Amazon is officially in peak holiday mode.
The Garner fulfillment center is going from its usual 600,000 packages a day to nearly 800,000. This adds up to more than 26 million packages between now and Christmas.
WRAL’s 5 On Your Side got a look inside the operation and walked through the step-by-step process of how an Amazon package magically arrives at your door.
The process begins at the inbound dock, where packages from sellers and manufacturers are delivered. Then, those items go through a five-step process before being shipped to you.
From the inbound dock, received items are inspected for quality and scanned into the system by employees like Pam Stewart.
“It warms my heart to know that we will deliver gifts to the children on time and make the parents happy too,” he said.
From there, the products are stored, so they are ready for purchase. That’s where you, the buyer, comes in.
Once you press “buy,” a robot picks up the item and sends it to the packing department, where workers pack boxes in seconds.
It is then ready for SLAM or scanning, labeling, applying and manifesting.
This is where each package receives its shipping label and is loaded onto the truck headed your way.
If you want to know if your order came from Garner, there’s a good chance it does. About 60% of the packages processed here end up in Wake County, while most of the rest goes to surrounding counties.
You can tell if it comes from Garner by checking the label: look for “RDU1” on the package.
If you’ve ever wondered how much an Amazon seller makes, independent sellers in North Carolina make an average of $200,000 in sales each year.
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