News from GeekWire, Amazon’s new delivery locker system shows firstly at 7-Eleven. It draws public’s eyes there because it represents an innovative method by which customers can receive their packages from the online retailer.

It is found that the electronic locker for delivery is settled at one 7-Eleven store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. There big human interface has been activated. The screen shows  actual branding for the product as“ Amazon Locker”

A 7-Eleven clerk said since the locker was just activated and no one is using it yet. He didn’t know when packages would start arriving. He said it is a very good idea to remove the headache if he does shopping online and nobody is waiting at home for the package. He is expecting more and more such electronic lockers to be settled close to neighborhood.

The locker idea, for those who are new to this story, is a novel one (at least in the U.S.). Amazon customers would be able to choose to have packages delivered to a specific 7-Eleven store, receiving an access code that could be used to open one of the lockers where the item is stored.
It is a cool idea, and could solve the problem of those shoppers who don’t have a reliable spot for deliveries to be left throughout the day.

Geekwire reached out to Amazon about the project, but have not heard a peep. Looks like they want to keep this one under wraps until they get some more testing under their belts.

The roll out of Amazon’s new locker system, first reported by The Daily, has captured national media attention. Since our story ran with photos of the lockers, we’ve received inbound requests from media outlets in San Francisco, Boston and beyond.
Why such an interest?

It plays into my theory that people love stories where there’s an overlap of the “real world” and technology. The idea of delivery locker also could change the way people think about e-commerce, bringing a whole new definition to the word convenience.