How Would You Like ‘Same Day Delivery’ When You Buy On-Line?

Are you an internet shopper?  I am.  I hate large crowds, tiresome shopping, and having to pick through so many things before I find, if I do, what I want.

For Christmas, I do most of my shopping on-line.  It's great.  I find what everybody wants, find it on-line, buy it and it comes to me!  Is there a downside to this?  Well, sort of.  It’s that you always worry that it won't arrive on time.  And if I'm buying for myself, I want it NOW!

Well, eBay just may come to the rescue.  You might be at least able to get some of your shiny new purchases within a few hours, no kidding.

The auction site has partnered with retail giants like Target, Toys “R” Us, Walgreens, Nordstrom and Fry’s Electronics to offer eBay Now, a same-day delivery service accessed through a special mobile phone app.

Currently it’s only available to customers living in San Francisco, but eBay hopes to roll it out to other major cities in the coming months.  And, maybe Grand Rapids will be factored in, too.  The service is seen as an effort to do battle with Amazon, which has been building warehouses all over the country and prompting many people to wonder whether it’s about to launch its own same-day delivery feature.

But since stores already have their inventories uploaded onto eBay’s online marketplace, it won’t need those pricey warehouses — and that could provide a huge advantage.

Pretty soon, these guys might beat Jimmy Johns!