Omg! Amazon driver just tried to come into my house!!!

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So I’m sat at home, on my own, reading.
Suddenly my front door is VERY forcibly trying to be opened, it made a huge racket and I immediately thought someone was trying to break in!
The door wasn’t locked, but thankfully I have a child safety latch on the door, which I always use.
I go to the door and can see through the glass it’s an Amazon delivery man.
I open the door, and ask what the hell he is doing, trying to get into my house.
He replies he does it all the time, and it’s my fault as my settings on Amazon say front door/porch.
I am fuming at this point, and tell him it’s totally unacceptable, I’m at home alone, and never have I had someone try to enter my house before to deliver a parcel!
After a few more choice words from me, he gives me the parcel and says he will be reporting ME!
Obviously I immediately reported it to Amazon, who are taking it very seriously.
As I said to them, I’m an assertive person who can stand up for themselves, what if the homeowner had been someone more vulnerable?
So am I being unreasonable to expect that delivery men DONT try to access your property?!

Again go and read up on reality on the housing stock. Its never obvious that there is no porch behind a front door.

He wasn't trying to enter your property. He was trying to open the door so he could dump your parcel inside it. He wouldn't have stepped foot in.

Daily occurrence all around the country

It’s conveniently changed when things didn’t go OP’s way - the “sisterhood” hasn’t come to her rescue like she thought

I know it’s weird isn’t it? I had no idea so many women were fine about delivery men entering their home unannounced.

Well you obviously have different views on the sisterhood.
My view is, that if a woman feels intimidated by a man, that women support her.
Thats what I do, and what I’ve always done my whole life.

How can that be? If your front door is flush against the walls you would not interpret that as having a porch behind it.

Actually I have had a lot of support on the thread, I’m sorry you don’t feel the same.

No i have no issue a delivery persom opening a door to drop a parcel as if I was that security conscience I would have had the door locked in the first place

I alo do not need to hyperventilate in dramaticness over it, why do people need to be so dramatic these days and adding the word vulnerable doesn't add anything to it

You sound so funny don’t you?
You have obviously never been home alone and someone random has tried to open your front door and gain access to your house, your safe space.
But well done on your hilarious post, you’ve done yourself proud.

For those saying "lock your door" she clearly states she had the safety lock on

As someone who fled DV and has PTSD id be having a full meltdown at this. I had my settings on to leave in shed but left a note saying please knock 1st as I may not have left for work but if no answer then leave in shed by my front door..... Delivery person tried my door and thankfully locked. This was not on my settings at all! I was at work but MH CCTV sent notification to my phone and sent Amazon the footage of him trying the door

I did read it, I’m literally quoting your own words in your OP you plum.

Bore yourself, it’s your own OP.

I didn’t hyperventilate.
I was shocked someone tried to enter my home.

I keep the door locked to avoid this situation. I'm not saying that it wasn't scary, it doesn't seem vindictive either, a break down in communication.
I wouldn't log a complaint about the driver, I'd let him know that he was wrong to try the handle and ensure my door is locked in future, if you had no latch, he most likely would have dropped and left.
Update your delivery details with strict instructions.

Are you super happy with your post?
I really hope you are.
It shocked me earlier, I’m over it now, it’s been reported, thank you so much for your empathy, woman to woman it’s really inspiring.

Good Lord, some posters are insane. The OP has repeatedly said she doesn't have a porch, but others are still saying the driver thought it was a porch.

I don't think it's appropriate for a delivery man to try and enter the house, regardless of whether your door is locked. In my world, you'd knock on a family members door before going into their bedrooms or bathroom, and that's a family member let alone a stranger.

In my last house, we didn't have a slam lock, the door had to be physically locked each time. Ok we live in a fairly safe area (Somerset market town)but often we'd only lock it if we were both out, or at night. I still would expect delivery people to knock, it's my private space FFS.

Thank you!
Its insane how many people think this is ok!

Anyone trying to play the "sisterhood" card lose all credibility.

Just because you are woman doesn't mean we all have to pretend you are reasonable and right when you are not.

How would it work if the delivery driver was a woman, and she had been the one trying to open the door to put the parcel in? 😂
You wouldn't know if the person on the other side of the door is male or female

Good Lord, some posters are insane. The OP has repeatedly said she doesn't have a porch, but others are still saying the driver thought it was a porch.

the 2 are not exclusive. He was mistaken, but "he thought" kind of mean he was wrong..

It’s not like he was trying to murder you.
Worst case scenario: he opens your door and puts the parcel inside.
Worst case scenario for an elderly or vulnerable person: he opens their door and put the parcel inside.

Chill out, not everyone is trying to kill you.

But you didn’t feel intimidated. The door was not openable and then you opened it to talk to him. Why would you open it if scared?

Why, why, WHY don’t people lock their doors? You leave yourself at the mercy of anyone who decides to come in. Doesn’t matter where you live!

He obviously thought it was a porch. Must be quite a stressful job driving and finding hundreds of front doors. Don’t add to his load.

You wouldn’t care if a delivery man opened your front door and walked into your home unannounced? (Doesn’t matter that the door is unlocked)

That was in reference to the posting style of the op not the event

To drop a parcel no, to sit down at watch TV yeah a bit odd

I'm not supporting any woman who tries to have a man disciplined just to make an example of him.

Amazon drivers have hundreds of drops, if he misread or misinterpreted your instructions it's hardly surprising over the course of a day that he'd make a mistake here and there.