Amazon is a great service. Their  products, customer service and the pricing make this our go-to site. We love two-day delivery and have used same day and paid for such when we forgot a birthday or wanted to get something to a family member fastest. We have had no issues other than my mom not quite understanding the emailed gift card we sent her (mom figured it out and Amazon was better than most brick and mortar sites about the misplaced email). We love a place we get dog treats, camping supplies, car parts, hockey gear, books and solar lights.  But according to the social justice warrior crowd who never lets fact or logic get in the way of a good whine, Amazon is redlining. From the Christian Science Monitor, we find this:

A few years ago, the Seattle-based e-commerce company launched a same-day delivery service that allows some customers to receive their products on the same day, eliminating one of the advantages that retail stores held over Amazon. The service, which is now available in 27 US metro areas, covers about 1,000 cities across the country. It’s part of the Amazon Prime $99 annual membership, which includes two-day free shipping and other benefits such as Prime video and Prime music. The service can also include same-day free shipping for products over $35 in areas where it is available.

What is the service? Prime customers can get same day delivery. On certain items that have to be ordered before noon. My mom and brother live in one of the areas serviced. We do not. Grand Rapids is not one of the 1000 cities selected for this trial run. Note again the word Prime. Our cousins in Kalamazoo or Holland or South Dakota or Long Island or Boca Raton also do not get to use same day service. In the article, the author refers to Bloomberg’s analysis: