Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
They definitely can call you.?? I've had shoppers call me just before they check out to be sure the substitutions were acceptable.?? They also have to call to get directions because the apartment complex where I live has confusing addresses.?? So yes, they can definitely call you if you wish.?? Be aware that the area code used for the calls is not usually a local area code.?? I live in Southern Illinois and I've had area codes from Southern California, New York state and other places I can't think of. This is to preserve the privacy of the shopper, I think, but I'm not sure.?? Just to say that if you have a call blocker on your phone you could miss important texts and calls since they don't use local area codes for the calls. Other services like Doordash do this, too.?? It was weird at first, but now I'm used to it. Lisa On 8/3/2020 11:59 AM, Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark wrote: Yes. You pay when you order. You can explore the stores without making an order. You can review your order and add and remove items. They will tell you if there are limited quantities of anything in your order and you can choose what they will substitute from some suggestions they give of alternatives or choose to leave it off the list if it's out of stock. You can communicate via text in real time while your shopper is at the store as well. I'm not sure if they will call you because I chose to do text messaging. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2020 4:00 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Wendy Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
Yes. You pay when you order. You can explore the stores without making an order. You can review your order and add and remove items. They will tell you if there are limited quantities of anything in your order and you can choose what they will substitute from some suggestions they give of alternatives or choose to leave it off the list if it's out of stock. You can communicate via text in real time while your shopper is at the store as well. I'm not sure if they will call you because I chose to do text messaging. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2020 4:00 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Wendy Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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I pay the monthly fee and one of the things I love is you can shop from more than one store and have it delivered same day. People with disabilities, access job openings at http://www.benderconsult.com/careers/job-openings Johna Gravitt Accessibility Consultant Recruitment Outreach Specialist Workplace Mentoring Resource Manager Email: jgrav...@benderconsult.com Phone: (412)-446-4442 Main office Phone: (412)-787-8567 Web: www.benderconsult.com Celebrating 20+ Years of Disability Employment Solutions Recruitment. Workplace Mentoring. Technology Accessibility. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 8:27 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart You can explore all you want. The reason you have to create an account is so they can know which stores they have in your area. I explored a good deal before I bought. You pay the yearly fee, if you want to, to avoid getting charged for each delivery. For us, it turned out to be cheaper in the long run. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:13 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart You need to sign up. Only when you have an account, you can browse different stores available in your area. When you browse, you don't pay a thing. When you create your account, you put a credit or debit card on file. This card is charged for your purchases once you check out. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 7:00 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Wendy Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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Yes, we pay the yearly fee for Instacart, too, and it has saved our bacon several times. Karen At 05:29 PM 8/2/2020, you wrote: You can explore all you want. The reason you have to create an account is so they can know which stores they have in your area. I explored a good deal before I bought. You pay the yearly fee, if you want to, to avoid getting charged for each delivery. For us, it turned out to be cheaper in the long run. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:13 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart You need to sign up. Only when you have an account, you can browse different stores available in your area. When you browse, you don't pay a thing. When you create your account, you put a credit or debit card on file. This card is charged for your purchases once you check out. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 7:00 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Wendy Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
You can explore all you want. The reason you have to create an account is so they can know which stores they have in your area. I explored a good deal before I bought. You pay the yearly fee, if you want to, to avoid getting charged for each delivery. For us, it turned out to be cheaper in the long run. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:13 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart You need to sign up. Only when you have an account, you can browse different stores available in your area. When you browse, you don't pay a thing. When you create your account, you put a credit or debit card on file. This card is charged for your purchases once you check out. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 7:00 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Wendy Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
Peapod still doesn't serve my area. Hurrumph! Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 2, 2020 12:55 PM, Immigrant via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. > I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, > worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a > couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the > contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, > cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also > currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their > shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave > the groceries on the porch and knock. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona > virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. > Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm > almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me > something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) > > On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. > > This service was previously known for being a third-party service you could > > call and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the > > skills or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call > > the same number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is > > a third party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery > > itself, but the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo > > Grandparent or Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > > > Linda: > > > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not > > paying for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out > > very well. But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that > > are as close as it comes. > > > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an > > account without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account > > will allow them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you > > could just pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more > > money at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never > > would have known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted > > filter", where somebody else decides for you what is important or what you > > want. Nobody is going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery > > store shelves unless you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I > > looked up and down the shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. > > Except the automotive, of course. > > > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The > > app and the web site are accessible, requiring
Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
You need to sign up. Only when you have an account, you can browse different stores available in your area. When you browse, you don't pay a thing. When you create your account, you put a credit or debit card on file. This card is charged for your purchases once you check out. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Wendy via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 7:00 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Wendy Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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Trying to understand Instacart. You pay when you order? Can you explore the stores through Instacart without paying a fee? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
