So I finally gave this a try this afternoon. Have been looking for the right opportunity that makes sense. And I just found it.
i have been looking to get some at home COVID tests, and can’t find them anywhere - anyone who says they have them in their website doesn’t. GoPuff said out of stock, but used the ‘notify me’ when available option a couple of days ago, and got a notification this afternoon that QuickVue became available, so I thought I’d try it. Added a couple to the cart, plus a pint of ice cream (which is free (along with delivery) via a separate T-Mobile promo code - I believe there’s a new product type free every month through them). Ordered it and was at my door in 2 minutes.
TPG article on GoPuff talks about it being ‘competitive’ with grocery, but here in East Bay, seems more along the higher end of grocery - more in line with 7-11/C-store. But for the COVID tests, it was the same price as everywhere I’ve seen it ($23.99). And the ‘notify me’ feature worked - best way to get this particular product. Ordered, and was at my door 12 minutes from when I placed my order. So it worked well, also. I wouldn’t use it for regular shopping - I will say they don’t have the same selection as, say, Safeway out here - but the service worked well. In a pinch for stuff you need quickly and don’t want to leave the house for, seems like it could work well. I have not directly compared to say, what you’d pay for convenience/grocery delivery via DoorDash or Uber, but seemed to compare positively to that. And with the Chase credits - seem that it could work out well - We’ve got 5 Chase cards that qualify, so if we were to order once a week (though doubtful we’d use it that much), we’d be able to get the discount everytime.
i used my Freedom Unlimited for this order. I was going to use It via Apple Pay, but the terms of the credit suggest it won’t apply if it is used through a mobile wallet (and specifically calls out ApplePay/GooglePay) - but I’d be interested to hear if it worked via ApplePay for anyone else.