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> Who doesn't want their Amazon packages delivered sooner? I don't order from Amazon, and whenever I get things delivered, I'm usually fine walking 5 minutes t
by pyrale 2y ago
> Who doesn't want their Amazon packages delivered sooner?
I don't order from Amazon, and whenever I get things delivered, I'm usually fine walking 5 minutes to the store where I have it delivered.
And honestly, for the kind of items quoted in the article (toothpaste and batteries), I simply plan ahead to have stock.
- piva00 2y ago> And honestly, for the kind of items quoted in the article (toothpaste and batteries), I simply plan ahead to have stock. Or as it happens in most urban areas of the developed world: I can just walk 5-10 min to buy it from a nearby store.
- fragmede 2y agoHow does the toothpaste get to that store for you to buy?
- mikestew 2y agoNot by noisy drone, if that’s what you’re asking.
- piva00 2y agoA truck delivers to them once every few days/weeks, the ones doing the last mile to my nearby store are quite often electric. Since it's a truck they can deliver a literal truckload of it instead of relying on some individual deliver point-to-point, economies of scale and all.
- Symbiote 2y agoAnd also the shop receives the toothpaste as a carton of 48 or 96 tubes or whatever it is, with little space wasted. With an individual delivery you get several times the volume of wasted space, plus at least one wasted layer of corrugated cardboard — which must then be taken away using a different truck. However, the shop does use better climate control and lighting than the warehouse.