Amazon Now Takes Photos Of Packages At Your House

SEATTLE, WA -- Does it ever frustrate you when you can't find an Amazon package in the front of your house? Maybe it's hidden behind a plant or the envelope is tucked underneath a mat. Now, the company is trying to make it easier for customers to find their newly-shipped items. The company recently rolled out "Logistics Photo On Delivery," which requires delivery drivers to snap a photo of the packages and send it to the buyer.

A spokeswoman for the company told USA Today it is "one of many delivery innovations we’re working on to improve convenience for customers."

"The Photo on Delivery program has existed for at least six months, but recently Amazon updated the delivery device and app used by delivery personnel in its Amazon Logistics delivery system — called Rabbit by drivers — so all Logistics drivers can take a photo," USA Today reported. "This has made the program more visible to a broader geographic swath of Amazon customers nationwide. It's currently available at least in the Seattle, San Francisco and Northern Virginia metro areas and only comprises a small portion of U.S. deliveries."

Twitter users had mixed feelings about the new Amazon service. Here's what they said:

Thanks amazon for sending me a photo of my package delivered. That’s really cool.
— Angie (@ang_belita) March" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/ang_belita... 3, 2018

So amazon just sent a photo of where they hid our package.
— urSENPAI (@ambercramirez) March" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/ambercrami... 5, 2018

--Photo by Renee Schiavone