I once ordered a box of veggies from a mainstream supermarket and they were better than the stuff in the shop. I think they take extra care to give out “the good stuff” so they keep the delivery customers happy.
We also have independent fruit and veg places that deliver. I don’t know how big your town (city?) is, but there might be some specialist vendors as well, if you aren’t happy with somewhere you try.
As mentioned, you can give instructions to the staff who pick out your order. If the big stores don’t sell many green bananas a specialist fruit and veg vendor should.
Keep talking like that and I’ll move there!
Another idea: if you could find somebody local who can drive but doesn’t have a car, they could drive you in your car. They’d get to go to the shops and so would you.
It took multiple accidents for my dad to finally give up driving. He has AMD and after each treatment or surgery, he’d call to tell me how the doctor said his vision was good enough to drive again. It’s hard to recognize the fact that you can’t do everything you were once able to. I’ve got AMD myself now. Nearly two years in, and my cousin isn’t affected yet. But I’m promising myself that when the time comes, I will stop driving. It’s one reason that I prefer to live in a small place in town where i can rely on public transport. Plus I’ve got my brother who has promised to tell me if i ever start acting like dad.
InstantCart works with whatever stores are local. It’s not an Aldi thing. Not every community has InstantCart, but that’d a great option. They’ll even go into Costco!
Good luck- maybe there are support groups (check with your eye specialist) for nondrivers in your area. They might have a lot of solutions figured out already.
I know my daughter in Brooklyn gets groceries delivered and she is happy with it.
I have a friend in rural Vermont who volunteers as a driver for people without wheels. He gets gas money only. I’m not sure about insurance. But I assume that there are such people in Washington State. My friend is near 80 himself, but it keeps him busy.
I don’t know what it’s like in the US but here in the UK the produce for supermarket deliveries usually come from a warehouse not the usual supermarket that people can walk into. So you won’t get produce that’s been handled by loads of customers. However you won’t get to pick the stuff with longer use by dates as they’ll operate a strict rotation by sending it the oldest stuff first. Good for the problem of food wastage I guess. You might have greengrocers, online or otherwise, that deliver high quality vegetables too of you’re unhappy with the supermarket stuff but generally it’s okay and the delivery drivers will be happy to help you unpack in your kitchen (but that’s up to you, don’t grant them entry if you don’t want to).
I would definitely contact a blind association or charity. I don’t know what the US version is but they will undoubtedly give you guidance on how to manage with everyday issues plus might even have free or cheap services you can take advantage of. You don’t have to be totally blind to get advice from these sort of organisations. They will have resources and information.
My dad voluntarily gave up driving a few years before his death. He was not particularly old and he was one of the best drivers I’ve ever known. However, he had a close call one day. It was not an accident but an incident that scared him a bit when he realized that his reflexes were not as sharp as they had been. So he chose to stop driving. I was a bit concerned at the time, since he had always loved the independence of having a car, and my mother had never learned to drive. But it all worked out fine. Fortunately, their city has excellent public transportation and more taxis and car services than you can shake a stick at. My mother still has no problems getting around. I can’t imagine how difficult life without a car would be in the place I currently live, with dismal public transportation and one unreliable taxi company.
Nellie, it sounds as though you’ve made the right decision, as difficult as it must have been. I don’t know whether TaskRabbit exists where you are, but it’s a company that you might investigate.
Seconding Instacart. They will deliver from a variety of local stores, not just Aldi’s so if you don’t live near an Aldi’s, they’ll deliver from a store near you such as Safeway or Kroger’s. I live in Tucson and can choose from about nine different stores.
Costco now has delivery as well, at least in some areas - though of course you have to be able to use the mass quantities!!
Sorry public transit is so wretched for you (it isn’t great hereabouts either). A friend has the beginnings of macular degeneration and while it’s stabilized, she specifically sold her semi-rural townhouse for a condo in a high rise in a walkable neighborhood because she knew that someday she might not be able to drive. It’s a hell of a lot easier maintenance-wise, also. So - depending on where you live, might a change of residence be helpful for day-to-day living?
