Amazon Buys Whole Foods: Will Robots & Drones Fill Your Orders?

twostep wrote:

Why step into a store?  Order online including fresh fruit/vegetables and have it shipped to your door....

Veggies aside, some folks prefer to see a sample or know what choice of brands is available.

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jamesed wrote:

I'm glad I bought Amazon a few years back at $65 a pop.

I rather suspect the gentleman is just dreaming that he is a millionaire stock investor. Before he post such stuff he should check the prices at the time he claims to have bought the shares. It is easy to second guess the market in hindsight and make a killing. But those are not real profits.

I was lucky and got in on the IPO myself when they were giving the shares away. I has for 1/2 million shares and got them. I wish I had asked for more now. I must admit I am pulling your leg folks about the give away, just as he is about buying them for $65

twostep wrote:

Why step into a store. Order on line including fresh fruit/vegetables and have it shipped to your door or use the outside store pick up option.

"Why step into a store?" That's the bit I can identify with. After all, the most time-consuming part of shopping is travelling to and fro - so it makes sense to eliminate that chore before anything else. So I see "virtual" online shopping in our future, even for vegetables and fruit. If the warehouse sends me crap veges and fruit, I will just buy those things from a different supplier.

PlatesFull wrote:

How could they deliver in no drone zones?

Bicycles, scooters, taxis, uber...