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Couriers often get a bad rap. If a package gets damaged or even worse, stolen, it's usually the delivery driver who gets the blame.
But judging from a picture Danielle McPherson recently tweeted, some of them might not even be trying! When she came home, Danielle found her Amazon package laying on decorative rocks near the house, with a few of them thrown on top of the box.
Danielle's tweet instantly went viral and has already accumulated over 325K likes and 1.1K comments, many of which are other people sharing similar experiences.
Yes, these images scream "minimal effort" but have in mind that there's only so much a courier can do without a secure mailbox. Anyway, continue scrolling and check out the photos!
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Shopper East 5 years ago (edited)
Like they say, "A rose (bush) by any other name smells as sweet".
Jack 5 years ago
My MIL lives next door and has 1400 roses in her back yard and planted about 400 around our house. Very pretty in bloom, she's also a certified rose expert (forgot the actual name), sends cuttings all over as well. Thankfully she takes care of them all, yay. hah
According to Morgan Stanley estimates, Amazon is already delivering about half of its packages in the U.S. and will soon pass both United Parcel Service and FedEx in total volume.
Reportedly, Amazon Logistics more than doubled its share of U.S. package volumes from about 20% in recent history and is now shipping at a rate of 2.5 billion per year. For comparison, it is estimated that UPS and FedEx have U.S. shipping volumes of 4.7 billion and 3 billion packages per year, respectively.
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#2
K. Kerry Kozak 5 years ago
Actually this is what my delivery person does............he hides the parcels from ME ......can't see them from inside the house, but anyone driving by has a great view of them from the driveway/street!!
Reirei 5 years ago
I'm sure mine usually says 'Parcel was handed to resident' under Delivered today. Maybe it's just a UK thing.
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For his company, it’s not just about getting more packages to more customers at higher speeds. It’s also about owning everything from the arrival of a product at an Amazon factory (or the creation of the product from an Amazon subsidiary) to the so-called last-mile delivery to the customer’s doorstep. And the numbers say they have been doing quite a good job so far. What is your experience with Amazon deliveries? Tell us in the comments!
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A.M. Pierre 5 years ago
This actually makes it stand out more. It's not just a package - it's a package with a CAPE!
Sabrina Fisher 5 years ago
I'm not an observant person sometimes and i feel i would trip over this lol
Ren Karlej 5 years ago
Same... but then I tripped over a large bright orange box once.
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Michelle Line 5 years ago
Well, I suppose if you're looking straight down at it from a satellite view, it would be hidden....
J Grant 5 years ago
Hi. Using my own vehicle I've been delivering Amazon for over 3 years. We get the packages mangled sometimes, there's no replacement boxes, often it a challenge to get some tape to repair and seal a package. A limited amount of time is allotted for us to load deliveries. Once in our procession amazon expects all parcels to be delivered, returning a package to Amazon is a mark against us regardless of the reason it wasn't delivered, which includes misaddressed, semi destroyed, or recently a deceased recipient. So, long story short, you receive what were given to deliver. ✌️
danielw 5 years ago
while there is a lot of blame to be had by amazon's s****y policies, this doesn't cover all of it. for example, in the photo above, it took *more* time and effort and energy to accomplish... absolutely nothing.
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Sue Hazlewood 5 years ago
Put your house key under the mat and they can put your parcels inside next time. LOL
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Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
If you order something that is too big to be hidden, what do you expect them to do? Try staying at home to collect it.
danielw 5 years ago
I can't tell you the number of times I've very intentionally asked for the 'nondiscript' packaging, or whatever, expressly because the item *was* expensive, only for it to show up not in an amazon box, just it's normal, brightly labeled package. also, I'd be rather more pissed about the rummaging about to find the broom in the first place.
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Perfumista Perfumista 5 years ago
Guessing that from the street the pail/planter would have blocked most of it. Probably would have turned the TV around so that the part that stuck out beyond the planter was the white part of the box, to blend more against the white wall.
#5
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Then you step on a well-hidden parcel and come whine here again? Sheesh, no pleasing some.
Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
If they hide it too well you yourself might not be able to find it, so, very considerate move.
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Adrienne Early 5 years ago
To be fair, it's not obvious to a drive by thief (assuming it's several yards from the road) but the homeowners will still be able to see it.
Amy Gannon 5 years ago
If they’d centered it under the black middle part, it might not stand out as much. Oh well, good try.😂
#7
Astrid Nineor 5 years ago
Well what did they want them to do? Buy wire and hang it on the outside of the fence?
Perfumista Perfumista 5 years ago
Well your guard do looks absolutely vicious, going beyond the gate would have been suicide
doggo-is-fren 5 years ago
What would have happened if you ordered chocolate and pup eats it and dies what then...so many problems with this
Luka Hamer 5 years ago
Well in The Netherlands they leave it with someone else in the building or street, try again the next day or deliver it to a pick up point.. I don't understand why the USA or wherever this is doesn't do the same.
Sharon Dean 5 years ago
I received a food package from my sister for Christmas one year.....not Amazon, but they left it on the patio steps and our Basset, Cassie, ate the whole thing......cardboard, plastic...the WHOLE thing!!!
