Doorman, a company tackling the problem of missed deliveries by allowing consumers to schedule their own deliveries as late as midnight, has now gone live in Chicago and is preparing to soon launch in New York.
The idea Doorman wants to solve is fairly common – people are increasingly shopping online, but deliveries, including Amazon Prime’s two-day delivery option, still sees packages arriving at various hours of the day. In some cases, packages are left on doorsteps where they could be stolen, or other times, they’re held until someone can sign, such in the case of high-value electronics or wine.
Instead of taking delivery whenever the shipper, like UPS or FedEx, sees fit, Doorman users provide an online retailer with their personal “Doorman address” (a location in the Doorman warehouse). The company then signs for you and holds the package until you’re ready to receive it. Users are alerted through a push notification in the Doorman app, and can schedule their delivery from 6 PM to midnight, 7 days a week.