This is freaky and imo, dangerous. They could end up with $$$ sitting in trucks, just waiting for you to click "buy".

Amazon wants to ship your stuff before you buy it


Amazon.com (AMZN -3.07%) knows you so well it wants to ship your next package before you order it.

The Seattle retailer in December gained a patent for what it calls "anticipatory shipping," a method to start delivering packages even before customers click "buy."

The technique could cut delivery time and discourage consumers from visiting physical stores. In the patent document, Amazon says delays between ordering and receiving purchases "may dissuade customers from buying items from online merchants."

So Amazon says it may box and ship products it expects customers in a specific area will want – based on previous orders and other factors — but haven't yet ordered. According to the patent, the packages could wait at the shippers' hubs or on trucks until an order arrives.

In deciding what to ship, Amazon said it may consider previous orders, product searches, wish lists, shopping-cart contents, returns and even how long an Internet user's cursor hovers over an item.

Today, Amazon receives an order, then labels packages with addresses at its warehouses and loads them onto waiting UPS, USPS or other trucks, which may take them directly to customers’ homes or load them onto other trucks for final delivery.

It has been working to cut delivery times, expanding its warehouse network to begin overnight and same-day deliveries. Last year, Amazon said it is working on unmanned flying vehicles that could take small packages to homes directly from its warehouses.

In the patent, Amazon does not estimate how much the technique will reduce delivery times.

http://money.msn.com/technology-investm ... you-buy-it

Oh my.
What a great opportunity to screw these people up!

We're thinking along the same lines, oskar ~

Sooz

I'm thinking a bit of mischief might make them forget about their patent.

Just think. Amazon having to pay a carrier to cart around/warehouse tons of unwanted stuff for months on end. A bit of "social media" networking could work wonders.