45 Of The Worst Delivery Guys People Encountered
Jerks come in many shapes and forms. But heaven forbid that you give a jerk even the tiniest bit of authority or power because they’ll abuse it as much as they can. Not convinced? Take a look at how some delivery drivers act when they think that nobody is looking!
They eat your food. They sip your drinks. They lick your spoons. They leave your brand new TV and computer screen sitting on your porch for anyone passing by to take. And they stuff your new vinyl into your postbox, breaking it. Yup, they’re jerk delivery drivers, and whether they’re delivering food or things, you can bet your bottom dollar that they’re taking their road, not the high road.
We here at Bored Panda have compiled this entertaining list of delivery drivers acting like some of the biggest jerks in the entire world. Scroll down, upvote what you think are the worst examples of human behavior, and share this post with your friends, so that the next time some pizza toppings are missing, they know who ate them. If you’re in the mood, why not check out some of our other posts about birds acting like jerks, jerk bosses being shamed for their nasty behavior, and tourists being utter jerks.
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Looks Like I Won't Be Listening To My New Vinyl Record. Thanks, USPS
My First 4k TV Finally Arrived!
Now, the fact of the matter is, far from every delivery driver out there is a jerk. Most of them are decent people who do their duty; otherwise, the entire delivery system would collapse. Yet once in a while, people manage to take photos or film real jerks on the job who don’t respect anyone but themselves.
This Amazon Delivery Man Who Delivers A Package And Then Steals It Himself
UPS Delivery Driver Caught Peeing In Elevator En Route To Deliveries In My Old Building
The building I lived in had a strict hoa and i had just gotten a puppy. I was always so nervous the smell of urine in the elevator was from her peeing without me noticing. this was a relief to see.
I’m A Carrier For USPS. I Ordered My Uniforms For The Year A Few Days Ago And This Is How They Arrived. So Is This Why We Have A Bad Rep?
Adam Lapetina writes on Thrillist what being a delivery driver is really like. According to him, it’s “one of the more underappreciated gigs in the service industry,” it’s fast-paced, and it can drive away those who can’t handle the pressure.
Domino's Pizza Delivery Guy Caught Eating Topings
My Mailman Was The First To Congratulate Me
Delivery drivers have some perks. Depending on where you live, sometimes police officers avoid giving delivery drivers tickets for speeding if they’re rushing to get food to a ravenous customer. However, someone being hungry isn’t a good excuse to speed: it’s dangerous and puts everyone at risk. Not even pizza’s worth getting into an accident over.
Over The Past Six Months, Canada Post Has Lost Three Packages For Me, All Of Which It Claims To Have Delivered. I Think I Discovered The Reason Why Today
The "Obstruction Of My Front Door" That Prevented UPS From Delivering My Package...
UPS Marked My Package As ‘Delivered’ After Dumping It In The Middle Of My Driveway. I Found It When Leaving For Work This Morning
Yeah we'll see how you like it when your shit gets stolen because they "technically" delivered it
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I had one person deliver my new cable box. I got up, and got in my car (which I park in my garage, every night), opened the door and drove out. As soon as I crossed the door thresh hold, I ran over something. The delivery driver put my box flat against my garage door. No way to see it. My front door was literally two steps to the right. I don't get it. Needless to say the cable box was was crushed into a v shape.
You should actually look it could have been someone's pet or a kid
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Ehh if I made a delivery I would be to scared if I saw the area was woodsy. It's classic horror movie setting 👻
We ordered from grubhub. Food never came to our door. The next morning came out and found our order sitting right outside my front gate.
My favorite is when they leave them right behind my garage door and I don't notice in time.
When I have complained of missing packages I have actually had Amazon people telling me to walk around my house and look under all my shrubs. Let's ignore the fact that I'm hope 99% of the time die to pain & illness, that I have covered porch and an over sized mailbox, why would my packages be in the bushes?
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You're relatively lucky FedEx delivered a very expensive microwave oven, to three different addresses three different times. Each and every time stating that they had a receipt with my signature on it.
uhmm half way to the road the delivery guy got lazy and tired, dumped the box and hoped that sometime later you will notice it. How genius guy he is!
I wonder if the driver thought if he went much further he would get lost.
My son backed over a package when it was left in our driveway after it was dark. So it's dark, he's backing out with tinted windows, there was no way he could have seen the package. But why would you leave it in the middle of the driveway instead if either putting it in the mailbox or bringing it to the front porch? So frustrating!
