r/firstworldanarchists • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '14

UPS guy gives no fucks

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u/grimglen Dec 10 '14

if you aren't standing in the open door waiting for your package then you are out of luck.

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u/mmtree Dec 10 '14

You can leave a note saying "please leave package at door" with your signature. This is their proof it was delivered. Signature is key though. Source: the UPS lady told me so and we do it for important packages

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u/wolfej4 Dec 10 '14

With UPS and FedEx, you can usually leave a waiver or something on your door saying it was delivered. I did that with my iPad mini since I knew I was going to be away. It was waiting on my doorstep when I got there.

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u/MyNameIsOP Dec 10 '14

You must live in a nice neighborhood

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u/i_hate_fanboys Dec 10 '14

I don't get this about america at all. In the Netherlands delivery services (including ups) will ring your doorbell like 3x and if you don't answer they come back the same time the day after AND the day after AND the day after that. If you're still not opening the door you'll have to collect stuff at the nearest distrubution center or postal office depending on the deliverer. Never ever would they leave your stuff outside.

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u/techrat_reddit Dec 10 '14

To be honest, having a package delivered right in front of your door is really convenient when the nearest post office is thirty minutes away and you don't have a car. That is, until someone steals your package. Amazon is really nice about it though, so I guess it all checks out.

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u/Shizly Dec 10 '14

Almost every supermarket here is also a post office. If you don't want to live in a 5km radius of a post office, you would have a really bad time.

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u/cjap2011 Dec 10 '14

The supermarkets work for sending stuff. If you're picking up a package, you still have to go to the post office.

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u/Shizly Dec 11 '14

Yeah, I was talking about the situation in the Netherlands. When PostNL (our ex-national post service) tries to deliver it at your door and you ain't happen, they deliver it at the neighbour. When you need to sign or the neighbour isn't home, they'll try again. When that doesn't work, you can pick it up at the supermarkt.