A drama unfolds at the UPS store (with audio)
A drama unfolds at the UPS store (with audio)
what begins as people watching becomes so much more
Preface
People watching is the best. I read a very good piece by Oleg the other day called Commuters in which he simply described the people he saw on the bus1.
It stuck with me - later that day while waiting in a VERY LONG line at the UPS store, I found myself writing about everyone I saw - here’s a brief retelling of what happened that day.
Saturday
I'm waiting in line at the UPS store and I am pissed off.
There are two people in front of me and things are moving sooooo sloooooow.
No wonder everyone uses Amazon for everything now, I think to myself, this brick and mortar shit is old news - its so inefficient and TAKING TOO LONG. Of course this is why most of physical world now simply exists to process returns for Amazon - UPS Stores, Macys, Targets, Staples, Taco Bell (pending). The big stores have realized the only way to lure people in is by becoming distribution centers for Amazon. Then maybe while they got you in there you'll also see a chair o…
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