Amazon's equivalent service is called "Amazon Prime Now". Fewer products, only in select cities, and you can only order with a mobile app (not on the website).
No, it's not the same. What GP is saying is probably DPD, which texts you a tracking link on the day of delivery showing you when your parcel is going to be, and a 'guaranteed' 1hr delivery slot in the AM. So if it's going to be delivered between 6pm-7pm you don't have to sit in the house all day wondering if it is going to arrive.
I'm amazed more couriers don't offer the same service, because it is really good.
Yeh I was thinking DPD. Seems to have some bad reviews online but I've never had any trouble, the timeslot thing is accurate and is very handy indeed. The key issue IMO is that the buyer of these services (the merchant) doesn't care, and the buyer doesn't get choose the courier service so they there's no feedback signal force other courier to compete on this.
Ah, indeed that is very different. Prime now guarantees a delivery window of 1 hr (for a fee) or 2 hr (free for Prime members), and gives you tracking in the app (not a link), but delivery is same day, and you pick the delivery slot (if one is available).
Honestly, many people don't care exactly when their parcels arrive -- they can order it to work, or their concierge/front desk can hold it, or it can be left at their door/porch. And if you care about this sort of thing, it may be just as economical to move into "luxury" apartments that provide this sort of perk as it is to pay for something like BufferBox that provides a proxy of it.
> just as economical to move into "luxury" apartments
Come now; choosing where to live is a complex balance of pros and cons for most people, I can't imagine many having this anywhere near their list of priorities.
