Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Amazon Go Opens in Torrance, CA Without Pinkberry & in Woodland Hills With Pinkberry



Amazon Go Torrance



Fro-yo girl here. Amazon Go, Amazon’s convenience store, opened quietly in Torrance, CA last month. The Torrance store is their second in the Los Angeles area and is 6,100 sq. ft. The first opened in Whittier, CA in September 2022. The new Amazon Go format first opened in Mill Creek, Washington in April 2022. The new format features Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology that allows shoppers to use the Amazon app to skip the checkout. The technology tracks what you walk out with and charges your Amazon account.

Amazon Go offers grab-and-go food and beverages, freshly prepared food including sandwiches, wraps, salads, breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, and avocado toast, hot food (e.g., cheese pizza, sandwiches), snacks, essentials, coffee, pastries, kombucha on tap, etc. However, the Torrance location does NOT have self-serve Pinkberry froyo! The information provided by Amazon Go to Yelp shows that they have Pinkberry in Torrance. I looked all over for the Pinkberry machine and to confirm, spoke to the store clerk. 


Amazon Go, Woodland Hills


The Woodland Hills Amazon Go opened on December 1 and it does have self-serve Pinkberry for $4.99 (flat rate). The price includes toppings. They had two flavors of froyo: original and pomegranate and three kinds of toppings: mini milk chocolate gems, granola, and chocolate chips. FYI, the store is filled with potential toppings, like fresh baked chocolate chip cookies, scones, vegan donuts, nuts, potato chips, candy, and more.

Amazon Go is a nicer convenience store and has lower prices on some of the same items carried by Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. The prepared food is better than the average convenience store. You can also use the Just Walk Out Technology and skip the trip to the register. Also, you can place your food order at a kiosk. The $3 breakfast sandwiches are fresh, customizable (made to order), and really good.

Amazon hopes to have zero carbon certification for these three outlets in Southern California soon.

* AMAZON GO: 22135 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
* AMAZON GO: 22001 Ventura Blvd Woodland Hills, CA 91364

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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