[ypatton]

I used this service alot on and off at the times I worked 80 hour weeks - it helps MUCH to do a couple of things:

1) Make friends with your personal shopper; find out what day they work the week you are shopping and always use the same shopper. Take them little gifts. They get to know your preferences and it makes it MUCH easier to get the right products with savings into your bags.

2) There is a specific PLU for getting the greenpoints for bringing your own bags, PLU#8111. I write on my online order that I will be bringing X number of bags and to go ahead and credit my account, with the PLU # listed. It works every time for instant credit.

3) Saving your core shopping list of things you need every week as a separate list saves time.

There are several distinct advantages to using this service:

I agree that using a shopper is well worth the fee, and you DO save alot of money when you see your total add up with everything you add to your list - it curbs impulse shopping tremendously.

It can also yield you fresher cuts of meat, if you ask your shopper to order what you want directly from the butcher station in back instead of picking up what's prewrapped out front.

It's also GREAT for triples, because your personal shopper will pre-shop the sale and pull items from the shelf that you request the day before triples start.

Glad to hear that other couponers use this service, I thought I was the only one!