To think that posties should knock and wait rather than opening my front door

[PippiL]

And shoving a parcel through?

Admittedly, I do have a porch, and I also didn't have the front door locked.

But it does happen a lot. Really cheeses me off.

AIBU?

I always thought the porch was somewhere for people to stand out of the rain whilst waiting for you to open the door? Even if you don't use it like this, I can understand the postman thinking that you might (especially since you obviously keep it unlocked).

Sorry - having reread I now want to double check - the postman comes into the porch and then opens the door to the house and puts the parcel inside?

Or does he open the door to the porch and leave the parcel in the porch?

Where I used to,live postie used to open my actual front door and throw parcel into my living room :O

You're lucky. My postie doesnt even bother to knock. He just shoved a card thru and I have to go to the sorting office to collect it myself.

My postie opens the back door (farmhouse, everyone uses that door) and puts the parcel inside. Fine by me.

It wouldn't bother me at all if our postman did that. Would far rather that than them assuming we weren't in and putting a card through the door for us to go and collect the parcel.

Mine opens front door and puts the parcel in.
He did ask me if it was OK first though.

If he's opening the porch door and leaving the parcel in the porch, YABU.

If he's standing in your porch and opening your main front door to put your parcel in your actual house, then YANBU. This can be remedied by sticking a chain on the door or leaving it locked.

I'd be happy! Far better than trekking miles to collect the parcel

Ok, I am just being a grumpy sod :-)

All good points, at least he doesn't leave stuff outside in the rain to get wet!

My postman has actually come to my place of work to give me a parcel rather than leave it outside. Smaller packages he puts through the cat flap into the kitchen!

I used to get some just propped against the front door, in plain view!

There was a thread recently about peeing in the PO. I was impressed by that and I'm impressed by this too, the post office is really going that extra mile when it comes to customer service.

If your leaving the door unlocked then that is surely an invitation? Lock your door if you have a problem with people opening it.

Mine opens the door and leaves the parcel
on the draining rack. I'm vet grateful that I don't have to schlep down to the sorting office to collect my parcels.

My postie knocks on the door, shouts and throws the parcels into the living room if I have both doors propped open

Lock the door!

I also used to get the card without the knock, particularly when I lived in a flat.

If it's shut but not locked my door comes open if you lean hard.
Dear postie if this happens please pull it shut. I know no one can see my door from the road, but it lets lots of freezing cold in

I have a porch - I lock the inner door into the house but the porch door is usually unlocked and deliveries are left there out of sight. Works well for me and our postman!