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Pete
06-30-2022, 06:51 AM
^

It seems they are only delivering in very limited areas.

It shows they deliver to my address but then when I go to checkout, there are no available delivery days or times.

Some people have been able to get all the way through. They probably have limited drivers at this point.

mugofbeer
06-30-2022, 11:19 AM
For those inclined to save some money when K get's fully up and running, I can testify that most of their store brand products are generally very good.

Pete
06-30-2022, 02:16 PM
I was just able to get a delivery scheduled for tomorrow (Friday).

For those that encountered a problem, try again and report back.

Bowser214
06-30-2022, 02:27 PM
Me too. But I wasn't paying attention and scheduled my delivery for between 6-7am. If anyone knows how to change delivery times let me know.

therhett17
06-30-2022, 02:43 PM
So is the delivery fee 6.95 or 9.95? I keep seeing conflicting things

Pete
06-30-2022, 02:45 PM
So is the delivery fee 6.95 or 9.95? I keep seeing conflicting things

It depends on your location.

You can start an order and see the delivery fee without committing to buy.

Bowser214
07-01-2022, 07:12 AM
Just got my first Kroger delivery. They're new so they have some kinks to work out. Got more groceries than I ordered but I have covid so I can't return anything. I'm sure I got mine plus someone else's order.

Ginkasa
07-01-2022, 08:04 AM
Just got my first Kroger delivery. They're new so they have some kinks to work out. Got more groceries than I ordered but I have covid so I can't return anything. I'm sure I got mine plus someone else's order.

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

BoulderSooner
07-01-2022, 10:29 AM
Just got my first Kroger delivery. They're new so they have some kinks to work out. Got more groceries than I ordered but I have covid so I can't return anything. I'm sure I got mine plus someone else's order.

i hope you get better soon but ? why can't you return anything? and what is that process with Kroger since they have no physical location ? ?

Bowser214
07-01-2022, 12:50 PM
Because I had to physically touch the grocery bags contaminating them. If I wasn't sick, I could've just given the bags that weren't mine back to the delivery person. I had them put the bags in my garage. I stood on the other side and told them there were too many bags. I didn't feel like talking. They came back to my front door and verified that they had dropped off another order with mine but since I had covid....only got charged for my order.

Pete
07-01-2022, 01:07 PM
Typically, they hand you the groceries and let you verify everything is correct. And if it isn't, they'll take responsibility for fixing it straight away.

This is a big part of their business model and why they are hiring employees rather than using gig drivers that just dump the stuff on your porch.


Having Covid, is different of course. But a big part of their marketing differentiation is to provide good customer service on the spot, so people will trust them and keep coming back.

Mballard85
07-01-2022, 01:37 PM
I wish they could pay me what I make now, I would jump on this.

Pete
07-01-2022, 02:00 PM
They started delivery-only in Florida about a year ago and have done a ton of business.

It makes a lot of sense. You can barely drive to and from a grocery store for $6.95.

And there are plenty of busy moms, senior citizens, and people like me that just hate the hassle of a grocery store, but almost everyone has to shop at one.

And the Walmart delivery is pretty much like everything else they do: cheap and shoddy.


Kroger has won a lot of people over in new delivery-only markets. I can see them being very successful here. And they basically solve forever the 'food desert' problem.

chssooner
07-01-2022, 02:31 PM
Anyone know what if there is a mark-up (similar to Doordash and Postmates) on items? Or since it is run by Kruger, there is no need for said mark-up?

Pete
07-01-2022, 02:34 PM
I don't think there is any markup; just the delivery fee.

shartel_ave
07-01-2022, 03:08 PM
Nice, walmart is always out of a few things when we get delivery and I can go the same walmart in belle isle and they have what they said they didn't have.

Might have to use Kroger delivery, is it close to the prices at walmart?

Pete
07-01-2022, 03:24 PM
It's easy to compare prices on the respective websites.

shartel_ave
07-01-2022, 03:30 PM
It's easy to compare prices on the respective websites.

yeah, I just did that, thought I would ask though

scottk
07-01-2022, 10:00 PM
Just to give an idea of the delivery area, saw a Kroger delivery truck today fairly far north at 192nd and May.

Visited the website, seems very straightforward and prices are very similar to what you would pay in an average grocery store like Homeland or Uptown Grocery. The low cost delivery fee makes it very competitive as Pete mentioned with current gas prices.

