Praise for Amazon Prime's One-Hour Delivery Service

Amazon Prime Now could be another leap forward in online retail. The service, which launched last week for Amazon Prime subscribers in a small portion of New York City, promises delivery of many popular goods in just an hour. It costs $8 per delivery, or if you're willing to wait two hours, then it's free.

We happen to live and work in the area currently served by Amazon's trial of the service, which it plans to expand next year. So this morning we gave it a try, testing two different deliveries (in two hours, then in one hour).