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xvxvx 2 days ago [-]
I’ve noticed a sizable decrease in Amazon Prime delivery speed and quality this year. Items often see their delivery window constantly pushed back, even to the next day. Some items have gone missing. Some arrived damaged. A far cry from the early days. Waiting for the inevitable price increase to counterbalance the decreased service.
toomuchtodo 2 days ago [-]
Shortage of desperate labor for gig work. Uber, DoorDash, Amazon deliveries, etc.
Amazon could just switch to USPS for the last mile, they choose not to for profitmaxxing. Only lasts so long as the prime working age cohort continues to shrink in the US, pushing wages up.
+ less people drinking, decreasing demand side of equation. Next domino = PE backed car washes
meepmorp 2 days ago [-]
> PE backed car washes
I can't tell if this is a joke or a sign that the good lord needs to cleanse the earth with fire
je_suis_le_loup 2 days ago [-]
Both :-). That said, uber/lyft drivers are key subscription revenue for car washes. It's a cost of doing business. Decrease in uber/Lyft drivers should correlate with a decrease in car wash revenue
joe-excom 2 days ago [-]
In the last few years, I have not had a single Uber ride from the airport to my house (15 mins) cost less than $60. Sometimes it's as high as $120. I recently went back to carpooling and being social.
Uber has over 30k employees... why? The service quality has not increased in a decade.
Ride apps are on an enshittification speedrun, worse than virtually any other company or service out there.
Amazon could just switch to USPS for the last mile, they choose not to for profitmaxxing. Only lasts so long as the prime working age cohort continues to shrink in the US, pushing wages up.
Amazon to Expand Robot-Making Capacity With New, $100-Million Indiana Hub - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49830376 - September 2026
Amazon bumps minimum starting pay to $20/hour, adds new discount for employees - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49729915 - September 2026
https://www.pcmag.com/news/texas-residents-are-fed-up-with-a...
DoorDash: Unauthorized Dasher “Backdooring” Scheme Props Up Delivery Operations, Undermines Safety, and Unravels as Immigration Enforcement Widens - https://culperresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Culper... - October 23rd, 2025
Now we need Uber to commit to it.
I can't tell if this is a joke or a sign that the good lord needs to cleanse the earth with fire
Uber has over 30k employees... why? The service quality has not increased in a decade.
Ride apps are on an enshittification speedrun, worse than virtually any other company or service out there.