If you can afford the markup on their groceries, Amazon Fresh in Seattle's delivery can occur in less than 12 hours (sometimes <6). The only thing that's kept me from using Fresh as a utility is price. Local grocery stores still win on price.
If you're laid up in bed and can't leave the house, Fresh is awesome.
In Seattle we have Amazon Fresh, which is home grocery delivery. I can generally get next-day delivery, so I can order groceries and anything else they have in the local warehouse (books, movies, whatever) and have it sitting on my doorstep by 6am the next day.
I can't imagine living my life without it. Seriously.
I disagree completely. I live in Seattle and work roughly 50 hour or more weeks, and I enjoy spending my free time with friends or working on projects.
I already leave my apartment for work at around 8:30 am and, after stopping at the gym on my way home, I'm usually home around 8 pm.
If I make a grocery store trip, this adds probably 45 minutes to an hour, meaning I get home at 9 pm, which sucks.
I've started getting produce through a local CSA-type delivery service, and it's so convenient and easy. I think Amazon Fresh will work well for people who are busy and have the disposable income to spend an little bit more on delivery.
I use Amazon fresh and I've got to tell you that unattended delivery is great. I usually do the 4am to 6am slot, and just pull in the groceries as part of my morning routine.
It sounds cheeky to describe grocery delivery as "life changing" but it really is.
Amazon Fresh will deliver groceries from Whole Foods within 2 hours, there's Uber-eats, DoorDash, Grubhub etc. There are a ton of inexpensive bars and restaurants all around Kendall and Central Squares (and yes, certainly some expensive ones!).
Just ordered some groceries for tomorrow, hope it goes well. I find myself constantly too worn out after work to buy groceries, and buying amazon fresh is only good for some stuff.
As someone without a car, I really want to like various grocery delivery services... Unfortunately every single time I've ordered groceries has been a less than stellar experience. Even Amazon Fresh.
It's easy to buy groceries on Amazon if you live somewhere that Amazon delivers fresh groceries from a grocery store. I did it for a few months. I go online, click a few buttons, and a few hours later, someone shows up to my door with bags of groceries. It works well, especially if you can't leave the house for whatever reason.
I used to use Amazon Fresh - and have bought perishables. The crate that it's delivered in has ice packs and is well insulated such that the goods are definitely safe for a few hours at most.
So you can't have it delivered in the middle of the night and fetch it in the morning, but you certainly can have it delivered after work - but not have to hurry home to make sure you get it right as it comes off the truck.
What do you mean? Currently I can have fresh groceries delivered to my door by an Amazon Fresh truck or I can drive to a local Amazon Fresh pickup store...
It may be the opposite -- if you live in a city with amazon fresh, the prices are about the same as the grocery store. Various amazon sales/credits (and cashback from an amazon credit card) usually offset the delivery price. If you live somewhere where they fulfill whole foods, then those prices are the same as well.
FWIW I live in a city and don't have a ton of storage space, so getting bulk prices from a warehouse store is impractical. TP and Paper towels come on subscribe and save and are cheaper than the corner store, and roughly the same as the grocery store.
I still shop in person most of the time because I like to pick my produce and the substitutions tend to be a mess, but delivery is great when things are busy or we want a bigger order.
I've been getting groceries delivered for years now from Peapod (and a brief trial with Freshdirect). We get our groceries delivered two or three days after we place our order - you might be able to get them sooner, but I think it costs more for that option.
You know what we never have to do? Spend more than 5-10 minutes shopping for two weeks' worth of groceries. I don't even leave the couch, and when the delivery person shows up, they take the bags right into the kitchen.
As someone who lives in Seattle, let me tell you about the service (and Ill even compare it to safe ways delivery service!) You schedule a time, and pick out your groceries. You can attended or non-attended deliveries (Id advise attended), and you can basically order anything from the local area and its reasonably priced. You tip the delivery guy (usually like 5$), and they come to your house and deliver. The review of it is that the produce is hit or miss (most of the time a very big hit, and its usually very good), and most of the stuff is as advertised. The prices are very comparable to stores in the local area, and if you dont have to pay for the delivery fee, can even beat them. In comparison to Safeway's service, it blows it out of the water. My safeway experience has been plagued with bad produce, and out of stock items, with amazon this is never a problem. Most of the same, Amazon can deliver everything the next day, but sometimes it can take 2 days. Its VERY reliable in terms of times that are set (if I say I want between 7-8 in the morning, the dropoff guy is always here during that time.) Overall, I enjoy using it for getting fresh produce delivered to my apartment with little to no hassle. I also have an amazon credit card, and it gives me 3x points on my order (which is better rewards than most rewards card) so that is an added bonus. Im excited if the rest of the country can get the same thing. As someone who moved from Ohio, its a service that I never knew how badly I wanted till I used it.
I guess it depends on where you live. In Seattle I usually get deliveries the same day when I order in the morning, and there are enough grocery stores in walking distance that I wouldn't pay for delivery.
Place an order by noon for groceries plus anything you want from Amazon. Amazon fills up truck(s) at whatehouse and drops off at local Whole Foods. Stop by on your way home from work and they bring your items to your car.
You get free same day delivery. Amazon just greatly saved on last mile delivery costs.
That's the value of those nodes without having to store all the inventory.
Are you familiar with FreshDirect? It's an incredibly popular (and profitable) service for grocery delivery in NYC. As the article mentions-- in big cities, this is a viable business.
If you're laid up in bed and can't leave the house, Fresh is awesome.
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