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I would think it's to improve reliability of their deliveries. I see why you would be concerned, but retail stores have had security guards for my whole lifetim

I would think it's to improve reliability of their deliveries. I see why you would be concerned, but retail stores have had security guards for my whole lifetime...

mc32 8y ago
Yep. Both Fed-Ex and Amazon have an interest in preventing theft as well as fraud (false claims of non-delivery), and they see a business opportunity in addition to shrinkage minimization with the perk of customer psychological comfort to boot.
- mimixco 8y ago
  Give me a break. This is not about shoplifting in retail stores! Amazon is now helping cops surveille people in their own homes via Alexa and Ring.
  - mc32 8y ago
    Theft = vernacular porch piracy. Prevention = happy shoppers. Happy shoppers = more sales. More sales = happy company.
    - mimixco 8y ago
      You're naive if you think this about package theft. Show me one place where that is even mentioned on Ring's website or docs.
      - mc32 8y ago
        Not sure about their marketing, but I know how and why people use it in their apartments and homes. If curious get on one of the mentioned neighborhood apps, see how people use these devices: package theft, suspicious people/cars, vagrants/unstable folks, public disturbance (skaboarders scratching cars, etc.,) early hours canvassing by thieves, etc...
    - mimixco 8y ago
      Shoppers do not care about package theft or any other loss- making properties of a business. Show me one place where package theft is even mentioned on Ring's website or in their doc. Is isn't. It naive to think that Amazon is worried about package theft and that's why they bought Ring. Too many other tech companies have signed up for the surveillance economy for that to be true. What's the real reason?
      - Nasrudith 8y ago
        Loss aversion is a real thing - people can and do decide to go brick and mortar because of being afraid of package theft. It isn't realistically a big issue but people care about it a lot. As for why I would guess wanting better rates from turning bits to cash.
      - masonic 8y ago
        Shoppers do not care about package theft Collectively, shoppers pay for all package theft.
        mimixco 8y ago
        That is true. But we also pay for pensions, profits, advertising, union-busting, pollution, and countless other things we may not want to pay for. Ultimately, the consumer only cares about what product he is getting and what price he has to pay. How the company juggles its losses or where they come from is of no interest to the product purchaser.

I would think it's to improve reliability of their deliveries. I see why you would be concerned, but retail stores have had security guards for my whole lifetime...

mc32 8y ago

Yep. Both Fed-Ex and Amazon have an interest in preventing theft as well as fraud (false claims of non-delivery), and they see a business opportunity in addition to shrinkage minimization with the perk of customer psychological comfort to boot.

mimixco 8y ago
Give me a break. This is not about shoplifting in retail stores! Amazon is now helping cops surveille people in their own homes via Alexa and Ring.
- mc32 8y ago
  Theft = vernacular porch piracy. Prevention = happy shoppers. Happy shoppers = more sales. More sales = happy company.
  - mimixco 8y ago
    You're naive if you think this about package theft. Show me one place where that is even mentioned on Ring's website or docs.
    - mc32 8y ago
      Not sure about their marketing, but I know how and why people use it in their apartments and homes. If curious get on one of the mentioned neighborhood apps, see how people use these devices: package theft, suspicious people/cars, vagrants/unstable folks, public disturbance (skaboarders scratching cars, etc.,) early hours canvassing by thieves, etc...
  - mimixco 8y ago
    Shoppers do not care about package theft or any other loss- making properties of a business. Show me one place where package theft is even mentioned on Ring's website or in their doc. Is isn't. It naive to think that Amazon is worried about package theft and that's why they bought Ring. Too many other tech companies have signed up for the surveillance economy for that to be true. What's the real reason?
    - Nasrudith 8y ago
      Loss aversion is a real thing - people can and do decide to go brick and mortar because of being afraid of package theft. It isn't realistically a big issue but people care about it a lot. As for why I would guess wanting better rates from turning bits to cash.
    - masonic 8y ago
      Shoppers do not care about package theft Collectively, shoppers pay for all package theft.
      - mimixco 8y ago
        That is true. But we also pay for pensions, profits, advertising, union-busting, pollution, and countless other things we may not want to pay for. Ultimately, the consumer only cares about what product he is getting and what price he has to pay. How the company juggles its losses or where they come from is of no interest to the product purchaser.