Amazon Prime

[sys]

i don't understand how the same day thing can work.

[michigancat]

i don't understand how the same day thing can work.

Dense cities plus they're willing to lose money for long periods of time

[Emo EMAW]

[sys]

Dense cities plus they're willing to lose money for long periods of time

it's available in fresno.

[michigancat]

Dense cities plus they're willing to lose money for long periods of time

it's available in fresno.

 Is it one hour or just same day? I'm sure they have a huge distro facility in the valley and could run a truck or two of same day deliveries a day pretty easily.

Also see point 2.

[sys]

same day, not the one hour.  same day is in 27 cities.

i thought about it/googled it more and understand it now.  they had already built the dispersed warehouses to accommodate two day delivery.  once they had those, same day isn't much more than using a courier instead of a carrier.  amazing that they have so many items stocked in so many warehouses.

[Emo EMAW]

you might also be underestimating retail markup

[star seed 7]

I'm currently bidding the kc fulfillment center. I believe it will be the largest building in KS

[sys]

let me know what brand elevators it will use, as soon as you know.

[pissclams]

i don't understand how the same day thing can work.

Dense cities plus they're willing to lose money for long periods of time

actually turning profit now
pretty easy to do when you pay your employees nothing

[michigancat]

i don't understand how the same day thing can work.

Dense cities plus they're willing to lose money for long periods of time

actually turning profit now
pretty easy to do when you pay your employees nothing

Yeah they are turning a major profit but there's a good chance same day delivery in Fresno isn't profitable yet, even with paying employees crap.

[michigancat]

Also in the bay area they do their own deliveries now on Sundays. I ordered something that I didn't need until Wednesday but it came on Sunday and I like felt bad.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Also in the bay area they do their own deliveries now on Sundays. I ordered something that I didn't need until Wednesday but it came on Sunday and I like felt bad.

This would not make me feel even a little bit bad.

[sys]

michigancat loves to feel bad.

[kim carnes]

Also in the bay area they do their own deliveries now on Sundays. I ordered something that I didn't need until Wednesday but it came on Sunday and I like felt bad.

They've been doing this for a long time (and not just in the Bay Area)

[pissclams]

Also in the bay area they do their own deliveries now on Sundays. I ordered something that I didn't need until Wednesday but it came on Sunday and I like felt bad.

They've been doing this for a long time (and not just in the Bay Area)

had no idea that bezos was a member of the message board

[kim carnes]

Also in the bay area they do their own deliveries now on Sundays. I ordered something that I didn't need until Wednesday but it came on Sunday and I like felt bad.

They've been doing this for a long time (and not just in the Bay Area)

had no idea that bezos was a member of the message board

Had to let mich know he's a dumbass

[star seed 7]

let me know what brand elevators it will use, as soon as you know.

Schindler Elevator Corporation

Get this tho sys, only ONE elevator in 2.5 million sf of floor space. Wha?!?

[star seed 7]

^
Model 330A incase you were curious

[sonofdaxjones]

Good to see lib7 trying to profit off of wage slaver Amazon and their .1%'er CEO. 

[sys]

i didn't even know that there was a schindler elevator corp!  did you hear that kone wants to buy thy krup?  i mean it won't happen, but wow. 

[sys]

another little bit of elevator gossip i heard was that kone and otis are so backed up with north american orders that contractors aren't even bothering getting bids from them.  maybe explains amazon's decision to drop down to a schindler a little.

[Kat Kid]

one way amazon has been successful and will continue to be successful with same day is that they are hiring lots of people to essentially "uber" as couriers.  They will continue to scale that up.

[sys]

one way amazon has been successful and will continue to be successful with same day is that they are hiring lots of people to essentially "uber" as couriers.  They will continue to scale that up.

my wife was a little freaked out when a no uniform dude with a no livery vehicle rang the bell at 10 pm and shoved an amazon package at her.  i emailed her to tell her i'd purchased, but she hadn't seen it beforehand.

[star seed 7]

Sad to say that I'm not up to date on elevator gossip, but I do love getting the scoop