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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (60362)	10/11/2000 9:32:07 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

Well you are talking to a guy who buys almost everything on-line. Software, all downloaded (if a download version is available) art, electronics (my last computers), clothing, flowers, banking, trading, etc, etc.. Never had a problem with a company that was not resolved. And if memory serves me correct, I only had two or three problems out of hundreds and hundreds of purchases. Buying on-line is very convenient for me. Others prefer the malls. To each his own. Later

To: Anthony@Pacific who wrote (60362)	10/12/2000 12:28:21 AM
From: sommovigo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Anthony, I wonder what the ratio of 'normal' grocery sales to higher-margin items is for WBVN. By higher-margin, I mean all of the prepared food and "artisan" breads they offer at rather expensive prices. I've used WebVan in Atlanta almost exclusively for the last few months - love the service, but have had doubts about how long it will last. I abso-freakin'-lutely HATE going to the grocery store, and I haven't had a reason to complain about the quality of the Webvan food (produce is better than anything I've gotten at any of the local stores, seafood is great - especially the scallops, the lox is decent, and the prosciutto is excellent). The only items I can see them making more than average (for grocery stores) profits on are the prepared foods and the artisan breads/other specialty food items. I doubt that many are using the service for their ancillary goods (flowers, CD's, Books, Videos, electronics, etc) and I suspect that they are biting off more than they should chew with those offerings. I hope they don't go away, but as you point out... they seem to be doing just that. Shopping is a waste of my time - would rather be doing something I enjoy. Kim and I do alot of shopping online for necessities - between Webvan and PlanetRx.com we cover most of our household needs, with the occasional pets.com order for dog food, cat food, and cat litter. Although I'll buy books online, I have to go and hang out at a book store a few times a month and just browse for an hour or two. Nothing online will replace that. My two cents.