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The Daily OrangeOnline grocery store begins deliveries to students
By Bethany Root
Posted: 11/10/04, 1:24 AM EST Section: News
"We have a deal with a couple of different grocery stores, where we get the products slightly cheaper," Duffley said. "Adam focuses on the Web site right now, and Matt and I do the grocery shopping, but hopefully soon we'll be looking to hire employees to do that."
The company is also planning to launch One Click Grocery and One Click Video services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Duffley's alma mater.
Overall, for students, the service's most potentially valuable feature is the option for parents to deposit money into their children's accounts, Peruta said.
"I remember when I was in college, every time I talked to my mom, she would ask, 'Are you eating OK? Do you have food?'" he said. "This way, parents can give students cash and not have to worry about if they are really buying food with it or if they're using it at the liquor store."
Another advantage of the service is that, unlike with university meal plans, money left over in a student's account is paid back at the end of the year.
"There are no real grocery stores for students, at least none with a good selection, and we thought there was a need for it on campus," said Dacey, who graduated from SU last spring. "It's a really simple and convenient way to do grocery shopping. Just trying it will change people's habits. It just frees up so much time."
The service may be especially useful for those who cannot easily make it to the store for reasons other than lack of time. Attila Berry, a magazine, newspaper and on-line journalism graduate student, broke her ankle in September and has since relied on crutches for transportation. She has only been to the grocery store once in the past seven weeks.
"My friend pushed me around in a wheelchair and I pointed at things and she put them in the cart," she said. "I definitely wouldn't want to do that again because people look at you funny."
Berry said that she would probably try One Click Grocery, if only because she would like to be able to get groceries without relying on the frozen food that her mother stocked in her fridge.
"I think I'll definitely use it," she said. "I feel bad having to call my friends and begging them to get me food."
The company is also planning to launch One Click Grocery and One Click Video services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Duffley's alma mater.
Overall, for students, the service's most potentially valuable feature is the option for parents to deposit money into their children's accounts, Peruta said.
"I remember when I was in college, every time I talked to my mom, she would ask, 'Are you eating OK? Do you have food?'" he said. "This way, parents can give students cash and not have to worry about if they are really buying food with it or if they're using it at the liquor store."
Another advantage of the service is that, unlike with university meal plans, money left over in a student's account is paid back at the end of the year.
"There are no real grocery stores for students, at least none with a good selection, and we thought there was a need for it on campus," said Dacey, who graduated from SU last spring. "It's a really simple and convenient way to do grocery shopping. Just trying it will change people's habits. It just frees up so much time."
The service may be especially useful for those who cannot easily make it to the store for reasons other than lack of time. Attila Berry, a magazine, newspaper and on-line journalism graduate student, broke her ankle in September and has since relied on crutches for transportation. She has only been to the grocery store once in the past seven weeks.
"My friend pushed me around in a wheelchair and I pointed at things and she put them in the cart," she said. "I definitely wouldn't want to do that again because people look at you funny."
Berry said that she would probably try One Click Grocery, if only because she would like to be able to get groceries without relying on the frozen food that her mother stocked in her fridge.
"I think I'll definitely use it," she said. "I feel bad having to call my friends and begging them to get me food."
