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Re:First Victim of Amazon Drones: The Credibility of CBS and... by durrrrrrr on Monday December 02, 2013 @07:58PM (#6837792)
If everyone has to go to a certain place to get these items, we could invent a revolutionary new idea.

The shop.

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Re:First Victim of Amazon Drones: The Credibility of CBS and... by foobarian on Monday December 02, 2013 @10:55PM (#6838367)
You joke, but why not? Rent a small shop and put a landing pad on the roof, which then feeds a vending machine as the storefront. That also solves the authentication problem since it's easy to require a credit card swipe or a smartphone ping to dispense the package.
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Re:First Victim of Amazon Drones: The Credibility of CBS and... by durrrrrrr on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @12:05AM (#6838642)
Because this is a different invention.

The post office.

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Re:First Victim of Amazon Drones: The Credibility of CBS and... by intelliot on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @04:43AM (#6839429)
The post office also ought to use this technology to make mail delivery faster. Today, sending a letter across town takes days, but with drones perhaps it could take minutes.
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Re:First Victim of Amazon Drones: The Credibility of CBS and... by infinotize on Monday December 02, 2013 @09:54PM (#6838187)
You might even get to talk to a human while you're there!
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