Use Alexa to send a “thank you” to some of the hardest working people this holiday season: Amazon delivery drivers
There’s no doubt that Amazon delivery drivers are some of the hardest working people out there. They deliver countless packages, year round, in rain, snow, or shine—and their job only gets more intense during the holiday season, when so many of us turn to Amazon for our holiday shopping needs. So this year, you can use Alexa to send an extra thank you to your driver—just say, “Alexa, thank my driver,” and your most recent delivery driver will be notified of your gratitude and receive an instant, $5 bonus at no extra cost to you.
Amazon announced the new program this week, saying that since the company started in 1994, it has delivered a staggering 15 billion packages in the U.S. alone. The new “thank you” feature is available to U.S. Amazon customers who have an Alexa-enabled device (like Echo or Echo Show), or the Alexa or Amazon Shopping mobile apps. The $5 rewards will be given to the first million drivers customers thank, at no extra cost to the customers. And the five drivers who receive the most “thank yous” during the holiday season will receive a $10,000 bonus, plus an additional $10,000 donation to a charity of their choice.
“We love hearing the countless stories from customers about the many ways delivery drivers make their lives better,” Amazon said in a news release. “We are excited for this new opportunity to thank these everyday heroes and giving our customers the ability to help us do it.”
The announcement continued, “Amazon has a long-standing commitment to empowering and investing in delivery drivers. While this thank-you is another moment for us to express our gratitude, it certainly will not be the last, and we look forward to finding additional opportunities to celebrate the drivers who deliver smiles for customers. Thank you, delivery drivers, for helping us deliver for customers this holiday season and every day.”
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