Call me old-fashioned, but delivery people could TRY KNOCKING, instead of flicking the door with a feather and running away immediately.
Funny how leaving a parcel on the street goes missing. 🙄
Parcel thefts from UK doorsteps soaring, new figures reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jul/08/parcel-thefts-from-uk-doorsteps-soaring-new-figures-reveal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
It's not just the UK - friends of mine in Belgium have terrible trouble with just exactly that problem. In rural Luxembourg where I live, you can safely leave stuff on the doorstep with almost zero chance that it will be stolen and only one delivery service regularly fails to ring the doorbell!
@clarissawam @Paulos_the_fog
I understand that they have time pressures, but that doesn't stop then knocking loud enough.
Many times I've been in and seen them just come to the door and leave something or put a card through without knocking or barely tapping. Or I've been in and not heard them, but would've heard with a half-decent knock.
@BintyMcFrazzles @Paulos_the_fog I guess they lose time if you DO come to the door & they have to interact, and that’s too risky?
We build walls where there need be none! No one in the US would be surprised to receive out of state replies but the British mentality is one of hard borders rather than of unity in variety!
It's a shame as Europe (and the EU) is such a wonderful place - I can go from the north west of France to the southernmost tip of Spain of Italy and from the far west of France to the Russian border without ever going through (or even seeing) a customs post!
@Paulos_the_fog @BintyMcFrazzles Sure. But Lux is a small country (in case it wasn't clear - I live there too!). I follow a fair few local people, but coming across one outside that bubble is unusual.
Ahhhhh - I didn't get that bit!
Ahhhh whereabouts in Lux do you live?
I'm in Buschdorf lost in the countryside (near Mersch)
Hi, only just saw your reply (missed it for some reason), but I didn't vote Brexit. I knew staying in the EU was the right thing. Sadly, Britain is far worse off now that we're out of the EU.
I'm all for freedom of movement.
Dunno that it's that random - we all buy from Amazon and other online retailers so it's logical that we all have the same issues with deliveries!
@Paulos_the_fog OMG never mind
@Paulos_the_fog @BintyMcFrazzles Haha, how random to find someone living in Lux in the replies to someone from the UK. 😄
Couriers don’t ring cuz of time pressure tho, right? Cuz companies use cheap delivery firms cuz people expect free delivery.
OBVIOUSLY what we all need is Amazon Ring™️ doorbells everywhere! 😬