I often have Amazon deliveries sent to an Amazon locker, especially if they are smaller items. It's peace of mind if I am away to have items safely stored and I can pick them up at my convenience.
I use a barcode that gets sent to my inbox once my package is stored in a locker. Scanning this barcode at the locker is the key to opening the locker and fetching my package.
I typically go to the Amazon locker at Whole Foods. A couple of days ago, the entire Amazon locker had no power. My guess is that the thunderstorms and power outages affected this Amazon locker. I couldn't fetch my package.
I had made another order. I couldn't select my usual locker. It was obviously out of service so the option was removed. Instead, I chose to pick up my order at New Gen Superstore. It's in a small plaza on the southeast corner of Brimley Road and 14th Avenue. It's also closer to my home.
There was plenty of parking when I came here after I was done working from home. I backed into a spot and walked in.
This place is a large convenience store. I looked and didn't see any lockers.
I had the nicest man behind the counter interact with me. I asked him if this place was an Amazon location. He said yes. I said that I had an order. He asked for my name. I provided it and he went over to the other side of the room to fetch it.
I also got a barcode in my inbox from Amazon. He scanned it from his phone. He then scanned the barcode on the package to indicate that it was picked up.
We had a nice chat. His store is also a full-service FedEx. Nice!
This store had a lot of snacks and cold drinks. What stood out was a lot of space devoted to lottery tickets. You could sit down with your scratch-and-hopefully-win tickets and play until you are rich or poor.
This store is cool in my books. When I saw the peanut M&M's guy with a bunch of candy, I knew that I would love this store.
I had a great experience here. I'd return to check out the drinks and more. It will likely be my new Amazon location for order pickups.
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