BoulderSooner
07-02-2022, 09:17 AM
Because I had to physically touch the grocery bags contaminating them. If I wasn't sick, I could've just given the bags that weren't mine back to the delivery person. I

covid doesn't transfer that way

HangryHippo
07-02-2022, 09:37 AM
covid doesn't transfer that way
There are documented cases of fomite transmission, but this mode is broadly considered low risk.

therhett17
07-06-2022, 08:16 AM
We had a Kroger delivery on Monday and it went really well! We ordered 50ish items and only 3 were out of stock. Produce looked really good, was definitely impressed with that. Prices seemed on-par with Crest.

soonerguru
07-06-2022, 09:49 AM
covid doesn't transfer that way

Why would he risk exposing the delivery person? Wouldn't be very neighborly.

Pete
07-06-2022, 10:00 AM
If this service is efficient and they offer good quality produce, this is a game-changer for Central Oklahoma.

As I posted before, they will eventually cover more than half the state out of their OKC warehouse. No more food deserts, great service for the elderly or others who can't easily get around. Very helpful for working moms and even people like me that simply hate grocery shopping. Fantastic for areas without easy access to fresh food, both rural and urban. If they expand to Tulsa, they'll be able to reach about 95% of the state's population.

For $6.95 per delivery or $59 annually (for orders over $35), that seems like an excellent deal.

BoulderSooner
07-06-2022, 10:02 AM
If this service is efficient and they offer good quality produce, this is a game-changer for Central Oklahoma.

As I posted before, they will eventually cover more than half the state out of their OKC warehouse. No more food deserts, great service for the elderly or others who can't easily get around. Very helpful for working moms and even people like me that simply hate grocery shopping. Fantastic for areas without easy access to fresh food, both rural and urban. If they expand to Tulsa, they'll be able to reach about 95% of the state's population.

For $6.95 per delivery or $59 annually (for orders over $35), that seems like an excellent deal.

i am going to try it for produce at the end of the week ..

hopefully they upgrade their meat options ..

Urbanized
07-06-2022, 02:33 PM
Had my first delivery last week and it worked great. Prices were competitive and service was excellent.

GaryOKC6
07-06-2022, 04:24 PM
Got this earlier.

Good morning,

Please join us for our upcoming Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at our Dallas, Texas Customer Fulfillment Center (4221 Telephone Rd, Dallas, TX 75241) on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. CDT.



Enjoy light refreshments and hear from Kroger leadership about our engineering model for the region, leveraging advanced robotics technology and creative solutions to redefine the customer experience in the Dallas metropolitan area.

Tours will be available following the ribbon cutting ceremony. To ensure everyone's safety while visiting our facility, please note, it is required to wear closed-toe shoes. We also recommend attendees to bring a long sleeve shirt or a jacket as parts of the facility can be 35 degrees.

Please click here to RSVP no later than Friday, July 22. We will also follow up with a calendar appointment invite.

Have a question? Reach out to the E-Commerce Corporate Affairs Team.

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John1744
07-09-2022, 09:23 PM
They have appeared to aggressively expanded their delivery circle in the last week. I can tell you the local independents, the Marc Jones and Harroz's of the local grocery industry are way more nervous about this new inclusion into the market than they were over Winco or even what Walmart is typically up to. The saving grace is currently that people hopefully still want to choose their own meats and produce items and not trust a low paid worker to choose those items for them. I've been quietly trying to convince some local grocers they really need to be pursuing online options ASAP as the convenience can sometimes make up for the maybe slightly degraded perishable product. It doesn't help though that AWG locally hasn't officially partnered with any one company, instead leaving it to their owners to kind of go at it alone.

Bowser214
07-09-2022, 09:47 PM
Speaking of delivery services...Amazon has paired up with Grubhub. If you have an Amazon Prime account you can get free delivery on Grubhub.

shartel_ave
07-09-2022, 09:56 PM
I was excited for this until I realized they do not deliver to the Paseo

Edmond Hausfrau
07-09-2022, 10:29 PM
Speaking of delivery services...Amazon has paired up with Grubhub. If you have an Amazon Prime account you can get free delivery on Grubhub.

Woot. Thanks for this heads up.

soonerguru
07-10-2022, 11:53 AM
They have appeared to aggressively expanded their delivery circle in the last week. I can tell you the local independents, the Marc Jones and Harroz's of the local grocery industry are way more nervous about this new inclusion into the market than they were over Winco or even what Walmart is typically up to. The saving grace is currently that people hopefully still want to choose their own meats and produce items and not trust a low paid worker to choose those items for them. I've been quietly trying to convince some local grocers they really need to be pursuing online options ASAP as the convenience can sometimes make up for the maybe slightly degraded perishable product. It doesn't help though that AWG locally hasn't officially partnered with any one company, instead leaving it to their owners to kind of go at it alone.

Their app is ridiculous. I can't even get my account set up. Crest will be fine.

