Urbanfetch Express

Urbanfetch was featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Pretty funny and it makes this defunct company A-​OK with me.

I miss the beauty and convenience of Urban Fetch*. Back in 1999 – 2000 one could go to their website, create an account and shop. They had electronics, food, snacks, condoms, cosmetics, you name it (well, obviously they weren’t as thorough as say, amazon). But the business model was sheer genius. Oh, and all orders were delivered via the Urban Fetch squad on bikes within an hour. They never screwed up an order of mine either, and they wouldn’t accept tips. My first UF order was when I was living in Greenwich Village with an ex. The order consisted of a dvd player, a dvd (Harold & Maude), and a pint of Chunky Monkey. I had recently moved to the city in January 1999 and thought, «Damn. I live in the best city in the world. This confirms it.»
It was a sad day when Urban Fetch closed up shop. (Another online shop called Kozmo existed at the same time but failed as well. There was talk of a merger between the two businesses, but that never came to fruition.) They’ve been defunct since 2000 but I frequently think of them… mostly when I’m too lazy to go to the corner store.
Sometimes when I long for them… I pull out my free Urban Fetch t-​shirt and key chain… and just hug them. Well, okay, not really. I’m not that big of a loser.
*I got too excited when I saw that they’re still listed on Unilocal.Why? Why must you torture me so?