Why I Shop for Others

I come from a background where precision mattered. Commercial Escrow. Landman. Professional Sales & Marketing. You didn’t just click the wrong button and say “oops.”

It didn’t work like that. These days? I spend most of my time picking out bananas with just a hint of green.

Go figure.

Still, the stakes feel just as high.

You’re spending your hard-earned money on food for your family. That deserves attention, not guesswork and randomness. Accuracy should matter.

A $200+ grocery order isn’t “just a delivery.”

It’s personal. It deserves care. It’s a lot of money.

How it all started…

What Grocery Shopping Means Here

When I say I shop, I mean it.

I’m not wandering the store in a hoodie with one AirPod, hoping for good tips and praying I pick the right yogurt.

I shop with:

  • Purpose

  • Professionalism

  • Produce knowledge

  • And I enjoy it

Also, how many grandmas have I bought underpants for? Maybe hundreds. Maybe one of yours. Grocery service is personal sometimes. Why can’t it be private?

The Moment It Clicked

One day, I was talking to a grocery employee on break when the store manager approached me:

“Can you help this customer? She’s trying to use the delivery app.”

She was struggling — password resets, downloads, confusion. The tech was working against her, not for her.

So I did what any professional grandpa would do:

I took her order over the phone, shopped it myself, and delivered it within 20 minutes.

She paid me back with a personal check with a tip.

A check.

I hadn’t seen one for years.

But I trusted her. And she trusted me. I asked the right questions. She took a risk and it paid off. Trust made the transaction effortless.

It wasn’t complicated.

It was human. It was real. It was simple.

What You Can Expect

This is a personal grocery service.

I remember your brands. I know your preferences. I text when I have a question, not to worry about a timer.

I help people get their groceries into the house. Sometimes that means carrying bags to the fridge. In some cases, I’ll put the groceries away. Some customers are blind, and I have no problem putting the groceries away if it makes it easier.

Happy to help.

This isn’t about convenience. It’s about connection and reviving a sense of community in grocery delivery. There are skilled shoppers with excellent service abilities who would make exceptional personal shoppers. All a customer asks for is to get a shopper who cares. That’s what we do.

Jonathan Shops is a resource for customers and the grocery stores they enjoy. Our knowledge of sales, delivery schedules, produce, and specific needs is what sets us apart from traditional delivery platforms. We don’t need an app for that. We deliver our promises.

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A Simpler Way to Shop

That moment made me realize:

Maybe we’ve been doing this all wrong.

Maybe grocery shopping doesn’t need countdown timers, apps, and random gig workers who don’t know what ripe fruit looks like.

Maybe we don’t need a dozen app updates and tipping prompts just to get groceries delivered right.

Maybe we need:

  • A method, not an app

  • Trust, not transactions

  • Accuracy, not speed

  • Service, not shortcuts