Amazon Grocery
Shares rank 7 of 9 grocery delivery services by recommenders
People recommend it for cheap grocery prices and free delivery, especially in cities without a car. Critics say some prices are uncompetitive and delivered items can arrive in poor condition.
People recommend it for cheap grocery prices and free delivery, especially in cities without a car. Critics say some prices are uncompetitive and delivered items can arrive in poor condition.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Cheap prices and free delivery
“They still usually can buy lots of food from amazon/walmart in bulk with cheap/free home delivery”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Instacart reaches into your pocket and lops a third off your dollars” “amazon groceries are super cheap online and now delivery is free”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Amazon to Shut Down All Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh Stores” Helps people without cars
“Mostly I'm buying Amazon groceries because here in Boston if you don't have a car and access to Costco”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “The Amazon Tax” “Amazon grocery delivery in cities does do a LOT toward reducing their impact on poor people”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “The Amazon Tax”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Quality problems with delivered items
“Their groceries are priced uncompetitively and after a few times having some stranger pick my produce”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Costco Is the Anti-Amazon” “they instead sold me a package of cheddar cheese that was completely blue from mold”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices”
Other grocery delivery services people recommend
The four most recommended other grocery delivery services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | 34 | 102 | 25% | 11 | — | — |
| Instacart | 24 | 51 | 32% | 7 | — | — |
| Amazon Fresh | 21 | 23 | 48% | 7 | 2 yrs3 owners | — |
| Uber Eats | 16 | 41 | 28% | 9 | — | — |
| Amazon GroceryThis page | 6 | 4 | 60% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I exclusively use Walmart and Amazon for groceries now.”
“Amazon is making me feel guilty for not tipping the delivery person.”
“Amazon grocery delivery in cities does do a LOT toward reducing their impact on poor people”
“Mostly I'm buying Amazon groceries because here in Boston if you don't have a car and access to Costco”
“as Amazon's services are so convenient, and not much more expensive”
“everything kept arriving in its own individual bag regardless of whether it made any sense”
“Their groceries are priced uncompetitively and after a few times having some stranger pick my produce”
“amazon groceries are super cheap online and now delivery is free”
“They still usually can buy lots of food from amazon/walmart in bulk with cheap/free home delivery”
“they instead sold me a package of cheddar cheese that was completely blue from mold”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.