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7.00 am delivery. Text received 6.40 am, no one awake!

64 replies

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 09/06/2022 18:06

So they took it to a neighbour!!!! At 7.00 am. I don’t wake up until about 7.45am. How was l supposed to read the text.?

Ive had to take chocolates to neighbour. Is this normal for DPD?🤪

OP posts:
feathermucker · 09/06/2022 18:14

What time was the delivery scheduled for?!

MarmiteOnToast · 09/06/2022 18:16

Yes all day is from 7am normally

Pandorapitstop · 09/06/2022 18:36

Yes, it's normal.

BlancmanegeBunny · 09/06/2022 18:43

Were you expecting a delivery?

Mellowyellow222 · 09/06/2022 18:53

Are you complains that your 7am delivery came at 7am?

I don’t follow😂

HelloNorthernStar · 09/06/2022 18:59

delivery drivers can’t win can they. People complain when they don’t come and people complain when come when they say they will come. Maybe go to a shop and collect it yourself.

carefullycourageous · 09/06/2022 19:02

YABU as they did what they said they would do. I would have left my phone on if waitingf or a delivery that could come at 7am.

SantiMakesMeLaugh · 09/06/2022 19:03

I wouldn’t expect a delivery at 7.00am tbh unless it had been specifically planned for 7.00am.

im not out of bed at 7.00am either @ArseInTheCoOpWindow .
and no one in our house would have seen a text sent at 6.30am.

MissNothing1991 · 09/06/2022 19:04

If I was your neighbour I would have refused to take your package. Just because you're too lazy to get up and accept it yourself

jubileetrain · 09/06/2022 19:06

Mellowyellow222 · 09/06/2022 18:53

Are you complains that your 7am delivery came at 7am?

I don’t follow😂

None of my DPD emails say they will deliver between 7am and 7pm. I definitely wouldn't expect such an early drop.

Gr33ngr33ngr4ss · 09/06/2022 19:06

Yes, from 7am is normal, I think. Irritating but normal!

SantiMakesMeLaugh · 09/06/2022 19:08

carefullycourageous · 09/06/2022 19:02

YABU as they did what they said they would do. I would have left my phone on if waitingf or a delivery that could come at 7am.

It depends doesn’t it?
How would you know that a delivery could arrive at 7.00am unless it has been specified somewhere before? Telling the customer it will arrive at 7.00am 30mins before isn’t a lot of time and is likely to be missed.

Now IF the OP had agreed to such an early delivery before hand etc… that’s a different issue. But I’ve seen a 7.00am delivery before. Not the least because all the drivers around here seem to start their deliveries around 9.00am AFTER they’ve been to the depot etc… It’s not a normal time for us.

Original poster
ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 09/06/2022 19:08

I was expecting a parcel but had no idea on what day it would arrive.

l received the text at 6:40 am telling me it would arrive at 7.00 on the day of the text. I didn’t check my phone until l about 8.30 am. I knew nothing about it until l saw the DPD card on the mat at 8.00 am and was a bit confused as to where it had come from. I think it’s unrealistic to expect people to pick their texts up st that time. Some may be up but lots aren’t. The neighbour was also asleep.

OP posts:
SantiMakesMeLaugh · 09/06/2022 19:10

Sorry it was supposed to be
I have NEVER seen a delivery at 7.00am before. That’s including DPD

Smartiepants79 · 09/06/2022 19:12

Did they not knock on your door? Ring the bell?? Did you sleep through this?
Its quite early but as a one off occurrence in your life I’d jus have sworn under my breath and then gone back to bed.
They’re just doing their job.

knickersniff · 09/06/2022 19:12

We've had 7am-to past 9pm it's pretty normal now . Waking up my neighbours I'd be fuming 😡

ElspethBoomingHowsen · 09/06/2022 19:15

I had a skip a few weeks ago. Delivered it late morning and said they’d be in touch in a week to collect it. 6:25 a week later (Saturday morning) a big lorry arrives, two rowdy guys jump out chatting and laughing and bang on my door to collect the skip. I don’t think I was very popular that day…

DuchessofAnkh22 · 09/06/2022 19:16

I was woken up recently by a 06:10 delivery 😖, best part was it was to my office and I had to get down there to receive it..... They had helpfully texted me at around 3am to inform me of the time.

AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair · 09/06/2022 19:17

SantiMakesMeLaugh · 09/06/2022 19:10

Sorry it was supposed to be
I have NEVER seen a delivery at 7.00am before. That’s including DPD

From that I know you don't live on my street as we have deliveries at 7am, not something I find unusual at all

It's done now and you're are warned for the future that things outside your experience are possible 😀

Original poster
ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 09/06/2022 19:22

No, l heard nothing. I would have answered the door. However l was asleep. Curtains still closed in every room. Dh had gone to the gym at 6:30, but he never opens curtains🙄

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ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 09/06/2022 19:24

Text at 3.00am. Who’s going to read that?!

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PatAndFrank · 09/06/2022 19:26

Shame on the delivery company for not knowing your sleep schedule - it’s as though they have a number of deliveries a day and someone has to be early - mind boggling

chocopuffs · 09/06/2022 19:28

I think you're being quite dramatic. I don't think 7am on a week day is that ridiculous when it's a one-off and I'm sure the delivery driver had been up for work a lot earlier than that - I guess you were just first on their route.

Rememberallball · 09/06/2022 19:30

To be fair to the OP, I usually get a text the day before a DPD delivery is due to say that they will message on the day, usually ‘by 11.30am’ with a 1 hour delivery window. I wouldn’t have an issue with such an early delivery as I’m usually the only one awake at that time; but I understand not everyone is an early bird!!

I think, if you’re going to be their first deliveries of the day, they should set your delivery window notification the night before.

BatshitCrazyWoman · 09/06/2022 19:35

I've had a few that have been that early. In general I leave for work just before 7 am, so am definitely up! (Tend to get parcels delivered to work as there is always someone there, however early).