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As a Dutch guy who recently moved abroad I have to admit we're extremely spoiled in the Netherlands. There is no Amazon here (neighbouring countries do have Ama
by t0mas88 11y ago
As a Dutch guy who recently moved abroad I have to admit we're extremely spoiled in the Netherlands. There is no Amazon here (neighbouring countries do have Amazon). But our main Amazon competitors (bol.com and coolblue.com) can both deliver almost anything ordered before 10pm by the next day anywhere in the (arguably quite small) country.
And delivery costs would be between 0 and 5 euro depending on the size. Mostly free or 2 euros for both major sites.
Living abroad for a few months has really opened my eyes to how bad this is in the US. And why people pay for Prime.
- striking 11y agoConsidering the US has 231x the area of the Netherlands (and the infrastructure is far worse), we rely on hacks, kludges, and private industry for stuff to get from one place to another. Y'know, if you really think about it, the US is just one big growth hack. Makes me all the more eager to move back to Poland.
- sandstrom 11y agoSweden has 30% lower population density than the US, but still a comparatively great postal system. I don't think the large area is the only explanation.
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- erikpukinskis 11y agoI don't think population density is really the right metric: http://popdensitymap.ucoz.ru/76.Population_density-administrative_boundaries-ma.png http://popdensitymap.ucoz.ru/76.Population_density-administr... http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/89/71789-004-88879E35.jpg http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/89/71789-004-8887... Russia is almost a third as dense as Sweden. To some extent it really is just the huge distances that makes the problem hard.