As pretty much everyone in my life knows, Bobby and I only get to see each other on the weekends. He works M-F 3:30-midnight and I work daytime hours. This means that weekends are very precious to us. While we try and get out and see family and friends, we also try and spend as much time alone as we can. This also means that convenience on the weekends is my best friend.
Two years ago I discovered Coborns Delivers. They have actual grocery stores you can go into, which are located all over the state but the closest one to us is in Ramsey, which is still almost 40 minutes away. They have great produce, bakery and deli items at relatively inexpensive costs. The best thing about it is that I can order my groceries from my computer in about 15 minutes, see exactly how much I'm spending (great for budgeting), decide when I want them delivered and pay very close to what I would pay at Target or Cub. Once you start using the service more often, they just keep everything you've ordered in what's called "My List", so if you just want the same stuff every week, you know exactly where to find it.
They also have lots of store coupons, specials, pre-made meals and they accept manufacturer coupons as well. There are a few things that I enjoy that they don't have, like Sabra Hummus, Dannon Oikos yogurt and Odwalla drinks, but there are so many other things that they DO have. If your order is $50 or more (which ours almost always is) you pay a $5 delivery fee. They also offer delivery passes that are 3, 6, 9 or 12 months that end up saving you in delivery fees in the long run.
We also love using it in the summer when we take trips to the cabin because we can use the green totes that they deliver our food in. We don't have a cooler, so it's great to have those totes. It's kind of like Netflix, where you can keep the totes as long as you want, but eventually they do e-mail you saying "we need more totes, can we pick yours up?" They'll either pick your totes up on a date you choose from their website, or when they deliver your next order.
It's one of my favorite things to use, especially in the winter time and when I have such little time with my husband. Check it out for yourself!
