I mean, why the fuck would you want to pay premium for individually delivered detergent bottles like this?
the supply chain management guys would continually optimize for ideal time/money efficiency. I don't know if you've ever attended a lecture or read anything by them, but it's actually pretty high level and intense stuff.
Well, it's a shame we have an incredibly inefficient delivery network then, because whatever saving this entails will be consumed by the guy who has to deliver my package - unless my washing machine plans to do my weekly shopping for me, although it's more likely it will get hacked and start gambling its bitcoins on SatoshiDice.
It's a grind sitting in waiting for an important package. Missing the detergent guy repeatedly would have me losing the will to live.
Those I know who shop for groceries online end up getting perishable stuff that'll go past its use by date in a couple of days. That's fine and within the letter of the contract, but if I go to the supermarket myself and rummage around in the back I can get an extra week.
If shopping was automated your finances would probably end up dying from a thousand cuts. You have to do a little nosing around to save, which results in a decent amount left at the end of the month.
Full home automation has been batted around since the 50s. It never materialised because it adds more complication than it solves. Things still look relatively samey today and they work just fine.