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by Powerofmene 3261 days ago
I do not believe for for a couple of reasons:

1. Even with Prime you are looking at a two day delivery and in the world of Amazon, two day is not always two days.

2. We are a NOW society. We are not willing to wait for something to arrive. There is a reason the stores you reference are called convenience stores. In short, people want what they want when they want it.

3. Sometimes you NEED something now; a missing ingredient, a drink, a loaf of bread. Sometimes need overrides price.

4. The busier we get in life the less a number of us plan ahead in order to wait for delivery of something. It is difficult, even for the planners to remember everything.

5. Life is just that, life. It throws us curve balls and even the best laid plans often go astray. Sometimes you just have to pivot.

6. We are creatures of habit.

7. Not all areas are served by Amazon in a timely fashion. A large portion of the population still resides in areas that are rural without the benefit of Prime shipping, etc.