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Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by xbryanx » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:47 PM UTC

nostrebored wrote: post #84

xbryanx wrote: post #75

Does anyone have insights/guesses into the reasons behind the cities where this has been rolled out? It doesn't seem to correlate with market size. Is it: - regulation - supply lines - weather - internal politics ??

What would make you say that? These are all large, urban places which are known to utilize Amazon. Indianapolis is the only city that's confusing to me, but they have a warehouse there, and it is located close enough to ship to other locations within the 1 day timeframe.

No Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, and Kansas City. Upper Midwest is conspicuously absent.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by rickyc091 » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:50 PM UTC

Domenic_S wrote: post #87

xacaxulu wrote: post #65

I've noticed that Amazon has totally changed my shopping habits from 3-5 years ago. Clothes and household expendable items are almost entirely purchased on Amazon (even if I just want to try on a pair of boots). Prime Subscription or Pantry takes care of most of the rest. I don't need to drive to Costco anymore or spend time walking around Wal-Mart. I look forward to the day when my Whole Foods order can be delivered…

> I don't need to drive to Costco anymore ...unless you care about price. Staples (detergent, drinks, etc) on Amazon easily cost 30% more than the comparable Costco purchase. I'm as lazy as the next guy, but I can't fill up that Pantry box without cringing at the prices, so off to Costco I go.

Subscribe and save isn't too bad, but I agree, costco is definitely cheaper. Unfortunately in the metropolitan area without a car it's extremely difficult to get there. Have you guys checked out Boxed Wholesale? The prices are pretty comparable.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by rickyc091 » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:51 PM UTC

gergles wrote: post #36

rickyc091 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In NYC they bought a huge property in a super busy area (Herald Square) next to the Macys building. I believe there were reports that stated it wasn't a warehouse, but people have seen Amazon carriers go in and out of it. They've been doing Amazon Now / Amazon Fresh in the metropolitan areas for a while. They can accomplish the 1 day delivery basically by piggy backing off these services.

It's a warehouse. Place a Prime Now order for Manhattan delivery and they show you where it's originating, and it's the Herald Square building. (on 34th across from the ESB.)

Yeah, I just recall reading an article where Amazon was denying it was a warehouse.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by giancarlostoro » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:53 PM UTC

mrspeaker wrote: post #6

I don't know if I'm just unlucky, but I'm in NYC and I rarely get my "free Prime next day deliveries!" the next day (but I am racking up a pile of "$1 off ebooks" vouchers because of it).

When you pick to get those vouchers your delivery is intentionally delayed though.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by freehunter » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:53 PM UTC

frik wrote: post #82

As a Amazon.com customer since the late nineties I don't get the "Prime" subscription model. I have a e-ink Kindle, I buy MP3s, electronics, many books there on their Market Place and I use AWS. But why should I care about "Prime"? Either Amazon cares about long term customers or not, but don't try to force me to Prime by showing full screen "Prime" advertisement (with a little "no thanks" link) at every purchase. I…

I wonder what the cause of your slower shipping was. Another poster said he doesn't have Prime but his shipping speed is still Prime fast.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9619203

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by TomDavey » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:54 PM UTC

michaelgrosner2 wrote: post #76

xacaxulu wrote: post #65

I've noticed that Amazon has totally changed my shopping habits from 3-5 years ago. Clothes and household expendable items are almost entirely purchased on Amazon (even if I just want to try on a pair of boots). Prime Subscription or Pantry takes care of most of the rest. I don't need to drive to Costco anymore or spend time walking around Wal-Mart. I look forward to the day when my Whole Foods order can be delivered…

Have you tried Instacart or FreshDirect? (I believe FreshDirect only works in the NYC area)

I'm in NYC, and I love Fresh Direct. I use Fresh Direct for the food, and Amazon for everything else.

I feel guilty for not patronizing my local retail establishments, but the cumulative advantages of 1) huge inventory, b) rapid delivery, and c) competitive prices, makes the decision to prefer the online giants a no-brainer.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by freehunter » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:55 PM UTC

swalsh wrote: post #54

ThomW wrote: post #15

Meanwhile, the DVD I attempted to order this morning using Prime's two-day-shipping delivery date was estimated to be Tuesday (five days away). I get delivery issues, but the item was advertised by being sold by Amazon using Prime.

Meanwhile that laptop battery I ordered from Alibaba 2 months ago just shipped. They said it should arrive in 30 - 45 days. Yesterday I just got a new blade for my bandsaw, it was shipped 10 days ago. Isn't it amazing what our expectations for shipping times are now.

Ugh I ordered something from Deal Extreme a while back and had completely forgotten I ordered it by the time it came in the mail several months later.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by ars » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:56 PM UTC

Tobani wrote: post #89

wj wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does the subscribe-and-save work as your child grows and goes up diaper sizes?

You just cancel the subscription and start a new one on the larger size.

You don't have to cancel the subscription, they have an option for many items to just change the size.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by freehunter » Thu, May 28, 2015, 4:56 PM UTC

viiralvx wrote: post #10

Interesting choice launching in Dallas but not Austin or Houston for Texas.

I have a cousin who lives in Austin and he says he's ordered a Mountain Dew from Amazon and had it delivered two hours later by someone in a hatchback. This was about two months ago. YMMV.

Re: Amazon launches same day delivery for Prime customers

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Post by ghaff » Thu, May 28, 2015, 5:01 PM UTC

rickyc091 wrote: post #92

Domenic_S wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don't need to drive to Costco anymore ...unless you care about price. Staples (detergent, drinks, etc) on Amazon easily cost 30% more than the comparable Costco purchase. I'm as lazy as the next guy, but I can't fill up that Pantry box without cringing at the prices, so off to Costco I go.

Subscribe and save isn't too bad, but I agree, costco is definitely cheaper. Unfortunately in the metropolitan area without a car it's extremely difficult to get there. Have you guys checked out Boxed Wholesale? The prices are pretty comparable.

I did a comparison to Walmart a while back and Amazon was definitely pricier for bulk goods/detergent/etc. And I have one close by that I can easily drive to. If I lived in a city without a car, the savings in hassle might be worth it but otherwise doing a few runs to a local big box store each year is pretty low on my list of tasks to eliminate.