First g-d parted the sea so the Jews could leave Egypt. Then g-d made Peapod. In my rush home from a vacation (where, it can be noted no kids slept and I didn’t let them cry it out), I have had no time to do my yearly pilgramage to shop for Passover food supplies.
But, on my husband’s (he’s more observant then me) suggestion, I went searching for a solution online to the Skokie/ Lake Zurich-based Peapod and found quite the Kosher for Passover selection (although, it should be noted that Tam Tam Crackers are not K for the P).
Peapod (and I’m not getting paid to say this) is a sure lifesaver for those housebound by babies, weather or laziness. In fact, anytime I heard there was going to be any sort of precipitation nearing the Chicago area, I’d open up the browser and click, click, click. How satisfying to know that my next meal was only about 15 minutes (and a $7 delivery fee) away.
This afternoon, though, I slogged through the three (not ten) plagues of my household – a bad internet connection, a whining four-year old and a slobbering baby - to get this sacred grocery shop done. When I hit the “Checkout” button I swear it was better than when the plagues fell down on Egypt. When Peapod arrives tomorrow morning (between 8-10 am), I will bow down to the delivery man (or woman) like the Israelites bowed down to Moses. For I will be able to make my matzah kugel.
Let my credit card go (I really didn’t care how much more it cost to Passover shop this way)… Peapod saved my Passover.
Cross-posted at Second City Baby
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You are spot on with this post. I’m a big believer in having stuff shipped to our house. I even order from target.com rather than drive to the store. It’s the best thing to happen to moms in a while.
I usually don’t Pod it b/c I find it too time consuming to click around and I like picking out my own produce. BUT — you are totally right — in certain instances it is a lifesaver. Here is my big Peapod trick for things like Thanksgiving when you know you’ll need stuff but want to avoid the holiday grocery crowds: Place your order about a month in advance so that you can reserve the delivery date/time that you want. Don’t worry about what’s in your order – just throw 5 turkeys in your virtual cart so that your $$ total is high enough to hold your delivery time reservation. Then, when the actual delivery date is only a couple of days away, go in and edit your cart — remove those turkeys and fill up your cart with the last minute items you actually need. (B/c you can edit your cart pretty close to the delivery time, but you can never hope to get a day-before-Thanksgiving delivery time if you don’t book it a little bit more in advance.) Voila! Genius, no?
Wow Kate. I don’t know if I should be impressed or scared that you have that mad of a Peapod strategy