"Your ASDA driver Kevin is on his way"

[MahMahMahMahCorona]

I'm distraught. I think it's just generic. I thought it was actually the name of the delivery driver, but today it wasn't Kevin from a few weeks back. It was a different chap. And he wasn't called Kevin.

So now I don't think "Your ASDA driver John / Gareth / Stephen / Richard is on the way" were actually called any of those names.

I'm really disappointed! Is it just a generic text generated from the depot?!

@Pepperwort

Suits me. I don't need to know the correct name of the person who delivered or served me - I'm sure if there was a problem that could be worked out from work records. Meanwhile employees have a right to privacy. Things are getting ridiculous - we sell our labour to employers, not our full identification for everyone who walks through the doors.

I just read through the thread in classics, and thought fondly of days of yore.

And then I read this and thought even more fondly those days.

Ah Jesus in the Cabbage Van was one of the first threads I ever read on MN. Good times!

Kevin in the Asda Van just isn’t the same

Ah... dear, dear Jesus.... not seen him for years unfortunately. I wonder if he was promoted.

I'm quite sad that Iceland don't tell me who my driver is. As long as they can find my house and have my shopping, I can live with it.

I've gotten into the habit of calling our Postman Rod because he looks like a bad Rod Stewart tribute act. He even flirts with the old dears round about and I could imagine him in the Labour club on a Saturday night singing 'Do you think I'm sexy'.

I'm not sure why they feel the need to say which van? If someone is up to no good, I'm not sure they'll do it in a supermarket van will they? I find it quite bizarre

I'm as gabby IRL as I am on here, so I chat to them all ( from a distance these days!!) I assumed they were their actual names, but I know a lot of retail stores the name tags are not their actual names (I don't blame them!!)

Yesterday I got a message to say Neil would be here, in the Onion Van between 9 & 10.

He only has himself to blame for seeing me wrapped in a towel when he arrived at 8:15. Poor sod, I hope they carry eye bleach in the vans. He did look like a Neil Though.

I’m devastated. I often get Liam and Stephen. However I had a Lauren 2 weeks ago, she was lovely.

I get regular Asda deliveries and I do seem to get the same name with the same person, I think. I will need to try using one of their names!

@goingoverground, if he was from South London, his investment banker Dad and Senior Social Worker Mum must be disappointed, as when I encountered her at an NCT group, she was extremely vocal about how their (inset name of Roman dictator) was going to go to the best schools in the country as befitting his name.

Looking back, I'm more surprised that his father isn't in politics now. Said kid did have a really thick shock of blonde hair, though.

@whataboutbob

Definitely generic. DPD always tells me my delivery driver Abdul is on his way. They must have a lot of Abduls.

Or that's the name of the driver who covers your area. I usually get the same DPD guy every time! (mine is not called Abdul)

Ocado definitely uses proper names as one is a parent at our kids school and it's definitely his name.

But yes I would feel let down if it was a lie!

I saw an Ocado cabbage van driving about the Norfolk/Cambs border once and got very excited in case it was Jesus.

What is the Jesus in a cabbage van tale? I feel I’m missing out!
The texts have been right about the drivers name on all but one occasion when it said my driver Daniel was on his way and up rocked Steve from last week. I had a proper flap that I had his name wrong all this time. Luckily he clocked my confused expression and said he was on overtime as a driver had over run so he was doing his deliveries

Could there not be two drivers called Kevin? It's hardly an unusual name. I sometimes get the same driver, maybe I should pay attention to what they say their name is in the message!

My dpd driver is Lloyd. He is different every time. Perhaps they only let Lloyds do one area so they don't have to keep changing the text message?

My DPD driver is Gary. I’ve never actually seen him, as he puts parcels in the porch and leaves quietly.

I had one the other week called SLADE a 60 year old man

If you're expecting Kevin you should get Kevin. What a blow.

Our Asda uses the real names, or at least the same made up name for each individual driver.

I know this because Tanveer is such a miserable git.

I recently had "Your delivery driver guy is on his way". I wasn't sure whether it was a typo for "Your delivery driver, Guy, is on his way", or whether they weren't sure of his name so just called him a guy...

My DS love that they do this and talks to them (well when we could get deliveries).

He also likes that taxi forms text you the name of the driver and says "hello [name]"

@SoupDragon I think he may have “ascended” to better things

Kevin’s, Lloyds and Gary’s - you don’t get this with Ocado

I'm disappointed that our Morrisons has changed to delivery from local store not warehouse anymore. They now come in plain white vans and emails or text no longer say who the driver is. I miss Andrew will be driving the tractor van

DH used to take the piss out of the named driver thing. Especially since our drivers were pretty regular on the same route. He was like 'Eric is coming around again is he?'.

Its less amusing for him, now he can answer the door to Eric himself!

I can't believe Jesus in the cabbage van was 2012 ! That's crazy I've officially turned into my mother who thinks everything happened last week