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Interesting that they're opening with a different price model than Seattle's. $299/year and according to GeekWire their groceries are approximately 14% higher than in-store.

http://www.geekwire.com/2013/jeff-bezos-amazon-fresh-closer-...

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I would pay a 14% premium to not have to go to the grocery store after work.

I kind of like grocery shopping, especially if it's in a decent store that has enough registers open and where the vegetables aren't molding on the shelves and the cans aren't all dented.

Yeah, I can't stand to eat food that came from a dented can...

Dents in the wrong place can let in air and spoil the food inside.

Clostridium botulinum.

The selection is somewhat underwhelming though.

And has been getting worse. We've used them in Seattle for a couple years, and the prices keep going up and selection going down.

I still use Amazon Fresh in Seattle, but I wish there was an acceptable alternative. I'm seeing the same thing - prices, delivery fees, minimum orders going up, selection constantly decreasing. I can walk to small local groceries and farmer's markets for fresh stuff, but Amazon's still my best option for getting the boring stuff without getting in the car.

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