I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
Janet US

U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?


The mind boogles at the possibilities...!!!

--
Best
Greg

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> Janet US

I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!

John Kuthe...

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> > now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> > Janet US
>
> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>
> John Kuthe...

I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.

On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:49:23 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> > I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>> > now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>> > Janet US
>>
>> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
>I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.

Kootchie thinks Jeff Bezos is a Papasan Chinaman.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> > now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> > Janet US
>
> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every
> possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire
> asshole who promulgates it!
>
> John Kuthe...

I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from them
a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video and I
watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime than just
shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage of each
purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.


=======

I love it too.

Cheri

ImStillMags wrote:

> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > > I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> > > now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> > > Janet US
> >
> > I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.


Yep,,,I concur. Only been a Prime member for less than two years now, but it greatly improves the quality of my life. Amazon Prime Now will even deliver liquor and carryout meals directly to my abode...so what is not to love....!!!???


--
Best
Greg

On 2017-06-16, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> John Kuthe really needs to get a grip!

I suspect he has a grip on something, already.

nb

"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
...
>
> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> Janet US

I doubt it. I can get delivery here from Prime Now fro. Uwajimaya, PCC
(similar to WF) and other stores. No discount there.

Cheri wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ... On
> Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole
> Foods >> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> >> Janet US
> >
> > I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at
> > every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the
> > billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy
> from them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime
> video and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more
> to Prime than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a
> percentage of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
>
>
> =======
>
> I love it too.
>
> Cheri

It works for me also. I no longer impulse buy stuff I don't need, to
get the free shipping. Things arrive faster and i can get a single
item without the hassles of waiting until I have enough needed things
to hit the 5-7 day free shipping.

It's because just often enough I really NEEDED something fast (for
work) that I was spending more than 99$ a year anyways in shipping.

--

On 6/16/2017 3:06 PM, The Greatest! wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
>
>> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>> I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
>
>
> Yep,,,I concur. Only been a Prime member for less than two years now, but it greatly improves the quality of my life. Amazon Prime Now will even deliver liquor and carryout meals directly to my abode...so what is not to love...!!!???
>
>
Just ordered two things from Amazon this afternoon. I'll probably watch
some TV from Amazon later. They have some shows in 4k too.

I like Jeff Bezos so much every once in a while I send him $5 cash. I'm
sure he appreciates it.

On 2017-06-16 3:40 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-06-16, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> John Kuthe really needs to get a grip!
>
> I suspect he has a grip on something, already.
>

LOL. True, but not a grip on reality.

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2017-06-16 3:40 PM, notbob wrote:
> > On 2017-06-16, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> >
> >> John Kuthe really needs to get a grip!
> >
> > I suspect he has a grip on something, already.
> >
>
> LOL. True, but not a grip on reality.

<whispers quietly> He hasn't mentioned the Chinese house for ages.

Janet UK

On 6/16/2017 8:02 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 2017-06-16 3:40 PM, notbob wrote:
>>> On 2017-06-16, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>>>
>>>> John Kuthe really needs to get a grip!
>>>
>>> I suspect he has a grip on something, already.
>>>
>>
>> LOL. True, but not a grip on reality.
>
> <whispers quietly> He hasn't mentioned the Chinese house for ages.
>
> Janet UK
>

Isn't the closing soon, like next week?

On 6/16/2017 10:49 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>> Janet US
>>
>> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
>


Every time I check a price at Amazon, I buy it someplace else cheaper.

On 6/16/2017 8:08 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> Janet US
>


I predict a big loss on this one.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:08:04 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>> Janet US
>
> Now Amazon can keep the same prices they already charge for delivering
> fresh food. But that isn't gonna bring more customers into the
> stores, which is where Hole Foods is losing customers.

I have noticed this. Used to be we'd have to drive around for a while to get
parking at WF. Actually, I can't even remember the last time I was in there.
But now, every time I drive by, there is plenty of parking.

I think the problem for them at least in this area is that they are not
unique any more. We have a local chain called PCC. Smaller stores but pretty
much the same and their produce is always perfect. They also go the extra
mile in giving free produce for kids. The kid can choose anything they want.
If it's pineapple, the produce person will cut a serving of it for them.

In addition, all of the stores here offer organic food now. And grass fed
meats. And pretty much anything else WF carries. So there isn't much of a
need for them any more.

