For some time now, for the reason that closure of the Amazon Contemporary Pickup in Seattle, I’ve been complaining about having to drive throughout the Ballard Bridge to Entire Meals to do my Amazon returns.
So when information emerged that FedEx Workplace areas at the moment are a part of Amazon’s drop-off community, I jumped on the likelihood to attempt it. Turns on the market’s a FedEx Workplace on the way in which to GeekWire HQ, close to the PCC on NW forty sixth Road (throughout from the “Up” home within the Ballard Blocks advanced).
I walked in with a microchip pet door (lengthy story), confirmed the QR code on my telephone, received it scanned, handed over the unpackaged merchandise, and walked out with a receipt. No field, tape, or label required, simply as with different drop-off areas. There was no line.
The refund hit my account the identical day.
The one factor that made me scratch my head is that, not like returning one thing at a Kohl’s or Entire Meals, there’s no actual ancillary profit for FedEx Workplace. I dropped off the bundle and there was nothing else to do within the retailer. I had no copies to make, nothing to ship, and no want for any of the miscellaneous provides of their restricted shows.
Nonetheless, I used to be in want of conventional U.S. Postal Service stamps, so I requested in the event that they bought them, and the man checked out me like I used to be an entire fool. Truthful sufficient.
However for pure comfort, it looks like a win for Amazon prospects.
Amazon and FedEx severed their logistics relationship again in 2019 as Amazon constructed out its personal supply community. Now they’re patching issues up, and greater than 1,500 FedEx Workplace areas are accepting returns as a part of a community of over 10,000 drop-off factors nationwide.
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