Amazon has some competition now

Should be interesting to watch this play out. I heard somewhere that Walmart was looking to give Amazon some competition as well, not sure where that stands. All this competition for mail order will be a win for consumers, but it will probably hurt the brick & mortars.
 

Camper6 said:
I notice now you can order from Walmart for pickup on items they don't have in stock. Great. No shipping charge.
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We use Amazon Prime, pay $99 a year and get free shipping on everything. With us it pays for itself in about 2 months. Just got to be careful because some of the companies on Amazon build the shipping charges into their price when offering prime.
 
JimW said:
We use Amazon Prime, pay $99 a year and get free shipping on everything. With us it pays for itself in about 2 months. Just got to be careful because some of the companies on Amazon build the shipping charges into their price when offering prime.
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Many of the items sold by Walmart show two prices: one price is for store pickup, the other is their charge for the same item shipped to your home.
 
Smiling Jane said:
Many of the items sold by Walmart show two prices: one price is for store pickup, the other is their charge for the same item shipped to your home.
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Ah! but how about pickup at the store. They bring in a ton of stuff all at once. So your item should be shipping free if you have to pick it up yourself.

I really haven't got into that stuff yet but I'm going to give it a shot.
 
I think they have already been swamped by Amazon. I feel for the brick and mortar stores, mom and pop etc. but the reality is, INTERNET.
 
AZ Jim said:
I think they have already been swamped by Amazon. I feel for the brick and mortar stores, mom and pop etc. but the reality is, INTERNET.
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It certainly is for me. I can order almost anything from the comfort of my recliner and have it show up on my doorstep in a day or two. Who can argue with that? :D
 
AZ Jim said:
I think they have already been swamped by Amazon. I feel for the brick and mortar stores, mom and pop etc. but the reality is, INTERNET.
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I feel sorry for the good people in retail businesses. However, retail shopping where I live is neither convenient nor a fun experience. Clothing retailers who target women order 9,000 of size 2 and a handful of real sizes. Retailers like to staff their stores with people who pass the nasty test with flying colors. No thanks. I'll shop at LLBean and Lands End online and avoid all of that.

When I broke my shoulder I discovered the wonders of having Amazon deliver heavy items to my door. I've never looked back.
 
Walmart's shipping is absolutely horrible. My last two orders vanished and I had to go through customer service to get them replaced. Although their customer service reps are polite and take care of the problem, it means shipping takes more than twice as long as it should. I shouldn't have to notify them when I don't get what I ordered. Their estimated shipping times are far more than the two days they promise, so they start out on the wrong foot.

Target is far and above the best place to buy small appliances online. In the last year I've bought a microwave and vacuum cleaner from them, both of them exactly what I wanted and for a better price than Amazon or Walmart.
 
I agree that Target's online business is excellent. But I order from Amazon, Walmart and Costco and I've never had any problem with any of them.
 
Brick and Mortar Retail is slowly dying. Sears, KMart, numerous shopping centers, and even Toys-r-Us, are all scrambling to stay in business. I've shopped online for years, and I figure I save at least 30% on everything I buy...and sometimes as much as 60%. About the only things I prefer from the stores are clothing and groceries, and basic auto stuff...oil, filters, etc. Personally, I don't understand the "magic" of Amazon...I always check that site, but 99% of the time I can find the same item cheaper, elsewhere.
 
Never have had a problem with Amazon or Walmart shipping to me. Only had one thing damaged and cs was excellent. Love not having to leave the house unless I want to.
 
I've never had a problem with Amazon or Walmart shipping either. In fact, the last two times I have ordered from Walmart, it was groceries, for example canned goods, etc. and I was impressed. They were packaged very good and I received them in 2 days just as advertised with no shipping charges.
 
C'est Moi said:
I agree that Target's online business is excellent. But I order from Amazon, Walmart and Costco and I've never had any problem with any of them.
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UPS and FedEx both suck where I live now. I've lived other places where FedEx was good, but not here.

UPS is even worse, and that's the shipping service Walmart uses that loses shipments and is slower than molasses. What's weird is that UPS used to be the best. It's hard to tell what layer of stupidity their management added that changed a good shipper to a bad one.

YMMV
 
Smiling Jane said:
UPS and FedEx both suck where I live now. I've lived other places where FedEx was good, but not here.

UPS is even worse, and that's the shipping service Walmart uses that loses shipments and is slower than molasses. What's weird is that UPS used to be the best. It's hard to tell what layer of stupidity their management added that changed a good shipper to a bad one.

YMMV
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UPS is good for me, Fedex not so much. Bought a tv through Amazon not long ago and Fedex delivered it to my house upside down. I think the reason they did that was because that part of the box was not sealed well and wanted to hide it. When I picked up the box to bring in, the tv literally started sliding out of the bottom. And when I did bring in and emptied the contents, the styrofoam packaging was all busted up leading me to believe it had fallen out at some point. Luckily the tv was not damaged and in good working order. Another thing they don't even bother ringing your doorbell....just leave it w/o notice. The UPS guy does ring the bell. I also blame Amazon for part of the problem. They should inspect the taping on boxes before shipping. I have received other items from them with the taping half ass done.
 
I just bought Amazon stock after reading and listening to the "pros" recommend buying it. It is at $1,500 +/- now. I use their website frequently. If you ever get a chance to watch the documentary about how their warehouses work you will find it interesting.
 
JET SUCKS!! and I am sticking with my Amazon Prime. I ordered $40 worth of items with Jet. The prices were excellent and they said the shipment would arrive on March 1, Here it is March 4th and no delivery. Amazon shipping times have always been accurate.
 
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My online shopping is mostly from Amazon via USPS. I have a PO Box. When I get a package, the PO puts a key to a larger locked box in my box.

I have an older computer and can't access Walmart's website. I wonder if Walmart knows it prevents a portion of the population from accessing it's website [I can't be the only one.]
 
I have heard at times, Amazon needs to hire private deliverers to fulfill that 2 day promise. But honestly, I usually don't need anything that soon.
 

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