Pete
07-10-2022, 12:02 PM
They haven't expanded to a full 90-mile radius (which would cover all the way to Lawton, Clinton, Ponca City, Henryetta, Ada and Davis) but will now deliver to Guthrie, Purcell, El Reno, Shawnee and Perry.

Ryan
07-10-2022, 01:21 PM
They haven't expanded to a full 90-mile radius (which would cover all the way to Lawton, Clinton, Ponca City, Henryetta, Ada and Davis) but will now deliver to Guthrie, Purcell, El Reno, Shawnee and Perry.

An expanded map is indeed necessary. I live at 63rd and portland and im off their map. I had really looked forward to a few items but ill be left out for now. Ive checked the app multiple times over the last week. And NADA

soonerguru
07-10-2022, 01:42 PM
Update: I called customer service and resolved my account setup issues.

I placed my first order. Will be interesting to try out some of their white labeled merchandise.

So far, the experience isn't much different than that of other grocery delivery experiences. One major usability issue is that even though you have started putting items into your cart for a delivery order, the site continues to show you merchandise that is not available, or, would have to be shipped to you. This is extremely annoying.

At least with the Kroger experience you can put individual product notes on the items, something you amazingly still cannot do when ordering Whole Foods through Amazon.

On that note, they were out of a lot of merchandise. It would be a much better user experience to show only what is in stock for delivery. Some corporate knob probably overruled the UX designers and suggested that having pages and pages of merchandise to scroll through was "good advertising" for products people can't purchase when ordering.

Noted that they do not allow tips for their delivery workers. Not sure how I feel about that other than I hope the delivery staff is well paid.

Pete
07-10-2022, 03:35 PM
An expanded map is indeed necessary. I live at 63rd and portland and im off their map. I had really looked forward to a few items but ill be left out for now. Ive checked the app multiple times over the last week. And NADA

???

You are either 73112 or 73116 and I was able to get delivery to either.

Enter you zip code here:

https://www.kroger.com/rp/grocery-delivery/

Pete
07-10-2022, 03:36 PM
Noted that they do not allow tips for their delivery workers. Not sure how I feel about that other than I hope the delivery staff is well paid.

They are full-time employees with benefits.

catch22
07-10-2022, 05:43 PM
They are full-time employees with benefits.

Correct me if I am wrong but they are also a nationally unionized workforce.

mugofbeer
07-10-2022, 07:44 PM
Correct me if I am wrong but they are also a nationally unionized workforce.

Their store employees in colorado definitely are.

soonerguru
07-10-2022, 09:51 PM
They are full-time employees with benefits.

I figured that they were. I am just hoping they are paid a good wage.

Ryan
07-11-2022, 07:32 AM
???

You are either 73112 or 73116 and I was able to get delivery to either.

Enter you zip code here:

https://www.kroger.com/rp/grocery-delivery/

I wonder when theyll open up those zipcodes? Seems counterproductive those are both heavily populated

Pete
07-11-2022, 08:14 AM
I wonder when theyll open up those zipcodes? Seems counterproductive those are both heavily populated

They are open.

Try going through their website rather than their app.

Ryan
07-11-2022, 09:36 AM
They are open.

Try going through their website rather than their app.

So it works thru the website but not the app? Hope they fix that soon

shartel_ave
07-11-2022, 09:38 AM
So it works thru the website but not the app? Hope they fix that soon

Seems that way, the app said my address was a no go in the 73118 but the website says it's good

Ryan
07-11-2022, 10:28 AM
Seems that way, the app said my address was a no go in the 73118 but the website says it's good

I ordered peanut butter pretzels but it was 4.99 shipping. Not 6.99. I dont think thats an item they stock here. Says fed ex delivery. I suppose they still have some bugs to work on.

Ryan
07-11-2022, 10:31 AM
They apprently do wine on their app. Not sure they deliver that. Has anyone tried that?

Urbanized
07-11-2022, 10:35 AM
So it works thru the website but not the app? Hope they fix that soon
The app works fine after you set up your account login via the website. Just don't use the app to set up your account and you will be fine after that.

shartel_ave
07-11-2022, 10:38 AM
The app works fine after you set up your account login via the website. Just don't use the app to set up your account and you will be fine after that.

that is what I did

soonerguru
07-11-2022, 10:39 AM
I got my first delivery this morning after placing it yesterday afternoon.

Out of three meat items, two were unavailable, so I will unfortunately have to go to the grocery store to fill in this week.

It was probably my fault for ordering such an early delivery. When I awoke, I noticed a text notification saying items were out and asking me for substitutions, but I was asleep.

