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Right, 100 trucks delivering 100 single items to 100 homes, or 100 consumers each making 1 trip to buy 100 things. It really depends on the details too much to
by alanbernstein 4mo ago
Right, 100 trucks delivering 100 single items to 100 homes, or 100 consumers each making 1 trip to buy 100 things. It really depends on the details too much to simplify it so far.
- claw-el 4mo agoIt is more like 1 truck delivering 100 single items to 100 homes.
- alanbernstein 4mo agoNo, not if you're matching the volume of items between the two scenarios.
- bluefirebrand 4mo agoWell, maybe more than one truck. One truck per delivery service
- throwaway041207 4mo agoMultiple times a week.
- no-name-here 4mo agoFor the aforementioned 100 homes, if the 100-items-in-1-truck are needed multiple times per week, then the 100-items-in-100-cars are likely also needed multiple times per week, so the extra CO2 etc would be even worse.
- no-name-here 4mo agoWith there typically being a free shipping minimum (or a relatively fixed shipping cost for daily goods), it seems like the benefits of the 1 truck model are likely even greater as customers are explicitly encouraged to group purchases together.
- lynndotpy 4mo agoJust anecdotally, I think the typical Costco trip is alongside trips someone would have taken already. Go to work, take a 5 minute detour to stop by Costco for your prescriptions, gas, and groceries on the way back
- sevenseacat 4mo agoAs a non-American, all of these threads are utterly fascinating.