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If you ever get anything from Verizon Wireless, even as small as a $5.00 adapter, you will be required to sign for the FedEx package. The FedEx lady in my neighborhood looked a bit harried the last time iPhones were released.
Maybe, but you'd most likely have to pay for it. I don't care about signing for it (unless it's a very expensive item), and I don't care if they leave if no one answers the door in 5 seconds.
I'm not really sure why it really matters if they wait those 5 seconds then, if you don't mind your packages being left outside. Waiting 5 seconds to see if someone is home, isn't going to stop your package from being stolen, or from being delivered to the wrong house. What if they deliver it to a house where no one is home, or to someone who takes more than 5 seconds to get to the door? I don't really see the problem as long as they at least knock or ring the door bell. That way if you are home, you are alerted to the package being there, and are able to retrieve it. If you're not home, it was just going to sit there anyway, so whats the big deal?
It's not a big deal, I guess I would just think waiting a couple seconds would be a common courtesy. And I also posted another example where actually ringing the bell would have saved them time, so it's not always a timesaving tactic. Maybe the drivers have fond memories of playing "knock knock zoom zoom" as a kid.
If you ever get anything from Verizon Wireless, even as small as a $5.00 adapter, you will be required to sign for the FedEx package. The FedEx lady in my neighborhood looked a bit harried the last time iPhones were released.
This is changed. They are now using USPS including phone replacements. That actually makes me nervous because the "replacement value" of my phone is $600 and I'm on my 4th and 5% of my mail goes to the wrong house.
Even if they wait 5 seconds, who is going to answer the door in that short period of time unless they're watching the driver from a nearby window? I know it would take us more time than that to get to the front door from the rooms we typically use everyday in our house.
Plus, once you answer the door you are probably going to have some sort of conversation, albeit a greeting or a chat. This too adds time to the whole delivery. Add in the part too that initiating human contact by ringing the bell and waiting may also cause unintended contact with not so friendly dogs and other distractions from within the house.
These guys (and gals) are pushed to deliver more, more, more just as many of us are in our jobs. There is no need for the delivery guys to ring the bell anymore. The days of paper signature receipts are long gone. Unless the package is marked 'signature required', they are 100% correct to place it by the door and ring the bell as a courtesy.
Two more scenarios... Many homes are dual income households and there may not be anyone home during the delivery hours to answer the door. Ringing the bell and waiting will only add to his non-value added time causing less deliveries for him that day. Then in our case, we don't answer the door bell unless we're expecting someone. I wouldn't want a delivery guy standing out there waiting on me when odds are that I won't be answering the door anyway.
I prefer they don't wait for me as it's usually delivered first thing in the morning and I am not fully dressed. I don't have to rush to throw on clothes to be presentable. (And no I refuse to answer in a robe/decent pants/shirt pj's, I.just.can't.do.it)
These guys (and gals) are pushed to deliver more, more, more just as many of us are in our jobs. There is no need for the delivery guys to ring the bell anymore.
If I pay for a time-sensitive delivery (say, FedEx First Overnight) which can cost 10-times that of a regular Ground service, then I expect my doorbell rung. After all, what's the point in the courier going to the trouble of moving a package 3,000 miles in, say, 8 hrs, only for it to sit 1-yard short because the recipient is still blissfully unaware of it's arrival?
If I pay for a time-sensitive delivery (say, FedEx First Overnight) which can cost 10-times that of a regular Ground service, then I expect my doorbell rung. After all, what's the point in the courier going to the trouble of moving a package 3,000 miles in, say, 8 hrs, only for it to sit 1-yard short because the recipient is still blissfully unaware of it's arrival?
My mistake. I meant there is no need for the delivery guy to ring the bell and then wait for an answer. I agree the doorbell should be rung to announce the package.
Additionally, if I was expecting something that critical, I'd be all over their website tracking its progress too.
I was told that both company policies were changed several years ago. That policy says to leave package, ring doorbell/knock and leave. Apparently, face to face contact lead to too much yapping and not enough delivering. The only time they wait is if a signature is required.
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(And no I refuse to answer in a robe/decent pants/shirt pj's, I.just.can't.do.it)
