Amazon’s new home delivery service is being met with a great deal of skepticism.
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The company announced Amazon Key, a special lock that would allow deliveries inside of a customer’s home, in a Wednesday press release. Amazon Prime members can purchase an Amazon Key In-Home Kit, which starts at $249.99, which includes an Amazon Cloud Cam and a smart lock compatible with the new service.
Amazon Key not only offers in-home deliveries, but also in-home services, such as cleaning and pet-sitting. Customers can use the Amazon Cloud Cam to watch the entries into their home.
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And while the service sounds cool enough to some, others were quick to share their hangups.
https://twitter.com/larlibarrett/status/923171645816270848
*Calls Customer Service*
Hi. I used the Amazon Key service and now my Xbox is missing. Also, they let my cat out. I’d like to cancel.
— 𝓚𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓷 𝓟𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓽𝔃 (@KevinPlantz) October 25, 2017
I can't imagine there were a lot of women (or perhaps any) on the team that came up with Amazon Key. Good lord.
— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️⚧️🇺🇦 (@cmclymer) October 25, 2017
The new season of Dateline is brought to you by Amazon Key – bringing stalkers and victims together in a hip new way.
— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) October 25, 2017
Me, greeting an Amazon Key courier pic.twitter.com/ZYBhv0AV3K
— Alex Zalben (@azalben) October 25, 2017
Amazon, the company that put a microphone in your kitchen, now wants to be able to open your front door. https://t.co/P158YanhgQ pic.twitter.com/iFKjJS832B
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) October 25, 2017
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Others are wondering how far the company is going to take its innovation.
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— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) October 25, 2017
The challenge in 5 years will be preventing your Google home from launching countermeasures when the Amazon drone opens the door to deliver
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 25, 2017