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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (43918)	3/4/1999 5:37:00 PM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Each package requires more fuel to deliver to a home than to a supermarket. I didn't know Amazon was in the business of selling lettuce, and thus competing with supermarkets... Please do tell at what level of sales will there be profits? At the level of sales they are such a household name and at the level of site offerings that they can raise their prices without loosing too many customers.

To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (43918)	3/4/1999 5:44:00 PM
From: Bill Harmond	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

>>Each package requires more fuel to deliver to a home than to a supermarket. This method is not efficient. And how does it get from the market to the home? Osmosis? Or more likely in a fuel-guzzling SUV. I think a UPS truck on its delivery route is more efficient than a special two-way trip in a private car to and from the store.

To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (43918)	3/4/1999 6:52:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

Well.... e-groceries are my dream e-commerce application. I hate driving to the store 2-3 times a week to buy groceries. The entire problem with home grocery delivery I have found to be the catalog of items.... it isn't up to date and is only a tiny subset of what I actually buy.... this seems correctable with the internet. I understand some here think there are delivery cost issues, ok but big city dwellers (SF, NYC) probably have the density to support delivery and some people from the burbs (moms and elderly) will pay extra for it. Tell me when this becomes a reality - I will gladly never walk into a safeway again! Home delivery works for pizza after all.