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A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by tomslater »

jrockway wrote: post #39
doctoboggan wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>In short, I don't know how many normal people are going to use this service I think many of their customers will use it simply for the anonymizing aspect. It just because significantly easier to order things online without people finding out.

Sex toys from Amazon come in the same packaging that your vitamin pills and toilet paper do. Nobody would know what you're getting unless they opened the outer box, which is something they're not allowed to do. I kind of like this service because it doesn't involve any human interaction, which I hate. Whenever I get a package at my house, it goes to the mail room, where I have to make small talk with the package guy.…

You don't like human interaction? Are you retarded or is this some new internet meme I'm missing?

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by avree »

jrockway wrote: post #39
doctoboggan wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>In short, I don't know how many normal people are going to use this service I think many of their customers will use it simply for the anonymizing aspect. It just because significantly easier to order things online without people finding out.

Sex toys from Amazon come in the same packaging that your vitamin pills and toilet paper do. Nobody would know what you're getting unless they opened the outer box, which is something they're not allowed to do. I kind of like this service because it doesn't involve any human interaction, which I hate. Whenever I get a package at my house, it goes to the mail room, where I have to make small talk with the package guy.…

I'm not sure if that's true. I have a subscription to toilet paper and paper towels on Amazon, and they often arrive just in the box of the product, with clear branding on the outside.

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by kiiski »

tomslater wrote: post #51
jrockway wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sex toys from Amazon come in the same packaging that your vitamin pills and toilet paper do. Nobody would know what you're getting unless they opened the outer box, which is something they're not allowed to do. I kind of like this service because it doesn't involve any human interaction, which I hate. Whenever I get a package at my house, it goes to the mail room, where I have to make small talk with the package guy.…

You don't like human interaction? Are you retarded or is this some new internet meme I'm missing?

No, it's just normal for some people. He probably doesn't mean all human interaction, but rather just the pointless (or awkward) interaction.

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by justincormack »

eftpotrm wrote: post #38

Hopefully coming to the UK soon. This (well, ideally a generic multi-retailer version) has been to me an obvious business opportunity for years; if I had the slightest of relevant contacts I'd have been trying to set it up. Hopefully it will take off and we'll begin to see the real possibility of online retail.

Not sure which shops. Now the supermarkets are buying up the convenience stores, and they consider Amazon competition they are not feasible.

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by officemonkey »

sliverstorm wrote: post #36
there wrote: post #30

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I travel full-time, and have no permanent residence. do you not file a state tax return?

He is still a lawful resident of the state, whether or not he has a permanent address.

But which state? If you're that mobile, you can choose.

My friend (who is living/working abroad) established residency in Wyoming because they don't have state income tax. It took him a little effort (he had to get a state driver's licence and register to vote), but it was a lot better than paying Maryland state income tax when he sold all his property and no longer plans to live there.

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by ugh »

SwellJoe wrote: post #9

I love this idea. I travel full-time, and have no permanent residence. Amazon Prime has been a godsend...but, even that only works when I'm staying somewhere long enough to get something shipped in (I upgrade to overnight for $3.95 per item quite often), and in a place where I can have something delivered. Fedex and UPS do not yet accept GPS coordinates as a destination for delivery (my motorhome is often parked off…

Packets are usually delivered during work hours. That’s certainly a use case. (One of the reasons why packet delivery still sucks from time to time is that you often cannot be sure that you are home when the packet is delivered.)

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by ThaddeusQuay2 »

sliverstorm wrote: post #36
there wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I travel full-time, and have no permanent residence. do you not file a state tax return?

He is still a lawful resident of the state, whether or not he has a permanent address.

In my state, Pennsylvania, it is my understanding that the homeless are not allowed to drive or even to receive mail, because a mailbox cannot be used for the address on their driver's license, and they cannot get a mailbox, neither from the Post Office nor from a reputable mailbox rental business, without already having an address which they can prove is their residence. Therefore, unless the rules are different in his state, he is not allowed to drive, and if that's the case, then: How can he be a lawful resident?

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by dangrossman »

avree wrote: post #52
jrockway wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sex toys from Amazon come in the same packaging that your vitamin pills and toilet paper do. Nobody would know what you're getting unless they opened the outer box, which is something they're not allowed to do. I kind of like this service because it doesn't involve any human interaction, which I hate. Whenever I get a package at my house, it goes to the mail room, where I have to make small talk with the package guy.…

I'm not sure if that's true. I have a subscription to toilet paper and paper towels on Amazon, and they often arrive just in the box of the product, with clear branding on the outside.

It's true, speaking from experience. Both Amazon and the sex toy sellers are aware that most people would want those packages to be discrete.

Re: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

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Post by gmac »

wisty wrote: post #46
jrockway wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sex toys from Amazon come in the same packaging that your vitamin pills and toilet paper do. Nobody would know what you're getting unless they opened the outer box, which is something they're not allowed to do. I kind of like this service because it doesn't involve any human interaction, which I hate. Whenever I get a package at my house, it goes to the mail room, where I have to make small talk with the package guy.…

It's also good for people who don't have a mail guy, and just get a "while you were away" note on your door, forcing you to get depot. In Australia, the post depots are open 8:30-5:00 weekdays, and 9:12 Saturday. Tough luck if you happen to be busy then.

Absolutely. It's even worse for the cheapo courier services that are often used -- in central London, these can be a 90-minute journey away, and keep the same sorts of hours you mention.
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