Ordering Groceries Online

We usually get our groceries on Friday evenings, but it didn't work out last Friday, so we planned to go on Sunday instead.  That morning, there was a fresh blanket of snow covering the ground, and it made us want to stay inside and hibernate; the last thing we wanted to do was go shopping.

We decided to try something new and order our groceries online, and then just go out to pick them up.  (Delivery wasn't available on Sunday, or we would have done that.) 

After a breakfast of fruit, cottage cheese, and potatoes, we took our coffees into the living room and started clicking away.

I was surprised by how easy it was!  We logged into our PC Optimum account, and most of what we buy was already there as suggestions for us, so it didn't take long to find the other items we needed and add them to our virtual cart.

You can select the brand, see prices, etc.  It took about four minutes to grocery shop and pay.  We chose a 1:00-2:00 pick up time.  At 12:30 we got a phone call from the store; three products weren't in stock, so they let us choose replacements if we wanted.  We arrived at the store for 1:00, called to say which spot we were in (there are reserved spots for grocery pick up), and a minute later we drove away with our supplies for the week.

They are particular about picking good produce, and we were impressed with what was chosen.  Our order was perfect - no complaints! 

We enjoy browsing the aisles, so this won't become a regular thing for us, but it was really nice on this chilly day.  It would be convenient to order online on the way home from a vacation, or if we had a jam-packed week.

Have you ever ordered your groceries online?
Who does the grocery shopping in your house, or do you go as a family?  Do you tend to buy the same products quite regularly?

$100 President's Choice Gift Card Giveaway and #PCDishOut Campaign

It's our snacky time of year (okay, when isn't it), as I'm sure it is for many of you.  Our corner grocery store sells President's Choice products, and PC has many products that make entertaining, snacking, and gifting food a breeze.  We've been eyeing up, and purchasing a lot of the new PC Insiders Collection products.  The PC Insiders Collection is organized into four dining occasions, Brunch, Dine, Mingle and Gift.  Fun!

To participate in the challenge:

• Check out the PC Insiders Collection
• Choose a product or two, and come up with a recipe, or recipe "hack" using the ingredient in a fun new way
• Take a photo or video, and then tag it with #PCDishOut and #PCInsidersCollection

Your creation might be recreated by a PC Chef, or a celebrity chef! 

My Participation:

When President's Choice wanted to partner with me, and have me create a recipe of my own, I was super excited!  I chose the Mingle theme, as our favourite way of dining in the Everyday Foodie household is with finger foods and appetizers, while we laugh and visit.  With the help of the new PC Insiders Collection, I'm going to be creating my own Mingle recipe, as part of the #PCDishOut challenge - stay tuned!  I'm really excited to try out some of the products, particularly the PC Black Label Comte Hard Ripened Cheese.  It's no secret that I love cheese.

The Giveaway:

Everyday Foodie readers have a chance to win a $100 President's Choice gift card, which I am sure will come in handy when you're shopping for the holidays.  The giveaway is open to Canadian residents (excluding residents of Quebec), until December 10th, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (CST).  The winner will be chosen by random draw, and will be notified within 24 hours after the giveaway ends.  They must answer a skill testing question, according to Canadian law.  The winner will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.  No purchase necessary. THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING.  THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.  THE WINNER, TANIA B, CHOSEN BY RANDOM DRAW & SKILL TESTING QUESTION, HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

To enter, just check out the PC Insiders Collection, and leave a comment telling me one thing you'd buy with your gift card!

Good luck, and have fun!

(This post and amazing giveaway has been sponsored by Loblaws/President's Choice)