Buy groceries online at Amazon

by Sarah J. Gim (Subscribe to Sarah J. Gim's posts)
Posted Jun 15th 2006 10:14PM
Filed under: Business, Stores & Shopping, New Products, America

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amazon.com groceries Wow.

As if it wasn't already the world's largest retailer (aside from Wal-Mart, of course), Amazon.com has added groceries to their ever-expanding list of "stores." I remember back when online groceries and home-delivery was first introduced with PeaPod and WebVan. Both of them subsequently tanked, but perhaps the idea was ahead of its time. Amazon must believe that now is the time. Currently, they are only offering over 10,000 non-perishable items like breakfast cereal, microwave popcorn, and boxed macaroni and cheese.

Has anyone used it? Do you find that it's any cheaper? Faster? I imagine the convenience factor is likely the most attractive feature, but if you have to go to the market anyway to buy perishable items, I can't see that there is much convenience there anyway.

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6-16-2006 @ 12:38AM

Bob Sassone said...

Peapod is still in business.

6-16-2006 @ 9:28AM

janine said...

I imagine it has a lot of utility gift basket-wise. "Here's a book on parenting along with Huggies and a binky." "Here's a bunch of DVDs and some popcorn."

6-16-2006 @ 10:27AM

Pamela Roza said...

I have ordered asian spices and ingredients from Amazon that would have required several trips to various ethnic markets here in Miami. The quality is very good and the prices are reasonable. Plus, being able to order online while lazing about in your pajamas is fantastic.

While we are on the subject, Publix supermarket used to have a home delivery service here in S.Fl., which I and several of my co-workers adored, but apparently there was not enough business to make the service worthwhile.

6-16-2006 @ 12:43PM

frodo said...

There are a lot of hard to find organic and vegan products there at reasonable prices. I imagine if you are a vegan and live in an area where that kind of stuff is hard to find it will be a godsend.

6-16-2006 @ 2:08PM

maria said...

For more than 2 years, I have been using Safeway.com for my grocery shopping. Overall am very happy w/it. Not having to drag grocery bags and cases of beer up three flights of stairs is wonderful.

I've purchased grocery/household items from Amazon, but have learned to only order items I don't need right away. I ordered some Shake n Bake a month ago -- and am still waiting for it to arrive. But it's nice not to have to pay sales tax on detergent, toilet paper, etc.

6-22-2006 @ 6:10AM

amanda said...

I live in the UK and have a grandma who's on a gluten-free diet. She has no way of getting to the likes of Trader Joe's for her specialty foods and her diet became quite limited. Amazon is great because the shipping is free but you have to buy everything in bulk. So I bought a case of gluten-free pancake mix and a case of gluten-free pasta (8 bags) and went to a specialty site to get her a more varied selection. Scary how Amazon is just too handy to pass by!

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