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lonelylou09 · 2025-10-14T21:46:36+00:00

AIBU to complain to Amazon about their delivery driver today? It's really freaked me out. I was home during my lunch break today and was in the kitchen seeing to our new weeny rescue pup. I heard the front door open and a male voice and thought it was my other half home early from work. I went into the garden to see to the pup and when I came back in I saw 2 Amazon parcels on the floor in the hallway and I then had delivery notifications on my phone saying 'parcel handed to resident'. My OH was no where to be seen and didn't come home til much later so it wasn't him. I then concluded that the driver opened my front door and put the parcels there without even knocking or leaving them in the safe place as is noted. I'm really freaked out that someone opened the front door...one thing is he could of let the pup out who isn't allowed out yet as too young and also one of the boxes contained rat poison which the pup then could of gotten hold of. I'm guessing it wasn't our usual guy as he knows where to leave them and I've never had anyone just open the door before. I can't see any way to complain to Amazon online but I can escalate it to a phone call. I guess lesson learned to lock the door either way but as I was going back out shortly I don't usually bother. But surely that's just so unprofessional?

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:44

Happygolucky314 · 14/10/2025 23:32

lock and unlock your door
stop making it sound like you’re new puppy was at your front door waiting for it to be open your puppy was with you according to the story being let out so therefore he wouldn’t of darted it out the front
just lock your door no excuses. I live where I do and if I have to take several trips to the car one after another I do that with door open. Once I’m done I lock it no matter time or day because it stops anyone just opening it up.
just lock your door and be done with the issue an stop with the excuses

Never said puppy was at the door..I said he could have let pup out. So if you're bringing shopping in from your car on the drive so you unlock and relock your front door for each carry bag? 😂😂
I come home, I let pup out to garden...I came in to put kettle on whilst keeping eye on pup who is in and out back garden before I unload my work stuff from car ... sometimes my OH comes back from work at same time and has to unload stuff from his van. Sometimes I'm only home for 5 minutes..sometimes half an hour. It's a small house so I can hear the door unless at bottom of garden.
Not saying I shouldn't lock my door but surely in his professional job role shouldn't just be opening random doors without even knocking??

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sosorryimnotsorry · 14/10/2025 23:44

I’m sorry but people shouldn’t have to keep their doors locked. Delivery drivers should not open front doors and let themselves in unless it is explicitly stated in the delivery instructions. There is no excuses for not reading delivery instructions either - it’s part of their job. It’s not ok in any other profession to not do the task correctly because you haven’t read the instructions correctly. Delivery drivers are no different.

AtomHeartMotherOfGod · 14/10/2025 23:43

How was he to know the boxes contained rat poison? I thought you meant deliberately. And if the contents were visible, how was he to know something in your home was at risk from it?

This is on you to improve your security.

Falalfn · 14/10/2025 23:39

Lock your door. If you don't want to lock it for your own protection, then lock it for your dog's protection. It's totally ridiculous to have it unlocked when you have a puppy. You must lock it, or stuff like this will happen. Or worse.

Happygolucky314 · 14/10/2025 23:32

lock and unlock your door
stop making it sound like you’re new puppy was at your front door waiting for it to be open your puppy was with you according to the story being let out so therefore he wouldn’t of darted it out the front
just lock your door no excuses. I live where I do and if I have to take several trips to the car one after another I do that with door open. Once I’m done I lock it no matter time or day because it stops anyone just opening it up.
just lock your door and be done with the issue an stop with the excuses

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:29

INX · 14/10/2025 23:15

Also, no matter where I lived I'd want to protect my dogs from being accidentally let out.

We've had a dog free house for most of this year after losing our previous dog so we've only just got this weeny rescue pup so yes we do need to think about that now. As I said I've never had an issue before...everyone knocks the door so I have time to secure the pup...I stupidly thought that's why there are knockers on doors!

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:26

Ok guess the general theme is this is totally my fault for not locking the door and not realising that delivery drivers just go round opening front doors if they can without knocking and that's totally fine. Even so as I said my instructions are leave in safe place and there is even a note on the front door itself saying leave parcels in the box.
My issue is he didn't even knock the door. I'm not on about rapists and axe murderers ex cetera wandering into the house.. obviously if they wanted to get in a lock isn't going to stop them...he is there to do a professional job!

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DysonLover1 · 14/10/2025 23:17

lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:14

I heard the door open and then a male voice to assumed it to be my OH as wouldn't expect anyone else to just be opening my front door!
It wasnt very loud and when my OH didn't appear I assumed he had gone back to his van for something.
I was distracted by letting the puppy out in my lunch break. It was only when I saw the parcels and that OH van wasn't there I realised the Amazon delivery driver had just opened the door and left the boxes there on the floor.

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I would just never leave my door unlocked

INX · 14/10/2025 23:15

Also, no matter where I lived I'd want to protect my dogs from being accidentally let out.

INX · 14/10/2025 23:14

lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:06

I guess it depends where you live. We have a very very low crime rate. Small village street and neighbours all look out for each other. The council changed the doors a few years ago so they don't automatically lock when shut so if we are just home for a few minutes in-between jobs and back and forth to our vehicles we don't lock the door.
Once we are in and obviously if we are out doors are locked.

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You're not in and out every single minute of the day.

You've just got yourself into a lazy habit that's all.

People still get burgled, raped and murdered in small villages.

And people can easily intrude on your home as you found out today.

