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xvxvx
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
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.

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

chung8123
Uber and Lyft estimates for wait time are wildly inaccurate. My tin foil hat says its a way to get you to commit and commit to the upgraded priority.
2muchtime
Gas prices up, less people driving in Uber?
je_suis_le_loup
+ less people drinking, decreasing demand side of equation. Next domino = PE backed car washes
meepmorp
> 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

joe-excom
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.