Groceries
The market, without the market
Grocery apps usually mean a warehouse on the edge of town and a markup to pay for it. This is the shop on your street, with a rider in between.
What you get
- Fresh produce, staples, drinks and household goods
- Vendors from your own neighbourhood, not a central warehouse
- One delivery fee, whatever is in the basket
- The gas for the burner in the same order, if you need it
- Live tracking, and a receipt itemised in the app
Why local shops rather than a warehouse
A warehouse model needs volume before it makes sense, which is why it reaches the three neighbourhoods that already have every other service and none of the ones that do not. Vendors who are already there reach everywhere people already shop.
It also means the price is the price. The shop sets what it charges, the same as it does for someone standing in front of the counter, and Patride charges for the delivery rather than quietly marking up the tomatoes.
One basket, one rider, one fee
An order can hold groceries and a gas refill together. That is one delivery fee and one rider, not two, which is the ordinary case in a household that needs both and the reason the platform was built around a single order rather than one app per errand.
Questions about grocery delivery
Are groceries more expensive than buying them myself?
Vendors set their own prices — the same ones they charge in the shop. What you pay on top is the delivery fee, which is shown before you order.
Can I order groceries and a gas refill together?
Yes, and that is the intended case. One order, one rider, one delivery fee.
What if something I ordered is out of stock?
The vendor updates the order before it is dispatched and you are only charged for what is actually sent.
Where you can order it
The apps are in testing
Patride is being tested on iOS and Android now, market by market. If you want to be told when it opens where you are — or you sell groceries and want to be on it — the contact page is the way to say so.