On 6/16/2017 2:38 PM, wrote:
>
>> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>
>>> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>
> Kootchie thinks Jeff Bezos is a Papasan Chinaman.
>
Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
started Amazon?

https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209

Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!

Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online. He's
smart. He was two steps ahead.

Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
the retail market.

Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online shopping.

Jill

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:31:57 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

>
>On 16-Jun-2017, Taxed and Spent > wrote:
>
>> On 6/16/2017 10:49 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
>> > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>> >> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> >>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>> >>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>> >>> Janet US
>> >>
>> >> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at
>> >> every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the
>> >> billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>> >>
>> >> John Kuthe...
>> >
>> > I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from
>> > them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video
>> > and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime
>> > than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage
>> > of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
>>
>> Every time I check a price at Amazon, I buy it someplace else cheaper.
>+1
>Perhaps not every time; but, more often than not.

For me it's just the opposite, most every item I buy costs less from
Amazon Prime... and if I find an item a couple of bucks cheaper
elsewhere Amazon Prime's free shipping more than makes up the
difference... I won't even purchase OTC meds and toiletries from some
brick and mortar because it's always less expensive from Amazon Prime
considering driving around to stores... and then not finding what I
want and having to settle.

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:03:07 -0400, wrote:

>On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:31:57 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>
>>
>>On 16-Jun-2017, Taxed and Spent > wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/16/2017 10:49 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
>>> > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>>> >> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> >>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>> >>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>> >>> Janet US
>>> >>
>>> >> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at
>>> >> every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the
>>> >> billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>>> >>
>>> >> John Kuthe...
>>> >
>>> > I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from
>>> > them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video
>>> > and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime
>>> > than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage
>>> > of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
>>>
>>> Every time I check a price at Amazon, I buy it someplace else cheaper.
>>+1
>>Perhaps not every time; but, more often than not.
>
>For me it's just the opposite, most every item I buy costs less from
>Amazon Prime... and if I find an item a couple of bucks cheaper
>elsewhere Amazon Prime's free shipping more than makes up the
>difference... I won't even purchase OTC meds and toiletries from some
>brick and mortar because it's always less expensive from Amazon Prime
>considering driving around to stores... and then not finding what I
>want and having to settle.

I want specific things. Amazon keeps me from trailing all over town
looking for the thing that I want. Common items are available at most
every store and for them I wouldn't bother with Amazon.
I also use the credit card at Amazon and get some bucks off of stuff
every once in a while. It isn't a big deal to me, it's just another
store I use for shopping. And, come gift giving time I can shop and
then send for far less than it would cost me to package, wrap and
send.
Janet US

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 05:17:15 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:08:04 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>> Janet US
>
>Now Amazon can keep the same prices they already charge for delivering
>fresh food. But that isn't gonna bring more customers into the
>stores, which is where Hole Foods is losing customers.

Did you see the financial news yesterday? News of the sale caused all
other food stocks as well as big box store (Costco, Sams) to drop some
real percentage points. I didn't check at the end of the day to see
if those stocks recovered by the end of trading. Walmart lost points
and they were just entering the food delivery market.
Janet

On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 5:20:08 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:03:07 -0400, wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:31:57 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>On 16-Jun-2017, Taxed and Spent > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 6/16/2017 10:49 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
> >>> > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
> >>> >> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >>> >>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
> >>> >>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
> >>> >>> Janet US
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at
> >>> >> every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the
> >>> >> billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
> >>> >>
> >>> >> John Kuthe...
> >>> >
> >>> > I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from
> >>> > them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video
> >>> > and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime
> >>> > than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage
> >>> > of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
> >>>
> >>> Every time I check a price at Amazon, I buy it someplace else cheaper..
> >>+1
> >>Perhaps not every time; but, more often than not.
> >
> >For me it's just the opposite, most every item I buy costs less from
> >Amazon Prime... and if I find an item a couple of bucks cheaper
> >elsewhere Amazon Prime's free shipping more than makes up the
> >difference... I won't even purchase OTC meds and toiletries from some
> >brick and mortar because it's always less expensive from Amazon Prime
> >considering driving around to stores... and then not finding what I
> >want and having to settle.
>
> I want specific things. Amazon keeps me from trailing all over town
> looking for the thing that I want. Common items are available at most
> every store and for them I wouldn't bother with Amazon.
> I also use the credit card at Amazon and get some bucks off of stuff
> every once in a while. It isn't a big deal to me, it's just another
> store I use for shopping. And, come gift giving time I can shop and
> then send for far less than it would cost me to package, wrap and
> send.
> Janet US

Amazon wants to sell and deliver groceries to your door. They also want to sell you prepared foods and deliver that to you. This sale is a channel for them to do this. Deliveries will be done by autonomous vehicles or aerial drones. This opens up the market for gourmet pizza delivery. The future of this is wide open, the possibilities endless.

