The Target store that's a few blocks from my house has a great drive up/pick up for people who dont want to carry their stuff outside.

If you've got a lot of stuff, you can ask for the drive up. You get a card from the cashier, they put another card with a number that corresponds to the card the cashier gives you. You go out to your car, drive up to the front of the store, and someone brings out your stuff to you and loads it in the car.

I'm going to be having my dad use that more often, since he just hurt his back a few weeks ago, and keeps re-injuring it by picking up heavy stuff. (we have neighbors that will help carry heavy stuff once we get home)