I thought this was an interesting blog post about Amazon's new Subscribe & Save program. The basic idea is that you can "subscribe" to certain grocery items that you use all the time and then you get a discount as a reward for automatically purchasing a set quantity at set intervals.
If you are good at tracking your household finances and useage of products, this could be pretty cool. Get a discount just for knowing you go through eight boxes of cereal a month. Has anyone tried it? What do you think?
Re: Amazon Subscribe & Save...
Absolutely, and I love it. We use it for our baby wipes, for bath tissue, and for hand- and machine- dishwasher detergent so far. I checked out the cost per unit and compared at local stores before signing up and it's a great deal at least on some of the greener products (e.g., 7th generation). What I love is that it's not really a HUGE commitment. You sign up the first time, guess at an interval, and if it turns out you need it sooner, you can have them ship sooner. Or, if you don't need them as often, you can skip shipments whenever (something we do more now that my son's older and we go through fewer wipes). You can cancel at any time - I have yet to find a down side! OH - and free shipping!!