Survey: weekly member discounts or free grocery delivery

I prefer option B, the free home delivery.

I am a nurse and I work long shift, sometimes 12 hours. After work I am very tired and I don't have energy for go to the store. Also on weekend the store is so busy and the lines are too long. With free delivery, I can order on my phone in the break and the food come to my home in the same day. This will save a lot of time for me.

Also I don't have a car. Now I must carry heavy bags on the bus, specially the milk and water bottles. It is very difficult in winter when the sidewalk is icy. Delivery will solve this problem.

The discount is also good, because food is very expensive now. But 10 percent is not very much for me, maybe $10 or $15 in a week. The delivery fee now is $9.99 each time, so I save almost the same money.

So I think free delivery is more useful.

I would choose the weekly member discounts.

Like many families, we have noticed that our grocery bills went up a lot in the last two years. Fresh food like fruit, vegetables, meat and milk is the biggest part of what we buy every week, so a 10 percent discount on these items would really make a difference. For my family of four, it could save us around $80 a month.

Another reason is that the discount would encourage people to buy more fresh food instead of cheaper processed food, which is better for everyone's health.

Free delivery is a good idea for people who are busy or who don't have a car. However, I enjoy choosing my own fruit and vegetables at the store, and I think a lot of people feel the same. Also, the delivery is only free if you spend more than $50, so it would not help people who buy small amounts.

For these reasons, I think the discounts would help more members.

I'd choose free home delivery, although I suspect the discount will be more popular answer.

As an emergency-room nurse, I work twelve-hour shifts, and after one of them the last thing I want is to queue at a checkout. Being able to place an order during my break and have it waiting at home by evening would give me back several hours a week, and those hours are worth far more to me than a few dollars.

There's also a group the survey shouldn't overlook. I don't drive, and hauling milk, rice and bottled water onto a crowded bus is exhausting, especially on icy January sidewalks. Many seniors and people with disabilities in my building face the same struggle; for them, delivery isn't a luxury but the difference between eating well and making do.

A ten-percent discount would be welcome, but for a single person it might amount to ten or fifteen dollars a week, roughly what I already pay in delivery fees. Free delivery, by contrast, removes a real barrier.

That's why Option B would add more value to the program.