Hacker Newsnew | comments | ask | jobs | submitlogin maratd 573
days ago | link | parent  > The question is why nobody did
something like this before BufferBox in the US?  Because there
is a post office in almost every US town with postal mailboxes
available? You can use that to have all USPS packages and mail
delivered.  There are also UPS Stores, Fedex Kinkos, 7-Elevens,
etc. which offer the same service, plus allow from delivery from
private carriers.   I really don't understand what void this
product is trying to fill.  kineticflow 573 days ago | link
You really can't pull numbers out of a hat like that. How many
people live in an apartment with no front doorman, or requires a
buzz code to get in? Probably more than 1% of Americans.  Or
what if you ordered a shiny new laptop from Amazon? Would you
leave it at your front door, even if you live in a safe area? I
personally wouldn't.  Plus, These guys started in Canada, it's
unfair to judge from purely American point of view.
prodigal_erik 573 days ago |