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Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by tsco77 »

ryansmccoy wrote: post #42
tsco77 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All their stores are local warehouses, no?

I don't know, here are screen shots (I think) of both Amazon and Wal-Mart Distribution Centers: https://www.evernote.com/l/AUmo-KavWKxI35PFfZRw5wIlQOEf7aFO_...

Yeah, comparable infrastructure for deliveries, but my point isn't about distribution centers though.

If stores are closed all their stock can just be delivered with UberDash(tm) delivery drivers because they are everywhere:

https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/mu18i_4q9FQSqMWuBtGuXw--~B...

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by moron4hire »

sct202 wrote: post #39
pgrote wrote: post #8

I know it is a simple way to look at it, but Walmart on whole has been a game changer when it came to handling the lockdown. Where Amazon was taking weeks to get "non-critical" items shipped, Walmart had on average a 3 day wait for drive up pick up. They've introduced a yearly fee for delivery and we signed up. It's been top notch. In my area, they outsource the delivery to doordash. Order, pick a time for delivery a…

Amazon I think is sandbagging the estimates. We got a gift card during the holidays and decided to spend it, and we're non-prime and put in 2 orders. Both shipping estimates were 1 month out and then suddenly delivered 2 days after the order.

I've had a lot of stuff take significantly longer than even the extended estimate

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by iNate2000 »

sct202 wrote: post #39
pgrote wrote: post #8

I know it is a simple way to look at it, but Walmart on whole has been a game changer when it came to handling the lockdown. Where Amazon was taking weeks to get "non-critical" items shipped, Walmart had on average a 3 day wait for drive up pick up. They've introduced a yearly fee for delivery and we signed up. It's been top notch. In my area, they outsource the delivery to doordash. Order, pick a time for delivery a…

Amazon I think is sandbagging the estimates. We got a gift card during the holidays and decided to spend it, and we're non-prime and put in 2 orders. Both shipping estimates were 1 month out and then suddenly delivered 2 days after the order.

They probably _are_ being conservative in estimates, but I ordered a new Kindle on April 9 and it didn’t arrive until the 27th.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by MangoCoffee »

nojito wrote: post #36

Pretty sure Walmart has absorbed and replicated jet's backend throughout its (Walmart’s) entire backend. Interesting talk from Scott Havens here about why WalMart acquired them and what Walmart problems they were able to solve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskIb9SariI There simply isn't a need for jet.com branding anymore.

it seem like a waste not to continue the jet.com. its a simple domain that is easy to remember.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by JakeWesorick »

MangoCoffee wrote: post #54
nojito wrote: post #36

Pretty sure Walmart has absorbed and replicated jet's backend throughout its (Walmart’s) entire backend. Interesting talk from Scott Havens here about why WalMart acquired them and what Walmart problems they were able to solve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskIb9SariI There simply isn't a need for jet.com branding anymore.

it seem like a waste not to continue the jet.com. its a simple domain that is easy to remember.

It's a cool domain, but I don't think anyone is going to forget walmart.com exists.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by gk1 »

MangoCoffee wrote: post #54
nojito wrote: post #36

Pretty sure Walmart has absorbed and replicated jet's backend throughout its (Walmart’s) entire backend. Interesting talk from Scott Havens here about why WalMart acquired them and what Walmart problems they were able to solve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskIb9SariI There simply isn't a need for jet.com branding anymore.

it seem like a waste not to continue the jet.com. its a simple domain that is easy to remember.

Sure it’s a three-letter domain, but Walmart is one of the most recognized brand names in the US.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by tachyonbeam »

sct202 wrote: post #39
pgrote wrote: post #8

I know it is a simple way to look at it, but Walmart on whole has been a game changer when it came to handling the lockdown. Where Amazon was taking weeks to get "non-critical" items shipped, Walmart had on average a 3 day wait for drive up pick up. They've introduced a yearly fee for delivery and we signed up. It's been top notch. In my area, they outsource the delivery to doordash. Order, pick a time for delivery a…

Amazon I think is sandbagging the estimates. We got a gift card during the holidays and decided to spend it, and we're non-prime and put in 2 orders. Both shipping estimates were 1 month out and then suddenly delivered 2 days after the order.

In Canada they're really slow, it's taking 2-3 weeks to get Amazon packages delivered, so I end up using eBay and other vendors as much as I can.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by benburleson »

MangoCoffee wrote: post #54
nojito wrote: post #36

Pretty sure Walmart has absorbed and replicated jet's backend throughout its (Walmart’s) entire backend. Interesting talk from Scott Havens here about why WalMart acquired them and what Walmart problems they were able to solve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskIb9SariI There simply isn't a need for jet.com branding anymore.

it seem like a waste not to continue the jet.com. its a simple domain that is easy to remember.

Compared to walmart.com, though, there's no reason to keep it. As a consumer, I don't really know/trust jet.com.

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by maxden »

snarf21 wrote: post #21
pgrote wrote: post #8

I know it is a simple way to look at it, but Walmart on whole has been a game changer when it came to handling the lockdown. Where Amazon was taking weeks to get "non-critical" items shipped, Walmart had on average a 3 day wait for drive up pick up. They've introduced a yearly fee for delivery and we signed up. It's been top notch. In my area, they outsource the delivery to doordash. Order, pick a time for delivery a…

I don't understand why Walmart doesn't have a customer supplied delivery program. Using the app, you would sign in when you enter the store. It would inform you of any deliveries within X miles of your home. It tells you how much you would be paid in store credit to do those deliveries. So you start shopping with say $33.50 already in your pocket. Then you just drop off a couple of bags at a few houses on your way ho…

Some customers might not like other customers knowing where they live? Obviously you can obscure some details but if you remove names would it require the customer to scan the package to confirm its theirs? I guess you could make it opt in for community delivery, otherwise you wait for a doordash delivery?

Re: Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

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Post by vsskanth »

Story time!

When Jet.com launched they had some promos going on so I wanted to check out what it was all about and ordered a bunch of stuff. I think at that point they had 2 day shipping over 25 without a membership.

Their signature purple package arrives on time, in a larger than expected box. I open it, and there's a smaller Amazon box inside. I open THAT and it has all my items. I got two receipts, one from jet.com and one inside the Amazon box with the actual cost of my stuff without the promo codes.

I don't know but something about this was poetic and funny about the world of venture funded startups.

Even now when I ship something from Walmart to my address it says Jet.com. hopefully it's not an Amazon prime wrapper anymore.

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