Doorstep parcel theft.....you or someone you know been a victim ?

[spen666]

Not sure tha

It's too good to be true. I smell a rat.

Not sure that's the fragrance they are after

 

[Webbo2]

So I order Mrs W Christmas present from Argos and I get a message to say it will be delivered by Yodel and I need to be there to accept it.
I get a message today to say it will delivered between 12:47 and 14:47 at 1400 the tracking shows the van 10 miles away with 17 more drops to do. At 1405 I see a van outside and as I go to open the door a slip is being shoved through the letter box. I open the door and ask what’s going on. I’m informed by the guy whose posted the slip that he’s posted my parcel through next doors letter box. I enquire why as I’m supposed to accept the parcel at this point the drink tells me he told the guy delivering to do it.
I’m somewhat incredulous at this pointing that is against Yodels own rules and mention next door is an empty house having recently been sold so there is no way I can round and ask for my package.
The driver gives me his details and he will contact the estate agent and ask them to get someone to retrieve it and deliver it. He rings after 10 minutes to say the estate agent has agreed to this and will ring me tomorrow to check I have got it.
At 14:25 its put through my letter box. So I did get it with the time frame.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Accy cyclist]

I don't know, but I doubt they do. Though the courier might offer such a service.🤔

I'm probably going to buy the perfume from Boots as although I'll 'lose' £12.50, I won't have the anguish of fearing it being lost in transit or nicked off my doorstop as I would if I bought it for less online. Plus with such as Boots you're almost certain it won't be a fake, which is possible with never heard of before online sellers. Plus I have a £25 gift voucher from answering O.N.S statistical questions, so that'll 'cushion the blow' of 'losing' £12.50 😉

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I went to Blackburn Boots last night and might as well have not bothered! The perfume they advertised wasn't in stock, so I asked about another one that would do, only to be told that one's out of stock as well! I'm off to Clitheroe later today. I saw the first choice one in their Boots shop last week, so hopefully they'll still have it!

 

[presta]

"Never nominate safe place or neighbour - that moves responsibility away from retailer."


View: https://x.com/paullewismoney/status/2000153123923345707

 

[hobo]

Evri; Wheres my parcel ? Was on Bbc Panorama tonight.
God eye opener to how these delivery companies operate.

 

[Beebo]

Evri; Wheres my parcel ? Was on Bbc Panorama tonight.
God eye opener to how these delivery companies operate.

Being paid 35p to deliver a package in 2025 is crazy.
In 1995 I was paid about the same to deliver newspapers, and my only overhead was my bike and shoe leather.
These guys are self employed and have to run a van!

 

[presta]

Apparently they're stealing whole van loads now, not just parcels one at a time off the doorstep.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/hunting-britains-parcel-thieves-dispatches

 

[spen666]

Apparently they're stealing whole van loads now, not just parcels one at a time off the doorstep.

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/hunting-britains-parcel-thieves-dispatches

The Scousers were doing that back in the 1980s and 1990s, but not a transit van load, instead it was an Articulated Lorry load at a time

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The Scousers were doing that back in the 1980s and 1990s, but not a transit van load, instead it was an Articulated Lorry load at a time

Only because some other scally had knicked the wheels of all the Transits!