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From where did Jeff Bezos personally ship Amazon's first-ever order in 1995?
Answer
His garage
Amazon began as a small operation run out of Bezos's garage in Bellevue, Washington, where he packed and shipped the company's first book sale himself.
💡 Did you know?
Amazon's first product ever sold was a book about computers, shipped by founder Jeff Bezos from his garage in 1995.
Other options people guess
- A rented office
- A Seattle warehouse
- A storage unit
Topics
- amazon
- e-commerce
- startup-history
- 1990s
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