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@j @LukeAlmighty @matrix
Weirdly enough, these drop off points can be more convenient for all parties involved.

For the customer, maybe you're not at home at the scheduled delivery time. And maybe you don't want the package to just be left at the door, in case someone tries stealing it. Also, where I leave, I don't think delivery drivers are even allowed to do that. When I get a package, I need to give them a code sent to me via SMS from the store to confirm that I'm the client who ordered it.
And maybe I'm just a misanthrope and I don't want to deal with a human to get a package. But if the package is delivered to one of these drop off boxes, I can just swing by it when I return from work or whatever, and pick it up. The drop boxes are widespread enough that there's little extra walking I need to do to detour to one on an outside trip.

And for the driver, he has a simpler delivery route, with less stops, less fuel usage, etc. More environmentally friendly, more traffic friendly, and the driver can focus more time on delivering to the customers who specifically ask for things to be delivered straight to them because it's more urgent.