I disagree with your premise. You are assuming that drone delivery could only be successful as a replacement for all delivery, or that it is intended for that purpose. Certainly there are some procedures, legislations, and mechanical aspects that must be worked out to make it viable, but none of these is insurmountable.
It would begin as a special service which would be limited in range from a distribution hub, but worth some extra cost for someone in business who needed something now. Who would benefit the most from and invest in such a service, imagine a business working on a customer order in a machine shop and the last specific tool they had on hand just broke and they need another now. They would be the kind of customers to give this a shot.
As for designated landing sites or drop offs without landing, that can also be worked out in some specific cases. I think it unlikely someone living in an apartment would pay extra for drone delivery, although it could be accomplished at an apartment with a balcony without the drone landing (with proper packaging).
Bottom line if there is a market for it and it is profitable enough long term, someone will do it, the rest is just details.
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Thanks for the feedback and voicing your views. Only time will tell what happens. I was just addressing lots of the hype that I saw regarding drones and delivery and how they were going to take over. There are very few in the air right now and already lots of problems with commercial aircraft among other things. I just wanted to layout some of the numbers which in doing so make it hard to imagine.
I appreciate your disagreement and where I do agree with you is that if there is a profitable business to be had then there will be but for the moment I just don't see many areas where that could be the case.