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Uber testing drugstore delivery service in D.C.

Delivery apps, meet your match. Laziness, meet your new best friend.

Uber unveiled a new, experimental delivery service exclusive to the District on Tuesday, which allows customers to order common drugstore items from allergy medicine to condoms with a tap of your thumb.

“Corner Store” works a lot like the Uber car service: Users set a delivery location and choose from a list of available items. In ten minutes or less, a driver delivers the items to the customer’s door.

Corner Store delivers common drugstore items to your doorstep. Photo by Flicker user shiilo75.
Corner Store delivers common drugstore items to your doorstep. Photo by Flicker user shiilo75.

The app automatically charges your Uber account for the items and  there’s no need to tip. Take advantage of the test service while you can, because Uber is likely to raise costs if it adopts “Corner Store” as a permanent addition to the app.

But the app does have its drawbacks because it’s an experimental service. The service only operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., so late-night or weekend orders aren’t an option. Users are invited to fill out an online application though the app is open to a limited number of Uber riders.

“Corner Store” joins a growing list of additions to the Uber app that are being tested in cities across the country. This week, Uber also released a moving service called Uber Movers in Atlanta and Nashville and announced plans for UberPool, which allows Uber riders to carpool with other users to split ride costs.

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