If you’ve been on Amazon for a while, You’ve probably seen advertisements right on Amazon’s site talking about ‘AmazonFresh’ and probably ignored it while you continued shopping for your other goodies. well I’m here to give you my experience and is it worth it or not.
FIRST
What is AmazonFresh?
AmazonFresh is a food delivery service that Amazon offers for users who want to do their food shopping online. ever since Amazon has acquired Whole Foods their selection of Food has grown much bigger. (it doesn’t have everything but most common foods you would buy at the Supermarket)
Now I know what you’re thinking… “I can order groceries and not leave my chair?!?”
THANK YOU GOD (Carl voice)
Well no, it’s not meant to be your end all supermarket shopping place IMO. so far the selection seems to somewhat medium sized in terms of choice, you have all your basic selections, plus IMO some rare things you may have trouble finding at your local supermarket. I would say about 60% of the things on AmazonFresh are much cheaper than what you find at your local supermarket… but the other 40% is much more expensive. depending the item.
SECOND
How much does it cost for AmazonFresh?
Well if you are like me, and have prime, Prime is $119 a Year. (used to be $99) then AmazonFresh is optional add on for an extra $15 a month. if you decide to keep it that means $119 + $180 = $299 a year. now that is expensive as shit just to do shopping online (FROM ONE SITE)
here is some of the selection
I tend to spend about $70 on a bi-weekly basis on food. (inb4 HOW? I get stuff that gets me through the week. some things last longer than other)
you get to choose the time frame for delivery
- 5AM-8AM
- 8AM-12PM
- 2PM-6PM
- 6PM-8PM
now I thought that some Whole Foods truck would come by in front of my building to deliver it… but NOPE the post office truck came by. any fruits, vegetables, and frozen goods come in a green bag, that underneath contains dry ice to keep your food cold for extended periods of time. canned goods or things that don’t need to be cooled come in a regular bag like anything else. I also forgot to mention, if your purchase is above $50 delivery is free. if you purchase is over $100 you get $30 off your purchase plus free delivery. from my experience orders were horrendously quick… I was shocked how quick it was… I scheduled my food for 10AM-12PM … it came at 10:22AM that is an astonishing amount of time just to get a delivery…
CONCLUSION
Is it worth it? IMO it depends on a few factors… how much you spend on food on a bi-weekly basis. and honestly do you think it’s worth adding another $15 A MONTH on top of paying the annual prime membership which is $119… for most people I think they will find it too expensive… but for people who don’t have the time, and or are lazy… AND have money to blow it may be worth it. though I believe for regular people they will consider it to be highway robbery considering a BJ’s Membership or Costco membership is much cheaper annually than Amazon.