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:19:57 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:03:07 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:31:57 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On 16-Jun-2017, Taxed and Spent > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/16/2017 10:49 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
>>>> > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>> >> On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 10:08:13 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>> >>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>>> >>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>>> >>> Janet US
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I HATE Amazon Prime!! Amazon tries to ram that shit up our asses at
>>>> >> every possible turn!! **** Amazon Prime and **** Jeff Bezos the
>>>> >> billionaire asshole who promulgates it!
>>>> >>
>>>> >> John Kuthe...
>>>> >
>>>> > I love Amazon Prime. I like Amazon, I check their prices and buy from
>>>> > them a lot. I like free shipping. I also like the Amazon prime video
>>>> > and I watch free Prime stuff on my smart tv. There's way more to Prime
>>>> > than just shipping. I also use Amazon Smile which donates a percentage
>>>> > of each purchase to a non profit that I choose to support.
>>>>
>>>> Every time I check a price at Amazon, I buy it someplace else cheaper.
>>>+1
>>>Perhaps not every time; but, more often than not.
>>
>>For me it's just the opposite, most every item I buy costs less from
>>Amazon Prime... and if I find an item a couple of bucks cheaper
>>elsewhere Amazon Prime's free shipping more than makes up the
>>difference... I won't even purchase OTC meds and toiletries from some
>>brick and mortar because it's always less expensive from Amazon Prime
>>considering driving around to stores... and then not finding what I
>>want and having to settle.
>
>I want specific things. Amazon keeps me from trailing all over town
>looking for the thing that I want. Common items are available at most
>every store and for them I wouldn't bother with Amazon.
>I also use the credit card at Amazon and get some bucks off of stuff
>every once in a while. It isn't a big deal to me, it's just another
>store I use for shopping. And, come gift giving time I can shop and
>then send for far less than it would cost me to package, wrap and
>send.
>Janet US

I also use Amazon's Subscribe & Save for items I use regularly, they
take 15% off the price and even further discounted when ordering five
or more items.

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:56:23 -0400, jmcbiddy >
wrote:

>Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
>started Amazon?
>
>https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209
>
>Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!
>
>Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
>technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online. He's
>smart. He was two steps ahead.
>
>Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
>degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
>the retail market.
>
>Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
>worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online shopping.

English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich was already pioneering in online
shopping in 1979, when Bezos was 15*. Amazon started in 1995.

*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping#History_of_Online_Shopping>

On 6/17/2017 10:51 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:56:23 -0400, jmcbiddy >
> wrote:
>
>> Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
>> started Amazon?
>>
>> https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209
>>
>> Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!
>>
>> Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
>> technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online. He's
>> smart. He was two steps ahead.
>>
>> Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
>> degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
>> the retail market.
>>
>> Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
>> worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online shopping.
>
> English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich was already pioneering in online
> shopping in 1979, when Bezos was 15*. Amazon started in 1995.
>
> *
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping#History_of_Online_Shopping>
>


Let's cut to the chase: Al Gore was first.

"Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
news
> On 6/17/2017 10:51 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:56:23 -0400, jmcbiddy >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
>>> started Amazon?
>>>
>>> https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209
>>>
>>> Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!
>>>
>>> Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
>>> technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online. He's
>>> smart. He was two steps ahead.
>>>
>>> Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
>>> degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
>>> the retail market.
>>>
>>> Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
>>> worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online
>>> shopping.
>>
>> English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich was already pioneering in online
>> shopping in 1979, when Bezos was 15*. Amazon started in 1995.
>>
>> *
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping#History_of_Online_Shopping>
>>
>
>
> Let's cut to the chase: Al Gore was first.

