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On most weekends in July and August, we have in excess of 200,000 new folks moving into condos that have no food, disposables, or other essential supplies. Since virtually everyone arrives after noon, the majority of these folks head for the stores between 1PM and 5PM. As the result, Ocean City supermarkets are crowded like the day before Thanksgiving on most check in days. Ocean City Condos had resolved this problem for our guests in prior years by subscribing to a food delivery service. Guests paid for the food they ordered. We paid to have it delivered and stored away in your unit. This worked great for guests who used the service the only limitation being that the selections offered by this service were somewhat limited. We learned after the start of the season that the service we have been using has gone out of business so we can no longer offer grocery delivery. We have opted for the next best thing using the Express Pickup Service offered by the Harris Teeter Supermarket in Ocean City. This allows you to order anything in the store online and your entire order will be available for pickup on your arrival day. No more spending hours trying to locate items in a strange store or waiting in the checkout line. To use this service, simply CLICK HERE and select the "Proceed to Store" icon that comes up on the next page. Proceed through the store with your shopping list online, checkout with a credit card when completed, and select the time frame when you would like to pick up your order. Your order will be pulled in advance and waiting for you at Express Pickup when you get to the store. While this new system offers a much broader selection than our previous delivery service, it obviously does not have the convenience of having groceries delivered and stored at your unit prior to your arrival. To offset this, please keep your receipts. We will reimburse any guest who uses this service the same $20 we would have paid the previous company for grocery delivery. To collect, simply e-mail us on the computer in your unit when you arrive advising that you have used the service. We will provide you with the instructions for mailing in the receipt (or copy) for reimbursement. |