Cindy Lartigue 5 years ago
This person wasn't complaining. They were showing humor you stupid idiots.
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*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
I mean, you can't blame them!! There's literally nowhere else to hide it !!!
Flavia Slag 5 years ago
One of my delivery guys puts the box or package right in front of the gate. Just open the gate and put it inside.
#9
Shopper East 5 years ago (edited)
Who? Me? How dare you imply I'm so stupid! I have a normal level of intelligence and would instantly suspect that there was something valuable under there. LOL :)
Load More Replies... Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
That's not a package, it's an obese hedgehog and you my dear Sir are very rude to draw attention to it.
#10
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 5 years ago
when you go to a sleepover and your friend falls asleep before they give you a blanket
#11
NanZ 5 years ago
Couriers don't have time to mess around with their deliveries. If you don't have an obvious spot for them to conceal your packages they can't be expected to create one. They do what they can. If there is a fenced in yard with a dog running loose, what are they supposed to do there? The pictures are funny though.
Eric Soliday 5 years ago
I agree that sounds reasonable. But some of these attempts are just silly though
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Courtney Christelle 5 years ago
Use a large plant pot by your front door and have them put it in there. Most people package stealing will only do it if they can see the package from the street.
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Christian Miller 5 years ago
where exactly do you expect them to put it when you don't give them a proper spot?
Noel Bovae 5 years ago
How can you complain when you give them no where to hide the packages? Karen's gotta Karen..
Sabrina Fisher 5 years ago
next time leave an upstairs window open so they can play frisbee then? you didnt leave them much choices lol
Kim Lorton 5 years ago
This is actually pretty smart! The color of the box blends in, and I first looked at this picture, and it took me a minute or two to see your package! Besides, if you live on a main road, you need to have a plan for packages to be delivered. Drivers aren't responsible for that, just to deliver it to your address.
Carole Strawn 5 years ago
If you aren't going to be home you can pick up your packages at an Amazon location or have it shipped to your workplace if that is allowed. It isn't the delivery driver's responsibility to scope out a hiding place for you. They're especially busy right now with so many people ordering things online.
#14
Levity Camilleri 5 years ago
Looks like it has hair. A mouth, and hair. Maybe it was the human packages putting up a fight which caused most of these ridiculous situations.
Lana Belysheva 5 years ago
Amazon twice delivered mini-fridges I ordered with the specific instructions to hold it for pick-up, at the front door of my condo downtown... luckily, many homeless people didn't figure what they would do with mini fridges and I still got them!
#15
elfin 5 years ago
But if it's raining and there's no rain-safe place to leave it then it is not the deliverer's fault.
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Kim Lorton 5 years ago
It's not the drivers fault it rained. Make a place for deliveries to go, and let the company know!
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I honestly do not know what you expect the delivery man to do, he is not a magician and remember he will be on a very tight schedule. I would never deal with Amazon
#16
MermaidsAndDragons 5 years ago
plot twist twist: it IS the front door, but at the wrong house.
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Charlotte Stewart 5 years ago
But did the instructions say where to leave? Don't just tell me what not to do without giving me an alternative.
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Eric Soliday 5 years ago
Easy! just put a few twigs over it like they have been
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Thisleton Woodrow Amadeus Tunt 5 years ago
One does not simply hide the massive door shaped parcel.
I H 5 years ago
I am just wondering are there no offices in your countries where parcels which cannot be delivered can be picked up? Or a system like we have in Germans which is called "Packstation" (an automatic collection point). On all this pictures I do not see letter boxes for small deliveries.
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Gareth Graham 5 years ago
Controversial opinion. Don't order packages if you don't know you are going to be home to accept them. In Britain you can have orders shipped to post offices and various other convenience stores that you can collect them from at your time and ease, just need an ID for proof
kate h 5 years ago
Agree with this. Amazon/UPS/Fedex drivers have schedules and are under pressure. While it's great if they find somewhere to hide your package, it's not really their job to do so unless you have an established place for your deliveries. example: "Inside the recycle trolley on side of house." There are Amazon Lockers you can have your items shipped to. I've had mine shipped to work (not all workplaces allow this). You can ask a retired neighbor to receive packages if they're willing. Bottom line: People are asking for items to be hidden because of the rise in package theft - so address THAT with a secure plan, don't whine about the drivers.
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Noel Bovae 5 years ago
I came in to this thinking I'd be amused and get a good laugh, but instead I'm leaving annoyed and disliking humans, once again. Complaining about the carriers, who, by the looks of the majority of these photos, are doing the best they can, is just flat out rude. If you don't want your packages left out in the open, put something out there that the packages can be put in/under/behind. You give the carriers no other options, and then you batch about it. That's not funny.
Julie C Rose 5 years ago
I came in just to see how many other commenters would say this. It’s extremely well known that Amazon in particular overworks their drivers, packers, etc and treats them like s**t so I really can’t find it in me to judge these drivers.
