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AIBU?

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Aibu to be upset by 5.30am phonecall from grocery delivery driver?

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GeeGaw42 · 08/04/2018 15:55

I had my shopping delivered last night and the delivery driver rang me to see if I was ok with him being half an hour early. I was fine with that so he dropped off the shopping at the door and we had a chat - he was quite friendly for a change to usual drivers and told me he was lokking foreard to going out after his shift to meet gfriend etc. I said thanks for delivery and thought no more of it.

This morning at 5.30 my mobile rang. I rejected the call and went back to sleep as I didnt recognise the number. When i got up later and checked my phone I realised it was the drivers number.

I live on my own with my little girl and feel a bit stressed about this. Aibu to think its weird? Should I complain or could it have been an accidental misdial? I did think this at first but this afternoonwas thinking he told me I wasnt his last drop he still had a few to do - my number wont have been the last one he called i he was going to be early for others?

I am quite anxious about being alone with my daughter as it is - I only separated from my husband 6 months ago and dont feel secure in this particular house. Its a bit too big and has very old windows. I have two large dogs but some nights cant sleep dud to hearing noises and imagining the worst.

Do delivery drivers use their own phones or are they issued work ones? Its a big supermarket chain. I dont want to report someone for a mistake but a 5.30am call is weird isnt it!????

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HarryLovesDraco · 08/04/2018 15:56

It was probably an accident. That would be a beyond weird thing to do at 5.30am.

NellythePink · 08/04/2018 15:57

This does seem really quite strange. Could you explain your concerns to the supermarket and ask them to investigate and get back to you?

Singlebutmarried · 08/04/2018 15:57

It’s possible he’d gone into his call list to make a call and accidentally hit your number. I’ve done that before (lots of times)

Glug44 · 08/04/2018 15:57

It’s more than likely an accidental dial. I’ve had a few of those first thing in the morning. Don’t think about it unless he calls you again.

PizzaPower · 08/04/2018 15:58

At 5:30 I would put it down to a mistake and forget about it.

FranticallyPeaceful · 08/04/2018 15:58

You’re stressed about it? Why? Probably a misdial and even if it wasn’t it’s really not a reason to be stressed

HollowTalk · 08/04/2018 15:58

On the one hand he could be a creep and on the other it could've been an accident. My phone has gone weird since I had a new screen - every now and then it repeats everything I've done recently, so will redial the last number, open tabs etc. The thing is that even giving him the benefit of the doubt, yours wasn't the last number he dialled and so it seems more likely that he actually dialled it deliberately.

Why don't you call the store and ask them to ask him why he dialled your number this morning?

HaudYerWheeshtBawbag · 08/04/2018 15:58

I think your over thinking it, not all men are predators, if you dont feel secure in your home then you need to make changes so you do.

Freudian · 08/04/2018 15:58

Ive accidentally called by boss at 6am when fumbling for what i thought was my personal phone but was my work phone - they are both the same model. Awkward. Im sure he is mortified.

ShatnersBassoon · 08/04/2018 15:59

If he didn't leave a message and hasn't called again, it's sure to be a mistake and he's probably worrying that you'll complain about him.

GeminiWarrior · 08/04/2018 15:59

Likely an accident

Poptart4 · 08/04/2018 16:00

5.30am sounds like a young child got hold of his phone and rang you. My toddler did this once. Called loads of people on my phone at a rediculous hour. Work contacts and people I hadn't spoken to in ages :O

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt this time. If it happens again I'd complain.

venys · 08/04/2018 16:00

I have accidentally dialled the strangest of numbers - like ones I havent spoken to for years. I think it was just a pocket dial.

PookieDo · 08/04/2018 16:00

This happened to me with a takeaway delivery driver and I assumed it was accidental. It didn’t happen again

DoctorWhatTheFuck · 08/04/2018 16:01

Tell the store in case it’s a pattern of behaviour.

Piffle11 · 08/04/2018 16:03

I think you're over thinking it. My DS once accidentally rang the electrician we'd had over a few days earlier: it was 6am and I was preying he didn't ring back! I'd hate to think he thought it was on purpose! At 5:30am there's a chance this driver is half asleep and his kid has the phone. If it happens again: weird. If not, mistake.

melj1213 · 08/04/2018 16:04

I work for a supermarket that does home deliveries and all drivers have work phones that they use while on deliveries and they arent supposed to use their own phones while they are on shift as they have the same mobile usage policy as store colleagues.

At the end of their shift those phones usually go back to the home delivery office and are put into a charging unit overnight until the next shift comes in the following day.

In this case I would assume that it was an innocent misdial - just because the driver had further deliveries doesn't mean that he necessarily had to call them (he only called you because he wanted to deliver early) so yours may have still been the last number dialled out of the phone - by the following day's morning shift driver pressing the wrong button while taking the phone off charge/carrying his stuff from the office to his van.

Dingdong1975 · 08/04/2018 16:04

Most likely accident, they have people packing for early deliveries so I won't be surprised if it is an accident.

eggcellent · 08/04/2018 16:05

My local takeaway delivery driver added me on Facebook using my phone number and kept messaging me until I blocked him. Made me feel very uncomfortable. However, I do think it was probably an accident in this case, but if it happens again definitely report it.

Firstaidnovice · 08/04/2018 16:06

I'm curious, do driver's use their own mobiles to call customers, or do they have work issued phones? It seems like a breach of data protection to retain customers information on an unsecured personal phone, especially when GDPR comes in in May. I would have thought the big supermarkets would be all over their processes to make sure this kind of thing didn't happen - the penalty fines are enormous.
Anyway, OP, I wouldn't be too concerned from a safety perspective (I imagine it was a misdial as others have said), but I would be tempted to get in touch with the retailer and enquire about what their processes are with regards to deleting and protecting your information.

PuppyMonkey · 08/04/2018 16:07

It doesn’t have to be the “last call made” to be an accidental misdial. If his phone had randomly gone into “recent calls” as he put it in his pocket where you get a list of all the random numbers you’ve rung of late, he could have accidentally pressed any one of those numbers on the list.

I have done this myself more than once.

pinktransit · 08/04/2018 16:07

My cat once rang someone in the early hours of the morning on my phone.... she sat on it, and pressed something that rang a random number. I woke up, blearily wondering why the cat was ringing. After a few rings I realised that it was my phone dialling my boss at around 4.30am. He did answer and I was mortified. I apologised (again!) when I got into work and he'd completely forgotten about it.
He wasn't the last person I'd called, so I've no idea how it happened. I'd put it down to a mistake.
If you get any more calls, then report it.

MarvelleGazelle · 08/04/2018 16:09

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PuppyMonkey · 08/04/2018 16:09

Think you’ve solved it pink.

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GeeGaw42 · 08/04/2018 16:09

Its making me stressed as I am on my own. I cant do much to change the house unfortunately - the locks etc are all fine its just the old sash windows - they are single glazed and easy to break in through. I only rent the place and landlord won't do anything as they cost a fortune to replace as its in a conservation zone. I never used to worry living here with hband but now alone I feel vulnerable as Im not used to it yet. I am hopefully moving in the next few months as recently sold my old house so that should improve my fears as i can secure my own house to my hearts content.

Most people think its a misdial which is making me feel better. 😶

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