So I give Amazon all my money...

Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:35 am

And in return they randomly send me an 8 pound box of food via UPS to promote their new Grocery department. I thought it was a terrorist attack or something until I ate the food inside.

http://www.amazon.com/grocery

I shudder to think how much I had to spend to get on that list

Post by **ALLiED** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:42 am

You really wanted the Huggies huh.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:48 am

There was a lot of stuff in that box, so there might still be some huggies inside

Post by **Canidae** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:55 am

How the heck did they know what a skinny little man you are?

Post by **raw** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:02 am

Canidae wrote:How the heck did they know what a skinny little man you are?

They didn't. It was a botched shipment destined for your house.

)

Post by **Captain** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:29 am

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:35 am

Wow thats fucking great!

No more having to wait til 2am to shop without 900 people.

Post by **Canidae** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:08 am

raw wrote:
Canidae wrote:How the heck did they know what a skinny little man you are?
They didn't. It was a botched shipment destined for your house. )

You caught me.
I was trying to acquire a bootleg shipment of "Snakes on a Plate"
Now kiss me on the head.

Post by **KingManULTRA** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:02 pm

Didn't online grocery stores fail miserably one after the other during the dot com boom (and bust)?

Post by **bitWISE** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:05 pm

KingManULTRA wrote:Didn't online grocery stores fail miserably one after the other during the dot com boom (and bust)?

And whatever happened to the refrigerator that would reorder food from an LCD?

Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:48 pm

Amazon is pushing this grocery thing with their Prime shipping deal... You pay $80 a year for free 2nd day shipping (or a couple of bucks for next day). I really think it's a great combination if the prices are right. Their prices on most other things beat B&M stores into the ground.

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:01 pm

bitWISE wrote:
KingManULTRA wrote:Didn't online grocery stores fail miserably one after the other during the dot com boom (and bust)?
And whatever happened to the refrigerator that would reorder food from an LCD?

They're out there. Once you start seeing more RFID tags on food products and the stores have the infrastructure in place to handle the orders and deliveries the service should become more prevalent. It's going to take a fairly widespread buy-in from major grocery chains, though. I think it's a great idea, as I fucking hate grocery shopping. However, I don't want a batch of shit just showing up at random intervals, with some spotty punk handing me a bill. If I can approve a purchase first, I'd be fine with it.

Post by **Underpants?** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:01 pm

it's brilliant for country bumpkins like scourge and myself. Actually, more like just me.