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Amazon has been doing this for a few years in the US. Bufferbox is actually only in Canada. It's not a service I need, and definitely not one I'd pay extra fo
by RandallBrown 14y ago
Amazon has been doing this for a few years in the US.
Bufferbox is actually only in Canada.
It's not a service I need, and definitely not one I'd pay extra for. I live in an apartment. The apartment office signs for and stores my packages.
If I lived in a house, in an area where people would steal the package left on my doorstep, then I might use something like this. It would have to be really convenient though.
- aneth4 14y agoMost apartments do not have someone to sign for packages and missed deliveries are a pain. It's definitely worth paying $3 to avoid them m
- jarek 14y agoOr just get things delivered by a sane service that stores your packages at a neighbourhood postal office rather than a warehouse in a distant suburb :)
- nchlswu 14y agoThe problem that's being solved is that we have no control over which delivery service a retailer uses
- jarek 14y agoSure, that's one of the ways to solve the problem. Most retailers are upfront regarding the delivery service used. You wouldn't shop at a brick and mortar retailer that's unreasonably far from you. Why shop at an online retailer that sends your packages unreasonably far?
- aneth4 14y agoThat limits you to the United States Postal Service, since USPS does not accept packages from other carriers.
- jarek 14y agoIs USPS not a sane service? Sorry to hear.