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Over the last couple of years I’ve been shopping at Whole Foods less as the quality of their produce has gone downhill. As one who cooks almost every night I li
by FlyingSideKick 9y ago
Over the last couple of years I’ve been shopping at Whole Foods less as the quality of their produce has gone downhill. As
one who cooks almost every night I like to personally select the produce I’ll be using. Delivery drivers on a tight timeline will never be able to meet the expectations of others like myself. I simply don’t see driving to the store as a problem, I see it as an enjoyable experience(and I have small kids). All of the free delivery in the world won’t keep me from driving to my local organic Co-op to choose the best vegetables, fruit and cuts of meat.
Point being that Amazon’s impact on the grocery business will likely be far short of transformational.
- smt88 9y agoHow does your personal opinion mean that Amazon is going to fail at this? Most people I know are loathed to grocery shop, and many are loathed to cook. Add in all the people with no car, disabilities, multiple jobs, odd working hours, etc. etc.
- spraak 9y agoI've shopped exclusively through Prime Now from Sprouts (similar to Whole Foods) for groceries for the past 7 months, and while I have had times of disappointment at the produce I get (green bananas vs yellow), it's improved my life in maybe not a huge way, but at least noticeably. My wife and I would always end up arguing at the store. I like to shop, browse and take my time, and I always seemed to buy things I shouldn't. Now I can take my time away from the store, I see what I'm buying and how much it will be, and have more (even if a little bit) free time that I'm not at the store. I like it a lot.
- gowld 9y agoThere's plenty of room to be transformational short of your extremely niche use-case.
- acheron 9y ago“People who don’t mind going to the store” is not “extremely niche”.
- cloakandswagger 9y agoI'd say they're in the same league as people who say they love flying on airplanes. Once the novelty wears off it's a pretty joyless, tiring experience.
- lostapathy 9y agoPerhaps the better filter for those is “people who dont’t mind NOT going to the store” Besides, somebody should eat the less pretty produce rather than having it go to waste.
- jklinger410 9y ago"People who don't mind milking their own cow" is not "extremely niche."
- deadmetheny 9y agoTIL enjoying the process of selecting and cooking your own food is "extremely niche"
- iandanforth 9y agoHi! My new autonomous vehicle startup may be for you. Our fleet of temperature controlled vans bring the farmers market to you. When the van arrives our simple Take-What-You-Need system lets you choose and walk away, debiting your account for only the produce you select. If you're interested please let me know at thisisajoke@hahaha.com
- duckwheat 9y agoThe only grocery delivery available in my area is walmart, and this is basically why I haven't tried it - I'm picky about produce quality, expiration dates, etc., and I don't trust someone else to have that same attention to detail.
- jklinger410 9y agoWould you find it surprising to know that you aren't the only type of consumer and, in fact, you are probably a serious minority? The market doesn't just go with your opinion, man.