{"id":7201,"date":"2017-03-12T01:04:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-12T06:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=7201"},"modified":"2017-03-12T01:04:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-12T06:04:01","slug":"walking-out-the-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=7201","title":{"rendered":"walking out the door"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"clem-onojeghuo-127163\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Have you heard of \u201cAmazon Fresh\u201d?<\/p>\n

\u201cWelcome to Amazon Fresh. Skip the trip to the grocery store and spend more time doing the things you love with AmazonFresh grocery delivery service\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

We’ve made shopping for groceries simple. Here’s how: Shop our great selection\u2026 Reserve a delivery time\u2026 Get it fast and fresh\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Amazon Fresh is the innovative idea from its like-named parent company that delivers fresh groceries to your house. Currently only in specific, targeted areas of the country, for an annual fee ($299)<\/em> and a few clicks on your computer, Amazon Fresh will cater to all your grocery needs, bringing beets, beer, meat, nuts, seafood, bread, etc. all straight to your front door\u2026 so you never have to exit your front door.<\/p>\n

Listen to a few testimonials\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter just 2 weeks, I don’t know how I ever lived without Amazon Fresh\u2026They have such a huge variety, everything you’d find at a regular grocery store and much more. So many organic produce options. I haven’t had to go to the grocery store in weeks!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 The only reason it gets 4 stars instead of 5 is that if some of your items will not be available for several days, it does not allow you to split your order\u2026 it still beats the heck out of going to the grocery store on Saturday morning!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI just used this service for the first time this past weekend and am already spreading the word to my friends and family. Online ordering was so convenient and efficient!\u2026 I may never step foot in a supermarket again! Thank you Amazon.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

First, a couple thoughts before I get to my main point this day\u2026<\/p>\n

One, I love all things Amazon. At Christmas time especially, they make shopping more efficient and convenient while still being cost-effective.<\/p>\n

Two, when I think of young moms attempting to cram multiple kids into the mini-van, trekking off to the grocery store for a seemingly too long, chaotic adventure of the day, I get it. That\u2019s tough. Amazon Fresh is indeed a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n

But something within the progression of the online grocery delivery service got me thinking, as this is not solely the mindset of Amazon. Kroger, Walmart, Safeway, etc. are each also targeting specific test markets.<\/p>\n

I was thinking of the stated benefits\u2026 this idea that I never have to leave my house\u2026 I don\u2019t have to mess with the hustle and bustle of the store\u2026 I don\u2019t have to deal with the kids and the crud and the crowds and other perceived annoyances of life.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have to deal with other people.<\/em><\/p>\n

And then I look at the vitriol which continues to digress in social media. On some days, it seems we are headed to some sort of evil, awful civil war, as we increasingly justify the lack of listening to others. Our patience has grown thin. We want nothing to do with another.<\/p>\n

Why? Because they aren\u2019t like us.<\/em><\/p>\n

They don\u2019t look, act, think or do something like us.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe the first step in civil, wise, interactive discussion is being again willing to walk out our front door\u2026 and deal with the kids and the crud and the crowds\u2026 walking along and in step with others.\u00a0The more we isolate instead \u2014 intentionally avoiding the perceived annoyances that come with unlike others \u2014\u00a0the more our communication deteriorates as well.<\/p>\n

Respectfully\u2026
\nAR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you heard of \u201cAmazon Fresh\u201d? \u201cWelcome to Amazon Fresh. Skip the trip to the grocery store and spend more time doing the things you love with AmazonFresh grocery delivery service\u2026 We’ve made shopping for groceries simple. Here’s how: Shop our great selection\u2026 Reserve a delivery time\u2026 Get it fast and fresh\u2026\u201d Amazon Fresh is … <\/p>\n

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