They promised, “Groceries and more, delivered straight to your door!” A few online grocery operations seem content on making a go of it.  GroceryWorks.com was created for shoppers who want to order groceries online for convenient home delivery. Status: Out of Business. 

What a great concept.  While pretending to work I can order my groceries and have them delivered.  Maybe it was just ahead of its time.  The site was clunky and slow and seemed very difficult to navigate.  Now, I must admit that when GroceryWorks.com went “away” I didn’t switch over to any of the others to give it a try…but maybe that time is here again?

A quick look at Netgrocer.com finds the “clunk” has not dimenished.  Where is the F.A.Q. so I know how much this convenience is going to cost me?  Is there a shipping charge?…oh wait, I found it buried in some help pages.  How do I find out the shipping charges? “Click on the “Shipping Info” Link on the bottom of every page to see our latest rates, estimated delivery schedule, and special restrictions for APO/FPO and Alaska or Hawaii orders.”

Another online grocer, Peapod, looks like they have drastically cut their delivery area: Chicago, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( South East Only )…you are in luck.

So, I am reserved to the fact that I am going to have to go OFFLINE to get my groceries.  I really should make the most of coupons so I can offset the inconvenience with some money saving.  But, again…who has time to dig through the Sunday paper for coupons.  I don’t.  So, I found this site called MySavings.com. Here you can get Grocery Coupons that you just print and take up to the store.  What a great idea.  They do the searching for you and find all the deals. 

MySavings.com was developed to bring brand name coupons to interested consumers in a free and organized manner. By compiling an extensive online directory of free grocery coupons, online coupon codes and free product samples, consumers have a complete and easy portal to find grocery coupons and samples for virtually any type of product they are interested in trying.

Now, although I gotta make the trip OFFLINE in an ONLINE world…at least I’ll save some OFFLINE money.