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To: H James Morris who wrote (62100)	6/12/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Michelle, all of us here are coming over to your place for lobster dinner. You mean you're willing to taste my cooking? You really are a thrillseeker HJ. I'll bet you fly reno air too!

To: H James Morris who wrote (62100)	6/12/1999 4:26:00 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Oh, God! Now I've seen it all! HJ is actually quoting Forrester Research!

To: H James Morris who wrote (62100)	6/12/1999 5:54:00 PM
From: Robert Rose	Respond to of 164684

>> Still, when it comes to giving companies a fast start, the Web rules. One Net startup, Webvan Group Inc., is selling groceries over the Web, but that's only part of the story. Louis H. Borders, the Borders Group co-founder who heads Webvan, has developed logistics so that Webvan can deliver perishables such as kiwi and live lobsters within a specified 30-minute period. Once the delivery system is in place, the sky is the limit: Along with groceries, Webvan hopes to deliver your dry cleaning and your newly processed photos. ''If Webvan cracks this nut, it will reap huge rewards,'' says analyst Evelyn Black Dykema of Forrester Research Inc.<< For what it's worth, I had my first WebVan delivery on Tuesday and was very happy with it. They arrived within the specified time window, the food was very fresh and if you choose well, reasonably priced. Free delivery for over $50 orders - you just can't beat that. Plus, all the prepared items included the label "Specially prepared for Robert Rose Tuesday June 8, 1999." Heck, I'm hooked! So my teenage daughter then got on the site and created two WebVan grocery lists: the first including items she'd like delivered weekly, and the second including items she'd like delivered for sleepovers. (I try not to spoil her too much, but it's tough.... :>. So we probably will order stuff once a week. Convenience, fair prices, you just can't beat it. If Amazon can build a business losing money and delivery great service, why can't WebVan?