On 6/17/2017 5:13 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
> news
>>>
>>>> Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
>>>> started Amazon?
>>>>
>>>> https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209
>>>>
>>>> Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!
>>>>
>>>> Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
>>>> technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online.
>>>> He's
>>>> smart. He was two steps ahead.
>>>>
>>>> Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
>>>> degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
>>>> the retail market.
>>>>
>>>> Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
>>>> worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online
>>>> shopping.
>>>
>>> English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich was already pioneering in online
>>> shopping in 1979, when Bezos was 15*. Amazon started in 1995.
>>>
(snippage)

How many people had PC's in their homes in 1979? Show of hands, please.

How many of you shopped online in 1979? Show of hands, please.

>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_shopping#History_of_Online_Shopping>
>>>
>>
>> Let's cut to the chase: Al Gore was first.
>
>
>

Gore was an idiot, everyone knows that.

Jill

On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:12:18 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/17/2017 5:13 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> "Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
>> news
>>>>
>>>>> Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
>>>>> started Amazon?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209
>>>>>
>>>>> Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!
>>>>>
>>>>> Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
>>>>> technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online.
>>>>> He's
>>>>> smart. He was two steps ahead.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
>>>>> degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
>>>>> the retail market.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
>>>>> worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online
>>>>> shopping.
>>>>
>>>> English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich was already pioneering in online
>>>> shopping in 1979, when Bezos was 15*. Amazon started in 1995.
>>>>
>(snippage)
>
>How many people had PC's in their homes in 1979? Show of hands, please.
>
>How many of you shopped online in 1979? Show of hands, please.

But that doesn't mean Jeff Bezos invented online shopping. Maybe he
was the first one who was very successful with it?

On 6/17/2017 6:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> How many people had PC's in their homes in 1979? Show of hands, please.
>
> How many of you shopped online in 1979? Show of hands, please.
>

Bought my son a TI44 in 1982. Bought my first PC in 1985, with two
floppy drives, no hard drive. Upgraded to a 386 about 1990 or so but it
was another year of two before I got a modem and Compuserve.

I just checked my order history with Amazon. Quite a difference from
early on to now.
2000 2
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
skip forward a few years
2015 52
2016 56

Toss in a few orders from eBay, Penzeys, Overstock, etc you can see I do
a lot of shopping at home these days. I just had some shorts delivered
from another store. I paid $10 for shipping but I saved $5 in gas and
about 90 minutes in time.

I've even bought furniture on line. Though I did not buy my car on
line, I did all the research and pricing and got the best deal when I
did go to the showroom and completed the sale in minutes.

On 6/17/2017 10:59 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> In more recent years I've bought all manner things, both large and
> small, and from various vendors, primarily Amazon, Overstock,
> Penzey's, the big box stores, and quite a few other retailers. I'd
> have to dig through records to know how many purchases and in what
> year, but there have been many. In fact, I probably do most of my
> shopping and research for shopping online.
>

The internet has changed the way we live. Cookbooks? We have a bunch
but in recent years I just look up recipes on line. Appliances? The
store may have two to choose from but the internet may have 20 models.

We can make travel arrangements and not rely on what a travel agent has
to offer. We can see all the available flights from every airline and
find the perfect villa in Europe.

Need help with a repair? YouTube has a video for most everything from
car repairs to roofing. The past 30 years have been an explosion of
available knowledge for us.

On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 6:39:34 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:12:18 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >On 6/17/2017 5:13 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >> "Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
> >> news > >>>>
> >>>>> Jeff Bezos is laughing all the way to the bank. Ever hear how he
> >>>>> started Amazon?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> https://www.biography.com/people/jeff-bezos-9542209
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Amazon started as an online *book store*. Brilliant!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bezos had the vision to realize the Internet and personal computer
> >>>>> technology was about to explode. People would be shopping online.
> >>>>> He's
> >>>>> smart. He was two steps ahead.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Unlike John Kuthe, with all his claims of having various college
> >>>>> degrees... Jeff Bezos had a vision and started a company that changed
> >>>>> the retail market.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Do I pay for Prime? No. I don't buy enough items in a year to find it
> >>>>> worthwhile. But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online
> >>>>> shopping.
> >>>>
> >>>> English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich was already pioneering in online
> >>>> shopping in 1979, when Bezos was 15*. Amazon started in 1995.
> >>>>
> >(snippage)
> >
> >How many people had PC's in their homes in 1979? Show of hands, please.
> >
> >How many of you shopped online in 1979? Show of hands, please.
>
> But that doesn't mean Jeff Bezos invented online shopping. Maybe he
> was the first one who was very successful with it?

Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile, either, but he certainly
had a big impact on that industry.

