to think this is the stupidest place ever to leave a parcel?

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This morning, a Hermes delivery man called round with a parcel for us.

DH & I were both out, so no-one in to accept the parcel. Because it's bin day and recycling week, our recycling wheelie bin was at the end of the drive, waiting for the binmen to come along and empty it.

For whatever crazy reason, the Hermes man decided that the best thing to do with our parcel was to leave it in the as yet unemptied wheelie bin. And then he helpfully posted one of those cards through the door. "Sorry I missed you - your parcel was left in the..... Bin"

Luckily for the parcel, DH went home early because he was feeling very ill (not lucky for DH), and rescued the parcel before the bin men turned up - they get to our house quite late on, also luckily.

But really. Surely most delivery people would think "Hmm. There's a bin at the end of almost every driveway on this road. Perhaps it's bin day? Better not leave the parcel in the bin, just in case."

AIBU to think that this deliveryman is completely brainless?

Idiotic Hermes left 2 Nintendo 3DSs and extra games all on our doorstep before Christmas. Over £400 worth of stuff sitting outside the front of our house. In about 4 different parcels
I was so annoyed. There are times when something crappy and inexpensive gets taken to the post office which is open at ridiculous hours and is a sodding pita to retrieve the parcel. The one fucking time you wouldn't mind going out of your way to collect it as it's valuable and they dump it on full view for everyone to see
What would have happened if I had contacted amazon and denied all knowledge of receiving the parcels? Would they have sent our full replacements no questions?

Our local postie once left us a note saying she had left a parcel in our greenhouse I was as we don't have a greenhouse! Turns out it was under the netting which we had over the strawberries. She must have been having an off day as she is very good usually.

YANBU funnily enough my hermes driver did the exact same thing with my next delivery, he put it in our garden veg waste bin, fortunately it had had already been emptied! but yuck! I got DP to get it out he has longer arms!

Yodel did the same to me with my daughters birthday present in a bin that was full of nappies and soiled waste from the cat litter tray.

It smelled delightful!

I've had a parcel containing an expensive camera stuck in our hedge, in the rain, in full view of the whole street, and no card left. I was not impressed. But leaving something in the bin on collection day is just plain stupid. I wonder how many parcels go to landfill that way...

Yes have had this with FuckingYodel, who put a parcel in the recycling bin, on recycling day despite the fact in the "FAQ about FuckingYodel" section of their website they state that they will not leave parcels in a bin of any description.
I contacted FuckingYodel several times to ask what they were going to do to sort it, and am STILL waiting for a response, 11 months later.
I also contacted Great Plains, and informed them of what FuckingYodel had done - they were fantastic - they sent me a claim form, refunded immediately on receipt of the form, and told me that they would no longer be using that useless shower of shits to deliver their parcels. I fucking hate FuckingYodel.

We run a kennels and my Hermes threw a parcel over into a kennel run !!! Nice leather belt and clothes then eaten . When I complained to delivery company they couldn't see the problem. Top shop however were very good. Bloody silly company

My friends iPad was delivered and left in the field, with my 2 year old baby horse as the postie couldn't be arsed to open the gate & walk 200 yards. Am not joking, luckily it was discovered fairly quickly and wasn't trample on by my inquisitive & playful little horse! What do they think though?

My DS was one on Friday. I came home from work on Wednesday to a note from Yodel "parcel in blue bin at gate"

Blue bin at gate (like everyone else in the cul de sac) cos BLUE BIN DAY!! Blue bin now empty 😒

Phones yodel - "at least he will have another birthday next year lol"

Yes. But he will never have another first birthday you numb fucks!!!

eyestightshut I get the impression you dislike yodel .

I think 'FuckingYodel' should have one of those little TM (trademark) symbols by it.

FuckingYodel failed to deliver a parcel to my workplace claiming that there was nobody there ......its a school with about 800 pupils and lord knows how many staff on site and this was a weekday, mid morning term time. ....and they couldn't find someone there?? FuckingYodel indeed.

Yodel are bloody terrible, they knock once and fuck off, let me answer the fucking door.

Had an email once from amazon saying that a parcel addressed to my parents had not been delivered by ~^{%>{$ because the address does not exist . Came as a bit of a surprise to my parents who have lived there for 20 years. Oddly every other company incl the post office have no trouble finding it. I was furious because it was a present for their golden wedding anniversary. Not exactly something you celebrate that often.

I had a note once saying the parcel had been put over my gate (which leads to the back garden). I couldn't find the parcel anywhere so I got a full refund. About 2 months later my Mum found said parcel in a bush. I felt terrible! Didn't like the clothes but too embarrassed to send back. Decided eBay wasn't morally upright so gifted them to friends...

Obviously not great to leave it on bin collection day, but in general I welcome the recent bin leaving antics of delivery companies (including Royal Mail) - at least I get my parcel when I'm out!

Looks like I'm not the only one afflicted with daft deliverymen!

I just don't get how these things happen over and over again to different people. Why can't the delivery companies learn?

I had this exact same thing happen to me this week!! Note through door saying parcel in bin. Bin on drive, same as all the neighbours, full to bursting as about to be collected. Don't know what I've done with the card now but meant to ring them and point out the error of their ways.

Who are these drivers that these companies employ?

yodel left a parcel in my rabbit hutch once, with 2 rabbits -because of course they wouldn't possibly want to eat the lovely cardboard box that was placed nicely in their hutch

Be happy you dont suffer this turd brain

Oopps that failed

I had a weirdly almost-opposite delivery, which was Royal Mail. A card posted through the letter box, which said: "we tried to deliver your parcel today, but you were out, so we have left it..."
And then a space, that the postie had written in: "through your letterbox."
It was a small thin package, and was indeed through my letterbox. No mishaps!
Odd, really...

I live overseas and have never heard of myhermes. I thought you were all stealth boasting about buying designer clothes!

In the UK I had a parcel thrown over my back fence too. Stoopid delivery men squashed my flowers as it wasn't small.

They deliver mine and leave them in the porch only problem with that is I don't have a porch nor anything that could remotely be confused for one, I've complained so much about this mystery porch that a photo was taken of a parcel in the porch as evidence that they do deliver and leave then securely.

All fine and well until you have to point out that not only is it not your porch nor is this porch attached to your house but the street the house is on is not the street you live and it is not even in the same town.

Our local Hermes delivery driver left parcels in our small shed...filled with snow...and broke the hinge. I believe he reckons cardboard is waterproof.

He liked to park in our driveway and listen to Radio4. I gave him a shock when I opened the door and stared at him. Cheeky bugger thought no one was in as he never rang the bell, always went straight to the shed. I don't think he was a people person.