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Hub by Amazon — Receive packages from anyone, any time.
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Dan Ruswick ☕️
I tried to use an Amazon locker to return a product last week and it was a terrible experience. Several days went by with no confirmation or anything like that, and I'm still not even sure if the product ever got picked up. If Amazon can't even run their own lockers (and there are only like a handful in all of Chicago so how hard can it be) I have serious doubts about their ability to run lockers for third parties...
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We have Package Concierge in our building and while the concept is good, the execution of the software is abysmal. This is going to be a huge hit.
This is all call and all but I am pretty sure my landlord is not going to buy it and install it for us!
Hunter
Amazon Lockers are yellow and only receive orders from Amazon. Amazon Hubs received packages from any sender.
We've parcelpending.com introduced in our apartments few days back. Exact same concept.
We have 4-5 of these 'machines/lockers' outside the community to receive packages since more than one year in China.
This is amazing! I had to return a package to Amazon, and after I printed out the label, it had a code and a drop off location. At least over here, these hubs are in high-traffic areas, so they are safe, this one was right in front of an Albertsons. Walked up the the locker, typed in my code, and BOOM! a door opened up. Way easier than driving to some Mailboxes Etc place or the USPS (Yikes!) not standing in line anywhere. Glad to see they are expanding this outside of just Amazon shipments. This eliminates #porchpirates
@kleinkleinklein Amazon is all about vertical integration. They're already making their own products under the Amazon Basics brand and filing patens for drone delivery "beehive". 😳
It is one of the main drawback of ordering something online. I'm glad Amazon is doing something about it!
The thing Amazon does best is remove friction. This is yet another example of that. Brilliant customer journey mapping
@angus_halen it's a mailbox for apartments that Amazon controls, eliminates the leasing office having to hold deliveries for residents
@angus_halen @andrewminchew I completely thought that Amazon was leasing apartments for a minute. Today is a confusing day for me...
@angus_halen I believe its the same thing they currently offer grocery stores except for offices or apartments. My Shoppers has this, but in yellow. Its like a local pickup.
@xtoq there's probably a patent in development at Amazon right now "System for Autonomous Storage and Delivery of Live, Consenting Human Cargo". If it came with Prime, I'd try it.