That's the dashboard of a 3rd generation Toyota Prius Hybrid :-)
Load More Replies...Furthermore, delivery drivers tend to have a lot of ‘me’ time on their hands, which means getting to know yourself much, much better over the course of your day job. It sounds like the perfect gig if you’re feeling a bit lost in life and need to think things over while getting paid. Just remember to act in the same way you’d expect others to act with you. And don’t eat lick your customers’ spoons.
P.S. We Also Poured Sugar In Your Gas Tank And Ran Over Your Cat. We Hope You Understand. Love, The USPS
Thanks, FedEx. Now I Have A Sphinx
Took Me 5 Years To Get This Diploma And USPS Drops It In A Puddle
Licking Clean Spoonfuls Of Food Meant For Clients And Putting It Back In The Delivery Bag
I Was Told That It Would Require A Signature, Apparently Not
UPS Driver Helper Opens Christmas Package And Steals Contents On Delivery
Might As Well Just Stick A Sign On It That Says Steal Me...
After Amazon Has Delivered 3 Of My Dad’s Packages To Neighbors Who Refuse To Give Them Back, He Has Left The Delivery Man A Little Help
Most Recent FedEx Delivery. A Solid Half Mile From Our House. Thanks To A Neighbor Who Saw It Happen And Called Us Several Hours Later So We Could Recover
Delivery Guys Left A TV In Plain View Without Even Ringing The Doorbell
Got A Delivery At Work And Saw This In The Van, Thats Going To Suck For Someone Else!
Amazon Delivery Gives Zero $&:!? About Package Or His Van
This Is How Our Mail Person Chose To Deliver Our Packages Today
How My Apple Cider Arrived Today...
When You're Feeling Lazy And Want To Use An App Like Ubereats Instead Of Picking Up Your Own Takeaways, Remember This Photo
It Was Raining When It Was Delivered But Still Couldn’t Put It In The Dry Spot
Delivery Guy Was Smirking. Wife Was Upset. I Was Confused Until I Saw The Package. Just To Be Clear, It's Neither
Package Of IKEA Shelves Delivered By FedEx Like This. Wife Even Watched The Guy Throw It Up Onto The Porch And Ripped It. Just Waved To Her And Left. 6 Shelf Pieces, Every Single One Damaged
The Other Day I Found This Guy Peeing Outside A Supermarket With Toilets And Most Importantly, Where To Wash His Hands. After This He Just Got On His Bike And Got On With His Delivery
Thanks USPS It's Not Like I Spent 6 Years And Have Over 100k In Student Loans For My B.S. And M.S. Or Anything
How The Mailman Delivered The Vinyl I Ordered
Postmates, Thank You For Sending A Lady To Deliver My Food Out Of A Dirty Baby Stroller
When I refused to take the food because she delivers it out of a dirty bag pushing a baby stroller with two kids she said "I don't give a f***". And after this all customer service refused to give me my money back
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I don't understand why people keep ordering stuff when they are not home to accept the delivery, and then expect the delivery guy to figure something out. Either be home, get an alternative (deliver at pickup point? neighbors?) or provide a safe space to put the delivery. What do you want the delivery guy to do with a huge package and a tiny mailbox? He's not doctor Who, your mailbox is not the Tardis.
I don't know how it is in the US, but in my country sometimes couriers will not call you or send a message in advance, so you have no idea when they will be coming. I had this happen to me twice, the courier would call me when they're waiting at my door with no prior warning my package would be delivered that day. But if you're not at home they will never just leave your stuff outside, it gets taken to an office or you make arrangements for another delivery date.
FedEx, USPS and UPS all have services that you can sign up for for free to be notified when you will be getting a package delivery. It doesn't give you an exact time, but a day, and I also get delivered notifications. None of these carriers call in advance because that takes time (which equals money) away from their service, but at the very least as the buyer you can be aware if you need to make arrangements to be there or get someone to pick it up from your house if you can't be there right away.
True. I had something ordered online from Canada and had no idea when it will arrive. One day, the package with expensive cookbook was just jammed into my mailbox, and everyone could pick it up since it couldn't fit. Luckily, I arrived first and the book wasn't damaged thanks to great packaging.
