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Same day delivery is not for the stuff you need ASAP in my opinion. It's for the stuff you'll need on the next day. Like buying a specific tool on Saturday fo

by mertd 5y ago

Same day delivery is not for the stuff you need ASAP in my opinion. It's for the stuff you'll need on the *next day*. Like buying a specific tool on Saturday for a Sunday home repair project, which could be a big business for Home Depot.

mindslight 5y ago
I have two queues, soon (store pickup) and eventually (shipping). I generally have enough errands queued up that if I need something the next day, I'll do an in store pickup in the evening/night, and get a few other things done with the same trip. I don't begrudge people who can benefit from gigwork delivery having that option. My problem is with the stores who seem to be running an unsustainable operation (either they're getting supremely awesome freight and packaging rates, or more likely taking a loss on many items that they ship), and choosing to change to a different and less convenient unsustainable operation rather than actually sorting out their inefficiencies (like figuring out how to avoid sending so many boxes with a single item in each).
ethbr0 5y ago
That's an evem better point. Why doesn't Home Depot do tool rental delivery & pickup via gig work?
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- SOLAR_FIELDS 5y ago
  I’m not sure about the “via gig work” portion of it, but they do in fact do tool rental delivery and pickup. I rented a Dingo last month (a small digging and leveling machine that you ride behind on a platform) and this was provided as an option. It was not really clear when I looked whether HD employees took it or whether they subcontracted the service out using something like gig work. IIRC the fee was $100 USD each way. That was prohibitively expensive for me and was nearly the price of the 24h rental itself which was around $280 if I remember correctly. I fortunately own a truck with a hitch (the Dingo came with its own flatbed trailer) but I could theoretically see it as an option for those who didn’t own one. Though at that price you might as well pay the $300 to $400 or so to have a hitch installed on your car instead provided you own one that could tow the Dingo (which most cars could, it’s pretty light).
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alwillis 5y ago
At least with Amazon Prime, if you’re up late past midnight, “today” often means you can order something at 1am and have it that afternoon, especially if you’re fairly close to Amazon fulfillment centers. My Walmart will deliver groceries and basic electronics (USB cables, SD cards, etc.) together within two hours.

Same day delivery is not for the stuff you need ASAP in my opinion. It's for the stuff you'll need on the *next day*. Like buying a specific tool on Saturday fo

by mertd 5y ago

mindslight 5y ago

I have two queues, soon (store pickup) and eventually (shipping). I generally have enough errands queued up that if I need something the next day, I'll do an in store pickup in the evening/night, and get a few other things done with the same trip. I don't begrudge people who can benefit from gigwork delivery having that option. My problem is with the stores who seem to be running an unsustainable operation (either they're getting supremely awesome freight and packaging rates, or more likely taking a loss on many items that they ship), and choosing to change to a different and less convenient unsustainable operation rather than actually sorting out their inefficiencies (like figuring out how to avoid sending so many boxes with a single item in each).

ethbr0 5y ago

That's an evem better point. Why doesn't Home Depot do tool rental delivery & pickup via gig work?

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SOLAR_FIELDS 5y ago
I’m not sure about the “via gig work” portion of it, but they do in fact do tool rental delivery and pickup. I rented a Dingo last month (a small digging and leveling machine that you ride behind on a platform) and this was provided as an option. It was not really clear when I looked whether HD employees took it or whether they subcontracted the service out using something like gig work. IIRC the fee was $100 USD each way. That was prohibitively expensive for me and was nearly the price of the 24h rental itself which was around $280 if I remember correctly. I fortunately own a truck with a hitch (the Dingo came with its own flatbed trailer) but I could theoretically see it as an option for those who didn’t own one. Though at that price you might as well pay the $300 to $400 or so to have a hitch installed on your car instead provided you own one that could tow the Dingo (which most cars could, it’s pretty light).
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alwillis 5y ago

At least with Amazon Prime, if you’re up late past midnight, “today” often means you can order something at 1am and have it that afternoon, especially if you’re fairly close to Amazon fulfillment centers. My Walmart will deliver groceries and basic electronics (USB cables, SD cards, etc.) together within two hours.