quote from the article:
"I’d pay 20-50% more for products just to avoid the inconvenience (and corresponding delay) in going to a physical store, like Target."
i stopped reading after that.
The 800 Pound Gorilla Amazon Tried to Kill is Google's Trojan Horse
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#12http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001M2D9D0
With shipping Google is now more expensive. Author needs to realize that prices fluctuate on Amazon.
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#13If I was Amazon I'd be more worried about self-driving cars. Self-driving cars will make natural delivery vehicles. If Google partnered with local retailers to provide check-out via wallet and delivery via automated cars, it would disrupt more than just Amazon. Google has all of the nascent building blocks in place: Google Wallet, Google Shopping Express, Google Shopping, Google Maps with StreetView for routing, auto…
Ahn? I think a self-driving car would still need someone to carry the product from the car to the door, or am I missing something?
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#14There is an important point that is being missed, which is the main reason I haven't used Shopping Express:
Google Shopping Express: schedule a window for delivery, during which you have to be at home.
Amazon Prime: I pick it up at my convenience from my mailbox.
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#15If I was Amazon I'd be more worried about self-driving cars. Self-driving cars will make natural delivery vehicles. If Google partnered with local retailers to provide check-out via wallet and delivery via automated cars, it would disrupt more than just Amazon. Google has all of the nascent building blocks in place: Google Wallet, Google Shopping Express, Google Shopping, Google Maps with StreetView for routing, auto…
Ahn? I think a self-driving car would still need someone to carry the product from the car to the door, or am I missing something?
Rumors are that Google is testing a grocery-delivery bipedal robot that can climb stairs, use the elevator, etc.
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#16I don't think that the author is really comparing apples to apples. The products are different and the prices are different. That being said, most of the time when comparing amazon to local retailers, I notice the price is almost identical, except for tax.
Especially when the author could actually do an apple-to-apples comparison. The shoe organizer that cost $18 at Google (with shipping) is $16 at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001M2D9D0
Free shipping on both products puts it at $13.24 on Google [1] and $16.17 on Amazon [2]. But yes, my post could have been much more objective and scientific.
[1] Google https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbnpel7w2mscpv2/google_express_pro... [2] Amazon https://www.dropbox.com/s/gh0rcveo1sqtmgw/amazon_prime_produ...
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#17If I was Amazon I'd be more worried about self-driving cars. Self-driving cars will make natural delivery vehicles. If Google partnered with local retailers to provide check-out via wallet and delivery via automated cars, it would disrupt more than just Amazon. Google has all of the nascent building blocks in place: Google Wallet, Google Shopping Express, Google Shopping, Google Maps with StreetView for routing, auto…
Ahn? I think a self-driving car would still need someone to carry the product from the car to the door, or am I missing something?
I envision getting a text. "Your pizza is here. Use code 4025 to open locker #24."
"You have 20 seconds to comply." ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzlt7IbTp6M
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#18TL/DR: I (would have) used this new google shopping thing (once) and would have saved money, except for shipping. Amazon better be terrified. Sheesh. Not that Google's tool doesn't have merit, it might.. but we'll have to wait for someone to write an article worth reading. This is silly.
In fairness, he saved almost $3.
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#19quote from the article: "I’d pay 20-50% more for products just to avoid the inconvenience (and corresponding delay) in going to a physical store, like Target." i stopped reading after that.
Exactly. The level of disconnect is concerning. Most people are shopping at Target or Walmart because things are 20% cheaper there.
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#20If I was Amazon I'd be more worried about self-driving cars. Self-driving cars will make natural delivery vehicles. If Google partnered with local retailers to provide check-out via wallet and delivery via automated cars, it would disrupt more than just Amazon. Google has all of the nascent building blocks in place: Google Wallet, Google Shopping Express, Google Shopping, Google Maps with StreetView for routing, auto…
I agree. I think Google is planning something huge for when self-driving cars will start being used to ship stuff.