The weakest link in the Amazon supply chain is currently the contract delivery. They have been avoiding UPS and USPS in favor of some anonymous delivery. Out here in fly over country, that translates to some urban dweller who doesn’t know how to navigate country roads and their associated livestock. Every problem that I have had with delivery, goes right back to these free lancers. Amazon replaces the lost packages, but I’m sure that they know exactly how much money this situation is costing them.
Now, they just to train the drivers to bring dog treats.
In suburban and metro areas, the Amazon delivery will work. In rural areas with the larger distances and worse roads in some areas it’s going to have problems. Amazon probably doesn’t realize that GPS doesn’t work everywhere nor do cellphones. For years I had a physical address that USPS absolutely would not deliver too. Generally for larger items I specified hold at the trucking company location and I would pickup. UPS knew to place the delivery in a plastic bag and leave it at the 150’ suspension walk bridge across the creek. One driver in a box truck made it across the creek and up to the house. He damaged his truck.
UPS man has been feeding our family’s dogs for almost 40yrs.