

FreshDirect was the cheapest before fees and only slightly more than Stop & Shop with the $10 tip and $6 delivery charge added.įor me, FreshDirect had the best options in most grocery categories and at competitive prices. If you subscribe to FreshDirect's DeliveryPass, the total would be more like $194 and a few bucks cheaper than Stop & Shop. The FreshDirect total amounted to $198.27, just $1.63 more than Stop & Shop (but with no trip to the store, time spent shopping or money spent on gas). Is Fresh Direct cheaper than a grocery store? See below for a breakdown of the differences in cost including membership and delivery fees for both.

So is buying groceries online cheaper than in person?Īfter tallying the grocery cost for my order with all three retailers, the results were remarkably similar.
