Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
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Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#2Of course, in Amazon's race to the bottom the employ contractor drivers who are terrible at delivering packages.
I've stopped ordering on Amazon since they've started doing this.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#3I'm just happy because 9 times out of 10 USPS would mark my stuff as delivered and then deliver it the next day. I have yet to have an Amazon delivery go bad besides when they try to deliver to my work after 5pm. I recognize people have huge issues with amazon delivery drivers but my experience has been better than USPS.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#4Pretty amazing you can go from being a little tiny online bookstore to owning your own fleet of planes, trucks and vans. Very inspiring story.
Also like when they are close to you, it tells you how many stops away they are in the app. So useful if you ordered something and excited to get it. However it seems when they used UPS packages would get here earlier like noon to 2PM, while Amazon own drivers seem to be a little later... but I guess that depends on where they started their day, maybe I'm closer to a UPS hub or something.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#5Pretty amazing you can go from being a little tiny online bookstore to owning your own fleet of planes, trucks and vans. Very inspiring story. Also like when they are close to you, it tells you how many stops away they are in the app. So useful if you ordered something and excited to get it. However it seems when they used UPS packages would get here earlier like noon to 2PM, while Amazon own drivers seem to be a lit…
Oh, Amazon does not own all of the delivery infrastructure, though they certainly own some of it.
https://logistics.amazon.com - you too can work 7 days a week for whatever peanuts Amazon decides to throw at you, all while 'owning your own business' that is totally and completely dependent on Amazon and the success of Amazon.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#6I'm just happy because 9 times out of 10 USPS would mark my stuff as delivered and then deliver it the next day. I have yet to have an Amazon delivery go bad besides when they try to deliver to my work after 5pm. I recognize people have huge issues with amazon delivery drivers but my experience has been better than USPS.
Last week the USPS driver was clearly running behind on his route (which is fine), but then decided to mark my package as "could not access delivery location". Which is funny because:
1. USPS is the only carrier that has direct access into my building (because that's where the mailboxes are)
2. I was home all day and there was definitely no delivery attempt
I'm guessing they have SLAs in place with Amazon that penalizes them for late delivery, so they have to resort to such tactics.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#7Pretty amazing you can go from being a little tiny online bookstore to owning your own fleet of planes, trucks and vans. Very inspiring story. Also like when they are close to you, it tells you how many stops away they are in the app. So useful if you ordered something and excited to get it. However it seems when they used UPS packages would get here earlier like noon to 2PM, while Amazon own drivers seem to be a lit…
Yeah, I remember when they were just a bookstore. My account is older than some kids I know.
When you read their story though, what it is today was always the plan. Bezos just thought books was a good place to start.
It's really odd seeing Amazon brick and mortar books store now, lol.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#8I'm just happy because 9 times out of 10 USPS would mark my stuff as delivered and then deliver it the next day. I have yet to have an Amazon delivery go bad besides when they try to deliver to my work after 5pm. I recognize people have huge issues with amazon delivery drivers but my experience has been better than USPS.
> Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
I guess this isn't their motto anymore, because I've had similar experiences.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#9Pretty amazing you can go from being a little tiny online bookstore to owning your own fleet of planes, trucks and vans. Very inspiring story. Also like when they are close to you, it tells you how many stops away they are in the app. So useful if you ordered something and excited to get it. However it seems when they used UPS packages would get here earlier like noon to 2PM, while Amazon own drivers seem to be a lit…
//little tiny online bookstore//
Well, it at least called itself "Earth's Biggest Bookstore" at that time.
Re: Amazon is now delivering half its own packages, rivaling FedEx and UPS
#10I'm just happy because 9 times out of 10 USPS would mark my stuff as delivered and then deliver it the next day. I have yet to have an Amazon delivery go bad besides when they try to deliver to my work after 5pm. I recognize people have huge issues with amazon delivery drivers but my experience has been better than USPS.
I had an urgent Amazon order for a replacement laptop for which delivery was promised by December 11th. They claimed it was delivered and signed for after 10PM, when the entire building was closed, unattended, and inaccessible.
That was December 11 2017. It never did arrive.