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Today's Headline: Peapod Caught Delivering Alcohol to Teens. We don't want to say anything to besmirch Peapod's good name — if it weren't for their timely deliveries, there is no telling what we would be attempting to eat out of our fridge. However, it seems like our favorite grocery folk been delivering alcohol to teens without checking for ID.
We noticed the first time we ordered alcohol from Peapod that there was no online measure to check your age. Not even a page to certify that you are over 21. So we assumed we would get carded when the alcohol was delivered, but that has never happened in the years we have been getting groceries from Peapod. Maybe it is that we are getting older, but we still get carded almost everywhere else.
NBC 5 did a little research and found that this happened in 4 of the 5 deliveries they had set up for minors. In only one occasion did the driver ask for ID and then take the alcohol away.
Hopefully this revelation only tightens Peapod's policies and doesn't do away with alcohol delivery altogether. We are already well on our way to being alcoholic shut-ins and can't stop now.
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I always got carded when I had alcohol in my Peapod order. And I'm 32. Guess it all depends on the driver.
interesting.....
im not so so much of a peapod fan anymore anyway after my last 3 deliveries had either spoiled/expired food or gross produce. back to using my old lady cart for groceries....
I've never gotten spoiled produce, but they are wildly inconsistent with delivery times. Sometimes 30 minutes after the window, sometimes 30 minutes before. I got home at 3:40 for a 4pm delivery the other day and the delivery driver had been there for 10 minutes.
I only recently discovered Peapod but so far I have had not problems. I absolutely love the service and have no desire to go back to the old days of waiting in line at Jewel. I always use the "unattended" delivery window so it never matters to me what time the delivery person arrives (the food is in coolers so it can wait). I hope Peapod learns from the investigation but the company is too valuable to me to me to close up shop anytime soon.
I've been meaning to sign up for Peapods, so I don't have to shop in the summer. Do they deliver beer by the case?
Basic beers like Bud and Miller come in 24 pack cases. They actually have a decent beer selection, and our order often includes a 12 pack of Red Stripe bottles in the summer.