Cindy Hamilton

On 6/18/2017 12:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:50:09 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>> On 6/16/2017 8:08 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>
>> I predict a big loss on this one.
>
> I not an MBA, but I don't get this either. Hole Foods current model
> isn't working, and I'm not sure how a physical presence works to
> Amazon's benefit. The Whole Foods and Amazon brands may have a lot of
> recognition, but far less loyalists.
>
> -sw
>

Food stores work on slim margins too. Only thing I can think of is home
delivery where the store or distribution center will be the local warehouse

On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:51:22 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 6/18/2017 12:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:50:09 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/16/2017 8:08 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>>
>>> I predict a big loss on this one.
>>
>> I not an MBA, but I don't get this either. Hole Foods current model
>> isn't working, and I'm not sure how a physical presence works to
>> Amazon's benefit. The Whole Foods and Amazon brands may have a lot of
>> recognition, but far less loyalists.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
>Food stores work on slim margins too. Only thing I can think of is home
>delivery where the store or distribution center will be the local warehouse

Nothing new... grocery stores have been doing home delivery from since
there were grocery stores... as a youngster I delivered groceries for
the mom n' pop stores with what was known as a truck bike, a heavy
bicycle with a huge basket.
http://schwinncruisers.com/bikes/cycletruck/

On 2017-06-18, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> The internet has changed the way we live.
>[...]
> Need help with a repair? YouTube has a video for most everything from
> car repairs to roofing. The past 30 years have been an explosion of
> available knowledge for us.

True enough. It's also been our bane.

Why have so many storage places popped up, everywhere across the US?
Cuz, we are a nation of consumers. We gotta spend all that $$$$ were
killing ourselves earning. What better way than to buy extra storage
to put all the useless junk we've acquired and pay --again!-- to store
it all in a chain (look online!) storage space.

Arrghhhh! ....don't get me started.

nb

On 6/18/2017 11:03 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:51:22 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 6/18/2017 12:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:50:09 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/16/2017 8:08 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>>>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>>>
>>>> I predict a big loss on this one.
>>>
>>> I not an MBA, but I don't get this either. Hole Foods current model
>>> isn't working, and I'm not sure how a physical presence works to
>>> Amazon's benefit. The Whole Foods and Amazon brands may have a lot of
>>> recognition, but far less loyalists.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> Food stores work on slim margins too. Only thing I can think of is home
>> delivery where the store or distribution center will be the local warehouse
>
> Nothing new... grocery stores have been doing home delivery from since
> there were grocery stores... as a youngster I delivered groceries for
> the mom n' pop stores with what was known as a truck bike, a heavy
> bicycle with a huge basket.
> http://schwinncruisers.com/bikes/cycletruck/
>

Did the same in 1962-63. I used a Chevy sedan delivery. Like a station
wagon with no windows
https://classiccars.com/listings/vie...illinois-62269

Probably had a larger territory to cover than what you had in Brooklyn.
I made pretty good money on Friday and Saturday with tips. That type of
store is long gone though.

On 6/18/2017 11:23 AM, notbob wrote:

> Why have so many storage places popped up, everywhere across the US?
> Cuz, we are a nation of consumers. We gotta spend all that $$$$ were
> killing ourselves earning. What better way than to buy extra storage
> to put all the useless junk we've acquired and pay --again!-- to store
> it all in a chain (look online!) storage space.
>
> Arrghhhh! ....don't get me started.
>
> nb
>
>

I've wondered that too. I can see it if you own a boat but just to put
"stuff" in, seems like a yard sale would be smarter.

Also, I see people that have yard sales every year. What do they have
to sell so often? Maybe they should have not bought it in the first
place. I don't stop at yard sales either. If you don't want it, doubt
that I do either.

On 6/18/2017 12:59 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 18 Jun 2017 09:36:16a, Ed Pawlowski told us...
>
>> On 6/18/2017 11:23 AM, notbob wrote:
>>
>>> Why have so many storage places popped up, everywhere across the
>>> US? Cuz, we are a nation of consumers. We gotta spend all that
>>> $$$$ were killing ourselves earning. What better way than to buy
>>> extra storage to put all the useless junk we've acquired and pay
>>> --again!-- to store it all in a chain (look online!) storage
>>> space.
>>>
>>> Arrghhhh! ....don't get me started.
>>>
>>> nb
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I've wondered that too. I can see it if you own a boat but just
>> to put "stuff" in, seems like a yard sale would be smarter.
>>
>> Also, I see people that have yard sales every year. What do they
>> have to sell so often? Maybe they should have not bought it in
>> the first place. I don't stop at yard sales either. If you don't
>> want it, doubt that I do either.
>>
>
> We rent a small storage locker to house seasonal things we don't have
> room for. Winter things exchnged for summer things and vice versa.
> This is mostly stuff for the patio.
>

But you live in a condo in the middle of the city. My town is 90%
single homes with basements and garages. Even the multi family homes
usually have a basement, garage, or both.

