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Amazon driver put cardboard package in cardboard recycling bin due to be collected this week... delivery note explaining where parcel was had been placed in the bin too

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Amazon drivers here never even hand you the parcels anymore. They leave it on the doorstep, knock the door and then by the time you've gone to the door to collect it, they're driving off.

I did once have one not even bother knocking the door and automatically leave the parcel in the bin, even though I was at home and he could have just knocked the door and handed it to me. 🀦

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm not sure where you live, but our XYZ (USPS, Amazon, UPS) drivers almost never knock or ring the bell. FedEx is the only one that does, and they don't come very often. Maybe all the drivers know our house and don't want to hear the dogs. Honestly it's appreciated, I don't care to answer the door without prior notice, doubly so if no one is actually there when I do.

USPS drivers just want to get done for the day and go home, but Amazon (definitely) and UPS (I think) get docked for taking over X time per delivery. If someone comes to the door to talk to you and ask you something, that could really mess with your times.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

God's looking kindly on you if you can get away with not collapsing boxes before putting them in the paper bin.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Haha, astute observation. It's communal. Someone will have to squash it all down before long!

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just expediting the product lifecycle.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

When Amazon starts a garbage collection division "Amazon Waste & Dispose" we'll know there's a conspiracy!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I guess a porch pirate isn’t gonna look in the bin, and if they did, it does look like recycling

So I guess that’s something?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Fortunately remote enough not to have to worry about porch pirates. But maybe that's what the driver was thinking

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It just looks so sad there. Poor envelope.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

The best part was that I just opened the package, took out the item, and left the envelop there. Efficient recycling!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

Exact same thing happened to a friend of mine a few months ago. Guess who took his package while he was at work? That's right, the garbage men.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (3 children)

On a side not. Is it just me or does Amazon never follow the delivery instructions?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Where I live Amazon has started a new thing where expensive items have a one time password needed at the time of delivery. So basically unless you are available at the exact right moment and the delivery driver isn't an idiot, you are going to have issues. I live in a building with a concierge which you'd think would be helpful, but they actually seem to try actively to be unhelpful.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not just Amazon. I had a parcel being delivered by DPD while I was on holidays. I checked the delivery's webpage, which said "if you're not in, we'll leave it with your neighbour". Great!

While I was on holiday, I checked the status on the day of delivery: "you weren't in, we returned it to DPD depot". Somewhat annoying, but the depot is only 15 minute drive from mine, I can go collect it then I'm back home.

Checked it again when I got back home: "returned to sender".

The fun thing was that the item was the modem from my new internet provider, and my old provider was ceasing their services that very day.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (6 children)

My instructions were "On the porch or under the shelter by the bins"

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The courier: Let's see... "on the porch or ... bins". Bin it is!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting how the thought of knocking on the door also seems to have been short-circuited

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Package is now sheltered by the bins, so to speak.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe I need to erase the word "bin" from all delivery instructions. Too suggestive perhaps

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago (1 children)

when the company as allocated at most 5 seconds per delivery and you've already spent 3, reading instructions is not going to happen. Gotta go fast

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yep, this is the essence of it.

Also keep in mind the quality massively depending on how "close" to the actual amazon delivery you are, company-wise. Is it an amazon driver doing your delivery? A contractor? That contractor's subcontractor? I think DHL once used 5 levels of subcontractors?

At some point, so much money has been skimmed off by so many managers that the driver is losing money by breathing between actions.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

That's the thing, I'm always hesitant to give negative feedback on the delivery given I know it's more than likely that the driver is both overworked and poorly paid.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I'm sure it does nothing, but every time DPD/other fucks up a delivery by failing to even ring the bell and says "we missed you", I call up their customer service and waste their time complaining about the small amount of time allowed per package delivery.

I ask for drivers to be allowed more time. It's not entirely their fault (but some seemingly have no situational awareness).

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