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> They don’t recommend Key if you have pet, and won’t come in if they hear barking. Two beagles means this is a non-starter for my household, as they immediate
by balls187 9y ago
> They don’t recommend Key if you have pet, and won’t come in if they hear barking.
Two beagles means this is a non-starter for my household, as they immediately will bark if a stranger approaches the driveway.
- fenwick67 9y agoAbout 56% of US households had pets in 2011. That's a huge chunk of customers they're missing out on.
- r00fus 9y agoI get the feeling that Amazon is indifferent to "missing out". The approach is to throw stuff on the wall and see what sticks. Think of Amazon Key as your average tech startup that has Amazon branding.
- balls187 9y agoSee what sticks, iterate and improve. For those with pets, get your own Amazon Locker installed on your porch...
- ben174 9y agoNot all of them bark or are aggressive.
- balls187 9y agoPets escaping is likely a concern.
- skeet 9y agoJust install Amazon Collar round your dog's neck. It will lightly caress it as the delivery person approaches your house, ensuring your items get there safely.
- IpV8 9y agoI prefer Amazon Dog. Then you get all of the benefits of a real dog, but it lives in the cloud.
- qq66 9y agoThis sounds like a Black Mirror episode. A large kennel where tens of thousands of dogs are kept with Amazon Cloud Cams streaming their videos to their "families."
- blevin 9y agoThe Kitty Cafe concept, where you can pay to have tea and play with cats in person, is sort of an AWS equivalent for the cat ownership experience. It's fascinating that tea is an expected cofactor in this relationship.
- philipwhiuk 9y agoIt's because the tea is the actual product - there's no guarantee the cats will be available / awake - cats being cats.
- kgwgk 9y agoCryptoPuppies are better, they live in the blockchain.