Damn. Another closed pilot program that is area limited. In the mean time, my Amazon Prime is due for a renewal. I think I'll go and fork over $80 to them for another year of free two day shipping.
Yes, my bad on the poor phrasing. However, for the past year I averaged under $1.5/package and considering I bought some really big items that is pretty close to free.
I don't see Google's pilot as a competitor to Amazon at this stage. I will still buy on Amazon (mainly large things that I can wait for but I get better pricing on).
However, if Google can get a diverse enough vendor pool to compete with Amazon on enough stuff (much like they did with Android vs. the iPhone), then they have a very powerful story.
