Amazon extends $5 'thank my driver' program following 'extraordinary' demand
Amazon is extending its program that allows customers to send their delivery drivers a $5 tip, following unprecedented demand in the program's initial rollout. The program allows Amazon customers to use Alexa-enabled devices like Echo or Echo Show, and Amazon’s mobile app, to tip their most recent delivery driver. When a customer says, “Alexa, Thank My Driver” into the device, the driver will receive the $5. Amazon initially launched the program Dec. 7, but ended it after one day after receiving more than one million thank-my-driver requests. "After extraordinary participation by the community, starting December 21, we are extending the 'Alexa, Thank My Driver' $5 appreciation program by an additional one million 'thank yous'!" the company said on its website. "Drivers will receive a notification of when the $5 promotion has ended." In a separate emailed statement, the company said it had already reached nearly five million thank-yous. "Wh...