Comments on: Alice – Your Personal Shopping Assistant

By: Kids Video

Kids Video — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:05:41 +0000

I like reading articles and leaving comments of how I feel, Really you have done a Good job.

By: gofergal

gofergal — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:02:16 +0000

mygofer is also designed to evolve according to your needs. So if they don’t have X and you really want X, just tell mygofer and they’ll get it.

They also have an online community at myvoice.mygofer.com with message boards, a place to share what you think mygofer could be doing to make things better, and a blog with pictures of events and promotional codes (when available). The site is myvoice.mygofer.com. I’m the community manager there and would love for you or anyone out there reading to join us.

By: EricB

EricB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:59:32 +0000

Here’s something even cooler and more convenient than Alice, that fills in the gaps as well! It’s called MyGofer (www.mygofer.com)! It was only a concept earlier this year, so there are only a few MyGofer named stores, but because of such popularity, they offer “MyGofer @ Kmart” so that the service is offered at many locations where Kmarts are located. There are about 50-100 Kmarts that offer the service, and they are planning to expand throughout the rest of the year!

The service is similar to Alice in that you can do all of your shopping online, BUT has more convenient options, and will offer more as it grows! In areas where there is not a MyGofer or “MyGofer @ Kmart,” you can have items shipped as you do in Alice, but in areas where there IS a MyGofer or “MyGofer @ Kmart,” you can actually just pick up items (like a drive-thru) on your way home from work OR have them delivered! I work in a Chicago suburb, and they make deliveries to our office! Also, they offer personal shoppers that you can chat with on the site or call, and in the case that you can’t find something you’re looking for, they will find it for you and add it to your order, even if they have to go someplace else!! How cool is that?!? This will be helpful to people who don’t have lots of extra time on their hands for sure!

Also, another cool part is that when shopping, you can not only use your “shopping cart,” for what you’re buying today, but you can also make “shopping lists” of various types, such as everything you need for a birthday party or a fishing trip, as well as “recurring lists/orders” for stuff/groceries that you need every couple weeks, and can set up an automatic order!

Best part? It’s free! (You have to pay for your purchases, of course!) If you live in an area where they have already begun delivering, I believe there is only a $3.99 flat delivery fee to your workplace!

Be patient as they grow to your area, but start taking part asap because it is really cool!

By: LindsayK

LindsayK — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:05:41 +0000

I thought I was going to love Alice because I’m a college student in a small town (the college is 80% of the population, one of those types) with no car. The more I can streamline my shopping trips, the better. I’d much rather only have to ask for a ride every 2 weeks than twice a week!

Unfortunately, Alice misses the mark in a few ways for me, all related to product availability. 1) No store brand. I LIVE on store brands because they are frequently half the price or even less. The coupons & discounts available through Alice did not make up for the higher price, either. 2) Not a great selection of larger/bulk product sizes. 3) Sparse, random selection of varieties w/in the brands. I could find Brand So&So Product A Variety 1 and Variety 3, but not Variety 2. This happened frequently when I was looking for the products I normally buy at a store.

By: muotechguy

muotechguy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:08:06 +0000

Ultimate Lazy Person? How about not enough time in the day to hit the stores in addition to 3 jobs and a family…

By: Mel

Mel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:12:50 +0000

Unless you are ultimate laziest person walked on earth and/or despise going to the store, Alice has nothing beneficial for you. I have searched some household staple items and compared the prices of few I found on Alice.com. I am always better off going to the sundaysaver.com and viewing my local sale flyers and stop by the store on may way to/from work for every item I investigated (about 20 items, more than half can not even be purchased through alice.com unless you go for fancier and pricier alternates).

So, alice.com is bound to be another webvan.com in the dotcom graveyard. Give it a few months or a couple of years, tops.