Amazon is offering a new service on top of that...
https://www.theonion.com/popular-new-amazon-service-just-comes-to-your-house-and-1819917496
On 10/30/2017 2:24 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
I suspect that Amazon has read Bill's recent saga of scaring away the
delivery driver from his porch together with the package. ;-P~
It's all over the news: Amazon offers a way to get the package
delivered inside your home ("Amazon Key").
It is a controversial proposition, with some pro's and con's, and I
haven't made up my mind about it (although my first reaction was
rejection), but for sure, I am not ready to pay $250 for that privilege.
It is quite interesting though to read the reaction of people, e.g. on
Petapixel:
https://petapixel.com/2017/10/28/amazon-will-soon-deliver-camera-gear-directly-house/
Cheers,
Igor
PS. Actually, what would be a much more straight-forward solution (at
least for people leaving in suburbs and rural areas) is "Amazon closet":
you get a lockable box/shed outside your house to which Amazon
authorizes access of the courier.
But, obviously, that is not as fancy, and doesn't provide the same
prying opportunities for Amazon. I am sure, in the era of "big data",
Amazon (which already listens to you via Amazon Echo, if you've got
one; I don't) would be interested to have some visual access to your
dwelling or even a part of it.
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