Giving a friend regular lifts

[Sunflower20]

If you lived in close proximity to a good friend who doesn't drive, would you take them grocery shopping every week? As in a longterm arrangement?

No! I fell into that trap and it NEVER starts and ends with just one shopping trip a week. It turns into a personal taxi.

No, I wouldn’t want to be tied in.

Nope! They choose not to drive, up to them to figure it out

No, but then I am HF autistic. I don’t like people much and I am antisocial. I wouldn’t commit to any long term arrangement with anyone except family.

If you prefer to take them with you then yes, if not then no. Online shopping is presumably an option?

As a non driver I would never expect this.

I shop online and pay for groceries to be delivered and would suggest your friend do the same.

If you’re feeling very kind, you could offer her a lift occasionally if you’re going anyway and it’s convenient, especially if you like her company. But you shouldn’t feel bad if that’s not something you want to do!

Is said friend paying you and is it likely to become more than this arrangement?

Nope. If they don't drive, they don't have the running costs of a car which you do, and the taxi would cost them less than running a car costs you. Or they can get groceries delivered.

No i wouldn't like to be tied to something like that

Good friend. Yes I would.

I might have in 1994 but now we have online shopping.

No, There are plenty of supermarkets offering delivery services.
If it ties in with a regular trip you make, and works for you then maybe. I give a daily lift to someone but I drive past their door and drop them off on my way, it isn’t an inconvenience and they are always ready.
I don’t do the return journey as it doesn’t work for me.

No . Unless you live in the sticks online shopping is widely available.

I hate been tied down to other people

If I wanted to, yes. If I didn't, no.

Gosh no! Unless it was the only time we could catch up, so it doubled as a coffee date or whatever and I enjoyed spending the time with my friend. Not if it were an obligation or a chore.

I need to know more details! Has your friend asked you?

Do you want to? Are you offering or have you been asked?

No, because in six months months time you'll be yet another thread 'AIBU to think friend is a CF for expecting a lift to the supermarket even when I'm at death's door ill, about to give birth whilst holding down three jobs and have five children hanging off my ankles. And she doesn't give me petrol money'.

Not unless there were other factors such as disability making the friends situation particularly difficult. In normal circumstances I would expect a non-driver to be able to get an online delivery, cycle, get a bus to the nearest supermarket or find a similar, independent solution which didn’t involve reliance on anybody else.

No. I point blank refuse to make any long standing commitments to anyone that I didn't birth.

No. I don't do my own shopping at the same time every week, and wouldn't like feeling like I was stuck with doing it forever.

Nope.

And I wouldn’t accept the offer from a friend either.

It would only end badly.

For a good friend yes I would.

Seeing as I hardly ever do a big shop in person, certainly a no for me

No, I'd point them to the online grocery sites.

No, as I'd feel too tied. Online shopping delivered or a taxi would be options for your friend.