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7 Responses to “amazon groceries just launched…”  

1. 1 Tony Herrera May 25th, 2006 at 1:50 pm

   Now this is interesting.

   It feels like Webvan is somehow being reincarnated. As a regular Amazon customer, I welcome their entry into this segment of the market. I note that they have focused on pre-packaged products and are smart to not carry fresh meats, dairy, vegetables, etc.

   I always considered this an issue for Webvan meaning that the delivery of say a head of lettuce and the freshness of such could pose a problem in terms of expectations on both parties behalf. This is not an issue with pre-packaged products since focus is just the expiration date.

   Plus, I always enjoy browsing the aisles for fresh produce, but was dismayed and sometimes frozen at the sight and abundance of say coffee products. I would much rather buy these products online, where I can at a click sort them by price, origin, etc., or feed my desire for “sustainable harvests” and feel better about my purchases. I much rather engage my shopping in this manner than spending 20 minutes reading package labels at the grocery aisle only to give up and go with the Folgers. ;)

   -Tony Herrera

2. 2 Cara Michele May 26th, 2006 at 2:54 pm

   i’m a mama. i shop for groceries. so i checked it out. (look sean, i’m typing with no caps! who does this remind you of?) anyhoo, bottom line: the prices aren’t lower and they deliver it but not before dinnertime, so what’s the point? why should i buy from them? hmmm… i’m a little disappointed. :(

3. 3 Sean Coon May 26th, 2006 at 3:01 pm

   well, this isn’t for dinner-time purchases. think about it for replenishing the things that you store in your pantry…

4. 4 Cara Michele May 26th, 2006 at 3:54 pm

   well i figured that out from the 96-pack of frosted flakes(tiny bowls, so cute, but 96??) but you buy bulk at sam’s club or costco because it’s cheap, and amazon’s prices are NOT cheap, so again… why bother?

5. 5 Sean Coon May 26th, 2006 at 4:16 pm

   the only thing i buy in bulk is toilet paper. and it’s the good stuff (it’s the only thing i refuse to by generic ;).

   for me — a guy living with his girlfriend who has no kids and who earns a living by an hourly rate — the ability to find food or grocery items by any number of attributes (price, size, ingredients, etc.) online and have it sent to my front door, saves me time during the week.

   and in my world, time is money.

   your mileage may vary.

6. 6 Cara Michele May 26th, 2006 at 5:15 pm

   yeah, but then you don’t get to read star magazine while you wait at the checkout. so, you know, balance the benefits.

7. 7 Ron May 29th, 2006 at 6:56 pm

   I think this is great. I compared 22 items that are at my local Whole Foods Market and Amazon is 30% to 50% cheaper everyday.

   On the other hand I compared 20 conventional items…and they were only cheaper by 10% on only 12 items.

   So the way to go is Organic!!!