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50 Shades Of Blue

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10. I haven't set foot in any stores of any kind since mid-March.
Mon Oct 19, 2020, 03:44 PM
Oct 2020

Intacart delivers all my (mostly food) groceries now. The grocery bags left on the porch are sprayed with Lysol before we bring them inside. Then everything in them is washed with soap and water or wiped with Lysol wipes before being put away.

Most non-food items (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, TP, PT, light bulbs, etc.) are ordered from Amazon or Walmart. They are ordered way in advance so they can sit for a couple of weeks before being unboxed. I also subscribe to quite a few things on Amazon (both food and non-food grocery items) that I didn't used to.

Like you, I stockpile although not as much as I did initially. I even bought a small freezer from Amazon to supplement my fridge freezer.

I've actually lost weight since this started (which I needed to do). So much more planning goes into getting food now, and using Instacart is so much more expensive, that I sort of obsessively started cutting back on how much I ate. I have the awareness now that food may not always be available.



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except for the fact I cannot shop at 02:00AM Skittles Oct 2020 #1
Grocery delivery and 2 new cook books for vegetarian foods. irisblue Oct 2020 #2
I didn't like delivery or curbside spinbaby Oct 2020 #7
fresh fruits and veggies, turns out I'm really picky. In compensation irisblue Oct 2020 #12
Less grocery shopping trips, Polly Hennessey Oct 2020 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Polly Hennessey Oct 2020 #4
I am fortunate enough to live near a Whole Foods that delivers. PaulRevere08 Oct 2020 #5
Fred Meyer/Kroger pickup service. Mme. Defarge Oct 2020 #6
I definitely do more meal planning. LisaM Oct 2020 #8
I buy staples in bulk. liberalmuse Oct 2020 #9
I haven't set foot in any stores of any kind since mid-March. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2020 #10
Not much change. luvs2sing Oct 2020 #11
I'm coming up with new recipes mainly because I've had to substitute when out of an ingredient. Frustratedlady Oct 2020 #13
Not at all. I used to shop once per month. Still do. Binkie The Clown Oct 2020 #14
I was getting curbside pickup groceries happybird Oct 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Paper Roses Oct 2020 #16
I live in a Super Blue town stevil Oct 2020 #17
Similar to you but I was already on a diet. My big shopping trip is bi-weekly. I duck into a small brewens Oct 2020 #18
I shop once a month Warpy Oct 2020 #19
I no longer survive on the supermarket deli section nt Shermann Oct 2020 #20
My adult kids who now work from our home Olafjoy Oct 2020 #21
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