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I can't find anything that says Amazon bought Yodel - do you have a source? That said, I think you might be right about Yodel's general model being like this. T

I can't find anything that says Amazon bought Yodel - do you have a source? That said, I think you might be right about Yodel's general model being like this. Their service is shocking. On the other hand, right now I am waiting on a parcel being delivered by DPD on behalf of Amazon. They have given a one hour window, I can track the location of the van online, and I could have text them this morning to rearrange the delivery of the parcel or provide different delivery instructions. And the drivers wear uniforms!

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
They didn't acquire Yodel, but they did acquire a minor stake in it: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/24/amazon-yodel-barclay-brothers-deal http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/24/amazon-yod...
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suvelx 11y ago
How on earth did you get Amazon to send you a delivery with DPD?
- colinramsay 11y ago
  Dunno, I'd say it happens more often than not. For us they use a combination of DPD, Hermes, Yodel and Royal Mail/Parcel Force. We have Amazon Prime and live in a fairly out of the way location so it's probably a combination of those two factors.
- lol768 11y ago
  Amazon has sent a lot of Prime packages to me via DPD, but it seems to depend on when I order it. If I order on Saturday, I have a feeling they have very little choice as to which courier to use and as such it tends to be DPD. I really prefer DPD because you can track the vehicle and you also get a delivery slot. Recently, Amazon have delivered some stuff for me via Royal Mail and ParcelForce (I ordered in the week) and whilst the packages did get to my house the next day, the tracking was much less informative/useful than what was offered by DPD.
ddmf 11y ago
I'm a big fan of DPD's system except for the fact that their optimiser always tries to deliver to our house during school pickup - their software doesn't allow for any time exclusions and sometimes their drivers don't respect deliver to neighbour requests, otherwise their service would be perfect.
dazc 11y ago
DPD are a fine example of how it should be done. It's just a shame the current home delivery option is such a lottery.

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago

They didn't acquire Yodel, but they did acquire a minor stake in it: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/24/amazon-yodel-barclay-brothers-deal http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/24/amazon-yod...

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suvelx 11y ago

How on earth did you get Amazon to send you a delivery with DPD?

colinramsay 11y ago
Dunno, I'd say it happens more often than not. For us they use a combination of DPD, Hermes, Yodel and Royal Mail/Parcel Force. We have Amazon Prime and live in a fairly out of the way location so it's probably a combination of those two factors.
lol768 11y ago
Amazon has sent a lot of Prime packages to me via DPD, but it seems to depend on when I order it. If I order on Saturday, I have a feeling they have very little choice as to which courier to use and as such it tends to be DPD. I really prefer DPD because you can track the vehicle and you also get a delivery slot. Recently, Amazon have delivered some stuff for me via Royal Mail and ParcelForce (I ordered in the week) and whilst the packages did get to my house the next day, the tracking was much less informative/useful than what was offered by DPD.

ddmf 11y ago

I'm a big fan of DPD's system except for the fact that their optimiser always tries to deliver to our house during school pickup - their software doesn't allow for any time exclusions and sometimes their drivers don't respect deliver to neighbour requests, otherwise their service would be perfect.

dazc 11y ago

DPD are a fine example of how it should be done. It's just a shame the current home delivery option is such a lottery.