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I've used it intermittently when my kids are not available to go. Usually, one of them will go and I just send them the money. I do not pay a monthly fee for InstCart because it is not worth it as I don't use it often enough. When my mother was very sick with cancer, I did use it to shop for her and subscribed because I was using it regularly. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Gary Metzler via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2020 3:01 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Gary Metzler Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart I think Instacart is a great service. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of L
Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
Here, in New York, they work with Stop and Shop. I know they used other chains in other regions, but I am not sure this will be the case any longer because Peapod transitions to stopandshop.com. And as ffar as I can figure out, the new site is more accessible when using Firefox. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart So I guess that Peapod is accessible. Who do they shop for? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:56 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the
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I love Polenta. I would like to know more information about making it instead of buying it and some variations. With Warm Regards: Regina Brink President, ACB Capital Chapter of California Council of the Blind Find me at: https://facebook.com/reginamarie Follow me on: https//:www.twitter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2020 12:56 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. Yo
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That is what my shopper does for me. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:56 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookingintheda
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I think Instacart is a great service. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole > > Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. > > One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so > we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little > angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) > > On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Hi, >> >> No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. >> (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is >> included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. >> >> Dian
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Yes, Peapod is accessible. I have used it for something like 15 years now, far before all the others started to deliver. Peapod is stop and shop, which some say is more expensive than other groceries, but The service fee is less than other services too, so it kind of balances out. With sales, I usually save at least $20 an order, so if the prices aren’t as good as other locations it kind of balances out. I have no major fact pushing me to stay with what I do or tempting me to leave, other than I am generally just too lazy to start with another service and learning the most efficient techniques. I can do a whole order in just a matter of minutes, based on using my previously ordered list. I would say that the computer is a lot more efficient than the tediousness of the app, but I say that about most things in general, as the phone is never very powerfully efficient. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2020, at 5:26 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > wrote: > > So I guess that Peapod is accessible. Who do they shop for? > > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > Immigrant via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:56 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Immigrant > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. > I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, > worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a > couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the > contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, > cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also > currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their > shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave > the groceries on the porch and knock. > > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of > Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona > virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. > Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm > almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me > something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) > >> On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app >> or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. >> This service was previously known for being a third-party service you could >> call and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the >> skills or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the >> same number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a >> third party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery >> itself, but the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo >> Grandparent or Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] >> On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: meward1...@gmail.com >> Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart >> >> Linda: >> >> I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for >> shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying >> for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. >> But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as >> close as it comes. >> >> I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the >> store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an >> aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so >> many things to buy. I didn't even k
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Never mind, Peapod is not in my area. I didn't think so. I wouldn't have put this on the list, but availability in your area is always a consideration. Not all these services are available everywhere. If it isn't available, you might check again at another time. In my area, there is also a service for seniors and people with disabilities that is run through Favor and one of the local grocery stores, People can call in their order. That's what my mother-in-law does. She is sighted. She is not computer literate and has no interest in getting that way. I have not tried to even sign up for this service. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:56 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the
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So I guess that Peapod is accessible. Who do they shop for? -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:56 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- >
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I always steer away from contactless delivery because I live in an apartment. I don't want a shopper or delivery person to drop my bags in the lobby or, worse yet, at the entrance of my building. I filled a cart on peapod.com a couple of weeks ago, but when I went to check out and realized the contactless delivery checkbox cannot be unchecked, I emptied the cart, cancelled the whole process and logged into Instacart instead. They also currently do mostly contactless deliveries, but I am almost sure their shoppers will drop the bags by my apartment door and ring the bell. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole > > Oh, I love everything with corn; tortil
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Instacart will do a no-contact delivery. We have it set up where they leave the groceries on the porch and knock. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:31 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: > And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app > or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This > service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call > and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills > or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same > number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third > party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but > the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or > Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. > > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: meward1...@gmail.com > Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart > > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole > > Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. > > One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so > we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little > angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) > > On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Hi, >> >> No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. >> (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is >> included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. >> >> Diane >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On >> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:45 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Linda S. >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Mi
