To have hijacked the DPD van!

[IchWill]

Just taken a Christmas delivery and DP reminded me about something that happened a while ago. Feeling a bit mortified on reflection!

I ordered some shoes in-store at Kurt Geiger, got home from work to see DPD had tried to deliver and the card said to go online to book a new slot. The next morning I went online to rebook and see the next slot was the next day, at lunchtime so I could be home from work to accept the delivery.

Then later that day, I was home from work, saw the DPD van pull up and notice it's the exact time I had rebooked for, but it was obviously the day before.

Thinking I'd made a mistake, I went out to the driver as he delivered at the house opposite and was looking like he was about to drive away, I showed him my card and asked if he has my parcel, he checked the back of the van and he did. So be scanned it and said that he couldn't give it to me as the delivery was cancelled that morning (at the time I'd gone online to book a slot) and it seems that DPD had put the parcel back in the van to reattempt delivery that day, despite the fact that I hadn't booked a slot myself at that point.

So when I'd gone online, I effectively "cancelled" it from his deliveries that day, in favour for delivery the day after. Odd system.

Anyway, I said to him, well look you're here now, as am I. I really want that parcel, so please can I have it. He refused. Said he can't. So I asked him to call someone senior to ask if they can authorise it, he started to get rude and said no. I understand they are under pressure for deliveries, but I was frustrated by his rudeness and just being a bloody-minded jobsworth. I'd been extremely polite to him.

I pleaded with him, to please call a supervisor, he's stood there with my parcel and I can't have it.

Again he refused and lobbed my parcel into the back of his van and started to close a door.

I saw red at this point, the way he threw the parcel and his manner tipped me over the edge.

So before he could close his second door, I flung myself into the van like a mad woman and sat in it, with my legs dangling out of it and said I wasn't moving until I got my parcel. He was speechless and said I need to move. I again asked politely and asked him to call someone to get authorisation to give me my parcel.

Seeing I wasn't budging, he complied and rang someone. I heard them say to him, "Of course she can have the parcel, don't be so silly!", so sheepishly he gave me the parcel.

I thanked him, apologised for my drastic action and went back inside.

My shoes are lovely by the way. (See pic).

@paintinmyhairAgain - I'm sure the op doesn't give a stuff if I like her shoes or not. Still a pretty nasty thing to do.

And if that makes me a bitch, so be it.

Merry Christmas!

No I don't. Merry Christmas.

Have to agree with pps that the shoes aren't any I'd consider launching myself into the back of a van for (even without a slipped disk), they're a bit Ru Paul's drag race at best. But, since you heroically risked life and limb and put a min wage minion in his place to get them, I guess they must look much better in reality - don't wear them out with those godawful patch-bleached pre-ripped jeans though.

Oh good grief, what has happened to MN?

The parcel was in the van for Redelivery, it’s not exactly rocket science is it?

Kudos to you op, I couldn’t wear heels that high any longer since I broke my ankle.

I’ve had deliveries go missing, so installed cctv at my house. Now I know if the driver is lying, or delivered it to the wrong address.

@InSightMars I wore them with a 50s pencil dress. But thank you for your fashion advice.

Good on you, how silly the system is. Don't think I would have done that, just silently fumed to myself and rebook delivery. I think the last thing that was going through her mind was that Augusta, I would been incensed at the beaucracy of it all. After all he should have rang his senior, in the first place, instead of being awkward. Thank goodness op insisted that he did, silly man. That would have saved him an extra trip for a re delivery.

They look lovely btw .

Thank you @Aeroflotgirl

I'm not a nasty person, far from it. I volunteer for different charities and also carry out random acts of kindness on a regular basis.

That’s great but it doesn’t change the fact that your conduct was out of line this time.

all that for a pair of tacky shoes that you could’ve just waited for. Cringy and pathetic.

Wow some people are so nasty, she saved the driver another journey, when he could have easily called his superior to authorise it, he did. The reaction of the supervisor said it all really, he was being awkward and rude, when he could have easily have given her parcel without any affect on his job or anything.

why the biscuit then a comment

PS op I would not have put it on here, because of all the sanctimonious goody two shoes on here.

Ah thanks @Aeroflotgirl - Chuckling at people throwing personal insults or slagging off the shoes.

mn loves a good bun fight ich

@paintinmyhairAgain It's goes with the territory I guess!

Bloody hell, there's a real sense of humour bypass here today! I like the shoes but would never wear them, my high arches mean that heels and I are not good bedfellows - but even if I hated them, I recognise that we all have different tastes and don't feel the need to be nasty.

OP, if you were a popular "regular", they'd all be fawning over you and telling you how hilarious you are - unfortunately, you've been savaged

I kind of have to agree with some on here about the driver following procedures, most company's will discipline and/or sack the employee for not following procedure, they are not allowed to think rationally or outside the box of their own accord because the manager will simply say you are not paid to do that, I havd ssen it many times before. So i guess the driver was not trying to be awkward but it would have created him alot more hassle to just give out a parcel which was effectively cancelled off of the system and so probably had no way of scanning it and realising it out of the system so technically he could have stolen it with no proof of where it had gone, if I was the driver I would have of just said sorry it's not in the van without looking to avoid this situation, people not happy then complain and maybe things will change. instead of taking your own action.

@Dagnabit maybe one day I can reach those heady heights. In the meantime, no more hijacking delivery drivers.

Your request to the driver - seems reasonable to me
& you both got a dinner party story out of it

Cringey, awful behaviour.

What a show to make of yourself over a pair of shoes! 🙈

We can dream, IchWill, we can dream...

FGS it's a pair of shoes not life saving medicine. Act your age and not your shoe size is what my children would say to you.

The OP loves AIBU. Maybe try another section if you don't want the truth

Taking on both the YABUs and the YANBUs replies @Tatfreehouse. Where have I said I don't want the truth? Which is debatable judging by the mix of replies.

Although I do find the personal attack comments rather laughable.