On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 05:03:10 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 6:39:34 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:12:18 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On 6/17/2017 5:13 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> >How many people had PC's in their homes in 1979? Show of hands, please.
>> >
>> >How many of you shopped online in 1979? Show of hands, please.
>>
>> But that doesn't mean Jeff Bezos invented online shopping. Maybe he
>> was the first one who was very successful with it?
>
>Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile, either, but he certainly
>had a big impact on that industry.

We weren't talking about big or small impact but about:

"But I credit Jeff Bezos for the invention of online shopping."

Which is incorrect.

On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 12:03:55 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 6/18/2017 11:03 AM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:51:22 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> On 6/18/2017 12:08 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:50:09 -0700, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 6/16/2017 8:08 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wonder if Amazon Prime will get us special discounts at Whole Foods
>>>>>> now that Amazon has bought Whole Foods?
>>>>>
>>>>> I predict a big loss on this one.
>>>>
>>>> I not an MBA, but I don't get this either. Hole Foods current model
>>>> isn't working, and I'm not sure how a physical presence works to
>>>> Amazon's benefit. The Whole Foods and Amazon brands may have a lot of
>>>> recognition, but far less loyalists.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>>
>>> Food stores work on slim margins too. Only thing I can think of is home
>>> delivery where the store or distribution center will be the local warehouse
>>
>> Nothing new... grocery stores have been doing home delivery from since
>> there were grocery stores... as a youngster I delivered groceries for
>> the mom n' pop stores with what was known as a truck bike, a heavy
>> bicycle with a huge basket.
>> http://schwinncruisers.com/bikes/cycletruck/
>>
>
>Did the same in 1962-63. I used a Chevy sedan delivery. Like a station
>wagon with no windows
>https://classiccars.com/listings/vie...illinois-62269
>
>Probably had a larger territory to cover than what you had in Brooklyn.
>I made pretty good money on Friday and Saturday with tips. That type of
>store is long gone though.

Still many mom n' pop groceries in large urban centers, and they still
deliver by bicycle, because it's primarily a young teen's job and they
don't don't have a driver's license. Many small markets/bodegas in
NYC have 14 year olds deliver with a delivery push cart that fits into
apartment building elevators, can deliver like ten customers in one
building, I did that more than 60 years ago.... those carts had
bicycle wheels for easy pushing, some two, some three.
Growing up in Brooklyn horse drawn carts were all over, selling
anything you can think of... also buying anything you can think of...
horse drawn junk carts (not drugs) meandered up and down every street
with their cow bells announcing their presence; I CASH CLOTHES, ANY
OLD JUNK! Summers the ice man, winters the coal man... carts selling
fresh meat, fresh fish, produce, knife/scissor sharpening, even shoe
repairs. Early mornings before school my mother would send me out
with my Radio Flyer wagon to scour streets for dropped coal and horse
manure for the garden.

On 2017-06-18 11:23 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-06-18, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> True enough. It's also been our bane.
>
> Why have so many storage places popped up, everywhere across the US?
> Cuz, we are a nation of consumers. We gotta spend all that $$$$ were
> killing ourselves earning. What better way than to buy extra storage
> to put all the useless junk we've acquired and pay --again!-- to store
> it all in a chain (look online!) storage space.

While there are still lots of big houses being built around there, there
are more and more smaller places being built. Some are going to first
time home owners and lots are going to older people who are downsizing.
The have likely accumulated a lot of stuff over the years and don't want
to part with some of their stuff.


If I were to move into a smaller place and had limited garage space I
would have to consider a storage unit for some of my toys. I have two
sea kayaks and a nice 16 foot cedar strip canoe, a motorcycle and a a
bunch of furniture I would need to store.







>
> Arrghhhh! ....don't get me started.
>
> nb
>
>