The Shut-In Economy ("Pampered, isolated royalty or 21st century servant")

Medium ^ | March 25, 2015 | Lauren Smiley

[central_va]

In SF you could get mowed down by a Mexican felon real easy.

[Tijeras_Slim]

For your amusement

[Organic Panic]

I am a servant. There are entire cities and Obama approved crony corporations that depend on my earnings.

[piasa]

Good point- I remember the guy who came around to sharpen scissors and such, the egg-lady, etc. That sort of thing was just petering out when I was growing up but you’re right, it’s come around again, only in the old days they were single proprietors, not employees.

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve ordered groceries occasionally, usually in some kind of emergency situation. But I would really miss going out to the stores, wandering the aisles, and seeing people...

-JT

[Chickensoup]

Back in the early part of last century we used to have the same thing.
The milk and egg man, the vegetable cart, the guys who would deliver ice, repair your shoes, sharpen your knives would come to your house. You would place your orders for meat and fish and the butcher and fish monger would deliver.

If you were middle class female you used to have at least a “daily” who would come in and help with getting your chores done. Dad usually had his “driver” who would pick him up and take him to work.

So all that is old is new again.

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I grew up midcentury and we had groceries delivered, bakery deliveries twice a week, soda deliveries, laundry dry cleaning pick up and delivery, daily help, and weekly flowers. Also buyers at the local department stores would choose and deliver in different sizes of clothing each season.

[sauropod]

For research.

[Stand Watch Listen]

This article brings to mind ”The Net”..Sandra Bullock, 1995 movie