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I find that Instacart keeps a reasonable inventory of what's in stock at stores around me. It would be nice to have a one size fits all search app, like Amazon,
by px43 4y ago
I find that Instacart keeps a reasonable inventory of what's in stock at stores around me. It would be nice to have a one size fits all search app, like Amazon, where you could connect it you some local indexers, buy items, and they would show up at your door within a couple hours if the items are available locally. It would also be nice if there were open standards for running your own indexer, and for stores to run their own open inventory management nodes so you could even query the bakery down the street to see if they have your favorite cupcakes available for sale right now.
I guess I'm looking for a fully cohesive end to end logistics network using open standards and compensating local actors appropriately, rather than relying on the (quite convenient) logistics network that Amazon has set up.
Oh yeah, while I'm wishing for ponies, I also want something like Google Maps where I can type in "dinosaur shaped jello mold" and have it drop pins on every store in the area that has something like that, so I can drive straight there and pick it up. Maybe even include the aisle info etc. All the data seems to be out there, but no one has put it into one slick app.