tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post2982699708178205872..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Winners and LosersGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-55727620048097188692017-07-19T04:28:07.520-06:002017-07-19T04:28:07.520-06:00Vigilis,
Maybe, maybe not. Recalling that, around...Vigilis,<br /><br />Maybe, maybe not. Recalling that, around the same time it <i>cut back</i> on Saturday deliveries, it <i>added</i> Sunday delivery, I found <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2014/amazon-getting-packages-sunday-via-u-s-postal-service/" rel="nofollow">this article</a> about the new delivery times (which include holidays and non-Prime customers). <br /><br />Note that healthcare benefits seem to drive both decisions. The article notes this explicitly in the case of the Saturday cutbacks, and indirectly for the new Sunday/holiday deliveries: Most of the new work is being handled by part-timers.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-67109320279808929392017-07-18T14:02:30.387-06:002017-07-18T14:02:30.387-06:00Gus, the average cost of government favoritism in ...Gus, the average cost of government favoritism in Amazon's case may be even higher than the $1.46 reported. Twice now, I have received Sunday deliveries by the U.S.P.S. of products ordered from Amazon on standard delivery terms. I have never participated in any Amazon PRIME program, and am very surprised the postal service seems to be making Sunday deliveries, although the new microwave oven's early arrival was a very convenient surprise.Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.com