A new think-tank has been established to find a solution to the problems caused by Internet shopping. As more and more people buy on-line and have their groceries delivered, previously quiet residential areas are becoming congested by large vans and lorries.
One suggestion is that on-line orders are delivered to a central point for collection. This would mean that one lorry could deliver in bulk to one drop-off point rather than making hundreds of small deliveries. Customers would then visit the collection point to pick up their orders, avoiding large delivery vehicles entering residential areas. A radical extension to this idea is that other goods could be made available for purchase at the same time.
A spokesman explained the logic, “We have lots of empty units in the middle of towns where most people work. One big delivery could be made and then broken down into smaller units. Consumers could then visit these “hubs” to collect goods and pay for them at the point of collection.” The new proposal would mean that people could shop during the day rather than having to be at home waiting for a delivery.
Renowned lateral thinker Edward deBono takes the concept further by suggesting that a central street in the town could be filled with a number of smaller “hubs” each specialising in different goods.
Although it seems like science fiction, he explains that the concept makes a lot of sense. In addition to streamlining distribution channels, customers could see and smell products, try on clothes and get expert advice from specialists.
Unfortunately Mr deBono blew what was beginning to sound like a good idea by going on to suggest that chimneys could be cleaned by ramming small boys up them.
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You might aswell travel to the shop in the first place than buy it on-line for the time it takes. If somebodies going to fuck up my shopping i'd rather do it myself rather than some hero in dispatch substituting my sausage order for fairy liquid.
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