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With the speed that delivery services are growing, I am under the impression that I soon won't need to leave my chair to have everything I need at my doorstep i
by skilled 7y ago
With the speed that delivery services are growing, I am under the impression that I soon won't need to leave my chair to have everything I need at my doorstep in less than a few hours.
I have recently had to use a grocery delivery service so I can't complain. The time saved does add up if you're busy.
- philliphaydon 7y agoHere in Singapore. If I could work from home I would never need to leave home. I can get everything delivered already. A lot of same day delivery too.
- dogma1138 7y agoThis been the case for London for a while now. That said I’m not sure it’s a good thing.
- PunchTornado 7y agowhy? because something forces you to move?
- cameronbrown 7y agoThe resources needed to transport stuff are not free, and they usually involve petrol instead of legs.
- johannes1234321 7y agoIt is not that easy. One delivery truck delivering to multiple people can be more efficient over them driving individually. A warehouse can be more efficiently cooled and enlighted than a shop for individuals. A big kitchen preparing menu after menu can be more efficient than heating up the oven for a single use. A restaurant using larger supply packs can be more efficient than household sizes in packaging and transport. It's a case by case thing, but average for a few domains might not be that bad.
- ghaff 7y agoCooking meals at home probably takes fewer resources and creates less waste overall. However, assuming that there's driving involved in either case, I wouldn't think having an order delivered from a big facility is much different from you going to a restaurant and picking up takeout.
- dogma1138 7y agoBecause I can literally never leave my house for anything at this point even late night booze and there is something eerie about that.
- ghaff 7y agoThere is a certain "The Machine Stops" [1] sense to it. I have mixed feelings. I can get very little rapid delivery where I live. Sometimes, I wish I could just order some takeout, but it's not necessarily a bad thing that I get forced to either go out myself or make a meal at home. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_Stops
- voltagex_ 7y agoI'm in a wheelchair, being able to get groceries delivered has been hugely beneficial.
- rbinv 7y agoIdiocracy seems more and more like a forecast.
- jacquesm 7y agoWe've been tracking it for decades now. - reality TV star as president of the United States: check - mountains of garbage: check - The movie 'Ass' (The Kardashians): check and probably many more bits and pieces.
- ericpearl 7y agoThat’s been the case in NYC for decades. A friend ordered a cup of coffe from the local diner and they delivered it without question.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoCoffee... I ordered bottled water a few times in London.
- antihero 7y agoDo you not have a tap?
- repsilat 7y agoWater in London is very "hard". It crusts up your kettle, and some people don't like the taste.
- heavenlyblue 7y agoTo be fair, I had a picky friend who would make fun of me for being wasteful with money. So I would order bottled water from the takeaway and keep telling him how much I like Evian to keep him whining. I do admit that I find buying bottled water from a takeaway quite amusing.