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In response to "Is this like some kind of NYC-based stealth bragging then? Why wouldn't you just google this -- nm" by con_carne

No. (How would this even be bragging? Plenty of cities have these services).

Posted by ty97 Mar 23 '15, 12:59

I think to ask my etiquette/norm questions to the board here because I have more trust in opinion here vs the opinions are internet randos

I first used grocery delivery in Chicago (and used it a lot more there). That must have been VERY stealth NYC bragging on my part.

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I first started using grocery delivery when I had knee surgery and was living alone. - Diva Mar 23, 13:06
I have seriously only heard of this as a thing from my grandparents' store in the 1950s. - David Mar 23, 13:04 12
- When we lived in NYC, we'd get beer and liquor and smokes delivered -- nm - CQ Mar 23, 13:22 5
  - You and the Droogs? -- nm - David Mar 23, 13:24 2
    - I have a predilection for classical music, mainly Beethoven. -- nm - CQ Mar 23, 13:32
    - *snort!* -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 13:27
  - you were living right. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 13:24 1
    - You know how friends would come over, no one wanted to go out in the cold, oh, let's order more beer! -- nm - CQ Mar 23, 13:28
- you've never heard of Peapod? -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 13:06 5
  - the peapod i knew was a $$$maturnity boutique with organic fiber fair trade sustainable farmed clothing -- nm - zeitgeist roaming the dark galaxy Mar 23, 13:13 1
    - that's Pea In the Pod. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 13:18
  - or Plan-it Organic -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 13:07 1
    - Judging from their web page, I think that's one guy with a truck. -- (link) - David Mar 23, 13:12
  - After googling, nope. -- nm - David Mar 23, 13:07
hell, not even cities. We've go those services around the boondocks where I live - decline Mar 23, 13:02 2
- Speaking of which, this topic would have made for a good episode of The Boondocks -- nm - prayformojo Mar 23, 13:06
- oh I knew that :) -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 13:03
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- The rats. -- nm - David Mar 23, 13:03 5
  - They don't actually talk, that's just a move thing. - ty97 Mar 23, 13:04 4
    - Do they make eye contact and eat all the food in your cabinets or is that a movie thing, too? -- nm - David Mar 23, 13:05 3
      - They leave your cabinet alone as long as you leave a bit of filet mignon in the corner for them. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 13:06 2
        
        How did you ween off of truffles? -- nm - David Mar 23, 13:08 1
        
        Allistair's blood pressure was getting high so I convinced him and Annabelle to tone down the sweets. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 13:10

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No. (How would this even be bragging? Plenty of cities have these services).

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