I was so excited....
I was shopping online through normal Google, and I saw a link for something I wanted at a great price through "Google Express" I put the item that I wanted into my cart, and I started to shop through the online portal. After about five minutes I realize there was an app, and I downloaded the app. Even though I was logged in automatically, I didnt see the item in my cart anymore. I searched for the item on the app, and couldnt find it from the provider listed at the price I wanted.
I went back to my Chrome page where I had it brought up, and it was missing out of the cart there as well. I went back and tried to use the link I had originally followed, and it claimed that that the item
No longer existed. All in the timeframe of about 10 minutes.
The whole reason I had even opened Google Express and downloaded the app was gone almost immediately.
Other online retailers keep an eye on their stock and hold things in your cart. Apparently Google express does not. I was really excited for the platform, but a sad initial experience may keep me from trying this out for a while. Im not going to purchase the other two items that I put in my cart because of it. Ill probably try them out when their platform is better & doesnt allow for false positives (also, the thought that you would put something in your cart and not immediately be alerted that it was taken out, is a little worrying to me, because I am a little absent minded, and generally forget to double check my order before I place it. I would never catch that they had taken something out without telling me. (Like they did to me just now - I only noted because I was only getting 3 things.)
Cyndalyn8 about Google Shopping: Compare & buy, v21.0.0