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Same-day-delivery is kinda solved in other countries - read more on stories of Meituan[1] or JD.com[2]. Granted, the labor cost, infrastructure are different. B

by devy 7y ago

Same-day-delivery is kinda solved in other countries - read more on stories of Meituan[1] or JD.com[2]. Granted, the labor cost, infrastructure are different. But answer is probably not gig-economy delivery but self-serve lockboxes, robots or drones. By the way, delivery workforce use electric mopeds, not diesel vans like we do here in America. [1] https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3025295/meituan-tests-unmanned-delivery-robots-beijing-and-shenzhen https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3025295/meitua... [2]: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jdcom-speeds-package-deliveries-with-new-parcel-delivery-service-for-chinese-consumers-300738254.html https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jdcom-speeds-packag...

kelnos 7y ago
I really wish I could pick up Amazon packages at a lockbox. I live in San Francisco, and Amazon's checkout process tells me the closest location I could pick up a package is at Berkeley's student union, across the bay, which is a good 30-40 minute drive (each way) unless I'm very lucky with bridge traffic. It's an hour using transit, including two transfers and 15 minutes of walking, which isn't really doable if I have anything but the smallest of packages to pick up. I get that real estate is expensive in SF, but it's a little insane we can't do local pickups. It would be cool if Amazon could make an arrangement to drop packages off at USPS post offices; there's one a few blocks from me. Not as convenient as delivery to my apartment, but eliminates problems around package theft and delivery drivers unable to get into my building.
- mrep 7y ago
  Maybe ask your local whole foods to add some Amazon lockers? They added those to the whole foods next to me.
- hackeraccount 7y ago
  They don't have lockers in those Amazon Go store's? That is très weird.
- justinv 7y ago
  Where do you live in San Francisco? There are tons of Amazon Lockers there where you could pick up a package. Here is a search on Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/search/Amazon+Lockers/@37.758045,-122.5076406,12z https://www.google.com/maps/search/Amazon+Lockers/@37.758045...

by devy 7y ago

kelnos 7y ago

I really wish I could pick up Amazon packages at a lockbox. I live in San Francisco, and Amazon's checkout process tells me the closest location I could pick up a package is at Berkeley's student union, across the bay, which is a good 30-40 minute drive (each way) unless I'm very lucky with bridge traffic. It's an hour using transit, including two transfers and 15 minutes of walking, which isn't really doable if I have anything but the smallest of packages to pick up. I get that real estate is expensive in SF, but it's a little insane we can't do local pickups. It would be cool if Amazon could make an arrangement to drop packages off at USPS post offices; there's one a few blocks from me. Not as convenient as delivery to my apartment, but eliminates problems around package theft and delivery drivers unable to get into my building.

mrep 7y ago
Maybe ask your local whole foods to add some Amazon lockers? They added those to the whole foods next to me.
hackeraccount 7y ago
They don't have lockers in those Amazon Go store's? That is très weird.
justinv 7y ago
Where do you live in San Francisco? There are tons of Amazon Lockers there where you could pick up a package. Here is a search on Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/search/Amazon+Lockers/@37.758045,-122.5076406,12z https://www.google.com/maps/search/Amazon+Lockers/@37.758045...