Hopefully these are just early bugs, but not having a butcher set-up really impairs the ability to order meat in sensible portions. I needed skin-on chicken thighs for a recipe and the only size available included 12 chicken thighs, which is crazy for our family of three. We plan to make two meals out of it.

Like I said in the earlier post, they were out of a ton of merchandise, but you still have to scroll through everything to get to things that are available. This is a major usability problem.

We got some of their white label lettuces and they look leagues better than the crummy Dole and other varieties common in OKC groceries. Very crisp and ready to serve without the need to wash them.

Aside from a poblano and the lettuces, none of my other produce items were filled. They were out of everything (even the recommended substitution).

So, hopefully, this is just a matter of them scaling up before they get it together.

shartel_ave
07-11-2022, 10:48 AM
I got my first delivery this morning after placing it yesterday afternoon.

Out of three meat items, two were unavailable, so I will unfortunately have to go to the grocery store to fill in this week.

It was probably my fault for ordering such an early delivery. When I awoke, I noticed a text notification saying items were out and asking me for substitutions, but I was asleep.

Hopefully these are just early bugs, but not having a butcher set-up really impairs the ability to order meat in sensible portions. I needed skin-on chicken thighs for a recipe and the only size available included 12 chicken thighs, which is crazy for our family of three. We plan to make two meals out of it.

Like I said in the earlier post, they were out of a ton of merchandise, but you still have to scroll through everything to get to things that are available. This is a major usability problem.

We got some of their white label lettuces and they look leagues better than the crummy Dole and other varieties common in OKC groceries. Very crisp and ready to serve without the need to wash them.

Aside from a poblano and the lettuces, none of my other produce items were filled. They were out of everything (even the recommended substitution).

So, hopefully, this is just a matter of them scaling up before they get it together.

sounds just like walmart delivery

Ryan
07-12-2022, 06:14 AM
The app works fine after you set up your account login via the website. Just don't use the app to set up your account and you will be fine after that.just don’t use your phone app. You won’t be able to delete your account afterwards to re sign up through the The website so then you’ll be stuck living a zip code that they don’t deliver too.

shartel_ave
07-12-2022, 03:36 PM
I'll continue to use walmart delivery as this doesn't appear to be a better options as far as having what you order in stock and I never allow substitutions.

I thought with them having having dedicated kroger drivers and being delivery only it would be better with less screw ups but doesn't sound like it is yet.

I bank with USAA and one time I had an issue with my debit card about 11 years ago and USAA put that money right back in my account the same day. I don't use credit cards.

I've been with USAA for 25 years

Pete
07-12-2022, 03:39 PM
You might want to wait more than 2 weeks after opening before judging them so harshly, especially since you haven't even tried them yet.

Jake
07-12-2022, 03:48 PM
Just had Kroger delivered and it was a good experience. The produce was in good shape. No complaints on my end so I'll definitely do it again in the future.

shartel_ave
07-12-2022, 04:03 PM
You might want to wait more than 2 weeks after opening before judging them so harshly, especially since you haven't even tried them yet.

I will, I'm just saying for now I will stay with walmart until issues like being out of stock of items is resolved as that is the only issue I have with walmart delivery and I can go to the same walmart that day and find what they said they were out of.

Not sure if it is an issue keeping the website updated with inventory or what. I can understand walmart having that issue and I expect Kroger to not have that issue being delivery only and keeping the website up to date with what is in stock for delivery.

I don't believe I was being harsh I was just going off what another person experienced with items being out of stock that the site had listed as being in stock and the the issue with the app saying my address is not available for delivery because I use the app for walmart exclusively.

I'm in IT but I do not have a computer at home I use my phone and my wife has an ipad so apps are way more convenient.

Pete
07-12-2022, 04:20 PM
^

Plenty of people said they had a good experience, which is nothing short of amazing considering the complexity of what they are doing and the complete newness of it all.

jedicurt
07-14-2022, 12:54 PM
so Kroger. does anyone know where you check to see if they can deliver to your area yet? i'm curious if they are coming to Norman already or when that might be

Pete
07-15-2022, 11:55 AM
so Kroger. does anyone know where you check to see if they can deliver to your area yet? i'm curious if they are coming to Norman already or when that might be

Enter your zip code here; Norman zip codes seem to be live:

https://www.kroger.com/rp/grocery-delivery/

jedicurt
07-15-2022, 01:00 PM
Enter your zip code here; Norman zip codes seem to be live:

https://www.kroger.com/rp/grocery-delivery/

thanks pete!

Bits_Of_Real_Panther
07-15-2022, 02:15 PM
They have a subset of their assortment of beers I've never seen available in Oklahoma, but says unavailable