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:14

DysonLover1 · 14/10/2025 23:02

Do you not know what your OH’s voice sounds like? 🤔

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I heard the door open and then a male voice to assumed it to be my OH as wouldn't expect anyone else to just be opening my front door!
It wasnt very loud and when my OH didn't appear I assumed he had gone back to his van for something.
I was distracted by letting the puppy out in my lunch break. It was only when I saw the parcels and that OH van wasn't there I realised the Amazon delivery driver had just opened the door and left the boxes there on the floor.

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:10

onwards2025 · 14/10/2025 23:00

He called out to get your attention and trying the door to deliver is a very common thing for a courier to do. If you don't want the possibility of a delivery driver opening your door then keep it locked, the onus is on you to lock the door or put a note out. Complaining would to me be a massive overreaction. He was there to deliver your parcel, which is precisely what he did and no harm has been done.

I'm sorry but my instructions are to leave in safe place. Not 'just let yourself in'. He could have let the dog out. A knock is the generally acceptable way of getting someone's attention at front door level.

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:06

INX · 14/10/2025 23:03

I genuinely don't understand why so many MNetters refuse to lock their front doors.

What is the point of it?

Such a stark contrast between them and those who can't even bring themselves to open their doors!

I guess it depends where you live. We have a very very low crime rate. Small village street and neighbours all look out for each other. The council changed the doors a few years ago so they don't automatically lock when shut so if we are just home for a few minutes in-between jobs and back and forth to our vehicles we don't lock the door.
Once we are in and obviously if we are out doors are locked.

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ninjahamster · 14/10/2025 23:04

It’s difficult. My settings say to leave in the porch and mist do but then sometimes I think they are really rushed and haven’t time to check so they might open the porch door or front door or ring the bell or dump on the doorstep…
Our front door is always unlocked, well, we do generally lock at night at about midnight then son unlocks it for work at 6am. But we have a dog that barks. But also we have 4 kids, grown up now, but as teens they would be in and out so keeping it unlocked made sense!
Got to be honest though, most people who visit us just walk in. The kids’ friends always just wandered in.

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:04

Fibonacci2 · 14/10/2025 23:00

If the poison was distributed in a way that could fit through your letterbox, how angry would you be? If you ordered rat poison I’d expect you to be on high alert personally!

It wouldn't fit through the letterbox and my instructions are leave it in the safe place. I would not except some doing Thier professional job to just open someone's door without knocking and leave parcels there on the floor. They never have before.

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INX · 14/10/2025 23:03

I genuinely don't understand why so many MNetters refuse to lock their front doors.

What is the point of it?

Such a stark contrast between them and those who can't even bring themselves to open their doors!

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 23:02

youalright · 14/10/2025 22:57

This pretty much same thread was written a couple of days ago. Lock your doors. And pay attention to your delivery tracker. I don't understand why people dont lock their doors someone could be in and out within seconds without you realising and your car keys and car are gone. Or even worse a serial killer or rapist could just wander in. Its absolutely idiotic not to lock your doors.

Yeah I get that as as I've just replied to someone else we live rurally and if home in-between jobs we are in and out to vehicles several times loading equipment ect.
I don't get delivery tracking except to say it's arriving on that day.
When we are home for the evening obviously we lock the doors

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DysonLover1 · 14/10/2025 23:02

lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 22:55

As I said..I was in the kitchen at the time so I heard the door open and a voice and thought it was my OH. I went to the garden afterwards as assumed OH had gone back out to his van when he didn't come into the kitchen.
I know obviously the Delivery driver wouldn't of known it was poison but he didn't even knock

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Do you not know what your OH’s voice sounds like? 🤔

GarlicPound · 14/10/2025 23:01

Wow, two Amazon drivers letting themselves in through unlocked front doors in two days!

The obvious replies are:
Lock your door
Check your delivery instructions.

A lot of people want their parcels left inside the front door, having some sort of porch/vestibule arrangement, or simply because stuff gets stolen from outside. They leave their doors unlocked when expecting a delivery. Drivers have no telepathic insight into whether your door's unlocked on purpose or not.

onwards2025 · 14/10/2025 23:00

He called out to get your attention and trying the door to deliver is a very common thing for a courier to do. If you don't want the possibility of a delivery driver opening your door then keep it locked, the onus is on you to lock the door or put a note out. Complaining would to me be a massive overreaction. He was there to deliver your parcel, which is precisely what he did and no harm has been done.

Fibonacci2 · 14/10/2025 23:00

If the poison was distributed in a way that could fit through your letterbox, how angry would you be? If you ordered rat poison I’d expect you to be on high alert personally!

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 22:59

minipie · 14/10/2025 22:53

Sorry I’m just 😮 at your unlocked front door. Maybe the delivery driver assumed you’d left it open exactly for that purpose?

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We live rurally and both myself and OH are self employed and keep a lot of our work stuff in our vehicles on the drive so in-between jobs we are often and out hence not locking the front door if we are back and to loading our vehicles ect.
Either way...surely the guy should of knocked first?!

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Springflowersyay · 14/10/2025 22:58

If you have a puppy and are ordering rat poison for delivery to your home, it’s your responsibility to know where it is.

With a small puppy, I’d have things like that delivered to a locker for collection.

Tetchypants · 14/10/2025 22:57

I think be grateful if it was a delivery driver and not a burglar or escaped convict or axe murder. That’s not to say I agree he should’ve walked into your house, though he probably just quickly put the parcels down and closed the door. No harm done but lesson learned: if you shut your door just lock it, takes one second and then you and your belongings are safe.

youalright · 14/10/2025 22:57

This pretty much same thread was written a couple of days ago. Lock your doors. And pay attention to your delivery tracker. I don't understand why people dont lock their doors someone could be in and out within seconds without you realising and your car keys and car are gone. Or even worse a serial killer or rapist could just wander in. Its absolutely idiotic not to lock your doors.