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There is something un-natural about a prime delivery for a $5.99 order. There is no way any of this sh* is sustainable.

by balozi 4y ago

gravitronic 4y ago
One time I had a king sized (foam) mattress delivered for next day with prime. It was huge and heavy, the postman could just drag it from the truck into our garage, cursing. Shipping was $2.99
sfmike 4y ago
10 orders in a neighborhood in 30 minutes is like 60 usd. 25 to driver. 35 for driver and truck costs. over 8 hour shift that's like 250 to amazon. Number's check out as sustainable. and that's after fees from FBA seller, which on high orders could be 10-50 or more per order, any shipping upsells to customer, and prime fees from customer. Very sustainable and profitable.
thinking4real 4y ago
You mean something being delivered from one part of a city to another in 1-2 days should cost, on average, with the economy of scales, significantly more than $5.99? Being able to pick an optimal time, I can have my person delivered across the city for $20 or so. That’s with all sorts of liability and no “one delivery serves many” model to maximize profit I think you’re overestimating the value of transporting a small, light box
- harvey9 4y ago
  I think they are talking about a 'free' delivery of goods valued at 5.99. The value of transporting a small light box depends on what's in the box.
dirtyid 4y ago
On the other hand: https://twitter.com/pretentiouswhat/status/1619227874749485056 https://twitter.com/pretentiouswhat/status/16192278747494850... >I just placed a grocery order from an Aldi 2km away on Meituan and it arrived in ELEVEN MINUTES. The drive itself takes like 8 minutes. That means the driver was already in the store, and the staff took 3 minutes to assemble my order? Why would anyone leave their home? lol Today, China with cheap labour. Tomorrow drones.

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There is something un-natural about a prime delivery for a $5.99 order. There is no way any of this sh* is sustainable.

by balozi 4y ago

There is something un-natural about a prime delivery for a $5.99 order. There is no way any of this sh* is sustainable.

gravitronic 4y ago
One time I had a king sized (foam) mattress delivered for next day with prime. It was huge and heavy, the postman could just drag it from the truck into our garage, cursing. Shipping was $2.99
sfmike 4y ago
10 orders in a neighborhood in 30 minutes is like 60 usd. 25 to driver. 35 for driver and truck costs. over 8 hour shift that's like 250 to amazon. Number's check out as sustainable. and that's after fees from FBA seller, which on high orders could be 10-50 or more per order, any shipping upsells to customer, and prime fees from customer. Very sustainable and profitable.
thinking4real 4y ago
You mean something being delivered from one part of a city to another in 1-2 days should cost, on average, with the economy of scales, significantly more than $5.99? Being able to pick an optimal time, I can have my person delivered across the city for $20 or so. That’s with all sorts of liability and no “one delivery serves many” model to maximize profit I think you’re overestimating the value of transporting a small, light box
- harvey9 4y ago
  I think they are talking about a 'free' delivery of goods valued at 5.99. The value of transporting a small light box depends on what's in the box.
dirtyid 4y ago
On the other hand: https://twitter.com/pretentiouswhat/status/1619227874749485056 https://twitter.com/pretentiouswhat/status/16192278747494850... >I just placed a grocery order from an Aldi 2km away on Meituan and it arrived in ELEVEN MINUTES. The drive itself takes like 8 minutes. That means the driver was already in the store, and the staff took 3 minutes to assemble my order? Why would anyone leave their home? lol Today, China with cheap labour. Tomorrow drones.