MSE News: Amazon offers locker delivery service

Former_MSE_Helen

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Amazon customers can now get goods delivered to lockers, rather than waiting for items to arrive at home ..."

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Amazon offers locker delivery service

fuzzybear01

I can see how it would be a good idea for some but personally I would just collect from the royal mail collection office. It used to be a pain but they have extended opening on one evening a week now. I certainly wouldn't pay extra for delivery. I like using the super saver option

John_Pierpoint

I have in the past, delivered to lockers that form part of a petrol filling station - very handy for Service Engineers who need easy 7 - 11 (07:00 - 23:00) access to their replenishment of spare parts.

I personally have a "dustbin" bolted to the gate post, marked parcels [we are on wheely bins now]; though I must fit it with a slam lock "lid" to make it more secure.

Yolina

I'm sure it will be handy for many people, shame that free delivery doesn't apply. Wondering if there's a maximum number of days allowed before the package goes back to Amazon, otherwise, there might be issues with "locker hoggers" if they take ages to pick up their stuff.

I won't be using the service though, we have a porter in our development

John_Pierpoint

48 hours is pretty standard before "demurrage" is charged in the logistics business.
Liverpool port went bust because it was owned by its major customers, which it did not want to upset. So its warehouses were treated as free storage. (well there were other problems but that was a major cause)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage

BargainGalore

Ouch thats an added expense

There is no additional charge for using a locker, although you won't be able to select free delivery. Shoppers must pay up to £4.28 per delivery plus up to £1.73 per item.

However, fee-paying Amazon Prime customers will be able to get free one-day and first class delivery to the lockers.

mynameisclare

fuzzybear01 wrote: »

I can see how it would be a good idea for some but personally I would just collect from the royal mail collection office.

So would I, but it might be more useful for the parcels they send by other couriers (the ones with depots in the middle of nowhere). I certainly wouldn't use this service at those delivery prices though. You might as well just go and buy the stuff from a shop!

areader

This story reads more like an advert for Amazon rather than a piece of news.....

poppy10_2

fuzzybear01 wrote: »

I can see how it would be a good idea for some but personally I would just collect from the royal mail collection office.

Problem is when they use other couriers, especially HDNL (or is it Yodel now?) who never deliver when they say they will, and have depots 50 miles away from the nearest population area. I'd much rather pay the postage charge to avoid all the hassle of dealing with those cowboys.

Pincher

Do they have parking?

What I want is for TESCO to charge on a daily basis, in ClubCard points or cash, for being a delivery and drop off point. Rural post offices can make a little extra, too. As mentioned before, fuel garages.

In fact, lots of shops already do DHL collection points.
It shouldn't be too difficult for them to become pickup points, within limit, for quantity and size, of course.

chattychappy

Well, where I live in Taipei most people live in residential blocks where an old bloke (otherwise retired) acts as a concierge. He'll take in parcels and keep an eye on things generally. Just seems so civilised compares with "lockers".

I suppose in the UK such services are only available in very "posh" places. It seems to me that in London 50% of the population are working all hours and their getting something delivered is a nightmare whilst the other 50% are bone idle. Most of the mainstream associate flats with council housing and would prefer their own Barratt box any day. What a pity...

In the UK my elderly neighbour will take stuff in - but whether a courier has enough discretion to follow the instructions on a note on my door is another matter.