Shipping

In the very near future I can see a world where we no longer have UPS come right to our door. There will be a 3rd party location within 5-10 miles from your house and you will go there (think like a big club-style warehouse) to pick up all the stuff you bought from ebay, and amazon and also your birthday present from your grandmother, etc. And you'll be happy to do it because it will be much cheaper to get things shipped. At this point 'free shipping' is thrown around all over the place, but let's face it--it is expensive to have a truck drive right to your door, and then to your next door neighbor, and then the next house, etc. Gas and brown shorts aren't cheap and we all pay to some extent. The localized shipping thing makes sense--as we buy more and more online per capita, this additional cost will become a bigger burden and at some point...UPS is going to be unable to keep up with the demand. 2020 or so, watch for it--local shipping distribution outlets where you go pick up most of your packages. You'll still have the option to click 'ship to my house', but it will be prohibitively expensive...you won't use it once the system changes.