Welcome to the third part of our blog series about on-line grocery shopping. If you did not see the first two parts of this series, here are the links to the overview and the pros of on-line grocery shopping. Today we are going to look at, what I think, are the cons to on-line grocery shopping.

The first challenge that I have with on-line grocery shopping is the PRODUCE.

• I like to look around the produce section to see what looks best and is the best value. I cannot do this when looking at the pictures of the produce on-line.
• Someone else chooses your produce for you, so you may not get what you would usually choose for yourself. However, I have received good quality produce in my experiences so far.

The second challenge that I have with on-line grocery shopping is LEAVING AN ITEM OFF.

• It usually happens that I forget to buy something or that an item is unavailable. This leaves me in a bind when I am trying to make a meal later in the week. I either have to make a special trip to the store or use what I have on hand to make a substitution.
• When this happens, I cannot do on-line shopping for the single item because they have a minimum order cost ($30 at one store and $100 at the other). However, at one of the stores you can pay a fee if your order is under the minimum cost.

The third challenge that I have with on-line grocery shopping is PERSONAL.

• I am a food person, so I like to look around at all the different foods in the store. I do not get this chance with on-line shopping.
• I like to take my children to the store so they can learn about shopping and choosing foods.
• I cannot use re-usable bags with on-line grocery shopping.

I feel like I have balanced these challenges well with alternating on-line and in-store grocery shopping. I think the pros of on-line grocery shopping outweigh the cons and I plan to continue with on-line grocery shopping.