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I really hope Instacart and Postmates can compete with them! I see different use case for all of them. My first choice for groceries that i need the same day would be Instacart, i also love the on-demand food from great restaurants and the ability to get a few grocery items within the hour by Postmates and Google Shopping Express looks like a good Amazon alternative.

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I like Instacart better than Google's service. Instacart delivers produce, butcher meat and seafood from Safeway, Costco, and Whole Foods.

One problem that I've noticed with these delivery services is that the freshest food is not always delivered. I'll take my time at the grocery store to find the best pick; these shoppers seem to grab the first thing they see.

Google Shopping Express just started delivering from Whole Foods.

what happens to fresh food and preservatives if you're not home?

GSX doesn't do groceries (yet). Even though they have Raley's and Whole Foods, you can't, for example, order essentials like Milk.

Which makes sense - mostly non-perishables shelf-able items. At first, the lack of groceries made me wonder if it was useful at all, but being able to find e.g. 2 gallon-sized jugs of distilled vinegar awaiting at my doorstep is quite nice (local stores often just don't carry the stuff).

Also Instacart has TJ's. That one store is a winner all by itself.

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