Amazon Prime Now = grocery delivery

[scfr]

Thanks very much, Tabs, for the very helpful information! I'm willing to pay $5 tips and membership since it will be in lieu of me being there to buy groceries for her, but it's good to know that it's mandatory so I can plan for bigger orders and fewer deliveries instead of just meeting the $35 minimum.

[Fishindude77]

With grocery delivery, they sure are going to be swamped delivering milk, bread and eggs ahead of incoming snow storms this winter

[StormRichards]

Is the $5 tip everyone is referring to strictly for grocery delivery or is it for all packages? My DH and I were considering joining and I am already struggling with whether the monthly membership fee is worth it. It would only be worth it if we change how we purchase stuff, but not sure if it is worth it if each purchase involved a $5 tip

[disneysteve]

Is the $5 tip everyone is referring to strictly for grocery delivery or is it for all packages?

There is no tip for normal Amazon package delivery. We've had Prime for a couple of years and order all the time. We've saved a bundle by shifting much of our day to day spending to Amazon. And their delivery can be crazy fast. I've had items delivered within 18 hours.

[StormRichards]

There is no tip for normal Amazon package delivery. We've had Prime for a couple of years and order all the time. We've saved a bundle by shifting much of our day to day spending to Amazon. And their delivery can be crazy fast. I've had items delivered within 18 hours.

Thank you for clarifying. It is your posts regarding Amazon Prime that has my DH and I considering it. With all of the running around we do for our DD's soccer, it would be nice to eliminate some of our other trips.

I just need to compare prices of the things we buy. Leaf bags is an example of an item that would have been nice to have delivered during the week instead of running out over the weekend. However, I just did a search and the price is insanely high. A 5-ct is $1.88 in store at Home Depot. The same exact Home Depot 5-ct bags are $12.95. Hoping this is not the norm regarding prices because that price is insane.

[disneysteve]

I just need to compare prices of the things we buy. Leaf bags is an example of an item that would have been nice to have delivered during the week instead of running out over the weekend. However, I just did a search and the price is insanely high. A 5-ct is $1.88 in store at Home Depot. The same exact Home Depot 5-ct bags are $12.95. Hoping this is not the norm regarding prices because that price is insane.

You always need to keep prices in mind. Most things are equal or cheaper on Amazon. Somethings are crazy expensive. We never buy any food items on Amazon as the prices are uniformly nuts compared to the local supermarkets.

There seems to be no rhyme or reason to what things are expensive. Our store was out of our dental floss recently so DW looked on Amazon. It's like $2.50 at the store and was almost $10 on Amazon. No thanks.

[StormRichards]

You always need to keep prices in mind. Most things are equal or cheaper on Amazon. Somethings are crazy expensive. We never buy any food items on Amazon as the prices are uniformly nuts compared to the local supermarkets.

There seems to be no rhyme or reason to what things are expensive. Our store was out of our dental floss recently so DW looked on Amazon. It's like $2.50 at the store and was almost $10 on Amazon. No thanks.

Yikes. That is some expensive dental floss!

Anyway, thanks again for the info. I was checking out the benefits and the photo storage and video streaming is also appealing.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Amazon is a lot more expensive with food. Even non-perishables. And even HBA are more expensive than in store with coupons. But many people I know only use Amazon to shop because of convienence. Most are single and live in the city. Anyone with a family doesn't because it's too costly.

[disneysteve]

video streaming is also appealing.

I have yet to use this. But we already have Comcast On Demand and Netflix. Between those and network websites, I'm always able to find what I what to watch.

[greenskeeper]

With grocery delivery, they sure are going to be swamped delivering milk, bread and eggs ahead of incoming snow storms this winter

amazon has a french toast special during winter storms

[scfr]

Amazon is a lot more expensive with food.

I'm finding it's different for food purchased on the Amazon Prime Now site.

My mom's regular grocery store is one that participates in Amazon Prime Now. The prices are the same as in-store. I even did a spot-check of multiple items, including a couple that were in the weekly store flyer (ad) and the on-line prices were the same. The one difference is that some items that we'd tend to purchase by the piece but pay for by the pound in store (onions, bananas, apples, etc.) are actually priced by the piece instead of by the pound. That makes sense to me; the store wouldn't want to start chopping up onions and acorn squash to get exactly 1 lb! The "extra" I will pay in order to have groceries delivered to mom's home is the cost of the Prime membership, and the apparently mandatory $5 per order tip. Minimum order is $35. Delivery is within 2 hours.

Not a bad option for helping a home bound parent who lives 2,300 miles away from me.

[disneysteve]

I'm finding it's different for food purchased on the Amazon Prime Now site.

My mom's regular grocery store is one that participates in Amazon Prime Now. The prices are the same as in-store.

That makes sense. I was wondering how it worked because I know the regular prices on groceries on Amazon are awful (or at least they were last time I checked - I haven't looked recently).

[nadine_doa]

I'm finding it's different for food purchased on the Amazon Prime Now site.

My mom's regular grocery store is one that participates in Amazon Prime Now. The prices are the same as in-store. I even did a spot-check of multiple items, including a couple that were in the weekly store flyer (ad) and the on-line prices were the same. The one difference is that some items that we'd tend to purchase by the piece but pay for by the pound in store (onions, bananas, apples, etc.) are actually priced by the piece instead of by the pound. That makes sense to me; the store wouldn't want to start chopping up onions and acorn squash to get exactly 1 lb! The "extra" I will pay in order to have groceries delivered to mom's home is the cost of the Prime membership, and the apparently mandatory $5 per order tip. Minimum order is $35. Delivery is within 2 hours.

Not a bad option for helping a home bound parent who lives 2,300 miles away from me.

There are several different gateways into Amazon Prime. One is, as you've mentioned, Prime NOW. 2 hour delivery.

Another is Amazon Fresh, which is an additional membership fee on top of Prime (at least it is here in Silicon Valley) but the fee gets you as many "free" deliveries as you want. Amazon Fresh has a wide variety of groceries and dry goods. You won't get it in 2 hours but you can sometimes get same day delivery.

Then there's the one we all know and love, Amazon.com, where Prime is free two-day shipping.