AusatKeyboardPremi comments on Amazon engineers and marketers were asked on Monday to volunteer their time to the company’s warehouses to assist with grocery delivery

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[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The article indicates this was for their Prime Day event.

Are people really waiting for an annual event to buy their groceries? Or are the Fresh delivery personnel reassigned to other verticals for the event's duration?

Former is shocking and borderline dystopian. Latter is just poor planning and resourcing.

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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My guess is that Amazon fresh makes its prices even more absurdly low to get more people buying.

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[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

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?

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