To be in shock about what a delivery driver just did??

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Happy to be told IABU but a delivery driver pulled up outside my house, I was in the kitchen washing up so saw him walking down the path, I waited for the knock to go and answer but instead they just OPENED MY FRONT DOOR and placed the parcel in the hallway.

Usually the door is locked but I have a handyman in fixing our shower so have left it unlocked so he can come and go to his van as he needs.

I am not over reacting, this is shocking right???? I had my 4 year old playing in the front room who screamed when she saw the man.

I ran out and confronted them, telling him it was not acceptable to just open a persons front door and they should have knocked and waited, he responded that it is raining...WTAF?

Just sent a rather ranty email to the delivery company he works for and my DH is equally shocked as is the handyman who heard me shouting and rushed down to see if everything was ok.

I would never dream of opening the front door of people I know well, so why would they think it is ok to enter a house of strangers.

Am 4 weeks from my due date and have been slightly irrational so happy to be told I am OTT here.

Pearl clenching at it's finest!

It must be horrendous to live in such fear.

I'm in two minds. I'd be equally unfussed as it'd save me a trip to the PO to collect, but I'm not sure I'd be chuffed someone just opened the door without it being labelled to do it on the delivery instructions (also have dogs that bolt). On the other hand DM is disabled and would get upset/frustrated to struggle to the door to collect, especially if driver was then kept waiting on her. Fortunately she has a sun room kept unlocked for this specific purpose whilst main patio doors are locked. Postie is very nice and accommodates even though it means him going out of his way to deliver parcels (lovely guy!).

If someone opened my door my dogs would run passed them onto the road and get hit by a car. They might stop to bite the intruder first but would definitely hotfoot it out the gate which delivery people invariably leave open.

suzy

You had a dog so aggressive people couldn’t approach your door?

she was in the garden people were coming in my back garden dog couldn't get to front door ass i have a gate in the hall she was only a small dog

Q

This would be completely normal where I come from. I'd even leave the door unlocked when I went out if I was expecting a delivery.