Seven new Amazon lockers were installed across Stanford’s campus between November and mid-January, offering convenient package pickup locations for students, staff and faculty ordering directly through the retailer.
Students can now order packages directly to the locker addresses. This expands on the singular campus location, Amazon Locker — Resolve, installed outside of Tresidder Memorial Union’s west side last year.
“Over the past year, the pilot showed strong demand and high utilization by the Stanford community, which informed the decision to expand beyond this initial installation,” wrote Sonia Singh, associate director of communications for Stanford’s Mail and Package Services (MPS) within Land, Buildings and Real Estate (LBRE).
Now, the eight Amazon lockers stretch from Governor’s Corner to past Escondido Village Graduate Residences (EVGR), which are all accessible 24/7.
The new lockers were installed at 121 Campus Drive near Lyman Graduate Residences, 554 Savatierra Way near The Market at Munger, 560 Wilbur Way near Wilbur Field, 160 Comstock Circle at the Graduate Package Center and 726 and 740 Serra St and 729 Escondido Rd outside EVGR.
Yining Zhang ’29, who lives in Wilbur, is excited about how simple it will be for her to pick up deliveries.
“It’s pretty convenient for me just to walk outside my dorm and go get them,” Zhang told The Daily. “My friend orders a lot of packages from Amazon and actually gets so lazy to go get them. After a week, they move it to the package center, but I think with this new locker, it’ll be really good for her and she’ll actually get her stuff.”
Students also appreciate the speed and security the lockers will provide since they are managed and operated by Amazon.
“Not having to worry about the extra couple days of processing packages and the reduced risk of losing packages should make things arrive faster and give me peace of mind,” said Richard Wang ’27, who almost exclusively orders packages from Amazon.
However, due to Amazon’s direct management, MPS does not have oversight of packages delivered to the lockers, meaning any issues that come up must be resolved with Amazon.
According to Singh, the new lockers are not intended to replace previously existing package locker banks, but instead to supplement them.
Amazon packages ordered to the Newark warehouse will still be processed and ready for pickup from Stanford-managed lockers or the package center.
“It is really their choice. We just want to provide lots of options to our community,” Singh wrote.