Brookdale ShopRite Offers New Online Shop-at-Home Service

The is now offering an online shopping service for customers in the Bloomfield/Montclair/Belleville area.

Without leaving the comfort of their homes, customers can take advantage of the wide selection and reasonable prices offered by ShopRite, says store manager Jerry Manley.

“Online shopping is a tremendous help for busy people who work long hours, because it saves them several hours of time each week.  And for homebound residents and seniors, the service is will make life a lot easier.” 

Patch recently tried out the service to see what it’s like and here’s what we found.

Getting into the system is easy.  You can go to www.shoprite.com or take advantage of the Patch promotion going on now, which will save you the delivery fee at checkout.  To get started, just click on the ShopRite graphic at the top of the Patch page.

You will be directed to type in your city and state, and Brookdale's contact information will pop up.  Click on the live link.

Departments listed on the first page include everything from “Deli” to “Pharmacy” to “Pet Shop” to “Kosher,” with subcategories like baby bath and skin care, baby foods and baby medications in the “Baby Store” section.

Moving around the online store is easy and quick.  It doesn’t take long to get a full shopping cart, especially if you regularly buy certain products and know what size and brand you prefer. 

More tricky is when you don’t see the size or brand of an item you would normally buy.  In this case, it is best to make a reasonable substitution or call the customer service department of the store for assistance.  ShopRite from Home phone #:  973-338-1433

Using the shop-at-home online service, you can also take advantage of in-store coupons by clicking on the “circulars” tab at the top of the page.  The amount of the coupon will be deducted from the total at checkout.  Store coupons used on "pick up" orders can be redeemed at checkout, however, if you are having your order delivered, your coupons are picked up at your home and a credit is applied to your order for your next shop.

When it’s time to check out, click the "place order" button.  You will be asked whether you want to pick up your groceries or have them delivered.  For pick-ups, there is a $10 service fee, for deliveries, there is an additional $5.95 service fee.  By typing in the promo word “PATCH” you can save $10 on orders over $100.

Delivery is generally the following day within a two-hour time frame: 11:00am-1:00pm; 1:00pm-3:00pm; 3:00pm-5:00pm; 5:00pm-7:00pm.

Have you used the Brookdale ShopRite online shop-at-home service?  Have you used other similar services?  Do you think online grocery shopping is a good idea?  Let us know what you think in the comments section!