Amazon is now using regular cars

[question everything]

We ordered an item, we are on "prime" so it arrived on Saturday and we were surprised to see a regular car pulled in the driveway with our package.

Yesterday on the news there was a security video of someone walking into a porch with a box - later found empty - and swapping it for a box left there earlier.

http://kstp.com/news/richfield-police-front-stoop-package-heist/4450685/

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Just happened next door about a hour ago.

Neighbor answered the door and brought the parcel in.

[SoCalNative]

2. They've been doing that for several years

especially since the advent of "same day" delivery via Prime or whatever.

[mia]

3. Happened here yesterday.

My brother received a package. Driver was a young woman in a plain white van.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Amazon in Alexandria, Virginia, uses a plain white van too.

Maybe they use other vehicles as well, but I see the van a lot.

[lunasun]

4. Not new. Thing I don't like is non uniform hours . Some will drop off 10 am on Sunday

at home. I swear some dro off late evenings with no attempt to contact
Also like with uber vs taxi , some drivers are not familiar with some sites that usps, fed ex or ups know are common. One called us and could not find our business for a package when delivery was during business hours because it is just a mail box # at a Fed ex store in a mall. The person was looking for that business The post office and ups drop off truck loads of packages send mail at that location and we never had a problem 10 years ,including Amazon via ups etc, except for Amazon freelance contractors driving thier own vehicles.
I'm gonna guess it is shitty pay too

[rickford66]

5. I've received a few deliveries like that.

It could be dangerous in the wrong place (FL ?) for the delivery person and/or the customer.