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In reply to the discussion: Talked to clerk at local P.O. telling me local Amazon Delivery Services have stopped operating. [View all]MissB
(16,338 posts)18. I use an Amazon hub for my deliveries
Mostly because I have two dogs, one of which is highly protective. My yard is fenced and gated and I have a sign out that says to leave the packages here (at a spot outside the gate).
And yet Amazon delivery folks would consistently go inside the gate. I tired of that, and now shift my deliveries to arrive at the hub. Its fine if things are slower in arriving, as I group my pickups with other errands. The hub holds the items for 3 weeks, so I generally let things sit.
Also, I can do without some stuff
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Talked to clerk at local P.O. telling me local Amazon Delivery Services have stopped operating. [View all]
Midnight Writer
Jun 2022
OP
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, we all got by with deliveries that took a week or two.
Scrivener7
Jun 2022
#11
Thanks for the info -- there is a Whole Foods a 24 min bus trip away (plus 11 min
progree
Jun 2022
#50
Thanks! I'd wondered why a few recent Amazon orders had been delivered by UPS and USPS.
highplainsdem
Jun 2022
#36