Woolies as it should be.
Not as it has been.
- You
- send a picture, voice note, or message of your list.
- We
- send back a Woolies Dash cart, ready to check out.
Offload the weekly shop and get on with your day.
Write the way you’d write to a friend who happens to know every aisle at Woolies.
Ask for (almost) anything.
- “Restock the fridge like last week but no the yoghurt.”
- “I'm having a braai for 4 ppl, buy the basiscs, make sure it's all halaal.”
- “I’m making this Yotam Ottolenghi roast aubergine tonight, link below. Add everything I don’t have.”
- “Add school stuff and avoid anything with peanuts.”
- “Show me 3 versions of my usual shop under R 600. I’ll pick.”
- “And anything else grocery, within Woolies, of course.”
Ready to offload your next shop?
WhatsApp Pelicart and have a Woolies Dash cart back in about a minute.
How it works
What our beta users say.
“Pelicart has been a game changer for me. My shopping on the Woolies app was so time-consuming, now I can just upload a picture of my shopping list and it’s done in seconds!”
“I also love how I can get a summary of what was out of stock, and if I need to make changes to the order it’s easy. I just wish I could have this for Checkers and Dis-Chem!”
“Honestly I find myself just buying from Woolies because this app is so easy.”
— Colleen M., my mom · Cape Town
What we have access to
What Pelicart can access
What Pelicart can’t access
A note on the risks of Pelicart, and why I think it's worth using anyway
By Caleb · May 2026 · read “Introducing Pelicart”
Using Pelicart is more risky than using the Woolworths app directly. Yet, I think it’s worth accepting that risk, in the same way it's worth accepting the risk of a car accident while driving because the benefit of travelling further and faster than before is so large.
Part of that risk comes from me. The best I can do here is assure you that I have no desire to do anything with your Woolies session other than add and remove the things you want in your cart. Checkout still happens on your account, with your card, in the Woolies app. Your card and your bank account are never linked to Pelicart.
Pelicart is in beta, and if you don't know me yet, it's fair to want a full picture of what's happening with your Woolies session. So I’ve (Claude has) written a security white paper that lists what I could theoretically do with that session, what would happen in the unlikely event I were hacked, and what I’m doing to prevent that from happening.
If you like the look of this but are unsure, please book a chat with me! We can talk about my favourite philosopher Kant, why I’m building this. I'm also happy to walk you through select pieces of source code. I’m available 9–5 most days on Google Meet, or in person at Workshop 17, Kloof St, Cape Town.
What would you like to see added next?
FAQ
We don't store your password. When you link Woolies, we save the session token (the cookie that proves you're logged in) and encrypt it at rest. See /privacy for details.
Let’s get your first cart going.
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A Woolworths shopping account is required.
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