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Hermes guy taking photos of me?

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Itsbeen84yearss · 28/09/2021 11:41

Twice now I’ve answered the door to different Hermes delivery guys to find them pointing a mobile phone in my face to snap a photo?
Obviously they need to prove delivery and are trying to do contactless but I really think this is a bit rude without asking. Surely they should ask?

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FreeBritnee · 28/09/2021 11:43

The worst thing is this gets sent to whoever sent the package. My partner has received some hilarious photos of me looking a right state, surprised with parcel in hand 🤣

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Itsbeen84yearss · 28/09/2021 11:46

The captions for some of these pic- ‘Startled in doorway’ ‘not so fresh out of the shower’
The last guy actually smirked when he took it

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IDontDrinkTea · 28/09/2021 11:48

Haha my dog always emerges from the door first, so I have a range of photos of my dog ‘signing’ for parcels

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BarefootHippieChick · 28/09/2021 11:49

My Hermes guy simply takes a photo of the package on my hallway floor. I'm not sure they actually have to take photos of you?

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Itsbeen84yearss · 28/09/2021 11:50

@BarefootHippieChick

My Hermes guy simply takes a photo of the package on my hallway floor. I'm not sure they actually have to take photos of you?

That’s been the norm here until recently
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Wingedharpy · 28/09/2021 11:50

Get a porch - then it's just photos of your doormat.

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NigelSlatersXmasTaters · 28/09/2021 11:50

It's got to be the best bit of being a Hermes delivery driver Grin

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KeepSmiling89 · 28/09/2021 11:50

Our Hermes guy takes a photo of it on the floor at the doorway...usually gets DHs foot in the process but nothing else.

Ask them to do this instead and stand out of the way.

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FreeBritnee · 28/09/2021 11:51

It’s normal half of me to be fair. It’s been my feet a few times 😬

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HollyBollyBooBoo · 28/09/2021 11:57

Yeah I can tell which lovely neighbour has taken in my parcels just by the pic of their socks.

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LtDansLegs · 28/09/2021 11:59

I make sure to open the door standing behind it, at an angle now 😂 one too many photos taken, so now I avoid!!

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Ichangemynameagain · 28/09/2021 12:01

@BarefootHippieChick

My Hermes guy simply takes a photo of the package on my hallway floor. I'm not sure they actually have to take photos of you?

I'm on first name terms with my local hermes lady. She always takes pictures of my parcel on the door step, none of me!
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melj1213 · 28/09/2021 12:09

My Hermes driver takes a picture of parcels on the doorstep - if I'm in and open the door then he will reframe the picture to show the parcel on the open threshold of the door/just in the hallway (to show it was taken into the property) which occasionally gets my feet in the shot - but he never actually takes a picture of me.

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Curlymam88 · 28/09/2021 12:09

I've started opening the door to them and standing to the side before hermes snap their pics lately.

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godmum56 · 28/09/2021 12:18

yes that's weird...not least because round here they don't get close enough to hand me the parcel. They put it on the ground so sometimes they get my feet but that's all

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GeorgeMichaelBluth · 28/09/2021 12:19

My Hermes driver is brilliant, he only takes photos of my feet. He's helpful in other ways but I really appreciate no photos of me!

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shouldistop · 28/09/2021 12:21

I honestly think if a delivery driver took a photo of me standing inside my house I'd ask him to delete it. They only ever take a picture of the package on the floor at mine.

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VexedofVirginiaWater · 28/09/2021 12:25

Yes, they take a photo of the parcel on the floor in the open doorway - and usually my feet (which is bad enough).

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FreeBritnee · 28/09/2021 12:27

I love how we’re all pretty accepting of the volume of feet photos currently circulating 🤣

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Figmentofimagination · 28/09/2021 12:27

One Hermes driver delivered my package to the wrong house. I figured out where it was from the photo of the leopard print door mat and collection of shoes in the open porch

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IngridTails · 28/09/2021 12:29

In your face?

At best they get my slippers in the shot.

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scarpa · 28/09/2021 12:31

It's usually my feet because they open our porch door and put it down, then knock! Sometimes if they hand it directly to me it's me in a dressing gown haha.

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Blossomtoes · 28/09/2021 12:32

Pete, our Hermes driver, regularly photographs my feet. Never my face.

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Katela18 · 28/09/2021 12:53

They shouldn't be taking photos of your face...if they are ask them to stop.

I'm on good terms with my Hermes man (yes, I do enjoy a reasonable amount of online shopping). The other day I was being silly and pretended to pose while he took the picture, he told me they are meant to get as little of the person in shot as possible

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wigglerose · 28/09/2021 12:53

I get photos of my feet/shins.

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