Amazon Prime Now

[spacejamz]

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/amazon-expands-prime-now-one-hour-delivery-service-to-dallas/

Just expanded to Dallas this weekend...

Has anyone used this yet? I was about to order some stuff this morning...$15 minimum...1 hour delivery is $7.99 but 2 hour delivery is free...

New line in the check out section though - for Tips...for my $20 order, it suggested a tip of $5. At that point, I just closed the app....If I needed something that quickly and couldn't make it to grocery store less than 5 minutes from the house, I would probably do it though...

This should be a great thread since ATOT loves tipping...LOL

 

[Kaido]

Wow, it really suggested a 25% tip? I tip well...in restaurants...if the server was super awesome. I have weird food allergies, so if the waiter not only does a good job but also goes above & beyond for handling my ingredient issues, then I have no problem leaving a big tip because they deserve it. And I always throw the pizza guy a few bucks unless he was super late or squished the pizzas or something. But if it's literally your job to make deliveries all day long, I dunno about a 25% tip...sounds kinda nuts.

They should just combine Uber with Amazon Prime Now delivery & get it over with

 

[spacejamz]

Wow, it really suggested a 25% tip? I tip well...in restaurants...if the server was super awesome. I have weird food allergies, so if the waiter not only does a good job but also goes above & beyond for handling my ingredient issues, then I have no problem leaving a big tip because they deserve it. And I always throw the pizza guy a few bucks unless he was super late or squished the pizzas or something. But if it's literally your job to make deliveries all day long, I dunno about a 25% tip...sounds kinda nuts.

They should just combine Uber with Amazon Prime Now delivery & get it over with

In reading some other articles about this, it looks like $5 is the suggested tip regardless of the order amount...and you can't tip in cash...it has to be paid at the time the order is submitted...

 

[rudeguy]

"Oh wow! A breakthrough service is available that could save me tons of time and energy!"


"OH DEAR GOD IT SUGGESTED I TIP! WHAT KIND OF STUPID SERVICE IS THIS? HOW CORRUPT CAN ONE COMPANY BE!!!!!111111ONE"

Don't tip if you don't want to. FFS

 

[Kaido]

In reading some other articles about this, it looks like $5 is the suggested tip regardless of the order amount...and you can't tip in cash...it has to be paid at the time the order is submitted...

I guess that makes more sense. So one-hour delivery is $8 plus a recommended $5 tip, and 2-hour delivery is free plus a recommended $5 tip.

I don't know how I feel about tipping someone who does this as like a specific commercial job, vs. paying say a bike messenger to rush you something over. I guess it's the same thing tho...

 

[spacejamz]

"Oh wow! A breakthrough service is available that could save me tons of time and energy!"


"OH DEAR GOD IT SUGGESTED I TIP! WHAT KIND OF STUPID SERVICE IS THIS? HOW CORRUPT CAN ONE COMPANY BE!!!!!111111ONE"

Don't tip if you don't want to. FFS

WTF dude?? where did I call it the service stupid? I even said I would use it if I couldn't make it to the store that is 5 minutes away from me...

you might need some meds or something....

 

[Jaskalas]

How about they get paid a wage and we don't hassle the customer over a tip?

 

[spacejamz]

How about they get paid a wage and we don't hassle the customer over a tip?

how would this work for Amazon Prime Now? would should get paid extra (over the Non Prime Now orders) this? The people packaging the rush order? the delivery person? the people who maintain the servers?