Wednesday, July 9, 2014

conserve

i have qualms about my amazon prime membership.

2-day shipping is a luxury.  i'm fairly impatient so i like to get things quickly.  i'll certainly trek over to the store and pay the premium to have it in my hands sooner.

but it's not about membership cost.  the problem is moral hazard.

there's no additional cost to me ordering 10 items all separately through amazon prime.  but there's a significant increase in waste.  packaging, shipping costs, wages, fuel, etc.

just because we can afford things, doesn't mean we should waste them.