Now, Amazon has outlined plans to pack parachutes into shipping labels, so packages can be safely dropped as the drone buzzes by. According to the patent, the label should be about the same size ...

Other shipping companies, such as UPS and FedEx, likewise expect to receive the package on the date printed on the label. Not shipping on time can affect tracking, and possibly create ill will ...

Click the "Ship" tab at the upper left corner of the page, then click "Create Shipment" under "Package, Envelope or Express Freight." Enter your user ID and password in the appropriate fields ...

4. Click the "Calculate Shipping Cost" button, then click "Confirm and Pay" to have you PayPal account billed and get a printable label you can affix to the package you're sending.

If it is a returning package, customers need to buy a RET-ID and write that on top of the package. The service is not available for unpackaged returns. ‘The delivery person prints out a shipping label ...

Going to the post office to ship a package isn't necessary anymore. USPS, FedEx and UPS all have a pickup option. Amazon is a bit trickier. We'll explain.

A drone could someday drop off a package that gently lands in someone’s yard thanks to a shipping label with a built in parachute. (Amazon Illustrations via USPTO) It’s a bird, it’s a plane ...

In a new patent discovered by GeekWire, Amazon's next step is an "Aerial Package Delivery System," a delivery label that includes one of those parachutes that could make shipping via an unmanned ...