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The only way this is a win for the USPS is if the quality difference between commercial and personal 3D printers remains high. I don't think it will for long fo
by golemotron 12y ago
The only way this is a win for the USPS is if the quality difference between commercial and personal 3D printers remains high. I don't think it will for long for most goods, but if it does local printers you drive to will be the winners.
Expect the 3D equivalent of Kinkos and a resurgence of big box brick and mortal retail, albeit in a radically different form.
- sp332 12y agoOr if you just don't have room for a 3d printer in your apartment, or your landlord won't let you install proper ventilation.
- smoyer 12y ago+1 - 3D printers serve two markets: production of prototype quantities and the immediate gratification of "having this part now". The larger of those two goals pretty much precludes adding shipping time to the process, and the increasing ubiquity of 3D printers is making shipping unnecessary.