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1 HN user recommended this in 2017, in one comment.
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Amazon is playing to win here.
Tech: The Dash Wand [1] puts Alexa on your refrigerator and every time you scan an item, Amazon is building up a database of the most popular SKUs they should add to their warehouse.
Scale: Scale is the name of the game and Instacart is playing with a losing hand. Vans/trucks are more efficient than cars, warehouses > grocery stores, robot shelves > store runners.
Anecdote: Instacart was popular in Boston until Fresh opened last year. There is now a large pile of Amazon bags for pickup everyday in my front lobby.
Price: Amazon has many of the exact same items as Instacart/wholefoods but at lower prices. My grocery bill went down about 20%
[1]https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-All-New-Dash-Wand/dp/B015YEXOR...