With millions of people staying at home to help slow the spread the coronavirus and COVID-19, grocery delivery services like Instacart, Shipt, Amazon Fresh, Walmart Grocery, and Mercato are under heavy strain. After adding items to your shopping cart, you might find that delivery dates are a week or more away, if there are any […]
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Amazon Prime members can have packages delivered to their GM, Volvo cars (in 37 cities so far)
11 Comments on Amazon Prime members can have packages delivered to their GM, Volvo cars (in 37 cities so far)After launching a program called Amazon Key last year, allowing Amazon Prime subscribers to have packages delivered inside their homes using a system of smart locks and security cameras, Amazon is expanding the program. Starting today, Prime members can use Amazon Key In-Car to have packages delivered to cars parked in public spaces (like the driveway […]
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WSJ: Amazon plans to take on FedEx and UPS in the business-to-consumer shipping space
10 Comments on WSJ: Amazon plans to take on FedEx and UPS in the business-to-consumer shipping spaceBuy a package from Amazon and if you’re in the United States it might be shipped by the US Postal Service, UPS, or Amazon’s own shipping network. But soon that Amazon might start shipping items you don’t buy from the company itself. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon is getting ready to launch a new service […]
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Amazon Key lets delivery people into your home when you’re not there (with your permission)
22 Comments on Amazon Key lets delivery people into your home when you’re not there (with your permission)As expected, Amazon is launching a new program that makes it easier to receive deliveries when you’re not around. And as expected, it sounds both super useful and a bit creepy. Here’s the deal: Amazon Key is a new service that’s designed to let a delivery person have temporary access to your home to drop […]
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Report: Amazon wants access to your house & car (for deliveries when you’re not around)
17 Comments on Report: Amazon wants access to your house & car (for deliveries when you’re not around)As someone who works from home most days, it’s nice to have the flexibility to run errands in the middle of the day, work from a coffee shop, make appointments, or run to out-of-town meetings at a moment’s notice. But as a city dweller, few things stress me out as much as the idea of […]
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Google Express ends membership fees for free shipping from dozens of stores (including Walmart)
Comments Off on Google Express ends membership fees for free shipping from dozens of stores (including Walmart)Google Express is a service that offers free delivery on thousands of items from dozens of stores including Target, Costco, Walgreens, Petsmart, Kohl’s, Toys R Us, and the Google Store. Now Google has announced that Walmart is joining Google Express… and that membership fees are going away. Up until now you had to pay $10 […]
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Amazon Prime Air makes it first delivery-by-drone
It’s been three years since Amazon revealed plans to start delivering products to customers using flying drones. Last week Amazon Prime Air made its first delivery. The company made the announcement this week, explaining that the delivery on December 7th took 13 minutes and was carried out to a UK customer by an aerial vehicle […]
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Lilbits 296: Amazon may launch an Uber-for-package-delivery
Uber and Lyft let drivers use their own cars to provide rides for customers who hail a car using a mobile app. Now it looks like Amazon may be working on a similar service, except instead of letting participants use their own cars to taxi passengers from place to place, Amazon would let anyone become […]
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Amazon files patent for 3D printing items on a delivery truck
Amazon seems to be obsessed with offering quick delivery. The company has long offered 1-day and 2-day shipping. Amazon recently launched Amazon Prime Now in New York City, allowing customers to order products that can be delivered in as little as 60 minutes. And the company’s been working on a delivery-by-drone service called Amazon Prime Air […]
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Amazon Prime Now: 1-hour delivery (in New York City)
Want to get your Amazon delivery quickly? You can pay for same-day or 1-day delivery on many items. In less of a rush? There’s free 2-day shipping for Amazon Prime members. But what if you’re in more of a rush? Now you can choose 1-hour delivery… if you happen to be a Prime Member living in […]