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The whole idea of a large store that you walk through and gather your own things for is strange, unless we're talking farmers markets. You should just tell someone what you need and they give it to you or deliver. We've created a world dependent on cars but not using them intelligently.

That's how it was in the early 1920s.

But I mean, you can do this today. Home delivery or pickup.

Store managed delivery/pickup seems to be growing since the pandemic. I think they discovered that the reduced theft and the ability to sell imperfect produce more than covers the cost of the system.

Store managed delivery/pickup seems to be growing since the pandemic. I think they discovered that the reduced theft and the ability to sell imperfect produce more than covers the cost of the system.

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I hate using the delivery services though, they can be useless for fresh veg/meat as you can't properly pick a good cut or the right amount.

The substitutions can be awful too.

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