You may find that with selling the car, and therefore no insurance, your cash flow improves somewhat - enough to at least allow for the occasional Uber / Lyft / regular taxi to supplement the disability transport.
Aye; count me as another who thinks this.
I remember a story in the medical journal here (back when they used to carry stories), from a doctor who told his patient he would have to stop driving because he couldn’t see. The man accepted his fate, but out of interest also reported that he’d just been given a safe driving commendation by the police – because he was driving so safely 
I feel lightyears better about this than I was when I posted. The support and encouragement have been tremendous. Sorry I’m repeating myself, but I’m so grateful! I’m definitely checking out all suggestions. Grazie mille.
Honestly, fear and fear alone forced my decision to quit driving. If I hit a child, I’d never recover. I loathe leaning on others, so much so that I refused help for all my surgeries until I had cancer surgery last March. So I get people who refuse to give up driving. But driving well enough to get by doesn’t factor in a world where other drivers are distracted or drunk or high or sleepy or emotionally upset or visually deficient. If every driver out there saw as poorly as I did, nobody would venture onto the roads. I should have stopped two years ago. I’m ashamed I didn’t.
Hadn’t seen the thread before. I’m glad you’re coping well and want to thank you for recognizing it was best to stop driving, even though yeah it’s a pain.
Spain isn’t anywhere near as car-dependent as the US, but I have an elderly uncle to whose neighbors we’re enormously grateful. He lives in a village so tiny it had to get a street name because otherwise the postal system’s computers couldn’t track the location of houses; the also-retired but much-younger neighbors ferry him and his groceries to and fro. He has no idea how come he can never find his car keys when he’s alone in the house. His nephews (including us) visit him and take him around as well, but the neighbors are the ones doing most of the care. Last time he was coming to visit my mother (90km/60m away), I mentioned I was going to drive past his house both ways, so I could pick him up. No way, I can drive myself! But, while he wasn’t amenable to accepting my taxi-ing, it turned out that one neighbor was going to be driving down gee what a coincidence… and he was willing to take the neighbor’s help. Thank you nelliebly for not being a stubborn old coot!
Hey, give me time! When I get to be an old coot, I may be appallingly stubborn, but at least I won’t do it from behind the wheel.
I plan on being a Dreadful Little Old Lady, terror of the retirement home, feeder of street cats and organizer of anything I can get my hands on! Fear the Dominoes Menace, mwahahahahaha!
Sympathies from a fellow Keratoconus sufferer - with far far fewer complications than you have had (corneal transplants in both eyes, no rejection issues. And then a retinal detachment, followed eight years later with complications from the buckle put in to stabilize that).
At times I’ve been to the point where I gave up night driving - but thankfully, the second transplant and then newer and better contacts have made a big difference. But who knows what the future holds…
Keep your spirits up, and make use of the suggestions in this thread!
Another tip to try. When you finally do get rid of your car, take the $150/month or whatever that you normally spend on insurance, gas, upkeep, etc. and put it in an Uber pot. Those $30 Walmart rides might not seem so bad when you’re counting against what the car used to cost you, instead of as a new expense.
Also Lyft, and I’m sure Uber, have a shared ride level where you split the ride with strangers and save a few dollars. If you don’t mind the trip taking a few minutes longer, and you’re not traveling at 2am when the clubs close, the savings can add up.
nelliebly, please PM me your city. I’m just south of SeaTac, but maybe I can help. I’ll be gone for most of the day, but I’ll get back to you this evening. 
In addition to Fred Meyer, Safeway delivers, as well.
Just an update: my son had a good experience selling an in-law’s car via CarMax and said I’d get a better deal there than Carvana. He figured out the logistics to get my car and me to the nearest CarMax. It was indeed a smooth, easy, swift process, much easier and more pleasant than selling privately or to a dealership. Thanks again to those who suggested it.
It’s strange not having a car. Really strange. But I’m glad I sold it, and I’ll be even happier Monday when I stop the insurance on it.