Just had an Amazon delivery

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It's not mine, it's for our elderly neighbours who are self isolating. They haven't ordered anything recently but we agreed to take any previous parcels they're waiting for. Amazon driver looked utterly miserable (don't blame him). He rang the bell and literally passed me the box. Wasn't too impressed as technically virus can spread this way. Just didn't have the heart to argue with him as he must be feeling totally shit right now. AIBU in thinking that if these delivery drivers aren't afforded proper PPE, and are treated pretty poorly by their managers, they might just stop caring altogether? Don't know why, just felt awfully sorry for him at the same time as annoyed that he didn't stick to social distancing rules...

I have 3 or 4 deliveries a day- from Amazon, and different courier companies.

Without exception they have been folllowing correct procedure.

I usually hear them and open the door when they are on their way back to the van at a safe distance to thank them.

Or people could just stop ordering stuff they don't need

And who are you to tell people what they do or do not need?

I put a notice on my door asking Amazon delivery drivers to leave the parcel outside. The next Amazon delivery driver to the house actually opened my door and put the parcel inside. I've locked my door now.

They’re supposed to be avoiding contact. All couriers and even the postie have left the parcels beside the door and rung the doorbell. They wait until we answer to make sure they don’t have to leave a card but no contact whatsoever.

I see the parcel police are out in force.
What you deem necessary is personal. Get your nose out of other people’s isolation online orders.
How the fuck does anyone know what’s in parcels ?
If the government really wanted to they could stop online ordering, they haven’t, so crack on.

Everything ive ordered has been left on the doorstep

We had this today. No gloves on came in the gate instead of knocking on the front door and opened our back door because he saw me in the kitchen loading the washing machine. I was the same couldn't say anything to him. He did put the box down and took a photo and then signed for it himself. We had to order as the rope on our fire door had disintergrated and it is our central heating system. I am trying not to order anything. I just sprayed the gate and door after he went and thought I might make a sign for the gate if I can find my laminator.
He was quite chirpy but the young girl the other night looked exhausted. Her parcel was for next doors. I feel quite sorry for them lots of people will be ordering things unnecessarily so they don't have to go to the shops.Fair enough for things desperately needed but otherwise...

I am just really grateful for the parcels and the fact that there are people delivering at all. No problems with distancing here.Also delighted to see my binmen yesterday. I did show my appreciation as I also did with the total legend who delivered and installed my new cooker yesterday. We stayed in the front of the house and he went round the back so never in the same room! It broke down on Sunday and I was really concerned about a replacement.

I see some disagree.
I thought we were all trying to help stop this virus. I wouldn't decide what was and wasn't essential but some people might need to stop and think first.

We have used amazon a lot over the past 2 weeks, I feel bad but I needed things to homeschool the dc’s (printer, paper, ink, art supplies and some Lego). Each time I have a delivery they knock the door, leave on the doorstep and get back in their van before I open the door.

Advice now is not to open the parcel for 24 hours (don’t touch it unless you have too).

i couldn't get too mad at the parcel being directly handed to me.

my brother in law is a delivery driver for a hermes/yodel/dpd type operation and isn't pissed out at those ordered non-essentials.

i do think its the case that the employers need to provide a safe place of work and staff need to be responsible.

BiL said they are wearing gloves (and masks in the depot if they want) and are working at distance but it's hard, wiping surfaces and regularly washing hands if they are not on depot floor sorting. he said they aren't exactly happy but they know they have a role to undertake. some are off sick, some are back and some are temporary workers in to help with demand.

he said that they are delivering food, medical items and when they are sorting those out in depot, sorting out the extra non essential items are not going to be ignored.

its a really hard one, the economy needs to keep moving but health for depot and warehouse workers is difficult to manage.

Put a sign up or pop your head out of an upstairs window or something. I’m surprised so many people feel obliged to open the door.

They are knocking to tell you they are leaving a parcel - I wait 60seconds before opening the door to give them a chance to stand back.

I’m doing a lot of online shopping atm. Some of it is essential (eczema cream, hearing aid batteries) but I’m sure some of it could wait until after this is all over (new vacuum head, dusters, wine, flowers for isolated family members) but if we aren’t shopping online then delivery drivers, couriers, warehouse pickers etc will be the next people to be laid off or furloughed and that won’t help anyone.

I agree that some drivers seem to have missed the advice about leaving parcels on the doorstep but most are doing that

I don’t know why the driver would put himself at risk like this.

I don’t answer the door if anyone rings the bell. I go to the kitchen window & tell them to leave it on the step. To be honest, by the time I get to the window the drivers are pretty much hot footing it down the drive anyway,

"Got the face cream but the handcream is coming on the 5th May. My poor hands."

I ordered 2 different hand creams from Boots (click and collect) back in beginning of February, everything else in the order arrived, apart from those 2 items. It's now April and am still waiting for them to either arrive or refund me. I know they are probably crazy busy, but it's been almost 2 months.

@Bringringbring12
He's "self-employed" so no minimum wage unfortunately.
I've been trying to persuade him to work elsewhere for ages, but I think he's completely stuck in a rut at the moment. He's afraid no-one will take him on at his age, and that most employers are the same nowadays anyway. (Can you apply "institutionalised" to employment?)

The £300 fine really doesn't sound right to me either, but it's what he's been told and tbh I wouldn't put it past them at this point.

Realistically, life goes and and all the time delivery services are available then of course people will make use of them. For each person resentful that they're being put at risk will be another grateful they're still getting some kind of income, so I'm not sure there is a clear-cut right or wrong here. (Though I suppose in an ideal world no-one would be ordering anything non-essential).

As mentioned upthread it ia my boys' birthdays soon.

We have just had a parcel arrive by Royal Mail. The postman rang bell, and on seeing my husband reluctant to open porch, played a game of peekaboo (he's a strange postmanl holding parcel up to his face before postman opened door and then had a natter with DH in porch.

I'm making a sign now as no doubt relatives will send more.

They're doing the best they can.

I’ve never been so happy that we moved somewhere with an internal porch in jan! All our amazon deliveries (Not many,
Just some homeschool bits and bobs abs Dd birthday presents) and Royal Mail post are just left in there.

Minimal risk.

Had 2 parcels today. Both left on step but annoyingly neither driver knocked the door but both had vanished when I went to bring parcels in. I had time slots so new roughly what time they were coming :) I never use amazon :D

I've ordered some school learning materials from amazon - revision books and the like - which have come in abut four different deliveries, and all the drivers have been cheery as usual.

You should actually report this to amazon.

They have been very clear to all of their drivers that all deliveries should be contactless and now they shouldn't deliver to neighbours, it should be left in a safe place instead.

Me and my DH both work for Amazon Flex deliveries and we are getting constant update emails , so your driver has no excuse for not following procedure.

I had 3kg of rice delivered today. The amazon driver left the parcel at the door knocked, legged it back to his van and Then we gave each other a cheery wave when I opened the door and I shouted thank you 😊