08-10-2012, 12:42 AM | #31 |
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I've seen 7-11s in towns of less than a thousand people. Mileage, obviously, varies considerabl. (Plus, IIRC, 7-11 is a franchise, so each franchisee will probably decide on their own whether or not to participate.)
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08-10-2012, 02:30 AM | #32 |
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Not in Malmköping (the village where I live) they're not! The postal authority and UPS are at Tempo (a grocery chain) and DHL is at the local ironmongers. Where do you live, Tompe? The backwoods of Lappland?
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08-10-2012, 03:52 AM | #33 |
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08-10-2012, 04:48 AM | #34 |
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I like how a thread about Amazon delivery options in the US can remain in ebooks general for so long without moderators moving it (instead of participating in the discussion)...
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08-10-2012, 06:17 AM | #35 | |
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Did you really mean the depots? DHL private packages usually enda up in a shop or so but that is not the depot. The other DHL you have to be at home and if you miss two deliveries the package ends up at the depot. |
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08-10-2012, 06:51 AM | #36 | |
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Good news for North Americans...as Canuck says..in Japan this is normal...you can get heaps of packages from companies at convenient stores. And..they actually have decent food as well...veggies and whatnot..in Japan that is.
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08-10-2012, 04:59 PM | #37 |
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Old news in Germany as well, we've had Packstationen for years now. Mine is right next to the supermarket I buy groceries at, both within walking distance. Great that something like that is now being rolled out in the US though.
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08-12-2012, 01:41 AM | #39 |
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You learn something new every day! I already knew of 7-11s, but never thought the numbers used to refer to operating hours. I think in the back of my mind I had just assumed the name referred to luck.
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08-13-2012, 12:03 PM | #40 | |
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08-13-2012, 12:56 PM | #41 |
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No big help for me in Podunk, Ohio either. The nearest 7-11 is 45 minutes away. Still, it's a great idea, and I hope there's a wider roll-out eventually.
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08-14-2012, 09:58 PM | #42 |
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Actually, as far as DC goes, lockers are in the Washington, DC "area."
Which currently means suburbs in Virginia (perhaps because there is at least one distribution center there, I think). None yet in Maryland or DC itself. So not worth the trouble for me. I'm not even sure there is a 7 Eleven in DC. The two I knew about closed several years ago. I have prime and I am satisfied with that anyway. |
08-15-2012, 03:39 PM | #43 |
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So, can you please move this thread, this is not EBook General - News in any way...
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08-15-2012, 03:49 PM | #44 |
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Someone grab the Kindles off the bookshelf and package them separately. Don't want 'em to break. Oh, and call city light and have them shut the power off.
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