What To Look Out For When Getting Groceries On Online Platforms

Ah, the internet will soon be the death of us. In the near future, we will be too lazy to even budge to get water. We are talking about getting groceries online. How many of us have adopted that into our lifestyle?

Too Long; Didn’t Read (TL;DR)

• Lowest minimum spent for free delivery: RedMart (with LiveUp membership) at S$40, and honestbee at S$50.
• Lowest delivery charge: RedMart at S$3.99.
• Always look at their current promotion or deals! (You might get some steals)

Just a Quick Summary

FairPrice On

FairPrice being the most affordable has always been my go-to to get my groceries in stores. There are a huge variety of deals available – they even have deals for 7th month.

At their clearance sale, prices are slashed for products that are near expiry, overstocked, or are at the end of their season.

Out of all the online platforms, only NTUC allows collection in-stores (Click and Collect) for just S$3.

This feature will definitely save my life if I am ever pressed for time. Knowing for a certain that I am able to pop by any NTUC to grab my purchase.

Features breakdown:

Rewards Structure: plus! by Link Points

• Earn link points on your purchases;
• Or rebates with NTUC plus! / plus! Visa cards.

Cold Storage Online

Source: Cold Storage

Apart from the freshest food available, Cold Storage offers organic produce in their weekly sales. Sometimes, you just want to spoil yourself with some homemade avocado toast.

All For You by Sheng Siong

“Sheng Siong, All For You~”

You sang it in that tune, didn’t you? The products that are on promotion on All For You are generally cheaper than other platforms.

Giant Online

Giant’s ‘Dare to Compare‘ is an initiative to prove to you that they offer the lowest prices if you manage to prove otherwise, they will double the difference! Pretty daring.

Giant Online allows for bulk purchases if you are planning to stock up for a zombie apocalypse from food and drinks to household essentials.

honestbee

honestbee is not like other online grocery platforms, they have shopper bee that shops for you from various merchants.

honestbee charges a ‘Concierge fee’ for their trained shoppers that shop on your behalf in addition to delivery fees. Concierge fee differs from different store to store.

• Website

Rewards Structure: Coins

• For every dollar spent on honestbee you get to earn 1 coin
• Redeem rewards from many different merchants
  (i.e. browhaus, Stashaway, Policypal and more). 
• Here is how their rewards structure is like: 

RedMart

• Additional Features: LiveUp membership
  (Get many more benefits from partners like Netflix, Lazada, Grab and more)

Tips for More Savings

• Always check the credit card that you are using if it is giving you the best rebates/miles for your buck.
• Look for coupon codes or rebates site like Shopback online

Looking for one or two small tips could help you save a dollar or two which makes a huge difference in your personal finance journey. Trust me on that!

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I’ll see you in the next one, and until then, may the Personal Finance force be with you!