For some time now, because the closure of the Amazon Recent Pickup in Seattle, I’ve been complaining about having to drive throughout the Ballard Bridge to Entire Meals to do my Amazon returns.
So when information emerged that FedEx Workplace places at the moment are a part of Amazon’s drop-off community, I jumped on the probability to strive it. Turns on the market’s a FedEx Workplace on the best way to GeekWire HQ, close to the PCC on NW forty sixth Avenue (throughout from the “Up” home within the Ballard Blocks complicated).
I walked in with a microchip pet door (lengthy story), confirmed the QR code on my cellphone, acquired it scanned, handed over the unpackaged merchandise, and walked out with a receipt. No field, tape, or label required, simply as with different drop-off places. There was no line.
The refund hit my account the identical day.
The one factor that made me scratch my head is that, in contrast to returning one thing at a Kohl’s or Entire Meals, there’s no actual ancillary profit for FedEx Workplace. I dropped off the package deal and there was nothing else to do within the retailer. I had no copies to make, nothing to ship, and no want for any of the miscellaneous provides of their restricted shows.
Nonetheless, I used to be in want of conventional U.S. Postal Service stamps, so I requested in the event that they bought them, and the man checked out me like I used to be an entire fool. Honest sufficient.
However for pure comfort, it looks as if a win for Amazon prospects.
Amazon and FedEx severed their logistics relationship again in 2019 as Amazon constructed out its personal supply community. Now they’re patching issues up, and greater than 1,500 FedEx Workplace places are accepting returns as a part of a community of over 10,000 drop-off factors nationwide.
We mentioned this (and rather more) on this week’s GeekWire Podcast. Pay attention above, and subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you hear.
