POD ON ME
Where the pods come from

20 former FedEx kiosks. A second life.

The first POD ON ME fleet starts with 20 retired FedEx drop-off kiosks. They are walk-in, weatherproof shells about 8′×10′, built to stand outside in all seasons, and much larger than a typical office phone booth.

Instead of scrapping them or ordering 20 new shells, we strip each one to the frame and rebuild it as a private room. The pod keeps the kiosk’s footprint and height, so it looks like a refined kiosk and not a shipping container.

After: the kiosk restored as a POD ON ME pod on the same footprintBefore: the decommissioned kiosk on the same spotBeforeAfter
Same spot, same footprint: a retired kiosk restored as a POD ON ME pod. Design rendering.

Before and after are design renderings, not photographs of our specific units. Branding is removed from retired units. POD ON ME is not affiliated with FedEx.

Watch the restoration

Old kiosk in. POD ON ME out.

A retired kiosk, restored in place: same spot, same footprint. Design animation.
The rebuild

What happens to every kiosk.

The same rebuild on every unit, so the fleet looks, works and is serviced the same way.

A former FedEx drop-off kiosk in service
The unit type in service, as a FedEx drop-off kiosk (representative image).
  • Strip the old interior and obsolete hardware
  • Repair rust, seams, roof and structural framing
  • Re-skin in charcoal metal panels with lit edges
  • Fit impact-rated tinted glass and a commercial door
  • Build an acoustic interior shell
  • Install desk, display, seating, mini water vending and a luggage bay
  • Add HVAC, fresh-air intake and exhaust, and filtration
  • Add smart lock, tap-to-pay terminal and exterior status screen
  • Anchor to an engineered base with hidden utilities
A rebuilt POD ON ME pod on a busy downtown plaza at night
Why reuse

Less waste, faster launch.

Reusing sound steel shells keeps 20 structures out of the scrapyard and gets the first pods open sooner than building new.

Investors and partners can see the full rebuild budget in the investor area.