Tag: Amazon

My 10-mile bike ride to a free tour of the local Amazon warehouse

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what happens before that Amazon package lands on your door.

Did you know that Amazon offers free tours of some of its facilities?

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A peek inside the high-tech world of an Amazon warehouse (by bike, of course)

We took a free tour of our local Amazon warehouse (I mean fulfillment center).

We picked an unusual bike-ride destination this time: our nearby Amazon warehouse, er, I mean fulfillment center.

Ads for (free) Amazon tours have been popping up in my Twitter feed for a while, so when I saw one for a Saturday that worked for us, I pounced. (Pro tip for all my retired friends: weekday tour spots are much easier to get.)

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