Daily Cascade

About Home Deliveries

Prompt:
Amazon announced they're discontinuing their Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh and converting their inventory back into Whole Foods. Did you use Amazon Fresh or Amazon Go? Do you prefer to go to the store yourself or depend on home deliveries from your grocery store or Walmart? Do you think home deliveries are a trend that will fade over time?

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There was a time, possibly 25-30 years ago, that I wouldn't touch Amazon, at all. Nowadays in old age, though, Amazon has been a life-saver for me. For us old folks, it is probably making the difference between living in a retirement home or in our own homes. So, yes, possibly I must have used Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh at one point or another. I can't tell for sure because when I need something, I check it if the store has it in whichever part of it that maybe.

As to my preference, yes, I like going to store myself the best, but it is very rare, partly because, nowadays, I tell my son what I need as to the fresh produce and meats and such, and he gets those from Publix for me, once a week. The problem with this is that he has his own life and home and girlfriend, and I just won't ask him on my own to shop for me, unless he messages me before visiting and asks if I need anything. So my food store visits have dwindled down to once a month, or even, once in two months.

So, for other things other than the fresh stuff, Amazon has been a lifesaver for several years, now. As to Whole Foods, there's a Whole Foods Market in West Palm, somewhat farther down south from me, and if they deliver something through Amazon, they take their time. Unfortunately, they refuse to deliver fresh produce and meats.

In my area, there are home delivery companies like Door Dash, Instacart, and even Uber, which keeps messaging me if I'd like them to deliver this or that. Uber's app is in my cell because my son put it there, just in case, and that's how they know about me. I also used Door Dash once, when my car was in the shop and I needed my medication from Walgreens. Then, not all home delivery companies deliver from just any store. Some have their own choices, and we have to go along with those choices. In my case, I don't like their choice of food stores so far.

I guess, for now, home deliveries are an important part of our existence. Possibly, their future depends on cost and their application. Ease-of-use, price, and function matter, too. I am hoping they get better and learn to be easier on the customers as well as making profit for themselves.