Re:Walmart announces next-day delivery, firing back at Amazon
by ghaff on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @01:28PM
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Not an option for everyone obviously but it's actually not a bad idea. I got an "extra large" rural mailbox a few years back and it's been great. Not everything fits of course but most basic book and small to medium parcels do. It also means I don't need to get my mail held even if I'm out of town for 10 days or so. My postal carrier even thanked me for getting it at one point.
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Re:Walmart announces next-day delivery, firing back at Amazon
by igetspam on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @03:01PM
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Unfortunately it's a mailbox cluster at the entrance of a rural subdivision. The sizes are fixed and I believed they're property of USPS. An oversized package locker would be a great idea but it's not something I could do as a private citizen.
Re:Walmart announces next-day delivery, firing back at Amazon
by paulddraper on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @07:26PM
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Well, it seems this here is the root of your problem.
And given the amount of difficulty and delay it causes, would be worth serious investigation into a solution.