Teresa M.
Yelp
This was my first time going into one of Amazon's stalking shops. The concept is very simple: scan your app, the cameras watch your every move, and you walk out. It was easier said than done. My Go app? Suddenly decided that there was no network connectivity and refused to work. The employee told me that I could also use my shopping app. There's a known bug and it won't open. Do I have my Amazon payment card on me? Why yes, yes I do!! I scanned my credit card at the door and that was enough to make the system happy.
Store is a little more...depressing(?) than I expected. Produce is first. Overall good selection, but the quality really left a lot to be desired. Several 365 products throughout the store and I was happy to find some of my favourite snacks! In a lot of ways this store is like a Whole Foods lite. It has a lot of similar items and the 365 line (well, selections of 365), but it'll never act as a substitute for a Whole Foods.
Check prices! There are definitely deals to be had here and I found some really low prices on a few items. Overall, I'd say most of the things I looked at were higher than other stores. Some of which were significantly higher and you'd be better off going to Whole Foods.
Checkout was easy. I scanned my credit card again, had my "guest" walkout in front of me, and quickly received an e-mail stating that my trip has been ended and they're working on my receipt. It took around 4 hours to get that receipt, but it was 100% accurate. That being said: I didn't test the system and was very, very careful to only touch things I wanted to buy. However, one of the items was wayyy in the back of the freezer and it registered that just fine, so it seems like things are working pretty well.
Love the novelty, I'd be okay with more stores using this concept, but it really needs a better selection and better prices.