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I’ve always liked the thought of groceries delivered to my door, haven’t you?  So I was excited when I was recently offered the opportunity to try out Genuardi’s Home Delivery program.  Unfortunately, I am outside of their delivery area, but I passed the offer along to my sister-in-law and asked if she’d be willing to share how she felt about the experience with my readers.

Here are a few pros and cons that she shared:

PROS:

Allows for a variety of shopping methods- express list, aisle, categories

Items can be sorted – what’s on sale, price

Home delivery

CONS:

Often difficult to navigate

Can not shop directly from weekly circular

Some produce is much more expensive

Delivery = two hour window- restrictive

NO COUPONS!!!!

Edited to add: You can imagine how I felt when I heard that there was no way to use coupons.  While there are certain special online promotions, we all know that coupons are the key to scoring items at the cheapest possible prices.

Summary- this may be helpful for people who do not have a car, have limited mobility, or even new moms!  Large , heavy items can be purchased and delivered right to one’s doorstep, but the high cost of fresh produce and the inability to use COUPONS makes this option impractical for regular use.

If you’ve wanted to give home delivery a try, I have good news.  Right now Cha-Ching on a Shoestring readers can use code: chaching to get $7 off and free delivery on your order of $50 or more. Simply head over here and click on ‘Shop Now’ and then enter your zip code to find out if you can receive a home delivery from a Safeway store near you.  (Coupon code expires September 30, 2010.)

And here’s more good news:

One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win the following:

A $50 Safeway gift card (Includes Safeway, Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s, Pavilions, and Carrs)  Note:  Gift cards cannot be used for the Home Delivery service as of this time.

**Remember to enter my other Safeway gift card giveaway and double your chance of winning!

You have up to 4 methods of entry:

• Leave a comment sharing why you’d like to win this prize.

• Subscribe to our feed in a reader or by e-mail and leave a comment letting me know you subscribed.  If you are already a subscriber, simply let me know in a comment.

• Follow me on twitter. Leave a comment on this post letting me know you are a follower.

• Become a fan of Cha-Ching on a Shoestring on facebook and leave a comment on this post letting me know.  If you are already a fan, simply let me know in a comment. (I love comments on the facebook page as well, but those will not count toward the giveaway!)

Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments.  (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning!  E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.

This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

Disclosure: In order to facilitate this giveaway, I was provided with a gift card and one to give away.