On: A new locker system from Amazon sends your deliveries to 7-Eleven

[wisty]

It's also good for people who don't have a mail guy, and just get a "while you were away" note on your door, forcing you to get depot.

In Australia, the post depots are open 8:30-5:00 weekdays, and 9:12 Saturday. Tough luck if you happen to be busy then.

[gmac → wisty]

Absolutely. It's even worse for the cheapo courier services that are often used -- in central London, these can be a 90-minute journey away, and keep the same sorts of hours you mention.

[iaskwhy → gmac]

Yap. Just went this morning to the depot closer to my home which is around one hour away (and that's because I use the DLR, otherwise I would walk for maybe those 90 minutes you talk about). This for two DVDs...

I'm avoiding buying stuff because of this.