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Solutions 1. Every house installs a dropoff box. This box allows owner to activate or deactivate which delivery companies get to access it I like this. No mor

Solutions 1. Every house installs a dropoff box. This box allows owner to activate or deactivate which delivery companies get to access it I like this. No more write special delivery note. 2. Open more amazon lockers that allow bigger sizes and more flexible delivery time Actually #1 is the right solution

ekianjo 9y ago
Yes. And that system should be open and not tied to a specific delivery company.
- yeukhon 9y ago
  Yes. I was looking to build one but I stopped because I have to provide a delivery note. If not major ecommerce website I have to remember to add such note. — will the delivery person sees the note is also a betting game. This dropoff box is nothing but a larger mailbox. BTW in some states in America, your mailbox must meet certain standard....
  - derekp7 9y ago
    I thought about building a box that auto-locks when the weight of a package is detected in it. Can be a simple flap on the bottom that moves a latch. The lid would be a double lid -- an outside lid with a key lock, and the inside frame that the flap-activated latch slides into.
submeta 9y ago
#1 is the solution we need. And a great business idea.
chatmasta 9y ago
And when you receive a package, the flag is up? Sounds like a mailbox, just bigger. The real complication is not isolated houses, but apartment buildings with shared entryways and/or limited space.
- yeukhon 9y ago
  It would be eletronic
ProfessorLayton 9y ago
I don't think that would work out for many people in homes. Many places are under city/county ordinances that would forbid a lockbox solution. For example, those living in Alameda County technically only allowed to have landscaping-related objects in the first 20' from their property line, which is the setback for a typical lot [1]. Unless you have a big porch, you're SOL for a place to put a decently sized lockbox. This of course varies by location, but the point is there are typically rules in place to prevent people from using the front of their house for storage. Not to mention HOA ordinances which can be much more restrictive. [1] https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/ordinance/documents/R-1_DistrictZoningRegulations.pdf https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/ordinance/documents/R-1_D...

ekianjo 9y ago

Yes. And that system should be open and not tied to a specific delivery company.

yeukhon 9y ago
Yes. I was looking to build one but I stopped because I have to provide a delivery note. If not major ecommerce website I have to remember to add such note. — will the delivery person sees the note is also a betting game. This dropoff box is nothing but a larger mailbox. BTW in some states in America, your mailbox must meet certain standard....
- derekp7 9y ago
  I thought about building a box that auto-locks when the weight of a package is detected in it. Can be a simple flap on the bottom that moves a latch. The lid would be a double lid -- an outside lid with a key lock, and the inside frame that the flap-activated latch slides into.

submeta 9y ago

#1 is the solution we need. And a great business idea.

chatmasta 9y ago

And when you receive a package, the flag is up? Sounds like a mailbox, just bigger. The real complication is not isolated houses, but apartment buildings with shared entryways and/or limited space.

yeukhon 9y ago
It would be eletronic

ProfessorLayton 9y ago

I don't think that would work out for many people in homes. Many places are under city/county ordinances that would forbid a lockbox solution. For example, those living in Alameda County technically only allowed to have landscaping-related objects in the first 20' from their property line, which is the setback for a typical lot [1]. Unless you have a big porch, you're SOL for a place to put a decently sized lockbox. This of course varies by location, but the point is there are typically rules in place to prevent people from using the front of their house for storage. Not to mention HOA ordinances which can be much more restrictive. [1] https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/ordinance/documents/R-1_DistrictZoningRegulations.pdf https://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/ordinance/documents/R-1_D...