Comment Re:Will they also bill me? (Score 1) 243
I think it sounds quite clever.
Typically delivery consists of shipping to a distribution centre and then shipping to the customer.
Anyone who's had a tracked delivery will know that "Arrived at distribution depot" "Out for delivery" steps.
What I think is being suggested here is that you start the shipping process before you know the final destination.
Presumably the distribution depot isn't going to store the parcels (over and above the storage they have to do while waiting to load it onto the van for local delivery)
But here I think you only attach the destination to the parcel when it arrives at the distribution depot. If you have a customer at that point then you attach the customer's address otherwise you put the originating address on the parcel and ship it back.
Get it wrong and it could get very expensive. Get it right and many customers could see very quick delivery of large items that normally would take 2-3 days minimum even for a premium delivery service.