Amazon Grocery Shops - Recent Changes
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Has anyone shopped in one recently? I haven’t since checking them out when they first popped up, and though they seem like a good idea, I couldn’t imagine how they’d pose much of a competition to the local convenience shops with the limitations they had in place (you have to have an Amazon account and you have to have the Amazon app to provide a code for you to scan yourself in)
After walking past one today, I noticed their barriers were open and they now have self checkouts - so you can now shop there like you would a normal local shop. However, unless they do competitive offers or provide incentives to shop there, I can’t see how they’ll survive
I saw one while in London did seem like a few people were in there. Didn't go in myself as it wasn't what I was needing
Jerseydrew yes, it’s a tad off putting that you can’t see what the prices are without scanning in just to browse. Better off going elsewhere than deal with the hassle
I don't get what is going on with people buying some products from Amazon. A recent Yorkshire Tea offer was still about 70% more expensive than buying the same tea in Tesco and that was an offer and people were happy with this price. Amazon is hugely damaging to the UK economy too causing all sorts of problems and debts helping to destroy services like the NHS etc and have a history of treating people very badly even worse than Mike Ashley who at least pays full tax in the UK. They pretty much avoid tax by running their company at a loss or breaking even as they keep expanding. However some people seem to be on economic self destruct wasting their own money and doing damage to the economy.
BonzoBanana my post is about their physical Amazon grocery shops, which looks like they’re failing and in trouble as they’ve seemed to close a few. I guess their business model isn’t working on the high street
hspexy I understood what your post was about but still fancied a good moan about Amazon food prices in general and my lack of understanding why people would pay extra just to line the pockets of a foreign company that is doing huge damage to our economy and paying hardly any tax.
Never seen nor heard of an Amazon shop but then I am in the deepest darkest Northeast. I have had Amazon sub & save for a number of things but as BonzoBanana says they are no longer cheaper than supermarket therefore my next delivery is the last, I'll go to Morrisons and get items cheaper if I don't get run over by the Amazon collectors flying around with their collection carts. I also have grumps with their delivery, I have within 30 minutes of where I live THREE very large and new Amazon warehouses yet all my items come from Leeds 2.5 hours away, before the new facilities items came from Newcastle 45 minutes.
lilyflower it appears it was always their intention to hook the customers in with the initial cheap prices and then hike them up, hoping people just can’t be bothered to cancel subscriptions and shop elsewhere (like any capitalist retailer).
Giving an update. Subscribe and Save due Monday 6th, this morning Amazon said delivery Tuesday now at 13.30 they say it will be delivered today 5th between 13.45 and 15.45 and it's coming from Newcastle, lets hope all deliveries now come from that point. 
I've never seen one, I don't think they would take off in our area, too much competition
Never actually seen one, I believe they are only in the London area thou at the moment
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