These little fellas are springing up all over town and all over my instagram feed.
I saw my first yesterday.
They have names. I don't know why.
I thought there would be a huge community or fan base online. I thought that Sorrel would have his own page, amazon.co.uk/sorrel or something but I can't seem to find anything. It may just be on some super cool social network I know nothing about.
There isn't a Flickr group and there isn't a wikipedia page.
picture from Matt
In case you were wondering you can get stuff delivered to a locker and then collect it at your leisure. Add the locker to your Amazon address book and you're away.
"Once your order is delivered to the Amazon Locker, you'll receive an e-mail with instructions and a unique pick-up code. When you go to the Amazon Locker, enter your pick-up code and the locker with your parcel will open."
I've never used one, but I guess this is probably a good idea. Especially if you have one near your home or work.
Anyway.
I used one for the first time just last night. Seems pretty straightforward and the transaction was a success. Typed a code, and the door swung open.
I imagine it's good for retailers as well because, as in my case of the supermarket, they get the extra footfall, which can easily lead to impulse or purposeful sales.
Posted by: Prescott Perez-Fox | Dec 11, 2012 at 13:16
And they're already being used for fun. Dan W & Tom Scott are doing a festive Advent Calendar/treasure hunt with them — adventlocker.com
Which is Good.
Posted by: Topfife | Dec 13, 2012 at 15:11
They are a great idea, unless you happen to be in the same building as one, like my brother is in his office. He struggles to persuade amazon that he wants it delivered to his office and not the locker. It's like Mrs Doyle - use the locker, g'wan, g'wan, g'wan....
Posted by: Account Deleted | Dec 14, 2012 at 08:48