I’ve hipped you to the deal about the food desert.
I was devastated when Cub Foods closed.
Frankly if it weren’t for Peapod, I would have starved to death by now.
It would appear that my fellow south siders in zip code 60615, 60616, 60637, 60643 & 60653 are in on the secret too.
In an article published in the April 1st Chicago Tribune, Peapod deliveries to those zip codes have dramatically increased since 2002.
I was a huge fan of Peapod when I lived on the north side but when I moved south of Madison Street I became persona non-grata.
That’s when I discovered Cub foods and made the trek to purchase my groceries. I mean if the same person with an established account can’t get the love, I interpret that as my money’s no good.
So I boycotted them for a few years.
Now I’m not sure when Peapod changed their tune but we went back on speaking terms about a year and a half ago.
These days if you don’t place an early order for your grocery delivery, you’re screwed.
As I read the article several things stood out. I liked the fact that the following trend was identified:
“More than half a million Chicagoans live in a food desert, according to a study conducted last year, but a new analysis by the study's author, done at the request of the Tribune, underscores what Peapod users already know: Not everyone in a food desert is poor.”
“Of the 203,369 households in the desert, clustered on the South and West Sides, 31 percent have an annual income of $50,000 or more, study author Mari Gallagher found.”
Well duh.
I'm not rolling in the big dough but I have a few pennies to rub together (sometimes).
Shopping in the 'hood is not only frustrating but in a way highly entertaining.
I'm used to people looking at me like I’m some kind of freak when I ask for the refrigerated pesto?
Morningstarm Farms veggie burgers? Fugetaboutit!
Can a sister get some brie up in this bitch?
Probably not.
You'd think all south siders (read: black people) consume is Yoo-Hoo & Pork Rinds.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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2 comments:
I know it's not in walking distance, but what about the Coop? They do deliver, and they can hook you up with the veggie burgers and brie. Woodlawn is still a food dessert, but neighboring Hyde Park is not, and is not so far away. But then again, it doesn't get much easier than Peapod.
I guess PeaPod learned a little humility after their numbers started to stink badly,forcing them to close many distribution centers; and as people learned they could shop local stores like Dominick's online and get delivery, too.
Moral of the story is be nice to all your customers, and that $1 is $1.
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