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dc, they're not rando's just showing up whenever, it's your neighbors. They wouldn't just show up, they'd get some kind of notification that the package was ready for pickup or dropoff and see the schedule of times available. Monetization would be more than pennies on the dollar. Where's the money going to go from replacing the expendable drivers, customer service and warehouse personnel? $ is there to be made from convenience and efficiency.
Average UPS driver delivers about
120 packages/day.
I live on Manhattan, big population density. My building has no doorman and sometimes I get paranoid about expensive items, and items delivered when I am out of town. This seems like the perfect place for bulk deliveries.
Delivery companies have been trying to solve last-mile problems for a long time and lots of options exist to basically fulfill the function you envision.
For myself, there is an Amazon Locker 6 blocks away and countless UPS/etc shops. But the "convenient" thing to do is to just "risk it." I've never had a package stolen in my life and if the retailer doesn't reimburse me then my credit card will so what's the point? There is nothing convenient about scheduling a meetup with some random dude to pick up my package. The convenient thing is to have my package waiting by my door.
All that said, lots of startups are experimenting with delivery lockers. Amazon Lockers are transitioning to
The Hub. This further erases the need to have neighbors serving as hubs. (Neighbors = labor = expensive.)