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Lisa 5 years ago
This is dumb, I try to put packages where they aren't noticeable but it's on the buyer. If you can't be home to get your packages, then you should have a receptacle and camera/neighbor. My route is sometimes light, but we have had up to 300 - 400 packages in a single day. And then some of us have to go back out (if you're an RCA) if there is a route that doesn't have a carrier that day. People need to take responsibility for themselves and plan ahead on where they want their packages to go and the most secure.
CJK 5 years ago
Agreed. The drivers I've seen are always busting their tails to get packages delivered as fast as possible. They do a great job. I did like the prickle tree one. :)
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Doesn't happen in the Netherlands because the sender is responsible for the goods until you receive them. They won't allow couriers to just drop their parcels on doorsteps or in gardens. The sender needs to proof that you received the package in a dispute.
Francesca Annoni 5 years ago (edited)
Same in Italy..if nobody is at home they leave a note and try next day..
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Martha Meyer 5 years ago
This is so weird to me. Here in Germany they leave your package with a neighbour, if you are not home, or if no neighbour takes it, they'll drop it off at the nearest post office for you to pick it up. Leaving a package out in the open where it could be stolen would make them liable for damages.
Heather Pobicki 5 years ago
It used to be like that in the us decades ago
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SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
I thought this was supposed to be a list about packages? I didn't see any of them though??
Astrid Nineor 5 years ago
I bet half if these were delicered according to instructions (ie front door), not the deliverymans fault you have no space for hiding stuff
Bizianka 5 years ago
I call Karen on this. If you don't specify a safe place or don't have a safe place to hide, don't expect people with dozens of packages in line to snoop around finding a special place.
Milan 5 years ago
By us, if courier come and nobody is home (they call in advance), he just will come next day or day we agreed :D :D
SaraFromHell with you all! 5 years ago
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Load More Replies... Gareth Graham 5 years ago
Controversial opinion. Don't order packages if you don't know you are going to be home to accept them. In Britain you can have orders shipped to post offices and various other convenience stores that you can collect them from at your time and ease, just need an ID for proof
kate h 5 years ago
Agree with this. Amazon/UPS/Fedex drivers have schedules and are under pressure. While it's great if they find somewhere to hide your package, it's not really their job to do so unless you have an established place for your deliveries. example: "Inside the recycle trolley on side of house." There are Amazon Lockers you can have your items shipped to. I've had mine shipped to work (not all workplaces allow this). You can ask a retired neighbor to receive packages if they're willing. Bottom line: People are asking for items to be hidden because of the rise in package theft - so address THAT with a secure plan, don't whine about the drivers.
Load More Replies... Noel Bovae 5 years ago
I came in to this thinking I'd be amused and get a good laugh, but instead I'm leaving annoyed and disliking humans, once again. Complaining about the carriers, who, by the looks of the majority of these photos, are doing the best they can, is just flat out rude. If you don't want your packages left out in the open, put something out there that the packages can be put in/under/behind. You give the carriers no other options, and then you batch about it. That's not funny.
Julie C Rose 5 years ago
I came in just to see how many other commenters would say this. It’s extremely well known that Amazon in particular overworks their drivers, packers, etc and treats them like s**t so I really can’t find it in me to judge these drivers.
Load More Replies... Lisa 5 years ago
This is dumb, I try to put packages where they aren't noticeable but it's on the buyer. If you can't be home to get your packages, then you should have a receptacle and camera/neighbor. My route is sometimes light, but we have had up to 300 - 400 packages in a single day. And then some of us have to go back out (if you're an RCA) if there is a route that doesn't have a carrier that day. People need to take responsibility for themselves and plan ahead on where they want their packages to go and the most secure.
CJK 5 years ago
Agreed. The drivers I've seen are always busting their tails to get packages delivered as fast as possible. They do a great job. I did like the prickle tree one. :)
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Doesn't happen in the Netherlands because the sender is responsible for the goods until you receive them. They won't allow couriers to just drop their parcels on doorsteps or in gardens. The sender needs to proof that you received the package in a dispute.
Francesca Annoni 5 years ago (edited)
Same in Italy..if nobody is at home they leave a note and try next day..
Load More Replies... Martha Meyer 5 years ago
This is so weird to me. Here in Germany they leave your package with a neighbour, if you are not home, or if no neighbour takes it, they'll drop it off at the nearest post office for you to pick it up. Leaving a package out in the open where it could be stolen would make them liable for damages.
Heather Pobicki 5 years ago
It used to be like that in the us decades ago
Load More Replies... SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
I thought this was supposed to be a list about packages? I didn't see any of them though??
Astrid Nineor 5 years ago
I bet half if these were delicered according to instructions (ie front door), not the deliverymans fault you have no space for hiding stuff
Bizianka 5 years ago
I call Karen on this. If you don't specify a safe place or don't have a safe place to hide, don't expect people with dozens of packages in line to snoop around finding a special place.
Milan 5 years ago
By us, if courier come and nobody is home (they call in advance), he just will come next day or day we agreed :D :D
SaraFromHell with you all! 5 years ago
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