Amazon Announces “Amazon Key” • Page 2

Got this email this morning and had to laugh. No way I'm letting random people into my residence, and I'm not even sure if you'd be allowed to set this up legally if you are renting. UPS and FedEx use local businesses as pick up locations, hell, Amazon has their own lockers. Who really asked for this?

 

this will also likely end as soon as a random UPS guy or gal is mauled by a dog that doesn't recognize them upon entry.

 

There are sooooo many steps I’d take to receive an item before “allowing a stranger access to my home” became a viable solution.

 

there's no way my apartment community would go for this. I have my own private entry but hello lawsuit if the delivery guy or gal trips down the stairs.

 

Amazon Key is a new service that lets couriers unlock your front door


the camera records AT ALL TIMES. how is this a solution to such a small issue???

also please watch the hilariously bad video.

 

i am flabbergasted by this.

 

I live off Yale & I-25, Mom lives closer to Greenwood Village area

 

This is a relatively common service already provided by home security and smart home systems, where you can receive video when people knock on your door, or you can provide access codes for people to enter your home. Not to say I'm interested in those services myself, and why not go full-blown home security system rather than paying for the "luxury" to provide Amazon access to your home.

 

Oh okay, yeah that area is an interesting mix of wealthy and lots of homeless people. I used to live off I25 & Belleview in an apartment complex and surprisingly cars were broken into all the time and so were the mailboxes. Denver is definitely getting shittier

 

if I lived in an area that I thought was (or knew to be) prone to thievery, I would have changed up my process for getting deliveries long before this was even thought of.

the more I think about this the more useless it really seems to consumers.

man.


ok i'm done off to listen to science fiction again

 

What could go wrong, but honestly for some people who get stuff delivered every day (my next door neighbor legit gets a prime package every day) maybe this will catch on to a small degree.

 

they're doing this because Wal-Mart is offering this now as well in some cities.

not that i would trust ANY stranger into my house to drop off packages, but i DEFINITELY wouldn't just some fucking awl-mart employee to have one-time access to my house. and that's what the wal-mart one is - not UPS, but some random worker who lives nearby who will drive to your house and put your groceries away.

FUCK NO TO ALL OF THIS.

 

I can't wait for the addons like Amazon Hump Your Wife and Amazon Steal Your Money.

 

That would be nearly impossible to customize timing wise. Most people are going to want their packages delivered after 6pm.

 

No thanks.

 

Nearly spit out my drink there well done

 

Ehhh, disagree with that wholeheartedly but to each their own. Shitty people exist everywhere you go, it’s just how you much you notice it. I wish UPS/FedEx could just deliver to mailboxes or some sort of secure locker... this might be a step in the right direction but something without having to compromise the security of my home.

 

In two years, all of you naysayers will be getting a package per week People had the same hesitations about Uber/Lyft ("you just get in some random person's car???") and look at us now. This is inevitable.

 

Nope. Not letting people in my house while I’m away.

 

the comparison to uber isnt that great because whats the alternative to uber? getting into another type of car or car service with a complete stranger.

the alternative to giving a stranger complete access to your home when youre not there, is NOT giving a stranger complete access to your home when youre not there and still (most likely) getting your package when you get home.

 

I'm unreasonably proud of this tweet.

 

its crazy that a solution to maybe not getting your package stolen is letting a stranger into your home unattended lol

 

Frankly, Uber still kind of freaks me out.

 

I take 3-4 trips a month on average for work, and generally take Uber both ways to and from the airport here in Denver, but have also used Uber in LA, Chicago, Milwaukee, Florida... At the beginning of this year they even sent me an email telling me how many hours I had spent in an Uber the previous year (close to 28 hours or something like that). I’ve had some drivers with a few marbles loose but haven’t ever thought twice about it safety wise.

 

They should do more of those Amazon lockers in more locations to avoid having to resort to this.