Would you have something delivered by a drone?
@Albain (237)
Edinburgh, Scotland
December 11, 2022 1:22pm CST
OK, I know this is brand-new technology but Amazon are progressing in their development of a drone delivery service and, progress being progress, surely it can't be that many years before drones of all sorts are whizzing about our skies delivering everything from pizzas to wardrobes to every location from inner cities to rural farmhouses.
But is this actually progress? Sure, we can do it but should we do it considering the potential for things to go wrong - drones running out of power and crashing to the ground, drones dropping things where they aren't supposed to be dropped, drones scaring kids or farm animals, drones hitting power lines and causing major blackouts.
There are potential benefits (urgent delivery of medical supplies for instance) but do these benefits outway the risks? Still, it probably will happen so we'll all just have to suck it up and keep our heads down!
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/28/amazon-has-a-new-drone-for-30-minute-urban-deliveries
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@DaddyEvil (137461)
• United States
11 Dec 22
Have you watched the funny YT videos of drones "trying" to deliver food? Hilarious! I do wonder if the people still had to pay for the botched deliveries. And how will Amazon ensure the packages aren't stolen enroute?
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
11 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil I want to see that. Thanks.
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
11 Dec 22
It has happened then no wonder I have never seen it. lol I do know they have been talking about this for a long time.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
11 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil Makes a change from hijacking a delivery truck or stealing packages from someone's doorstep or porch!
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@crossbones27 (49703)
• Mojave, California
11 Dec 22
Another interesting one. Amazon has been claiming they are going to do this, must be unpopular because has not happened and also so easy to steal really Wild animals hate them and will take them down. I really do not want a bunch of drones every where, it makes me paranoid. I am with the great ape. 
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@crossbones Yeah, but i's progress whether we like it or not and, as has already been mentioned, we may not have a choice. Any teething troubles (which happens with all new systems) will be solved eventually
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@LeaPea2417 Neither am I. We can only wait and see
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@Juliaacv (51458)
• Canada
11 Dec 22
Depending on the delivery and if I had a choice I might consider a drone delivery.
I had a delivery on Friday of a couple of packages of socks, I would trust those to a delivery, provided that amazon is insured in case anything goes wrong, and I could get my purchase price back.
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
11 Dec 22
Nevet thought about all the things that could go wrong. Thanks for sharing.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@popciclecold There is much that could go wrong but I'm sure it will all be for the best eventually
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@snowy22315 (181942)
• United States
11 Dec 22
@Albain I would steer clear of the wardrobe delivery.
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@kaylachan (71519)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Dec 22
Technology is ever progressing. solar power is becoming more popular. It might not be a bad thing. And, in all honesty, we may not have a choice.
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@kaylachan (71519)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Dec 22
@Albain It's not so much the fact it's coming, it's the fact when we order something, we don't know what method will be used to deliver it. For example: I will frequently order things, and receive a UPS tracking number. I expect the brown truck to arrive. However, if the package is small enough, or UPS is overwhelmed, then USPS will deliver the same package.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@kaylachan I'm sure companies will be on top of this. Amazon already notify us by text or email when our packages are coming and it is surely a simple matter to include the method of delivery in that message. Alternatively, we may be able to specify which delivery method we prefer when we order stuff.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@kaylachan I think you're right about not having a choice. It's coming whether we like it or not
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Dec 22
I like the idea of having my packages that I order from Ebay like batteries from Duracell and Energizer even though I prefer the mail carrier deliver the materials to my home since I trust human from than a machine.
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@Deepizzaguy (103967)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Dec 22
@Albain I agree with you that technology has harmed a lot of us who like to have a face to face talk with other people.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@Deepizzaguy Human interaction is also my preference but that is becoming less likely. Remember what happened to customer services? That used to be a phone call and a chat with a real person but nowadays it's done online because it's cheaper and we never get to interact with a real person. That's the way drone deliveries will go and just wait 'till self-driving cars are perfected - packages will be delivered to your door by robot ground vehicles and you will have no contact with a real person from the get go!
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@Deepizzaguy I'm afraid that is pretty standard practice for all big companies today - seems like they don't want to talk to the little guy any more
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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12 Dec 22
I don't know if this would really work out and be reliable. There seems to be lots of obstacles, and what ifs, to contend with. I found a drone in the grass by the highway and picked it up, some time ago. I was near a state police headquarters so I just took it there. I have heard of other people finding them as well, which makes me thing they are either being operated by someone who has no idea what he or she is doing, or that it's not that reliable. I guess time will tell.
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@MarieCoyle (38562)
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14 Dec 22
@Albain
I was told this was an expensive weather drone gone rogue. I don't think it came from Target, Walmart, or similar.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@MarieCoyle Drones anyone can buy from Target are, to be honest, cheap and nasty. Proper commercial or business drones are a whole different ball game being much more reliable and able to carry more weight and stay in the air for longer and it's that type that Amazon will be using
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@Beestring (14672)
• Hong Kong
12 Dec 22
Most people here live in apartments. So I think delivery by drones is not feasible.
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@Jenaisle Yeah, but look what has happened with customer services which used to involve talking to a real person but now is down online because it's cheaper. The same is going to happen with deliveries - if it can be done cheaper by a drone then it will be and real people will lose their jobs! Sad, but that's progress for you
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@rebelann (112959)
• El Paso, Texas
13 Dec 22
Those are some really good points. I'd like to add what about a drone causing harm to an endangered species like a birds nest or something ....... I love nature and all animals so that would be my first concern
@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Dec 22
I have no idea about this since I do not know anything about drones. If this becomes a regular delivery way I will find out soon enough because I always order online,
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@Albain (237)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Dec 22
@RasmaSandra I think most people won't like it at first but they will eventually come to accept it as normal
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@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
13 Dec 22
I'm kind of on the fence about this. Half of me thinks it could work but the other half thinks about all the things that could go wrong. I wouldn't be surprised as time goes on that this will be offered as a way of delivery.
We all might have to start wearing helmets just in case the drone drops a package or a pizza on our heads 
@andriaperry (117130)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Dec 22
I read a book about this, many years ago. James Patterson I think.
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