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What is amazing is this: It's almost midnight on December 24th. I can still order thousands of items on Amazon Prime Now for delivery in next few hours just in
by sytelus 9y ago
What is amazing is this: It's almost midnight on December 24th. I can still order thousands of items on Amazon Prime Now for delivery in next few hours just in time for Christmas - with free shipping!
It is also clear to me how this is implemented: Available items are all in local Amazon warehouse. The delivery is done by usual Joe the person who has car and can go around one neighborhood. About $8 is recommended tip for the delivery for order < $100. Assuming Joe the person would be going 20 or so deliveries in a small neighborhood, this would take him 5-6 hours. The expected tips alone would make up for minimum wages and fuel expenses.
In all delivery problems, last mile is the most expensive miles and solving it distributedly using local drivers seems like idea even more brilliant than calling cab via phone. You don't need to drag accountants.
- imbur 9y agoI am not sure where you live but it is not usual to tip for regular package delivery in the US.
- 5555624 9y agoTip? Who? Whenever I get a deliver from Amazon. other than USPS, the driver leaves it outside the door and rings the bell. Sometimes I get to the door when they are getting in their car; but, usually, the car is already driving away. (The fact that some of these are annotated in Amazon as being "handed" to me is a separate issue.)