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Amazon buys Whole Foods

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JoNorvelleWalker

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And now amazon has given notice that Amazon Prime Now is ending, at least in my area, at the end of the month.  Whole Foods ordering as been folded into amazon.com.  When I tried to use amazon.com to order from Whole Foods I ran into a problem they require you to give a number that can accept accept text messages.  Why can't an intergalactic space ship company just make it easier to buy their stuff?

 

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25 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

And now amazon has given notice that Amazon Prime Now is ending, at least in my area, at the end of the month.  Whole Foods ordering as been folded into amazon.com.  When I tried to use amazon.com to order from Whole Foods I ran into a problem they require you to give a number that can accept accept text messages.  Why can't an intergalactic space ship company just make it easier to buy their stuff?

 

Another of the innumerable challenges that might (but won’t) be resolved with a smart phone

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JoNorvelleWalker

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I received an email from amazon that starting next month they will be adding a $9.95 service charge to Whole Foods delivery.

 

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5 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I received an email from amazon that starting next month they will be adding a $9.95 service charge to Whole Foods delivery.

 

 

Same email received here.

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JoNorvelleWalker

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22 hours ago, lemniscate said:

 

Same email received here.

 

I ordered a Whole Foods delivery for today.  There is a line on the invoice for service charge, though it currently is set to zero.  Some things I do not understand.  Like why I received two packages of duck.

 

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Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

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1 hour ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I ordered a Whole Foods delivery for today.  There is a line on the invoice for service charge, though it currently is set to zero.  Some things I do not understand.  Like why I received two packages of duck.

 

I think the fee starts Oct 25th according to my email from Amazon.   I wonder if you have Amazon Reward $$ in excess of $9.95 in your Prime account, could that be used to cover the fee?   The FAQ's don't cover that now for the fee.   To be honest, I am not a home delivery shopper at the moment, so I don't have a depth of experience with WF Prime Home delivery.

 

I have used Amazon Fresh and Amazon Pantry home delivery on rare occasions.  

 

JoNorvelleWalker

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35 minutes ago, lemniscate said:

I think the fee starts Oct 25th according to my email from Amazon.   I wonder if you have Amazon Reward $$ in excess of $9.95 in your Prime account, could that be used to cover the fee?   The FAQ's don't cover that now for the fee.   To be honest, I am not a home delivery shopper at the moment, so I don't have a depth of experience with WF Prime Home delivery.

 

I have used Amazon Fresh and Amazon Pantry home delivery on rare occasions.  

 

 

I used to use Amazon Fresh, but Amazon Fresh is no longer available in my area.

 

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

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JoNorvelleWalker

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Just put up today there are signs along the highway proclaiming construction of a new amazon Whole Foods market.  Not that they have not been promising this vaporware Whole Foods for years.  If true, the new Whole Foods will be closer and more convenient to me than Shoprite.  I wonder if it will be one of amazon's new cashierless Whole Foods locations?

 

Nonetheless I look forward to an alternative source of limes to break Shoprite's monopoly.

 

 

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JoNorvelleWalker

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This past week a pedestrian crossing was installed across the highway to a vast vacant former farmer's field, next to the sign saying Whole Foods Coming Soon.

 

Meanwhile my lime delivery took over an hour to arrive last night.

 

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33 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

This past week a pedestrian crossing was installed across the highway to a vast vacant former farmer's field, next to the sign saying Whole Foods Coming Soon.

 

Meanwhile my lime delivery took over an hour to arrive last night.

 

Now that's a first world problem!

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JoNorvelleWalker

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Over a year since my last update...

 

Two days ago amazon broke ground for the new Whole Foods near to where I live.

 

 

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

JoNorvelleWalker

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5 hours ago, lindag said:

Is it within walling distance for you?

 

It was when I could walk.  Maybe I'll be able to walk again by the time Whole Foods is built.

 

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JoNorvelleWalker

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Construction is proceeding apace.  Humongous earth moving machines.  I've never seen construction on this scale before.  I may yet live to see the new Whole Foods.  Maybe even shop there.  Far enough away that I won't hear or see it, but close enough that I should be able to walk there.  Closer even than the local Shoprite.

 

For anyone wondering, this is the Whole Foods in Montgomery, next to the Princeton Airport (which is not in Princeton).

 

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JoNorvelleWalker

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Amazon has invented a new subscription to take money away.  Whole Foods deliveries normally have a service charge of $9.95 per order (plus optional tip).  Now, with the new subscription of $9.95 per month, orders from Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh over $35 have no service charge.  In addition, one hour delivery slots are no added cost.  Plus they say subscribers get priority for slots.

 

For anyone doing the math, if you order once per month you break even.  If you order more frequently, you come out ahead.  For someone like me who is dependent on kind friends to take me grocery shopping, it is a good deal.  Amazon offers a one month free trial to hook you in.

 

Meanwhile construction of the new Whole Foods store near me hurries on apace.

 

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