Computer order handling system providing transferrable order delivery through networked electronic kiosks

A first kiosk comprising:

• a network interface that is configured to communicate through a wide area network;
• a display device;
• a user input interface;
• an item inventory handling apparatus that is configured to organize a plurality of items;
• an item delivery apparatus that is configured to receive items from some users and store the received items in the item inventory handling apparatus, and to delivery items from the item inventory handling apparatus to other users;
• and
• an order handling module that is configured to:
• receive an order inquiry from a user via the user input interface;
• and
• respond to a determination that the user placed an order to pick-up a first item from a second kiosk that is geographically spaced apart from the first kiosk, by performing one of:
• 1) displaying to the user, through the display device, driving directions from the first kiosk to the second kiosk;
• 2) in response to the first item not being in the inventory of the first kiosk, identifying that a third kiosk has the first item within its inventory and displaying at the first kiosk a geographic location of the third kiosk;
• 3) in response to the first item being in the inventory of the first kiosk, delivering the first item from the first kiosk to the user to complete the order;
• and/or
• 4) in response to the first item not being in the inventory of the first kiosk, displaying at the first kiosk an offer to deliver a second item that is within the inventory of the first kiosk and, in response to the user accepting the offer, delivering the second item to the user to complete the order, wherein the second item is different than the first item.