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minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoMy guess is that Amazon fresh makes its prices even more absurdly low to get more people buying.
minus-squareAusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoI can rationalise holding off on buying a new phone or furniture until a sale. But for groceries? One either needs groceries or they do not. Perhaps, there are some categories of groceries that one may not buy unless there is a good occasion but might buy them if there is a good deal on it? Or maybe, one may buy the pricier variety like “organic” groceries during such sales?
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoIt’s not about waiting, it’s about enticing people to use Amazon fresh rather than the other grocery options they typically use.
My guess is that Amazon fresh makes its prices even more absurdly low to get more people buying.
I can rationalise holding off on buying a new phone or furniture until a sale. But for groceries?
One either needs groceries or they do not.
Perhaps, there are some categories of groceries that one may not buy unless there is a good occasion but might buy them if there is a good deal on it?
Or maybe, one may buy the pricier variety like “organic” groceries during such sales?
It’s not about waiting, it’s about enticing people to use Amazon fresh rather than the other grocery options they typically use.