The device is free for beta testers. I hear Amazon Fresh PRIME is $299/year while you can still get free shipping for $35+ (Super saving shipping.)
I took a look at the products at Amazon, aren't those way too expensive..? I mean I don't care about the device itself to be honest, since everything costs something and this is brand new tech. Are groceries really that expensive in the US..?
This isn't really for poor people, as mean as that may be to say. Services like this actually already do exist and cost quuuite a pretty penny.
It's just for convenience. The video advertises it extremely poorly because I would personally use this service to buy things BEFORE i'm in need of them. If you buy two weeks worth of groceries and they're delivered in a day, you can easily order two more weeks before those are done.
I'm not sure how shopping could be considered fun, but hey whatever floats your boat. I order things from futureshop all the time and I have one literally 5 minutes driving distance from me because shipping is free so you bet I wont get off my ass to go get an item when i can just buy it and have it delivered directly to me.
If I could afford this (and it wouldn't take 10+ years for this to exist in Canada, and in my area) I would definitely use it. That would be amazing.
I just assumed the thingamajig sent the voice recording to the regional Amazon centre as a voicemail,where it's interpreted by real live people. The same people that handle packaging and sorting and stuff in the distribution centre.So a small embedded device, or presumably an online application, is supposed to account for all the various accents..... somehow I find that less believable than drones.
What bugged me was the lack of specifics. "Apples"? Which of the one million combinations of variety and producer do you want, dammit?
What the heck?! o_o I mean whats the problem with going to a store and buy shit there? It's way faster and more fun to do as well.
HA! My arse it is..... when you're a bit older, with screaming, moaning kids, online shopping is a godsend! Personally I use Tesco, and if this comes to the UK soon, even with that fancy barcode reader (yeah the voice part is just silly if you ask me), I'll still use Tesco.... Order on a friday night, get the stuff delivered sometime on a saturday, whatever suits me best, delivered to my door - worth every penny! I'll only go to the actual store for bits...
Also my mum is old. And too disabled to either walk or drive. Now according to you she should still make her way down to the shops coz she needs social interaction?? Quality - you're clearly a teenager so I'll let you off. Doesn't really work like that for everyone pal...
up next on how to never leave your house......