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Amazon wants to ship your delivery — before you order it
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:06 am
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:06 am
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Greatest company ever, or are they going too far in tracking you?
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Amazon plans to start shipping items you haven’t even ordered yet — betting that you will.
The Seattle company just received a patent for what it calls “anticipatory shipping,’’ a system that first predicts your future purchases based on such things as previous buys, site searches and even how long you linger on a particular online item, The Wall Street Journal reported.
It then plans to ship the items to the warehouse nearest you before you even press the button to complete the purchase.
The company may also even actually load the items onto trucks in anticipation of shipping them to you.
Amazon says the system is designed to cut down on shipping delays, which “may dissuade customers from buying items from online merchants.”
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Amazon, the Journal reported, says it may box and ship products that it expects customers in a specific area will want, based on previous orders and other factors it gleans from its customers' shopping patterns, even before they place an online order.
Among those other factors: previous orders, product searches, wish lists, shopping cart contents, returns and other online shopping practices.
"It appears Amazon is taking advantage of their copious data," Sucharita Mulpuru, a Forrester Research analyst, told the Journal. "Based on all the things they know about their customers they could predict demand based on a variety of factors."
To minimize the cost of unwanted returns, Amazon said it might consider giving customers discounts or even make the delivered item a gift.
Greatest company ever, or are they going too far in tracking you?
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 9:10 am
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:07 am to AnonymousTiger
greatest company ever.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:08 am to AnonymousTiger
The GOAT, no doubt.
Still waiting for my drone drop-off.
Still waiting for my drone drop-off.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:09 am to AnonymousTiger
they're shipping is already first rate. i dont know anyone who thinks about buying from amazon but then decides not to based on shipping delays.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:09 am to AnonymousTiger
take my money, amazon
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:15 am to iheartlsu
i like the part about how if they ship it to someone who doesn't buy it, they are considering letting the customer keep it as a gift. I'd imagine that this logarithm will get figured out, and someone will figure out how to get a whole bunch of free stuff before they stop doing it.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:16 am to AnonymousTiger
Amazon is the shizzle 
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:17 am to AnonymousTiger
Will Tom Cruise be making the delivery?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:18 am to bbap
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i dont know anyone who thinks about buying from amazon but then decides not to based on shipping delays.
I'm curious, does Amazon charge taxes on purchases in your area? They just started doing this at the beginning of the year here in Tennessee. This could possibly persuade people to go ahead and pick the item up at the store instead of waiting a couple of days, assuming the prices were the same. On the other hand, I would definitely wait every time if I could avoid the taxes.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:24 am to AnonymousTiger
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greatest company ever
Without a doubt. They have phenomenal customer service, great employees, an adapting business model, amazon prime instant video, and it goes on and on
I can't think of something I don't like.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:27 am to AnonymousTiger
My only issue is that they are not nearly as competitive on price as they once were.
Having said that - once I've gone Prime, where Amazon was about 65% of my online purchases before, now it is closer to 90%.
GOAT? Maybe. Better than fighting Wal-Mart and/or the Mall? You bet your arse.
Having said that - once I've gone Prime, where Amazon was about 65% of my online purchases before, now it is closer to 90%.
GOAT? Maybe. Better than fighting Wal-Mart and/or the Mall? You bet your arse.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:32 am to bbap
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they're shipping is already first rate. i dont know anyone who thinks about buying from amazon but then decides not to based on shipping delays.
They are trying to eliminate the idea that having something shipped means waiting at all. They are going to get as close as possible to the instant gratification of going to a store to buy something.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:34 am to AnonymousTiger
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I'm curious, does Amazon charge taxes on purchases in your area? They just started doing this at the beginning of the year here in Tennessee.
They have to do this once they have a physical presence in the state, I believe. Won't be long before they are charging tax everywhere.
But we all report our taxes on online purchases anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:40 am to AnonymousTiger
No, I still don't pay taxes
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:41 am to Korkstand
Going to fill up my wish list and cart now with items $25 and less. 
Posted on 1/21/14 at 9:58 am to jaTigerfan
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But we all report our taxes on online purchases anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
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No, I still don't pay taxes
Posted on 1/21/14 at 10:10 am to AnonymousTiger
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I would definitely wait every time if I could avoid the taxes.
Wait, are you admitting to tax fraud here?
Shame on you.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 10:12 am to AnonymousTiger
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I'm curious, does Amazon charge taxes on purchases in your area?
not yet
Posted on 1/21/14 at 10:12 am to AnonymousTiger
they could do just about anything to me at this point and I'd still love them
Posted on 1/21/14 at 10:13 am to Korkstand
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They are trying to eliminate the idea that having something shipped means waiting at all. They are going to get as close as possible to the instant gratification of going to a store to buy something.
it just doesnt sound very cost effective but im sure they're done their homework on it.
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