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Re:Poll Shows People Don't Want Amazon Deliverers to Have Ac... by vmarsy on Thursday November 02, 2017 @08:23PM (#15615647)
> If this is Amazon's solution to missing packages, it's the wrong one.

The comments when Amazon Key was announced[1] were also giving good reasons why that's not a great package delivery solution.

But if you watch the video of the Amazon Key annoucement[2], they mention multiple other scenarios: "maybe let in your dog walker, a friend, or maybe to let in a team of cleaning ninjas"

I don't think it's too far-fetched to see the 'friend' here being actually your airbnb guest. Many airbnb homes already use a rudimentary lockbox with code, if the guest can now instead set up something on their amazon account and know they'll be able to get in (at least the initial check-in, and have a key waiting on the coffee table), it could make the experience smoother for the guests, and the host as well.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15549479

[2] https://youtu.be/wn7DBdaUNLA?t=30s

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Re:Poll Shows People Don't Want Amazon Deliverers to Have Ac... by ghaff on Thursday November 02, 2017 @09:16PM (#15615979)
>But if you watch the video of the Amazon Key annoucement[2], they mention multiple other scenarios: "maybe let in your dog walker, a friend, or maybe to let in a team of cleaning ninjas"

For which solutions from all the major lock companies (and others) already exist. I can give people who need access to my house custom codes on my Schlage lock. It is an internet-connected thing--although it doesn't really need to be that. And I have found punching in my code is easier than dealing with the app on my phone.

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Re:Poll Shows People Don't Want Amazon Deliverers to Have Ac... by shostack on Friday November 03, 2017 @03:04PM (#15621519)
I'd be shocked if they weren't already thinking of ways to tie this into other service offerings they can be a middle-man marketplace for.
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