Delivery man tried door handle? Is that normal?

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Was expecting a delivery this afternoon and suddenly heard what sounded like someone trying my front door handle once before knocking. Thought for a second it was DP back early but it was the delivery.

AIBU to be surprised he tried to open my front door? Is that normal? If I hadn’t had the door locked would he have just walked in?

Is this a ‘thing’ or was this just a weird delivery?

I came downstairs once and found a parcel in my hall that couldn’t fit through the letterbox so I’m guessing some of them do if they are in a rush.

Yeah, found a delivery man in my lounge once.

No boundaries, some people.

I've read on MN about this happening before. So I do think it's a thing.

@Miketv3 just surprised really! Feels like a bit of an invasion of privacy!

I'd be ok with it if I had a porch but still dodgy ground

@TheLightSideOfTheMoon haha oh god, what did he say?!

@Faez no porch, straight into my living room!

Last Christmas I had an amazon delivery guy who opened the front door, hurled the parcel down the hall and hightailed it back to his van.
Thought he was probably a bit stressed and behind time, can’t be an easy job but it certainly surprised me.

Normal in Shetland and presumably other rural communities.

Not normal in cities.

@shetlandwife Middle of a city!!

Yep same happened to me the other day. I’m not rural - SE London!

Might the driver have been from a culture where this might be normal? Like Wales?

Into a porch I wouldn’t think twice about.
Or if a local postie in a rural community I problem wouldn’t think twice about.
Anything else is certainly unusual.

Glad it’s not just me - very strange!

From what I hear though, delivery drivers are being really pushed to their limits time wise, so probably going to save a few minutes.

I don't think it will be anything dodgy. (but that could be my naive rural heritage showing )

Totally normal where I grew up (rural Wales), our postman would open the back door (never locked even when we were out) and leave post on the kitchen table and we also used to leave stamped addresses letters we needed to post on the table for him to take away with him.

This would be very unusual where I live now (large English city) though and I wouldnt expect it from a random delivery driver, especially if the door leads straight into the house rather than into a porch/ conservatory.

Normal for us but we have a porch and Yale lock on the inside door

Also this

From what I hear though, delivery drivers are being really pushed to their limits time wise, so probably going to save a few minutes.

No!

All the drivers round here do it. They just pop the parcel in the porch and shut the door behind them. If it's locked then they go round and put it in my garage.

Did he perhaps perch the parcel on the handle to free his hand to knock?

I don't think it's too weird. I rather they do that than leave it on the porch, tbh.

Royal Mail postie did it here several times. I was a bit shocked. I now lock the door.

I wouldn’t expect them to step inside or even open the door wide but I’ve no objection to them opening it enough to place the parcel inside.

We live on the fourth floor of a block of flats. Anyone wanting us has to buzz up, which is what an Amazon delivery guy did a few weeks ago. We wait until whoever it is knocks on the top door then answer it - but with this chap I didn't need to because he just opened the door, walked through the hall and into the living room and left a parcel on the sofa (top door is usually unlocked if there's someone home).

I was alone in the house at the time and came into the living room (having heard the door opening when I was actually expecting a knock) to find him on his way out (wordlessly, incidentally). The whole thing was pretty unnerving.