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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Luan Khai Nguyen, Auburn, WA (US);
William Alexander Strand, Sammamish, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided herein for utilizing a community pantry engine. The techniques include receiving, from a first user, a first order request for a first portion of a bulk item that comprises a first portion a second portion. A second user may be identified based at least in part on geographic locations of the first user and the second user. A notification related to the first order request may be provided to the second user. A second order request for the second portion for the bulk item may be received from the second user. Discounted delivery costs for the first order request and the second order request may be calculated. The first portion of the item may be provided to the first user according to the discounted delivery costs. The second portion of the bulk item may be provided to the second user according to the discounted delivery costs.