It’s become an epidemic in my office. When they first started appearing, it was every few weeks. Then they began appearing weekly and now it’s almost daily.

I am talking about deliveries of the brown, cardboard boxes with the smiles on them. The box that signifies that someone in my office received a delivery from Amazon Prime. When I first became a Prime member, it was to save delivery fees on books and special items. But, now, Prime has become an essential part of my, and many others in my office, shopping habits. I purchase most of my family’s toiletries from Prime, gifts for others, coffee for my home Keurig, clothing, make-up etc. I even bought Hanukah Gelt this year from Prime.

I have found that most retailers cannot seem to match the low costs or ease of the Amazon Prime free two day free delivery. I cannot recall the last time I walked into a CVS or purchased make-up in a store. Do you Prime?