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Well, in talking about being so dependent on my husband, before this corrona virus hit, I loved going to the store myself and doing the grocery shopping. Now it's just not safe as we both have compromised health issues, and I'm almost 70 years old! Ug!But since I'm stuck at home, you all have given me something to do, and something to look forward to. Thanks! (smile) On 8/2/2020 9:11 AM, Tiffany H. Jessen via Cookinginthedark wrote: And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Linda: I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close as it comes. I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of course. There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. So if that's you, you might try it. Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people who have. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Hi, No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. Diane -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:45 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole Hi Dianne: So, I gave you a little misinformation. The pollenta we bought isn't microwavable, however, there are three types of pasta you can microwave. Rotini, elb ow mac, and/r gemmelly. Gimelly is like a twisty pasta. You only microwave them for one minute. Hope this helps. Sorry for the misinformation. On 8/1/2020 4:57 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Linda, I have had microwave rice in a pouch. I heard about pasta, but, didn't know where to look for it. Is all that other stuff you mentioned in pouches like the rice? Thanks. Diane -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:39 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole There are
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Most of us have never had the luxury of shopping for groceries and seeing everything in the aisles. I have been doing this for several months, but I'm still like the proverbial kid in a candy store. Though I don't go through everything anymore. For me, the deli counter was the worst. They had chocolate hummus. Yes, that's right! Chocolate hummus, I say. And some other crazy flavors, too. And OMG, all those different kinds of cheese! Not to mention all those different kinds of ham or other lunch meats either. And I'm not saying anything about cookies, candy, or chips. The snack category is one that I am better off not opening at all since I'm a potato chip hound. But I have bought some interesting things in the international section, things I didn't know were available in the regular grocery store. And in the produce section, just how many kinds of apples are there anyway? This is why I think that shopping apps are great if you are blind, and it is worth the trouble to learn them. For many of us, it is actually worth the extra money as well. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:25 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Lisa Belville Subject: Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Oh LOL I'm glad it's not just me. I thought I was the only one who could spend hours with the app looking at different brands and other items I didn't even know most grocery stores carry. The good thing about Instacart is that most of the time, the nutritional information for products is listed within the item details, so if you're a diabetic or if you have to contend with other food allergies, you can see first hand what's available. If you don't like Instacart, you may be able to browse your local store's web site. We have Kroger's here, and it's possible to go to their site, type in a zip code and see products from that store. From there, it's easy to use coupons to set up delivery or pick up, but having access to the ingrediants and nutritional info is priceless for me. On 8/2/2020 10:31 AM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Linda: > > I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for > shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying > for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. > But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close > as it comes. > > I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the > store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an > aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so > many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. > > If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account > without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow > them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick > a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. > > I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money > at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have > known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where > somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is > going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless > you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the > shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of > course. > > There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app > and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate > skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. > So if that's you, you might try it. > > Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people > who have. > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole > > Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. > > One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so > we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little > angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) > > On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Hi, >> >> No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. >> (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know g
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Oh LOL I'm glad it's not just me. I thought I was the only one who could spend hours with the app looking at different brands and other items I didn't even know most grocery stores carry. The good thing about Instacart is that most of the time, the nutritional information for products is listed within the item details, so if you're a diabetic or if you have to contend with other food allergies, you can see first hand what's available. If you don't like Instacart, you may be able to browse your local store's web site. We have Kroger's here, and it's possible to go to their site, type in a zip code and see products from that store. From there, it's easy to use coupons to set up delivery or pick up, but having access to the ingrediants and nutritional info is priceless for me. On 8/2/2020 10:31 AM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Linda: I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close as it comes. I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of course. There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. So if that's you, you might try it. Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people who have. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Hi, No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. Diane -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:45 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole Hi Dianne: So, I gave you a little misinformation. The pollenta we bought isn't microwavable, however, there are three types of pasta you can microwave. Rotini, elb ow mac, and/r gemmelly. Gimelly is like a twisty pasta. You only microwave them for one minute. Hope this helps. Sorry for the misinformation. On 8/1/2020 4:57 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: Linda, I have had microwave rice in a pouch. I heard about pasta, but, didn't know where to look for it. Is all that other stuff you mentioned in pouches like the rice? Thanks. Diane -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:39 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole There are so many things you can buy now that can be microwaved. You can buy quinoa, rigatoni, instant rice, brown and white, basmadi and jasmine and even pollenta. Amazing, especially on these hot days when you don't want to heat up the house. Linda On 8/1/2020 3:58 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: You could also use canned salmon instead of the tuna. I didn't know you could do Mac and Cheese this way. I am one of those people who thinks that the microwave is for reheating leftovers and warming coffee.