Where I live most couriers won't call. Leaving the packages outside is standard procedure. Everyone does that. Rarely anything gets stolen. You only have to be careful during Christmas when apparently are drive-by package snatchers as they know lots of people order presents online x-(
I work form home, am here ALL DAY and I have a huge note on my door "Deliveries: I am here. Please Ring Bell". They still toss the package at or near the porch and drive on. I have to go check every half hours or so to see if a package was "delivered". Every Time. Ordered car parts that I needed last week. Got a text that they were delivered (no knock, no ringing of bell), and by the time I got to the door the box was gone. Checked my video - Amazon delivery threw the box on to the porch, and within 2 minutes a guy rode up on his bike, grabbed the box and stuffed it in his backpack. Hope he had a 1992 Volvo. Still fighting Amazon on this one - they say it was "Delivered".
Have a monitor so you can see them coming. I have found it invaluable.
So we should be home everyday to accept the mail? With a lot of packages in the US the final delivery is made by the United States Postal Service, even if they started with FedEx of UPS. I have a enclosed porch and a deck to the front of my house, and they will still leave packages in the driveway.
In my Country, that is the only choice. If you aren't home, a docket is placed in your mail box for you to pick up at the post office.
I order all the time, but with a full time job I don't have the luxury of being there when most of my packages are delivered. I do, however, have very good deliverers.
Can you get some things delivered to your work address? Just nosy.
Most services don't let you choose when to get your packages. It comes in 5-7 business days and you don't get the time of day it gets delivered. Most of the time, it's not really within the customer's control. Amazon lets you pick a delivery day (I'm not sure if that is specific to Prime), but most companies don't give you that kind of control.
Perhaps but these are all items that have been deliberately damaged or treated negligently.
Well..and with Whole Foods being in several cities, most Amazon packages can be delivered to a pick up box. As far as the people complaining about USPS ruining their packages...they only have so much room in that truck people. You want it safe..request it be held at your local post office and you go pick it up on Saturday when they are open!
I totally agree with you. Half of these people share some level of responsibility. I live on a corner house in a high crime, high traffic area. I mean Homeless people, drunks from the bar, a block up, stumbling by all day. I make sure to either have someone home or pay for a PMB(personal mail box) that accepts packages. I've had 3 boxes stolen in 7 years of living here. There's no excuse for the bent diplomas though that's just a jerk move.
I always have things delivered to my office. If I'm out there will be someone there to sign for it. There have been too many times where the delivery driver hasn't even tried to deliver my packages and put a note in my mailbox to go to the depot to pick it up. I have a long driveway and they don't want to bother to go up it.
I’m so thankful for the couriers and posties that have delivered my mail and packages. Whilst they are not perfect and people in those companies can do the same as what the USPS does at least the ones that do my area are decent. One thing for sure is I will never order Uber eats because there have been numerous reports of people taking bites or stealing customers orders.
I wonder how much it cost to send packages in the US and what the rules are. Over here (EU country) if it doesnt fit true the mailbox opening, it is treated as a package and the delivery person will ring the door. If youre not at home, they try some neighbors. If nobody is home, it will go to a pick-up point nearby.
In the US they don't try neighbors unless instructed, or if it's a small town and the carrier knows you and the neighbor.
I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that these delivery guys are allowed to just drop stuff off even if there is no one to receive it. In my country that never happens, if you're not at home they will take to an office or return on another day. Most delivery companies here will notify you at least a day in advance of delivery, but some don't (or they use online trackers which in my experience have often been unhelpful) and it's not reasonable to expect that working people will stay home for days waiting on a delivery. And I can't believe the carelessness with which the packages are treated.
With exception to the folded stuff and all the obvious *ssholery, if it was broken somewhere in the delivery proces, there is nothing the person delivering the goods can do. It's a one way street It's up to the customer what happens to broken goods. They cannot return packages on their own. And there is zero margin to personalize the experience. We want it delivered at the lowest possible prices, we get what we pay for. Minimal and error prone service.
All those folded certificates.....but US mail boxes look too small to take a standard A4 sized envelope so what is the delivery guy supposed to do?
in my country (a third world country full of crazy people "named Iran"). delivery guy should give any letter or box to the owner and receive his signature!
As a postie myself these photos make me sad. I try my hardest to be extremely careful with everything. I never doorstep parcels because I know how angry I'd be if my parcel was dumped on mine. Actually one was recently by another company. Twice.
not to self… never order a tv online
Worked fine for me - but as Natasha suggested I was there to take delivery.
or be there when it arrives!
