Postmates is giving customers the option of getting their goods without physical contact with the delivery person as fears rise in the US about the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
The company, which mostly delivers restaurant meals but also orders from local stores, claims to cover 80% of US households through operations in more than 4,200 cities and towns across the country.
“Today, we’re introducing Dropoff Options which will give our customers the ability to specify how they’d like to receive deliveries,” the company wrote in a blog post. “Customers can choose to meet their Postmate at the door, as they have before, meet curbside, or go non-contact and have deliveries left at the door.
“We know there are always people who, for health and other reasons, might prefer a non-contact delivery experience and we believe this will provide customers with that option,” Postmates made clear.
To use the new feature, customers only need order as normal and will then be prompted to select their delivery preference before checking out.
