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I actually get cat food and water fountain filters as a subscription through Amazon and they always offer me kitty litter on the home page. They just don't have

by vhost- 12y ago

I actually get cat food and water fountain filters as a subscription through Amazon and they always offer me kitty litter on the home page. They just don't have the kind I use.

hga 12y ago
On the other hand, I'm sure they've made you think a time or two about buying your brand of kitty litter from them....
- seanp2k2 12y ago
  Have we learned nothing from pets.com and the expense of shipping heavy pet products? :)
  - morgante 12y ago
    > Have we learned nothing from pets.com and the expense of shipping heavy pet products? :) It gets shipped even if you buy it in a retail store. Pets.com was a great idea poorly executed about a decade too early.
    - jessaustin 12y ago
      There's a difference between shipping on a pallet in the same semi trailer as 51 other pallets and shipping in a cardboard box from a fulfillment center. Who's doing pets.com's modern equivalent now?
      - morgante 12y ago
        > There's a difference between shipping on a pallet in the same semi trailer as 51 other pallets and shipping in a cardboard box from a fulfillment center. True, but Amazon (amongst others) is increasingly making the economics of delivery more feasible. > Who's doing pets.com's modern equivalent now? Amazon is: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_2975359011_ex_n_1?rh=n%3A2619533011&bbn=2619533011&ie=UTF8&qid=1423018427 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_2975359011_ex_n_1?rh=n%3A2619... So is Wag.com (a subsidiary of theirs): http://www.wag.com/ http://www.wag.com/
      - VLM 12y ago
        "shipping on a pallet" I LOLed at that because my monthly subscribe n save is due later this week and over the years the delivery is getting physically bigger to the point of almost requiring palletized delivery, like the cardboard box is getting so big and heavy my wife has problems moving it. I have hit the UPS shipping limits in the past. Its not just food, I get stuff like dishwasher detergent on a schedule, shaving cream, bath soap, laundry detergent, trash bags... I don't buy much at brick and mortar stores anymore except for fresh/frozen and emergencies. Who has time to stand in a food store once a month for five minutes selecting a box of kitchen trash bags at a price higher than amazon would charge, times about 20 other items?

by vhost- 12y ago

I actually get cat food and water fountain filters as a subscription through Amazon and they always offer me kitty litter on the home page. They just don't have the kind I use.

hga 12y ago

On the other hand, I'm sure they've made you think a time or two about buying your brand of kitty litter from them....

seanp2k2 12y ago
Have we learned nothing from pets.com and the expense of shipping heavy pet products? :)
- morgante 12y ago
  > Have we learned nothing from pets.com and the expense of shipping heavy pet products? :) It gets shipped even if you buy it in a retail store. Pets.com was a great idea poorly executed about a decade too early.
  - jessaustin 12y ago
    There's a difference between shipping on a pallet in the same semi trailer as 51 other pallets and shipping in a cardboard box from a fulfillment center. Who's doing pets.com's modern equivalent now?
    - morgante 12y ago
      > There's a difference between shipping on a pallet in the same semi trailer as 51 other pallets and shipping in a cardboard box from a fulfillment center. True, but Amazon (amongst others) is increasingly making the economics of delivery more feasible. > Who's doing pets.com's modern equivalent now? Amazon is: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_2975359011_ex_n_1?rh=n%3A2619533011&bbn=2619533011&ie=UTF8&qid=1423018427 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=lp_2975359011_ex_n_1?rh=n%3A2619... So is Wag.com (a subsidiary of theirs): http://www.wag.com/ http://www.wag.com/
    - VLM 12y ago
      "shipping on a pallet" I LOLed at that because my monthly subscribe n save is due later this week and over the years the delivery is getting physically bigger to the point of almost requiring palletized delivery, like the cardboard box is getting so big and heavy my wife has problems moving it. I have hit the UPS shipping limits in the past. Its not just food, I get stuff like dishwasher detergent on a schedule, shaving cream, bath soap, laundry detergent, trash bags... I don't buy much at brick and mortar stores anymore except for fresh/frozen and emergencies. Who has time to stand in a food store once a month for five minutes selecting a box of kitchen trash bags at a price higher than amazon would charge, times about 20 other items?