My right hip is causing enough problems that I can't go through the grocery store to choose items, even with the roller/walker I bought. Can't manage the roller and a shopping cart at the same time. So I decided to surrender and get store pickup. I can drive without any difficulty.
I have had a few CT and X-rays of the hip, but nothing is "for certain" yet. I'll tell you all when it is.
I say "surrender" because I am fussy about fresh fruits and veggies. I'm sure I will get hard peaches and limp lettuce. I think my "fussy" days are done. I can use the roller in small shops where I am buying small amounts. But my grocery-shopping is bountiful.
So I tried out shopping online at Safeway (and I'm sure other stores are about the same). It was difficult. OK, it was the first time... I had to look up categories and scroll through pages of items by popularity to find what I wanted. They seem to think that everyone wants only canned, frozen, and prepared foods. And I suppose they are right, but I'm not in that group.
So I went through veggies, fruits, condiments, and a few other categories. Finally finished with 48 items. And then couldn't check out! Went around in circles with the cart and "continue" several times. Finally saw a small chatbot button and tried it. It's pretty stupid, but eventually I figured out the right question.
Apparently, even though I was signed in, I had to sign in again. I guess that the 2nd sign-in actually registered I was placing a pickup order. Even then, I had to go through my entire shopping order to undo "allow substitutions". Seriously, if I am ordering yellow peaches I don't want a white nectarine. They should have a button at the top to say "no substitutions" for everything.
I wish I was a young coding expert working for them who could do things like that. But then, they probably just order delivery food every day. And just mentioning that the store cashiers are baffled at things like bok choy or parsnips. Well, OK, I understand. If it isn't something you buy yourself, you don't recognize it very well.
But I finally managed to get to a payment page! After that I got an email confirmation on the order. I sure hope the stuff is decent quality...
I'll tell you how this all went tomorrow.
