Abstract: Methods of procuring urgent household-related goods or services enable consumers to obtain goods or services from local vendors offering those goods or services within a predetermined region. These methods may be implemented on devices such as smart phones, desktop computers, and servers. A server computes distances between the consumer device and preapproved vendors' locations, selects, and notifies a number of local vendors of the request. Upon receiving a number of vendor acceptances, the server selects a local vendor, notifies the consumer and the selected local vendor, and presents them with corresponding summaries. Methods of reverse auctioning of household-related goods or services enable consumers to receive and accept the lowest bid from vendors offering those goods or services within a predetermined time interval.