I'm very surprised with all of this. In Europe, at least in my country, if nobody's at home, you get a notice in your mail box to pick up your package at the Post office. And you need to bring that notice (it has some number somewhere on it), and some kind of ID.
I live in CA; the carrier left a Notice on my door when I wasn't home to receive a delivery. The package could be claimed at the P.O. with the Notice. This seemed to be standard protocol; the carrier is already at the address; carriers have Notice forms.
I worked for USPS and delivered parcels the way it was supposed to be done. That being said there are quite a few lunkheads out there who don't do what they are supposed to do. People complain about doing this kind of work and I totally get but if it's your job you've got to get it done, and do it right you can't take it out on the customer.
Shop local. Support businesses in your area when you can.
why the hell do you order things when your mail box is out on the street? ... instead of blaming Amazon, maybe realize you may have to be home when your TV or giant box of cat food arrives.. or maybe deliver it to your office, or Amazon box, or UPS office... oh.. "and my package got wet" Last time i looked mail delivery was not done on only warm sunny days with light breeze and low humidity. God... this is why America is in the crapper.. Blame others for your stupidity.
This is odd, because if I recall correctly, items like TVs or anything that costs over 400 usually requires a signature. I guess that is not done anymore??
Having had an iPad Pro stolen by an Amazon driver and to answer a few responses here I was in when the delivery driver should have delivered. I was at the front door with the tracking app and watched him drive by - twice - and then get an email saying I was not in !!! Complained to Amazon who said they would make the driver call me when he re-delivered which he didn't despite saying he handed me the packages only one of which he actually left outside next to the bin. Amazon would not co-operate with the police so presumably the guy got away with it and is still stealing your parcels. Worse thing is they charged my card and took nearly two weeks and numerous calls to get the money refunded.
After like 30 pics, I couldn't scroll anymore, it was pissing me off seriously and it's not even my problem lol! But seriously, I have no problem calling USPS or any other delivery companies to tell them off if they mess up anything of mine that is being delivered. It's mine so respect please!
I have had many, many problems, with Amazon, all since they decided to foray into the delivery market and hire "contractors" who are underpaid and don't have any loyalty to the company. They truly don't care and it's clear. I have managed to get one fired because he kept lying about delivering packages he wasn't delivering. But I will say my Mail-people, (I've had both men and women), have always gone above and beyond and I have always gone out of my way to call the local PO and tell them and to give them Xmas presents. It's amazing the difference when people actually have some pride in their job.
I ordered $200 worth of textbooks. Got the notification from USPS that they had been delivered. Couldn't find them anywhere. Called them up and had to argue with the woman on the phone that even though they were marked delivered, they hadn't been. She puts me on hold, and when she comes back she says that the driver couldn't deliver them because our cat was in the driveway. Then why the fuck would he mark them as delivered?! Thankfully got them the next day.
I'm in the US, I have a great repore with my carrier from the USPS & she actually goes the extra one to take care with my mail & packages... If people treated them more like people, they could expect the same !
As more and more retail outlets die, unable to compete with the big companies' cheaper prices, this will become ever more commonplace. The end result of an unregulated monopoly. The companies call their drivers "contract workers" so they don't have to pay them benefits and won't pay them if they bring the packages back. You don't like it? Go to a local store that makes its own deliveries or stfu and quit whining.
True..some are the drivers fault..some arent..if a box gets damaged in the warehouse it gets put on the drivers truck..s/he has to deliver it in that condition and face your wrath. There is a difference between a lazy delivery driver and a good one stuck with your goods damaged in transit
The low calibre of Amazon Prime delivery drivers is staggering. Not too long ago one approached me at work with a large package asking why it wouldn't scan at the pick up lockers. I looked at the address, and it was for the bank next door. The ding dong then flat out asks, do they have lockers? No buddy, you have to actually deliver it to a physical human being,
I guess I've been really lucky. I've only had one package really screwed up. A UPS driver was delivering a box of various jerky spices and a few other items. It was raining, so he grabs someone's (Lord only knows whose) garbage can and turns it over the package, but he placed everything in an obviously low area. The can floods, soaks the package and all the items inside. UPS replaced everything including the one or two items not damaged by the water.
Wtf!!! I would never ask for delivery my TV, the people eating your food, with spoon, and those guys delivery your foods are disgusting!!!
