DocAndersen
I got an email the other day, and I guess it was normal, but I stopped for a second. Look it wasn’t a negative or a bad email. It was one that I get from time to time. UPS is telling me that I had a package coming. With the reality of porch pirates a growing problem, UPS, USPS and FedEx, DHL and so on are working to reduce the number and incidence of porch pirates. A porch pirate is someone that waits for the delivery truck to leave, casually walks up the porch and steals your box. The hilarious thing for me is they often do so, even with a clear camera on the porch, they, the thief still takes the box.
But this is not a why do people behave poorly post. It is a wow, I just realized that cool tech was floating past my inbox and I hadn’t even noticed. At this point, it is interesting to me the technology that package companies have created to empower the box in transit. I can’t wait for the next generation notification system where my box will send me pictures as it travels from where it starts to where I am. (Hi, I am in Memphis now, heading your way!) I just flew over Indianapolis Indiana, should I drop in and see your family?
Sometimes technology passes us by, and we don’t even notice. Or, in my case, you realize long after the fact. It is important to remember to stop and look around from time to time. I wonder if the next thing for our convenience will be the garbage people sending a text when they enter our neighborhood. Or perhaps an email from your garbage when it reaches the landfill. Or perhaps an email from the team is saying “you don’t recycle enough.” Or “you made brownies, please leave some for the garbage team next time!” I am being a snot, but the reality is such communication isn’t impossible. The value for most people is that they can quickly run out and put the trash by the curb on those day’s they forgot!
PS. Your box says hi!
Damn. My credit card company cannot even get my complaint right — and I explained it in simple words in two languages. I saw my monthly statement bears the name of a stranger while the rest of the info and bills are mine. I only requested them to change the billing address into my name so the post office can deliver it to me. Guess what they did? They emailed me the statement that belongs to that person instead ???
I am really sorry to hear that. Customer service, another side of the new technological world is one that I have many issues with as well. Sorry you are having the issues with the card company.
I absolutely adore having tracking on the ordered or when I sold a lot of ebay. Its a good thing and yes those thieves do not care as long as they get that goodie and sell it.
It really is a very useful tool and function. Sometimes we forget that technology brings us those as well.
Well done! Nice post!
Please don’t copy paste comments. It ruins the experience for everyone.
I do a lot of ordering through Amazon and my purchases often end up somewhere unintended.
Yeah that happens, mistakes are sometimes made! 🙂
Amazon is good about it. If it’s a few days past when they told you it was delivered and it still hasn’t shown up, they send a replacement and tell you that, if the original ever shows up, just keep it.
It is certainly an interesting customer service model. Now they will deliver packages to your trunk. They have an experimental drone program for package delivery as well. Ah tomorrow brings such great promise!
Except that a lot of people don’t own cars or their cars are in a garage. Hopefully they can’t deliver to your trunk if the car is in motion. That could be interesting.