<story><title>Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is the latest to join</title><url>https://www.recode.net/2017/10/12/16464132/google-target-retailers-amazon-walmart-assistant-alexa-home-echo-augmented-reality</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hbosch</author><text>If I order toilet paper via my Google Home, where does it come from? Wal Mart or Target? How long for shipping? If they send me dog food instead, how do I get in touch with customer service? Is it Google&amp;#x27;s customer service or Target&amp;#x27;s?&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t see how this is a threat to Amazon. People don&amp;#x27;t shop there because they have voice -- they shop there because I can Prime myself anything in 2 days or less and if it&amp;#x27;s messed up I can talk to a human being and find out why. I&amp;#x27;d hate to try and get the same kind of service via Google and Target.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>viperscape</author><text>With that said, I’m really irked that amazon is using “private” shipping companies, I’m tired of seeing joe schmoes ring my bell in their Honda Civic or uhaul rental van, with my goods, my address, and seeing my house and family. They even take pictures with cell phone of package at door, wtf. Is there any background check, nope. Stick to a professional shipping company and not fly by night, random folks please</text></comment>
<story><title>Google is building an anti-Amazon alliance, and Target is the latest to join</title><url>https://www.recode.net/2017/10/12/16464132/google-target-retailers-amazon-walmart-assistant-alexa-home-echo-augmented-reality</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>hbosch</author><text>If I order toilet paper via my Google Home, where does it come from? Wal Mart or Target? How long for shipping? If they send me dog food instead, how do I get in touch with customer service? Is it Google&amp;#x27;s customer service or Target&amp;#x27;s?&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t see how this is a threat to Amazon. People don&amp;#x27;t shop there because they have voice -- they shop there because I can Prime myself anything in 2 days or less and if it&amp;#x27;s messed up I can talk to a human being and find out why. I&amp;#x27;d hate to try and get the same kind of service via Google and Target.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dawnerd</author><text>I order by price, so that means not ordering things like paper towels from amazon. Their grocery and household goods are often more expensive than just going down the street.&lt;p&gt;Also target has amazing returns. You can return online orders to the store - not like you can do that with amazon. I believe Walmart is the same.</text></comment>