[jimnutt]

The article may apply to heavily urban areas, but in more rural areas, Amazon is the only game in town besides getting in the car and heading to the local Wal-Mart. I can't see most of these localized delivery services getting national traction simply because it doesn't make economic sense in rural/suburban areas, the population density isn't high enough.

[mreiland]

More than that, I've never had a bad experience with Amazon. I'm not saying they don't happen, I'm saying I personally have never, in all the years I've been using Amazon, had a bad experience.

I have nothing but praise for Amazon and as time goes on I find myself more and more simply ordering things from Amazon even if they're available locally.