Express Lane
May 12, 2008 by Haidee
This is a long post about a little thing, but I had to share this brilliant service by our favorite grocer…
I recently hosted a dinner party for nine people, including my husband who is recovering from surgery and is not a lot of help in the kitchen. In the days prior to the event, I worked 10-12 hour days, and on the night before, debated…should I go to Teeter this late and night or somehow squeeze it in the day of the party? When could I possibly go? In the morning? Never. Lunch? Maybe. It would have to be at lunch. I also had to clean up and would have absolutely no time to spare in the hour between getting home from work and welcoming the first guest.
Lo and behold, my husband saves the day. He alerted me to the fact that the Teet up 29 at Hollymead offers online shopping. Brilliant! I took my recipes with me to work, sneaked on the teet.com and found everything I needed from grits to pork tenderloin. My menu of cheese grits, peppercorn pork tenderloin, green beans and gooeycake was a hit, by the way.
My groceries were ready by 5:30. Getting from downtown to Hollymead was a challenge, but I made it. The service was excellent. I mistakenly drove up to the loading lane and put on the hazards, but the nice lady who collected my name and retrieved my groceries from the refrigerated lockers said not to worry about it. Next time, I can just drive up to the parking spot right there in the front, press the button, speak my name, and they’d bring my groceries out. Beautiful!
The only downside to the Teeter Express Lane is that you can’t peruse new items or needlessly buy magazines, but hey, when you’re a lady on the run like myself, this was a lifesaver!
This is a wonderful post Haidee. I love shopping at Harris Teeter but just like you, pressed for time.
The internet has revolutionized the way everything is done and this just shows how one can do so much with the help of sites and online tools.
Just the other day I ordered a meal from UNO’s Chicago Grill in Richmond, while still in Charlottesville. The website allowed me to order the meal hours in advance which helped, because it took an hour to get to the airport.
Needless to say, my food was straight from the kitchen when I arrived, and just as good as I hoped.
Wow. I had no idea this was possible. How convenient. This post was very helpful.
you bought food for the blog party… from the internet? that’s extra credit. genius!
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