxury reserved for the richest?
This Illinois-based online grocer has been around for more than 20 years, now serves residents in pockets of the Midwest and East Coast.
While you can’t find a pound of tomatoes here for a buck, there is more to the online grocery shopping than one might think.
The biggest turn off is the $60 minimum purchase with $10 shipping charge, but if you pass the sticker shock – it is up the hill from here.
Once you get over $100 with your purchase (which is easy with a big family), the shipping cost goes down to $6 and can get even lower with occasional coupons and delivery specials. 
The best thing about the Peapod delivery service is easy (at least for me) avoidance of impulse shopping. Most of the time you don’t know how much you are spending until you get to the cash register. However, when it comes to Peapod shopping, the total price is always there on the screen to remind you when you need to stop, revise your cart, and avoid overspending.
If you shop Peapod delivery service a lot and able to spend 2,000 in six months, you will be upgraded to a VIP level, which will give you better specials, priority customer service, and sometimes a possibly some other perks. I am not talking from the experience, but a friend of mine does have this status and she confirmed that she gets priority customer service as well as higher value coupons.
And speaking of the coupons, if you want to get more for your buck shopping at the Peapod Delivery Service, check out I Love Peapod, but I want discounts article.
I have to admit, it mightt be good for some people, but this likely wouldnt for me. I like seeing whaat I am buying first. Like tomatoes… if I buy off season are they the ones that ripen off vine and taste lie cardboard or the good ones.
In theory it would be easier though.