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I went to an Amazon Go store for the first time recently. I grabbed some sushi and a wrap, and it was surprisingly tasty and inexpensive. For the location and
by daenz 7y ago
I went to an Amazon Go store for the first time recently. I grabbed some sushi and a wrap, and it was surprisingly tasty and inexpensive. For the location and quality, it made me think they have to be taking a loss (or just breaking even) on the products.
The store itself was nice enough. But it was small, and felt like a novelty, like a lab experiment and not an actual convenience store. As a software engineer, I was also keenly aware of the massive array of tracking technology all around me, and that didn't feel great.
I don't really have any complaints. It was convenient, but not "oh wow this changes my life" convenient. If this kind of technology pushes down the prices (though that's honestly hard for me to see how), that will be a benefit.
- jcims 7y agoI had the same impression of the one in Seattle. Small, weird, good quality, suspiciously great prices.
- dugditches 7y agoGuess they're going the Costco loss leader hotdog route.
- 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 7y agoExcept it’s a store that sells only hotdogs in that scenario?
- jcims 7y agoI don't know if everybody understands the Costco 1.50 hot dog. It's the great dane of hot dogs. It's a meal by itself.