{"id":4952,"date":"2018-06-29T17:31:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T17:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2018-06-29T17:31:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T17:31:04","slug":"a-few-ideas-for-avoiding-the-crowds-plus-my-challenge-if-you-see-it-pick-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/a-few-ideas-for-avoiding-the-crowds-plus-my-challenge-if-you-see-it-pick-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"A FEW IDEAS FOR AVOIDING THE CROWDS…. PLUS, MY CHALLENGE, IF YOU SEE IT PICK IT UP!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who would have thought that one week we’d be wearing parkas and the next in shorts and prepping for the fourth of July!\u00a0 \u00a0That being said, we all know this holiday week is the beginning of Carmageddon in the Hamptons.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Traffic is everywhere and the lines will be looooonnnnnng for the next few days.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0But as some of you may or may not know,\u00a0 there are short cuts to avoiding the crowds.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Here are a few of my personal faves to staying sane when the Hamptons go crazy.<\/p>\n

Skip the aggravation at the supermarket and go online for all your grocery shopping.<\/p>\n

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King Kullen in Bridgehampton has a great online site and then they’ll deliver to your house for a minimal charge if the order is over $50.\u00a0 \u00a0The first delivery is free if you use the code “firstdelivery” at check out.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0If the delivery thing doesn’t work for you, you can also go online and then pick it up!\u00a0 \u00a0Just go the website<\/a>\u00a0click on the link and go to town.\u00a0 \u00a0Orders can be placed up to a week in advance or as little as four hours.\u00a0 \u00a0 How cool is that?!\u00a0 \u00a0If you’ve ever been to “Stop and Shop” in East Hampton (or as I call it “STOP, WAIT, WAIT, SHOP”) or the mosh pit known at Citarella, you know this is a great option.<\/p>\n

If cooking isn’t your thing and you want to just hang at home there are finally a few options that will help you with restaurant deliveries.\u00a0 \u00a0 Starting last week, UBER EATS started servicing the Hamptons with a limited but decent number of restaurant options.\u00a0 Some of the participating venues include Highway Restaurant, Grindstone Coffee and Donuts and Yama Q Asian Fusion.\u00a0 \u00a0Delivery time seems to be about 30-40 minutes so not bad when you consider traffic on 27 plus parking.<\/p>\n

Another option is 123delivery.net<\/a>!\u00a0 \u00a0 A great site (AND APP) that offers a little bit more than UberEats in that it’s also a concierge service.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The service will fetch just about anything from any restaurant, store or other business on the East End.\u00a0 \u00a0Started by<\/p>\n

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Montauk native Mark Ripolone the service started last summer and operates even in the winter.\u00a0 \u00a0Some of the participating businesses include Rowdy Hall, Cilantro Mexican, LT Burger and Dopo La Spiaggia.\u00a0 \u00a0 Estimated costs for the delivery range from about $6 to $10 depending on how far the drivers have to travel.<\/p>\n

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So with more people in the Hamptons there’s another issue besides the traffics and the crowds…\u00a0 THE TRASH!\u00a0 \u00a0 Yesterday, I took my every other day stroll on Georgica Beach with Bella and Russell.\u00a0 \u00a0Normally I focus pretty much on picking up poop but lately I’ve started picking up more.\u00a0 \u00a0The amount of balloons, plastic bottles and cups lying on our beaches and killing our marine life is astounding.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 My friend Michael (pictured) who is much more versed in the dangers of this stuff to our environment encouraged me to just pick up a few things.<\/p>\n