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Personally prefer it over any other method - the most comfortable pickup in a mid-sized city, given somewhat irregular office hours. I've noticed some friends w

by dexen 8y ago

Personally prefer it over any other method - the most comfortable pickup in a mid-sized city, given somewhat irregular office hours. I've noticed some friends were having serious misgivings about trusting this method of delivery, but having tried it once, loved it. Apparently for 2017 it was apparently 22% of buyers, over 11% in 2015. [1] Worth noting is that the same service provider (Inpost) also handles courier delivery and pickups at gas stations and other such. As for sellers, surprisingly not every one is providing this option yet. edit: Notably some models of the parcel lockers welcome users with rather heartfelt messages - and count and show the short time it took to pick up the goods. Those trivial functionalities makes it so much more joyous to use. [1] http://www.dlahandlu.pl/detal-hurt/wiadomosci/po-firmach-kurierskich-paczkomaty-najpopularniejsza-forma-dostawy-e-zakupow,64176.html http://www.dlahandlu.pl/detal-hurt/wiadomosci/po-firmach-kur... "

jacobush 8y ago
Volvo is rolling out a service where you can get stuff delivered into the trunk of your car.
- dexen 8y ago
  Tesco offers similar service - shop online, drive up to the mall, get groceries deposited directly to your car's trunk. Haven't tried it yet.
  - jacobush 8y ago
    That's not at all similar. What Volvo offer is: regardless of where your car is parked, before the day is over, your postal package can be found in the trunk of your car. It's almost like magic. :-P
    - transpy 8y ago
      I just read the article about trunk delivery. It blew my mind, I was honestly amazed that this exists. https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17261744/amazon-package-delivery-car-trunk-gm-volvo https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17261744/amazon-package-d...
hef19898 8y ago
So tue, the last mile really sucks with a lot of carriers. Here in Germany DHL used to be the Gold Standard for some time. But with ever increasing volumes it also became a pain, at least for Amazon deliveries. For others they are now offering things like selecting preferred delivery Dates while the package is still in transit. Lockers are a great solution, the only thing better is having an employer that allows private packages to be shipped there. I'm still not convinced that the Amazon logistics solution, leaving parcels at the door step of customers regardless, is such a good idea so.

by dexen 8y ago

jacobush 8y ago

Volvo is rolling out a service where you can get stuff delivered into the trunk of your car.

dexen 8y ago
Tesco offers similar service - shop online, drive up to the mall, get groceries deposited directly to your car's trunk. Haven't tried it yet.
- jacobush 8y ago
  That's not at all similar. What Volvo offer is: regardless of where your car is parked, before the day is over, your postal package can be found in the trunk of your car. It's almost like magic. :-P
  - transpy 8y ago
    I just read the article about trunk delivery. It blew my mind, I was honestly amazed that this exists. https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17261744/amazon-package-delivery-car-trunk-gm-volvo https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/24/17261744/amazon-package-d...

hef19898 8y ago

So tue, the last mile really sucks with a lot of carriers. Here in Germany DHL used to be the Gold Standard for some time. But with ever increasing volumes it also became a pain, at least for Amazon deliveries. For others they are now offering things like selecting preferred delivery Dates while the package is still in transit. Lockers are a great solution, the only thing better is having an employer that allows private packages to be shipped there. I'm still not convinced that the Amazon logistics solution, leaving parcels at the door step of customers regardless, is such a good idea so.