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Delivery driver leaving rat poison in my hallway

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 22:46

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?

OP posts:
BallerinaRadio · 14/10/2025 22:57

It's hard to get past his different the actual story is to what your headline suggests

lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 22:56

sittingonabeach · 14/10/2025 22:52

What are your instructions for delivery?

There is a similar thread about Amazon driver trying to open a door. Seems like quite a few do this rather than leaving it outside. Just lock your doors!

Edited

My instructions are to leave in parcel box outside ..never had an issue before

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lonelylou09 · 14/10/2025 22:55

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 14/10/2025 22:50

If you were outside at the back you may not have heard the driver knocking, but it may have been obvious you were in. No harm done this time, but lock the door in future. The driver probably didn't know you'd ordered rat poison whereas you did. I wouldn't like someone letting themselves in so would make sure it didn't happen again. I wouldn't bother complaining either.

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

OP posts:
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?

ShenandoahRiver · 14/10/2025 22:52

Your title makes it sound as if he deliberately left rat poison in your hallway.

sittingonabeach · 14/10/2025 22:52

What are your instructions for delivery?

There is a similar thread about Amazon driver trying to open a door. Seems like quite a few do this rather than leaving it outside. Just lock your doors!

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 14/10/2025 22:50

If you were outside at the back you may not have heard the driver knocking, but it may have been obvious you were in. No harm done this time, but lock the door in future. The driver probably didn't know you'd ordered rat poison whereas you did. I wouldn't like someone letting themselves in so would make sure it didn't happen again. I wouldn't bother complaining either.

sittingonabeach · 14/10/2025 22:50

So many people don’t lock their doors - why?

sosorryimnotsorry · 14/10/2025 22:50

YANBU to complain. I would. I keep my front door locked for this specific reason.

Dora26 · 14/10/2025 22:49

Lock your door - cheap lesson imo

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