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A microchip pet door awaits its fate at the FedEx Office on NW 46th Street in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo \/ Todd Bishop)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For a while now, since the closure<\/a> of the Amazon Fresh Pickup in Seattle, I’ve been complaining about having to drive across the Ballard Bridge to Whole Foods to do my Amazon returns. <\/p>\n

So when news emerged that FedEx Office locations are now part of Amazon’s drop-off network<\/a>, I jumped at the chance to try it. Turns out there’s a FedEx Office on the way to GeekWire HQ, near the PCC on NW 46th Street (across from the \u201cUp\u201d house<\/a> in the Ballard Blocks complex).<\/p>\n

I walked in with a microchip pet door (long story), showed the QR code on my phone, got it scanned, handed over the unpackaged item, and walked out with a receipt. No box, tape, or label required, just as with other drop-off locations. There was no line. <\/p>\n

The refund hit my account the same day.<\/p>\n

The one thing that made me scratch my head is that, unlike returning something at a Kohl’s or Whole Foods, there’s no real ancillary benefit for FedEx Office. I dropped off the package and there was nothing else to do in the store. I had no copies to make, nothing to ship, and no need for any of the miscellaneous supplies in their limited displays.<\/p>\n

However, I was in need of traditional U.S. Postal Service stamps, so I asked if they sold them, and the guy looked at me like I was a complete idiot. Fair enough.<\/p>\n

But for pure convenience, it seems like a win for Amazon customers. <\/p>\n

Amazon and FedEx severed their logistics relationship<\/a> back in 2019 as Amazon built out its own delivery network. Now they’re patching things up, and more than 1,500 FedEx Office locations are accepting returns as part of a network of over 10,000 drop-off points nationwide. <\/p>\n

We discussed this (and much more) on this week’s GeekWire Podcast. Listen above, and subscribe to GeekWire in Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, or wherever you listen.<\/p>\n


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