How early is too early??
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Topic: How early is too early??
Posted By: sbeach
Subject: How early is too early??
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 8:46am
How early is too early for a courier to deliver something to a residential address??
We got a delivery at 630am this morning... not happy.
Now I know a lot of families with kiddies would be awake at that time but for once we werent! And I know drivers deliver early to homes so that actually get someone at home (not an issue here as I am a SAHM)
But overall I think 630am is too early...I rang the company and they said 6am is the earliest their drivers can deliver!! I would accept 7am but even then...
I think next time I order something to be delivered I will put do dont deliver before say... 8am and see if they listen!
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Posted By: Jaune
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 8:58am
I have the same problem here. I think we must be at the beginning of their route as sometimes we get a delivery as early as 7am...which I think is FAR too early. I find it a little embarrassing having to get out of bed to get a courier delivery!!
On the other hand, we have another courier company that sometimes delivers as late as 6pm...think we must be at the end of their route. Once I had DS in the bath and had to get him out to answer the door to the courier - and the item didn't even need a signature so could've been left in the letterbox like I've asked many times before!
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 9:26am
lol, I am the opposite I don't care if they come early..I'm up.
I have not had a sleep in for years.
Last week we had an attempt of delivery at 2.55pm, school pick up time & then they did not put it out for delivery till 2 days later grr, so I would rather get it early than 2 days later & that one had to be signed for, usually they leave it by the door...so no problems with early or late delivers then.
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 9:28am
I'm not quite sure what time the couriers come by my place, but it's early! Been many a time I've gotten up and opened the curtains to find a parcel on my doorstep but in saying that, I wouldn't appreciate it if they knocked and got me up (or away from DS) and didn't just leave it at the door.
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 10:05am
Way too early!!
We had a phone call the other morning from the butcher at 6.30am and I thought that was too early too! I don't think anything should be happening before 7am
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 10:13am
I think that's too early!
Fastway are just down the road from me and they deliver to me at 7.50am. And then again at 2pm or 6pm depending on when items arrive at their depot, I once had a delivery at 2pm which had left wanganui that same morning!
Anyway, 6.30 is far too early. Leave it in the letterbox (if you've ok'd that) until you can see there is life in the house lol
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Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 10:44am
That is way to early. We are lucky we are in the country, we only have fastway that comes out and thats mid morning. All the rest get delivered by the mail man mid afternoon.
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 12:05pm
Earliest we had was 6.15am (DP was over the moon happy (no sarcasm) as he'd been waiting weeks and the previous courier f'd up! Latest was 8pm!
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Posted By: newmama
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 12:16pm
i worked for courierpost prior to having my son - yes they can deliver at 6.00am you have to remember they do have a job to do and they work from 4am until sometimes 7pm and if they dont get there parcels out every hub ( there are 4 hubs a day ) they get in mega trouble and can loose there contracts, i know it suxs having to get up that early but what you can do for future is sign something called an ATL form ( authority to leave ) that means they leave all your parcels signature or non signature at the door but that means EVERY parcel but that means no more getting out of bed early has to be a safe place and you stipulate where you want it left.
Hope that advice helps you all
Oh and they CANT leave at the letterbox cause if it goes missing they have to pay for the parcel out of there own pocket ( the courier himself ) not the company as the couriers are all contractors, and you would not be happy at the amount of time the claim takes to go through can be up to a month after the investigation process
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Posted By: Mucky_Tiger
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 12:52pm
At least they come to your door. Our courier man stops at the neighbours or just leaves a card. On the one day they left the package it was my new rifle and said "do not leave obtain signature"so of course they left it at the front door.
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Posted By: kiwikt
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 1:17pm
I got a delivery the other morning. Two story house - so I had to walk down the stairs. It was a sign for delivery, but by the time I got to the door they were pulling out of the driveway and had just left it there.
I waved for them to come back (thankfully the did). Told them to wait wile I inspected the package as it was fragile, and if it was broken I needed that noted, and then asked them to bring it inside. It was a huge package and at 6 months pregnant, I was not going to lug it inside myself.
