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Most grocery stores have their own brands, even the small to medium regional stores. So this should not come as a surprise that a large store will develop its o
by dexwiz 10y ago
Most grocery stores have their own brands, even the small to medium regional stores. So this should not come as a surprise that a large store will develop its own brand.
What I do want to see is the packaging. Most items are meant to be sat on shelves, and displayed to the consumers. But Amazon items won't need to sit on store shelves (just distribution centers) and don't need the packaging to sell themselves. Will Amazon come up with novel packaging optimized for delivery, or will it be more of the same?
- hxnjxn 10y agoOh I hadnt thought about this. Intriguing. I feel like this is where they can differentiate themselves.
- dgemm 10y agoHopefully it will be less plastic and more recyclable.
- cgriswald 10y agoAs a kid, the grocery store's generic brand came in yellow boxes with black letter that stated what was in the box (e.g. "Corn Flakes"). There were no other markings. I can't see Amazon letting a cereal box sit in front of someone while they eat and not try to sell them a Kindle.
- santaclaus 10y agoI hope they use the fire branding on their breakfast cereal. Amazon Fire Flakes, Frosted Fire-Wheats, Honey Nut Fire-os.
- rdl 10y agoFire toilet paper would be bad.
- edwhitesell 10y agoSome feminine products may be worse.
- hashmymustache 10y agoDon't get me started on their eye drops
- NTripleOne 10y agoI'm just waiting for Fire Toast Crunch.
- notatoad 10y agoThat sounds like loblaws/superstore's "no name" brand: http://imgur.com/aEkQBfx http://imgur.com/aEkQBfx It's actually a really great instantly recognizable brand, for all its generic-ness.
- skykooler 10y agohey look, it's https://xkcd.com/993 https://xkcd.com/993 in the real world!
- hbosch 10y agoOne of the best parts of the movie Repo Man (1980s) was this exact thing: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5583664de4b088692d519822/t/55d8e857e4b07faafaaf06d1/1440278617640/ http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5583664de4b088692d5198... Also just an all around fantastic movie in general.
- pbreit 10y agoThey already have "Frustration Free Packaging" for some of their own products and for some other brands: https://www.amazon.com/frustration-free https://www.amazon.com/frustration-free
- neuronexmachina 10y agoI'd also be very interested in seeing packaging that optimizes convenience while standing on a shelf. For example, boxes of toilet paper that allow you to remove rolls from the bottom like coke cans, packages that interlock/stack more efficiently, etc.
- linker3000 10y ago> What I do want to see is the packaging. WHat I do want to see is the ingredients lists.
- AJRF 10y agoReally good point. Personally can see it being advertising heavy. Hey if it is subsidised in any way (the way Kindle with Special Offers is) that is totally cool with me.