Some lockers installed by Amazon have been met with backlash in some places. In Fresno, California, one locker was installed at a convenience store but in a spot that was unmonitored and dimly lit, which led to someone trying to break into the lockers. Consequently, the Fresno City Council, through a vote, barred the convenience store’s developer from having an Amazon locker installed at another store that was yet to be built. In Chicago, Amazon lockers were installed in the walkways of two public parks, which partly obstructed these walkways and introduced Amazon’s corporate branding in a public place. While the majority of Amazon lockers are placed in areas in a manner that is not problematic, poor placement of these lockers in public areas has raised questions regarding safety, crime, and corporate influence in public spaces.
Key Takeaways:
- Amazon starting installing various lockers around the country for people to pick up their items.
- Some did not like that due to the theft that is inevitable to happen.
- Some local delivery drivers did not like it because it takes away from their job.
“Amazon installed a clutch of metal lockers outside a Fresno, California, gas station convenience store so customers could pick up packages they didn’t want delivered directly to their homes. The robin’s-egg-blue lockers shared a self-service screen and displayed the e-commerce giant’s ubiquitous smile logo.”