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Shipt cannot be used without subscription, but you can use Instacart without a yearly subscription. I have used the service occasionally in the past, and I have been using it a lot for the last few months. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Linda: I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close as it comes. I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of course. There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. So if that's you, you might try it. Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people who have. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Hi, > > No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. > (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is > included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. > > Diane > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:45 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole > > Hi Dianne: > > > So, I gave you a little misinformation. The pollenta we bought isn't > microwavable, however, there are three types of pasta you can microwave. > Rotini, elb ow mac, and/r gemmelly. Gimelly is like a twisty pasta. You only > microwave them for one minute. Hope this helps. > > Sorry for the misinformation. > > On 8/1/2020 4:57 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Linda, >> >> I have had microwave rice in a pouch. I heard about pasta, but, didn't know >> where to look for it. Is all that other stuff you mentioned in pouches like >> the rice? Thanks. >> >> Diane >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On >> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:39 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Linda S. >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >> >> There are so many things you can buy now that can be microwaved. You can buy >> quinoa, rigatoni, instant rice, brown and white, basmadi and jasmine and >> even pollenta. Amazing, especially on these hot days when you don't want to >> heat up the house. >> >> >> Linda >> >> On 8/1/2020 3:58 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> You could also use canned salmon instead of the tuna. >>> >>> I didn't know you could do Mac and Cheese this way. I am one of >>> those people who thinks that the microwave is for reheating >>> leftovers and warming coffee. >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On >>> Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 1:19 PM >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Deborah Armstrong >>> Subject: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >>> >>> My
Re: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart
And, if you don't feel you have good enough skills to use the instacart app or are finding it tedious, there is always the Gogo Grandparent service. This service was previously known for being a third-party service you could call and they would set up your Oober rides for you if you din't have the skills or even if you dind't have a smart phone at all. Now you can call the same number, and they will do an instacart order for you. Yes, there is a third party service fee, as well as the instacart one for the delivery itself, but the option is there. I personally don't use either Gogo Grandparent or Instacart, so can't speak of first-hand experience. Sorry. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:31 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Shopping Angel or Instacart Linda: I can't help you much with the angel. I had a fantasy about using Aira for shopping, so I tried it once. But the reality is that if you are not paying for a rather substantial number of minutes, that may not work out very well. But there are shopping services, like Instacart and Shipt, that are as close as it comes. I love using Instacart. I have spent hours and hours just browsing the store's offerings. You can search for a product, or you can just pick an aisle and look at everything. I wouldn't have believed that there were so many things to buy. I didn't even know that some of them existed. If you are not sure you want to use the service, you could set up an account without paying for a yearly membership. Setting up the account will allow them to show you the stores available in your area. Then you could just pick a store and look at the shelves to your heart's content. I have to admit that joining Instacart caused me to spend a little more money at first because I was trying so many new things, things I never would have known about at all. It frees you from the so-called "sighted filter", where somebody else decides for you what is important or what you want. Nobody is going to tell you absolutely everything on the grocery store shelves unless you pay them by the hour, but Instacart will. I looked up and down the shelves in almost every single aisle at Costco. Except the automotive, of course. There are drawbacks, of course. I'm not going to go into them here. The app and the web site are accessible, requiring what I would call intermediate skill. You need to know your way around, but don't have to be a power user. So if that's you, you might try it. Shipt might be the same. I have not used them, but there are blind people who have. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 9:46 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole Oh, I love everything with corn; tortillas, pollenta etc. One of my dreams/fantasies is to have a little angel on my shoulder so we could just go aisle by aisle in the grocery store, and the little angel would tell me everything that is there. (smile) On 8/1/2020 6:25 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Hi, > > No interest in polenta, otherwise known in the South as cornmeal mush. > (smile) I am really interested in the pasta. Happy to know gemelli is > included. I'll be looking for them. Thanks. > > Diane > > -Original Message- > From: Cookinginthedark On > Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 8:45 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Linda S. > Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole > > Hi Dianne: > > > So, I gave you a little misinformation. The pollenta we bought isn't > microwavable, however, there are three types of pasta you can microwave. > Rotini, elb ow mac, and/r gemmelly. Gimelly is like a twisty pasta. You only > microwave them for one minute. Hope this helps. > > Sorry for the misinformation. > > On 8/1/2020 4:57 PM, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> Linda, >> >> I have had microwave rice in a pouch. I heard about pasta, but, didn't know >> where to look for it. Is all that other stuff you mentioned in pouches like >> the rice? Thanks. >> >> Diane >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Cookinginthedark On >> Behalf Of Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:39 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> Cc: Linda S. >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave tuna caserole >> >> There are so many things you can buy now that can be microwaved. You can buy >> quinoa, rigatoni, instant rice, brown and white, basmadi and jasmine and >> even pollenta. Amazing, especially on these hot days when you don't want to >> heat up the house. >> >> >> Linda >> >> On 8/1/2020 3:58 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> You
