2008-08-18 Online Shopping

I totally love shopping online. Partly due to my low vision and partly because I'm kinda lazy at heart.

     One of my favorite online shopping places is Amazon. I've been shopping there for years, but just found out something today I hadn't been aware of before. You can buy food there. Not just fancy gourmet stuff, but any kind stuff. Normal stuff. Mostly pantry types of stuff that ships efficiently.

     The prices seem to be pretty good. Certainly better than the local market where I do most of my shopping. Of course there's a catch. Most of the stuff is sold in larger quantities, or multi-packs similar to Sam's or Costco. For pantry kinds of stuff, that's not so much of a problem. Also, lots of the items qualify for Amazon's free shipping on orders over $25. Major bonus.

     I'll be stocking up on hamburger dill sliced pickles and Jalapeño nacho slices in the very near future. It also looks like a good place for mayo, mustard, spices and the like. I'll need to do some comparison shopping next time I go to my local market to be sure. I'll also need to see how long some of those things can be stored in one's cupboard.

    I only feed me, so I get a lot of mileage out of most things. I don't have a freezer, so don't bother suggesting that, unless you live on my street and wanna share your freezer. Then we could go in together on multi-packs of Dijon mustard. (: 

    Anyway, just another interesting (?) tidbit from the guy with way too much time on his hands.