These are the reasons that I have my packages delivered to my job (an auto shop) and I take my food carry-out.
I must be pretty lucky because the only one that I have experienced is a small item being delivered in an over size box. I live on the 2nd floor and order online all the time and have never had any of these issues. Even though i am sure my delivery drivers hate me during the holiday seasons this still deliver my items without destroying them.
I've often said: just because someone has something as a job, does not mean they are good at it. I kinda think I'm on to something. How on earth do you bend an envelope that says DO NOT BEND? Just incredible.
USPS does have rules for delivering parcels . For any package the carrier has to try to gain the attention of the customer ie knock on the door, honk the horn. If there is no response or if package is too big you bring it back to the office and leave a slip called PS Form 3489 notifying the customer that they will need to pick it up. Also there are several options that you can choose for redelivery like telling them when and where you'd like it to be delivered
You go to the shops near you to see the products and get expert advice. Then you order them from Amazon and you are not home for the delivery. Go by the courier to pick your stuff up! What can possibly go wrong, apart from you helping Amazon closing down all the actual shops and making sure taxes are not paid locally, or at all? And get yourselves bigger mailboxes BEFORE you order BIG size things with mail delivery. I do not feel sorry for you.
Actually, I do my research myself and order my stuff from companies with a solid delivery service that gives you the possibility to plan a date and time. Shopping local is not going to cut it. Even locally you will find mostly large retailers and small shops will probably not sell what you are looking for. To me the future lies in small store fronts of large companies for people looking for advice. And the rest of us shop directly from the website.
In their defense (not as an excuse, also not applying for the disgusting stuff seen here) delivery is practically slave work, really bad pay, pretty heavy labor and always being pressured for time...
Full-time UPS drivers make excellent pay, especially if they're willing to work overtime. They also have really good benefits including full medical.
Why the heck would anyone downvote this? My husband was a UPS driver for 25 years, just retired a few years ago at 55. It is an excellent company to work for if you are a high-energy person who likes a job that is somewhat physical.
Not really...USPS average $52k a year (almost $25/hr), UPS average $18/hr and up to $28/hr. FedEx is a bit less than UPS but if you don't like the pay go to a competing company 🤷 Amazon pays deliver drivers between $18-$25/hr...I wouldn't call any of these slave labor...don't like the pay get another job but these jobs pay better than alot
so, what's the salary of a delivery man? how much pressure does he have from his company? except of course for the delivery man, firstly company is to blame.
That's not an excuse to trash other people's stuff that they bought with their hard-earned money.
I agree. However badly you're paid, respect other people and their stuff. If anything, it's common decency...
Not really...USPS average $52k a year (almost $25/hr), UPS average $18/hr and up to $28/hr. FedEx is a bit less than UPS but if you don't like the pay go to a competing company 🤷 Amazon pays deliver drivers between $18-$25/hr...I wouldn't call any of these slave labor...don't like the pay get another job but these jobs pay better than alot
I know the salaries of the drivers in Germany, people working for DHL, DPD, Hermes are in fact subcontractors, they are working for less than the minimum wage....
But if your job sucks dont pass that on to other people! Search for a better job instead.
Don't blame the worker when the system is the issue, and for that we are all responsible
All of these guys can eat my s&$t!!!
All of these deliverers can eat my s#$@$!!!
Must be an american thing. In my country, you get a call telling you they'll be coming (or a message) and if they don't find you, they never EVER leave the package. You either get in delivered personally or you get to try another day or go to some place to pick it up. I've seen pictures of packages left outside houses or apartments and it always blows my mind that anyone would do that. It's like a big 'STEAL ME' sign
Some points: #1 Don't you have to sign for a delivery? #2 Why are mail boxes so small? #3 If you regularly order stuff, get a bigger lockable mailbox #4 Getting huge items, get them yourself at the discount warehouse, also they do sometimes deliver for you, arrange it. #5 Make your own pizza/cake and stop being so lazy!
LOL I get stuff delivered at my home all the time.. what's fun is when they hide stuff on my porch so well (and I don't have much a couple of porcelain cats and a swing) that I don't notice it for 2 days... but one time I ordered several bookshelves and UPS was delivering them... asked them to put them on the covered porch (~6-7ft from driveway) as it was winter... get home after work to see them stacked in the driveway covered in snow... luckily the snow had only recently started.