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Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by refurb on Friday February 09, 2018 @01:27PM (#16342607)
Based on the posts on HN, one of two things will happen:

1. Enough people will say "screw Prime" and Amazon will start trying to figure out how to fix that.

2. The turnover for delivery employees will be so bad, that it will cost Amazon more than if they just paid them better and had better working conditions.

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Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by losteverything on Friday February 09, 2018 @01:36PM (#16342700)
3. Gigster with intent to steal. Absolutely no way to tell lost vs damaged vs misdelivery vs opened & reboxed vs stolen. It just never madr it
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Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by prepend on Friday February 09, 2018 @06:27PM (#16344725)
It should be pretty easy to identify this based on value of package, etc.

A driver could steal one package, but anything consistent would be quickly detected and dealt with harshly (eg, predict when a sting will be most effective and coordinate with police, etc).

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Re:Amazon will launch its own delivery service to compete wi... by jstalin on Friday February 09, 2018 @11:38PM (#16345918)
No, not in the "pro-worker" world. Amazon will just continue "exploiting" workers and there will be no consequence. Customers will be completely happy with shitty service.
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