A Christmas begging thread from an Amazon driver

[SeasonallySnowyPeasant]

Please:

• Clearly number your house.
• Have a letterbox.
• Don’t moan at me when I ask for ID. We get mystery shopper-checked and if I don’t ask I could lose my job.
• Adjust your safe place settings if you know you’ll be out so I don’t have to take your parcel 30 miles back to the depot after my shift (unpaid).
• If you live in a mansion with electric gates, have no neighbours and are never home to receive parcels, get a wall-mounted parcel box.
• Don’t complain that it’s really late when you ordered something for same-day delivery between 6-10pm and it’s 9.45.

In return, I will:

• Not throw your parcel or leave it in a stupid place where it will get soaking wet, nicked or taken away by the bin men.
• Leave a ‘sorry you were out card’ to tell you where to find said parcel.
• Not moan when you order the heaviest presents known to mankind, live at the top of a block of flats laid out like a maze with no working lift.
• Not laugh when you answer the door in your underwear.

Season’s greetings!

Thank you!

I've never had a delivery driver ask for ID, had no idea that was even a thing.

@RhymingRabbit3 I only need to ask for ID of the order contains alcohol or another age-restricted product. It needs to have your D.O.B. on it.

*if

Thank you amazon delivery person! I always try to answer the door in lightning quick speed when I’m expecting an amazon parcel so you can crack on to your next job, especially at this time of year. Happy Christmas

Unfortunately we don't have a letterbox and as we are renting, can't do anything or add a parcel box. But I do have a safe space sorted and only order when I am in to receive it. Your job must be hell at this time of year.

@Igottastartthinkingbee

I can tell when you’re in and just CBA to answer the door. It’s unamusing.

I have everything delivered to work (as do all my colleagues) so there is always someone there 8am-5pm. Plus you can deliver 5 people’s stuff in one go!

I had a kitchen knife delivered recently. The driver rang as he needed to see ID. I said sorry I was in the pub. He asked which pub and delivered to me there a mile away. Bloody amazing. Thank you Amazon drivers for all my deliveries.

You guys are stars. Thanks for going above and beyond.

I try to order when I know I'll be home. Shockingly sometimes Amazon delivery people are so efficient it's early! Only had a few left on my doorstep in plain view, luckily not taken.

@BarbedBloom has your landlord put in one of those new grey doors? Whoever designed those clearly hates delivery drivers. Why design a door with no letterbox?!

@ComeFromAway I love delivering to offices. There’s parking, people are in and the 5-in-1 deliveries mean I get finished sooner.

@CottonSock I’d much prefer to take a mile detour than slog back to the depot. You had a smart driver!

Can I add to your “in return I will never”
Illegally block a public road because I can’t be arsed to park my car 200 meters up the road in the many available parking spaces and instead will just leave my car blocking a road (in both directions) not giving a shiny fuck?

I can go one better and also do my best not to run over your cat

Thank you for your service, comrade.

personal experience as amazon driver didn’t find my neighbours across road home so knocked on few doors, spied me in my upstairs office working away and pounded on my door while cars merrily honked away as he blocked the entire street

I feel quite amused I've never been ID'd, even for alcohol. I guess I look definitely over 40! 😂

Thank you to all Amazon drivers, particularly those that don't moan at our office being up several flights of stairs 💕

I'm moving house, and for complicated reasons my front door and back door will switch usage.

I've been thinking of getting of a wall mounted box and a Ring Doorbell for this reason.

You have spurred me on

Thank you Amazon drivers! You do a cracking job, especially at this time of year.

I do think the ID thing is ridiculous especially when it's a 70 year old man ordering ...

@hallybarry I had to ID an elderly priest once. It’s embarrassing when the person is clearly an adult but there’s no discretion allowed.

That all sounds very reasonable to me.

Thanks to all delivery drivers at this time of year. It must be pretty thankless.

I LOVE my amazon delivery person. Always leaves my parcels somewhere safe.

Also DPD is great.

HERMES and UPS. You’re rubbish!!

Thanks for all the thanks! I only do it a couple of times a week for extra ££ to go towards my wedding next year.

The Ring doorbells are good.

to all you lovely delivery drivers.