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Wawannabe

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52. UPS & FEDEX

Tue Sep 3, 2019, 08:21 PM

Sep 2019

And other deliv services hire contractors too. Amazon not the only co to “blame”.
Also, consumers have a part in this.

The OP is very one sided in my opinion.

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Amazon's Next-Day Delivery System Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America's Streets -- But The [View all] turbinetree Sep 2019 OP

I hate Amazon for so many reasons wryter2000 Sep 2019 #1

I do my best to avoid shopping on Amazon Calculating Sep 2019 #2

+1. Bypass Bezos and order directly from the source dalton99a Sep 2019 #3

A lot Amazon's minion sellers use Amazon warehouses. Initech Sep 2019 #34

Exactly. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #43

Avoid? I just don't do it ever. roody Sep 2019 #25

The article is worth reading in its entirety. dalton99a Sep 2019 #4

That industry has alaways been hand to mouth Thyla Sep 2019 #5

UPS and FedEx have had their issues with injuries and deaths. Blue_true Sep 2019 #44

I'm so old moondust Sep 2019 #6

I assume the same people who have nothing to do with Amazon elocs Sep 2019 #7

And don't forget they never go to self check-outs! cwydro Sep 2019 #16

Or Olive garden mercuryblues Sep 2019 #37

I don't shop at Walmart or Amazon. roody Sep 2019 #26

Where do you shop? nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #46

supermarket, and occasional trip to mall, 65 miles away. roody Sep 2019 #73

Don't let it get to you. Blue_true Sep 2019 #45

amazon customers are not that concerned about the welfare of amazon related humans nt msongs Sep 2019 #8

I'm an "Amazon-related human," and fuck this attitude. Hortensis Sep 2019 #10

+1 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2019 #13

Good post! cwydro Sep 2019 #38

Righteous rant well taken. But I do have an issue with people that need next day or Blue_true Sep 2019 #47

Lol, you have an issue with our rights and preferences? Hortensis Sep 2019 #49

The next day delivery stuff does put pressure on workers if a large number of people are choosing Blue_true Sep 2019 #60

Sure, that's reasonable and we do that occasionally also, Hortensis Sep 2019 #68

+1 Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #54

Agree. Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #58

But But But... your post doesnt make me feel superior tymorial Sep 2019 #63

We use it for textbooks xmas74 Sep 2019 #11

:) And guessing she may well use it to sell at least Hortensis Sep 2019 #40

She usually advertises on campus first. xmas74 Sep 2019 #42

:) The things parents know. I don't think it's unfortunately, Hortensis Sep 2019 #50

Things will never go back to remotely close to the "old days". Blue_true Sep 2019 #48

Yup. I'm guessing few Republicans who live around you Hortensis Sep 2019 #51

I do research online most of the time. The information is fresher, especially Blue_true Sep 2019 #61

Oh yeah that is based in reality nt tymorial Sep 2019 #62

this makes me feel guilty. I've started to use Target's delivery surface. stuff brought to my home Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #9

Well, we learned Amazon delivery had come to our rural area Hortensis Sep 2019 #12

Good points about privacy (and others). In a well-functioning society with a good government your erronis Sep 2019 #57

In my area Amazon uses the US Postal System quite frequently FakeNoose Sep 2019 #14

ICYMI, Fed-Ex has stopped delivering for Amazon. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2019 #20

It was like that in my area, but as soon as they had enough contractors nearby ecstatic Sep 2019 #66

Those drivers don't work for Amazon. MineralMan Sep 2019 #15

Absolutely... JakeBailey Sep 2019 #17

Well, Amazon isn't completely blameless. MineralMan Sep 2019 #18

Good points all... JakeBailey Sep 2019 #19

welcome to DU not_the_one Sep 2019 #23

This convenience comes at a very high price. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #29

Thank you for the welcome... JakeBailey Sep 2019 #36

I'm struck by the 160.00 a day that the contractor pays. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2019 #22

A lot of the actual delivery drivers are private contractors MineralMan Sep 2019 #24

And all a part of the Amazon model that some praise here guillaumeb Sep 2019 #28

No, it's not the Amazon model. People working as individual MineralMan Sep 2019 #31

No one said Bezos invented the model. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #32

I'm not an evangelist for Amazon. MineralMan Sep 2019 #35

At one time, slavery was a fact of life. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #39

Goodbye. When you start equating retail sales on the internet to slavery, MineralMan Sep 2019 #71

I think parts stores order parts from Amazon. stopbush Sep 2019 #53

Well, not so much. They order from distributors or MineralMan Sep 2019 #70

Amazon's not actually profitable yet Recursion Sep 2019 #33

That's right. Amazon sales (Smile) is a loss leader to capture the markets. erronis Sep 2019 #59

Why doesn't your wife add you to her account? ecstatic Sep 2019 #67

No need to do that. MineralMan Sep 2019 #69

Keep shopping Amazon everybody. nt. Hotler Sep 2019 #21

Amazon is a 21st century plantation. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #27

Except for the "serfs" Falcata Sep 2019 #41

Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #74

I shop Amazon & I no longer bash people who shop at Walmart. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #30

UPS & FEDEX Wawannabe Sep 2019 #52

"Chaos and Carnage"...really? Captain Stern Sep 2019 #55

But everybody wants that package before Christmas..ain't that right? nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #56

Sounds like a pizza delivery job I once had in a city that shall not be named. hunter Sep 2019 #64

Yikes. I feel guilty now. ecstatic Sep 2019 #65

"Chaos and Carnage to America's Streets" Mariana Sep 2019 #72