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Do delivery drivers know what they are delivering?

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stripeyreds0cks · 25/02/2023 17:12

Does anyone know if delivery drivers know what they are delivering?
I mean Amazon, DPD, Evri etc not the local pizza place.

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Needmorelego · 25/02/2023 17:17

No. Why would they. They don't have enough time to deliver the parcels let alone look at them.
Some companies might have their name on the box but I doubt the drivers know every company out there (or care).

pigsinoodies · 25/02/2023 17:27

An Amazon driver delivering stuff in Amazon packaging wouldn't have a clue what they're delivering but a driver for a parcel company delivering on behalf of a third party which specialises in certain items might be able to identify the sender and guess what they're delivering from that.

Many years ago I worked for a parcel company which delivered for a company well known for their sales of sex toys and lingerie. The drivers obviously didn't know exactly what they were delivering but they had a fair idea.

GoodChat · 25/02/2023 17:31

Sometimes it's obvious from the sender. Sometimes it's not. Amazon send things in open packaging sometimes.

Greenbeans123 · 25/02/2023 17:34

Sometimes they do. So dpd deliver medical supplies to our home once a month (they have a contract with the medical supplier and becauseof what it is its classed as priority). They let me know if something is missing/is coming a different day seem to know a lot of detail however when they deliver other things they have no clue.
Delivery drivers must know if it's an expensive item because you have to give a code but I wouldn't imagine they know what it is.

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