What annoyed me was why ring the bell if you are not going to wait the 30 seconds for someone to answer the door!
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 19 July 2011 at 9:31pm
Mine is usually 7am.
OT but i was giving away some kittens and i got called at 5am on a sunday for a kitten. I didnt answer the first two times and after a third time and two texts i answered. Was NOT happy.
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Posted By: choco69
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 6:13am
have had deliveries really early too - and they usually just knock and leave - or worse is if it doesn't need a signature have been home and seen a parcel 'fly' over the side of the deck - they threw it rather than walk it up the stairs! Luckily it was clothing so wasn't damaged.
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Posted By: ereynolds
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 8:30am
Pet hate of mine!We have a courierpost courier who comes earlier than 7am but lies on the card to call to say he came later... All of the other couriers come later, but we must be first in his area.
MissCandice thats so rude! Not surprised you weren't happy!
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 9:29am
I've had massive issues with a courier too, he comes between 6 and 7am and we're nowhere near the depot so can't possibly be first up on his route. He also left me a carseat meant for the neighbour the other day to save him coming back! (I was having one delivered too.) He throws parcels from driveway to doorway even though there are only like 3 steps to walk up, and he has 3x before left cards saying he's called and no one was home when i've blatently been in the house, and seen him walk to the letterbox, leave the card and drive off again. This is a fastway guy. But the yellow courier guy is awesome - if no one is at home here he delivers it to my moms work instead, and he's twice taken boxes right into the lounge for me. He's grand.
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 9:39am
They generally show up here at 6am. What really pisses me off is one courier that bangs on Daniels window to tell us he's dropped something off which of course wakes him up.
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Posted By: newmama
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 5:27pm
Bowie wrote:
But the yellow courier guy is awesome - if no one is at home here he delivers it to my moms work instead, and he's twice taken boxes right into the lounge for me. He's grand. |
Yay glad to hear that - thats my work
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Posted By: sarahm
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 5:59pm
kebakat wrote:
They generally show up here at 6am. What really pisses me off is one courier that bangs on Daniels window to tell us he's dropped something off which of course wakes him up. |
we have that too, pound pound pound on the door at 6am
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 20 July 2011 at 6:47pm
The door wouldn't be so bad. But a bedroom window when the curtains are shut is just plain rude. Trouble is by the time I get out there he's gone so I can't yell at the idiot
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 21 July 2011 at 10:10am
I had a bad experience with a courier recently too. I checked the online tracking, and apparently it had been signed for by me (name spelt wrong) at 6:01am.
Rung the courier company and they got hold of the driver who said he definitely delivered it. The neighbour came over about an hour later...she told me it had been thrown on her deck.
I rung the company back and told them and they sent the driver over to apologize for lying lol. He said it was his first day.
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Posted By: MrsMc
Date Posted: 21 July 2011 at 6:46pm
I had my new cellphone delievered to my work as we open at 7 and theres always someone there during the day to take a package for me, more so than at home and I got into work to find my new, expensive phone had been delivered at 630am and just left on the doorstep of my work!!!
I was not impressed, I dont know why the sending company didnt make it need signing for but the sign outside work said we open at 7am, you'd think they could come back next time they went past
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Posted By: Helen1
Date Posted: 22 July 2011 at 7:59pm
6am just this morning at our house. Today it was just left at the door - they didn't actually knock but I heard the van doors open and close and heavy footsteps on the deck.
Last week though at a similar time they wanted a signature and I was there in my nightie!
Too early in my opinion - even if I am awake.
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Posted By: karenb_chch
Date Posted: 25 July 2011 at 3:26pm
My DH used to be a courier (Post Haste) and he would only knock on a door before about 7.30am if a light was on inside. If it was a secure area he would leave a package at the front door before then though.
The couriers in my area are much the same - don't knock early unless lights are on. In fact, even when they do knock, they don't actually wait long enough for someone to answer the door, which can be quite frustrating.
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