Feature: The Get It Done Guide's Home Deliveries

You know how much time it takes to run errands. Even worse, traffic is horrible, you spend more time parking than completing tasks and about the third time you throw (not literally, of course) the kids back into their car seats, you’re ready to scream. Instead of losing it, consider this option: Run errands by phone or email, instead of driving around town. In the greater Seattle area, a wide range of services will come right to your front door.


PICK-UP AND DELIVERY DRY CLEANERS
When your suit needs cleaning or you’ve got dress shirts to launder, call Bakker’s Fine Drycleaning (425.820.4103; bakkersfinedrycleaning.com), which picks up and delivers right to your home or office at no additional cost (assuming you are in one of their delivery areas).

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MILK DELIVERY SERVICE
Smith Brothers Farms (206.682.7633; smithbrothersfarms.com) has been delivering hormone-free milk and other dairy products (from butter to cheese and whipped cream) to homes in the Seattle area since 1920. You’ll love the convenience, and your kids will love the udderly wonderful delivery trucks painted to look like black-and-white cows.

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ONLINE GROCERY DELIVERY
If you like ordering books from Amazon.com—
and you’re in the right neighborhood—you can now get turnips along with your Twilight via AmazonFresh (888.533.5659; fresh.amazon.com), which even provides daily quality ratings on fresh fruits and vegetables. But Amazon has competition in the fresh foods category from New Roots Organics (206.261.2500; newrootsorganics.com). Proprietor and Phinney Ridge resident Carolyn Boyle personally selects the fresh fruits and vegetables for seasonal bins delivered each week. One recent selection included Mishirashu pears, Pink Lady apples, and Yukon Gold potatoes—all grown in the Northwest. Also in the running is Georgetown-based Spud! (206.621.7783; spud.com), which emphasizes locally grown foods and publishes the distance from its Georgetown-based warehouse to the producer so that you can gauge the freshness of its products.

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SEAFOOD DELIVERY
Serving fish at your next dinner party? Surfin’ Seafood (425.821.1303; surfinseafood.com) delivers the latest catch, from king salmon caught in southeast Alaska to white prawns from the Gulf of Mexico—depending on the season—to your door in special coolers.

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PET SUPPLY DELIVERY
Delivering your dog’s favorite foods and toys is the goal of Smiley Dog Pet Products (206.903.9631; smileydog.com). They also have a Treat of the Month Club for pampered pooches. And if you’re a cat person, they deliver food, toys and goodies for the feline in your family, too.

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Originally published in March 2010

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