From my experience, sitting on the couch and ordering something is a whole lot easier than actually going out and getting it. And it comes right to the door. In a day or two. Subscribe and save was even better when the kids were little. Diapers and wipes. Delivered automatically.
I don't find that amazon's prices are that amazingly good. Sometimes they're better, sometimes they're not. I've found small things for half the price in local shops sometimes. Newegg will beat them for anything electronic, but their shipping is really erratic. And since I'm in WA, there's no tax savings.
Maybe I'm a special case. I don't live in a big city, but you can see one from the beach. It's 45 minutes to Walmart, 2x that to Target, Trader Joe's, the Apple Store and other pillars of civilization. Hell, it's 10 minutes to the nearest store (plus whatever time it takes to get the kids into shoes and strapped into the car).
Amazon wins on predictable convenience. They're the biggest store in the world, and they're right here. And whatever I want will be here in 2 days, shipped free. (yeah, we have prime. it's like crack)
I don't find that amazon's prices are that amazingly good. Sometimes they're better, sometimes they're not. I've found small things for half the price in local shops sometimes. Newegg will beat them for anything electronic, but their shipping is really erratic. And since I'm in WA, there's no tax savings.
Maybe I'm a special case. I don't live in a big city, but you can see one from the beach. It's 45 minutes to Walmart, 2x that to Target, Trader Joe's, the Apple Store and other pillars of civilization. Hell, it's 10 minutes to the nearest store (plus whatever time it takes to get the kids into shoes and strapped into the car).
Amazon wins on predictable convenience. They're the biggest store in the world, and they're right here. And whatever I want will be here in 2 days, shipped free. (yeah, we have prime. it's like crack)