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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't any company implemented free 1-day shi... by onion2k on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:30AM (#15028269)
Everywhere, with the exception of some small islands off the coast of Scotland that get their post by boat. Large cities get same day delivery (eg if I ordered something before midday I'd get it delivered by 10pm tonight) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=12615376031
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't any company implemented free 1-day shi... by pgeorgep on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @11:44AM (#15028391)
Dang, why don't they do that everywhere then?
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't any company implemented free 1-day shi... by gt565k on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @12:11PM (#15028636)
because cost and logistics?

you can'd just do 1 day shipping everywhere... there isn't a warehouse near every remote area

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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't any company implemented free 1-day shi... by pgeorgep on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @03:58PM (#15030744)
Lose money now, pass Amazon, and figure it out later?
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Re:Ask HN: Why hasn't any company implemented free 1-day shi... by onion2k on Thursday August 17, 2017 @03:00AM (#15034382)
jet.com tried that. They didn't crack Amazon, but they did build a startup that had a $3b exit.
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