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Not so far out in the sticks after all

Woman in the Middle | May 31, 2015

I have mentioned to you previously that, even though I live in So Cal, inland So Cal isn’t the same as the coast. In many ways we live in a backwater, Hicksville, or  the boonies, whatever you want to call it. Just watch a native of inland so call laugh when someone asks where is our good Italian deli, or where do we get good (name an ethnicity) food. We don’t.

However, Amazon must think we do not live quite so much in the middle of no where. They announced that they are trying same day service in several areas of the country and, surprise of the century, my zip code is one of these areas where one day service will be offered.

We have three Amazon fulfillment centers in nearby cities. (In other words, giant warehouses.) That surely helps. It was also based on the number of Amazon Prime members there are in a particular area. We must have a lot of those, although Hubby and I do not order enough things off of Amazon to make a prime member ship worth our while.

We tend to only order what we can’t find around here or if the price difference is so great it just doesn’t make sense to do anything but order something. Those things rarely happen. Also, much of what we order isn’t found on Amazon. For example, just this week several boxes of car parts for a 1962 t-bird have arrived at our door from specialty parts places. Not something that can be found on Amazon.   Hubby also ordered two pairs of the only tennis shoes in this world that he wears. They happen to be a specific style of Reebok tennis shoes in white leather in wide. Again, not an item that can easily be found on Amazon. He ordered them after spilling lots of gasoline on his only pair. This reminded him that having a spare pair is a good thing and he ordered two new pair that night.

So, while I am excited that Amazon is acknowledging my city for this new experiment of theirs, it won’t do a darn thing for my household. I look forward to hearing from my neighbors about their experiences with same day delivery. Next thing you know the packages will be dropped off by drones. I would order something just to see that!

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6 Responses to “Not so far out in the sticks after all”

  1. Michele says:
    May 31, 2015 at 11:14 am

    Actually, there are some Mexican restaurants in the Inland Empire that locals swear by. And speaking of Amazon Fulfillment Centers, There’s one in my neighborhood! :-)

    • Woman in the Middle says:
      May 31, 2015 at 2:56 pm

      I should have been more clear. I meant more exotic things like a Jewish deli, French, or something like that. We definitely have good Mexican restaurants!

  2. Diana says:
    May 31, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    I realized what a small town we live in when my son-in-law from Portland, Oregon asked where he could get ice cream at 10:00 p.m. a few nights ago. No Dairy Queen, no Ruby’s, no Sonic….. He grew up in Orange County. I told him our sidewalks roll up at 10:00 p.m. He did have the option of Weinerschnitzel. He was over it by then.
    It’s funny how we have gotten so used to living without so many options.

    • Woman in the Middle says:
      May 31, 2015 at 11:08 pm

      I think since most of us never had those options we never even think about them. He must have been thinking he was really visiting the boonies!

  3. Kate says:
    June 1, 2015 at 6:35 am

    So funny! I used to live in North Jersey. I always said that when you walk into a deli you will hear 5 different languages and none of them are English or Spanish. Diversity is great for food choices. Then I moved back to my home town north of Philadelphia. I called it a third world country but that was 20 years ago. Now we have several Starbucks and most of the pricey shops. The only thing I complain about is that we don’t have really good Mexican. I live in what is called a “Pennsylvania Dutch” area and people don’t eat spicy food. What’s Mexican if you can’t have a little spice? We have a local Amazon fulfillment center but they haven’t gone to same day yet. We do a lot with Amazon so I’m hopeful.

    • Woman in the Middle says:
      June 1, 2015 at 8:34 am

      You will just have to come visit me! You could have Mexican food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! That is the one “ethnic” food we have in abundance. And it is delicious!

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