To think that couriers must hide around the corner and wait for me to pop out before they deliver?

[KirstyJC]

Aaarggghhh!! I have 2 deliveries due today, and I needed to pop out for the school run twice - just 15 mins each time.

Getting back at 9.10 this morning - yup, missed it. Must have been by seconds too as the time on it is 9.10!!

Since then I have been sitting with the sitting room door ajar to ensure I hear the doorbell. Had to pop out again just now for 15 mins again and yes you guessed it - another missed delivery card!

In the 6+ hours I have been sitting here waiting, they didn't deliver. Then the 30 mins in total that I wasn't here, they both arrive.

I reckon they must sit just around the corner waiting to see me leave. And of course, when they try and redeliver again tomorrow......I'll be on the school run again.

Do you have a porch, or a nice neighbour? I usually leave a note on the door even when I'm in, if I'm expecting something, as our doorbell is very erratic! Some couriers are willing to leave parcels without a signature, if there is a signed note, and neighbours will sign for you, anyway.
It's so frustrating, when you miss them by minutes. Good luck for tomorrow!

No porch, lots of nice neighbours but some of them do the school run too! Those who don't are often working.

I will leave a note tomorrow just in case, thanks for that - didn't think of it!

My delivery man waits for me to pop out to the garden and then doesn't ring the bell, he knocks the uvpc door. ARGH, made worse by the fact I don't drive, and have 2 under 3 to cart round with me...

Yanbu it is very annoying

I'm the nice neighbour on our street who takes in everyone's parcels as I never seem to be out. Am on first name terms with all the delivery drivers. Doesn't bother me a jot. Nice to have an excuse to speak to the neighbours when they come for their parcels tho most of them seem a bit embarassed and apologetic - really - there's no need to be - all the goodies y'all bring over at Xmas time to say thanks are more than compensation - tho I'm equally happy to do do it for nothing. Means when we do get excessive 'santa deliveries' at Xmas and b'days the kids have no idea it's something for them!

DPD always sends an e-mail an hour before. I don't always read emails early in the morning though. Was lucky last Thursday. Didn't read e-mails, DD took me and dog to groomers, left dog there for 2 hours and when we got back DPD arrived with her parcel - sent to my address as she works.
Hermes always arrives between 12.30 and 2.30.
Royal mail/Parcel Force always arrives just after I have left and when redelivered the next day doesn't arrive until much later when I would have been back home the day before. Happens every time grrrrrrr.