[aneth4]

Most apartments do not have someone to sign for packages and missed deliveries are a pain. It's definitely worth paying $3 to avoid them m

[jarek]

Or just get things delivered by a sane service that stores your packages at a neighbourhood postal office rather than a warehouse in a distant suburb :)

[aneth4]

That limits you to the United States Postal Service, since USPS does not accept packages from other carriers.

[jarek]

Is USPS not a sane service? Sorry to hear.

[nchlswu]

The problem that's being solved is that we have no control over which delivery service a retailer uses

[jarek]

Sure, that's one of the ways to solve the problem.

Most retailers are upfront regarding the delivery service used. You wouldn't shop at a brick and mortar retailer that's unreasonably far from you. Why shop at an online retailer that sends your packages unreasonably far?