Re:Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling ...
by chrisseaton on Monday December 16, 2019 @09:04PM
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> They don't have the master key for my mailbox or entry hall
Why would you expect someone to have your keys? That’s not a reasonable expectation.
> they don't have a drop off point where I can pick the package later, I can't even go to the warehouse and pick my package there
They’re a delivery company, not a pick-up company, that why.
Re:Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling ...
by andrewbinstock on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @03:55AM
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> They don't have the master key for my mailbox or entry hall
Why would you expect someone to have your keys? That’s not a reasonable expectation.
Totally common in the US. It's not the keys to your house but to the common areas of your building, such as the lobby and hallways where packages can be left.
Re:Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling ...
by chrisseaton on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @04:27AM
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How many buildings might a delivery person deliver to over a day-long shift roaming around a large area? Does each one have to carry thousands of these keys? How do they distribute thousands of keys to thousands of delivery people working in a given area?
Re:Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling ...
by imtringued on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @08:22AM
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>Why would you expect someone to have your keys? That’s not a reasonable expectation.
The mailboxes are inside the building. How else would they access to them?
>They’re a delivery company, not a pick-up company, that why.
That means I will never receive my package.
Re:Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling ...
by chrisseaton on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @08:56AM
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> How else would they access to them?
How do other delivery drivers do it? You can't tell me every possible delivery driver has a key to every possible building?
I often get "I don't know", "I need to call my boss", "this is not my route", etc... They don't have the master key for my mailbox or entry hall, they don't have a drop off point where I can pick the package later, I can't even go to the warehouse and pick my package there, tracking events are inaccurate, times are highly irregular ... None of that happen with other delivery companies.
They really look like amateurs doing their best with limited means, it is difficult to imagine they are backed by one of the biggest and most technologically advanced companies in the world.