Thanks to godless communist 15-minute euro cities, you don't need to worry about porch pirates or UPS delivery men smashing your packages (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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ie things you'd think the gammons scaring themselves shitless about the concept would care about

When I order something online (as long as it isn't something huge like a grand piano), it gets delivered to a nearby corner shop or supermarket, either to be held by staff or placed into an automated locker that opens via code you get sent via text message

Very convenient and I don't need to worry about being home when the mailman's at my door and there's less need for delivery vans to drive to specific addresses

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[-] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I hate saying this, but it used to be worse about 5-10 years ago when we still had local post offices and less private delivery companies.

Instead of text messages, the mailman would ring your doorbell, and if you weren't home, they'd leave a note with your regular mail telling you which post office you could go get your package from the following weekday, and you'd often need to take a bus just to get there.

Now that every supermarket and corner shop is a possible pick-up point you'll most likely be able to get your package during your grocery run 7 days a week

I did get one package recently that was some random supermarket a few kilometers away but that was like 15 minutes on my bike