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0x2d ,

not so great

Jackhammer_Joe ,

The unfolded oatley box makes me angry 😡

Fold / rip your damn boxes before you put it in the recycle bin. Otherwise, you lose so much space in there!

pip1 OP ,

Ha it's a shared bin (which I just realised makes the delivery even more risky).

Standing in the bin and jumping up and down is a good strategy to compact at a later date. Otherwise, the hydraulic press of the bin lorry can handle it :)

astrsk ,

You know this is fake because there’s more than 5 pixels in the picture taken.

index ,

amazon ad remove

echodot ,

Literally just today I watched out the window as an Amazon driver put an extremely expensive keyboard I just ordered in the bin.

The distance between the bin and the front door is about two extra steps. It probably took more effort to lift the lid and put it in the bin then it would have to rig the bell.

EpicVision ,

Complete and utter garbage.

rmuk ,

Is that Oatly?

Fuck Oatly.

And Fuck Fuck Oatly.

TheGiantKorean ,
@TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world avatar

Wow, it actually goes as deep as fckfckfckfckfckoatly.com. Lol

chetradley ,

Hey Kieth, did you spend our entire marketing budget registering web domains?

GeoGio7 ,

Da fuck? Are you literally advertising for oatly right now?

rmuk ,

Ah, you got me. Luckily I know a website you might like...

chetradley ,

Oatly is an ok brand, but their product is oily garbage that pales in comparison to many other plant based milks, especially homemade.

rmuk ,

I should try making my own, it's presumably just a case of soaking oats in water? I guess? Also, Aldi's oat milk is really good.

chetradley ,

You blend them in cold water then strain (don't squeeze) them through a cheesecloth or nut milk bag.

i_am_not_a_robot ,
@i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk avatar

How was your delivery?

Rubbish!

JustUseMint ,

Legitimately lold

Krzd ,
@Krzd@lemmy.world avatar

I mean, I'd just take the contents and ask Amazon where the package is.

kautau ,

Yeah Amazon drivers are usually required to upload a photo, so if it’s a photo of it in the trash OP can just say “but today was trash day, when I got home my trash was empty”

Jackthelad ,

Amazon drivers here never even hand you the parcels anymore. They leave it on the doorstep, knock the door and then by the time you've gone to the door to collect it, they're driving off.

I did once have one not even bother knocking the door and automatically leave the parcel in the bin, even though I was at home and he could have just knocked the door and handed it to me. 🤦

Synnr ,

I'm not sure where you live, but our XYZ (USPS, Amazon, UPS) drivers almost never knock or ring the bell. FedEx is the only one that does, and they don't come very often. Maybe all the drivers know our house and don't want to hear the dogs. Honestly it's appreciated, I don't care to answer the door without prior notice, doubly so if no one is actually there when I do.

USPS drivers just want to get done for the day and go home, but Amazon (definitely) and UPS (I think) get docked for taking over X time per delivery. If someone comes to the door to talk to you and ask you something, that could really mess with your times.

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

You are correct where I am we have about 200 stops a day over 400 packages 1 minute per stop 45-60 stops a hour is what the expect.

Synnr ,

Yup, I wouldn't be knocking either. Thank you for your service. Amazon?

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

Yup we don't even get brakes well we do but if you take them you fall behind and get punished for it.

Showroom7561 ,

They leave it on the doorstep, knock the door and then by the time you’ve gone to the door to collect it, they’re driving off.

I get Amazon packages daily, and I would say that they never knock (or ring) 100% of the time. If the bell rings, it was probably by accident.

This applies to packages left in the cold or after 9pm, when someone would be unlikely to collect it until the next morning. And it also applies to food items and liquid chemicals that shouldn't be frozen or experience excessive heat.

It got so bad that I've basically just set my doorbell camera to alert me when a package is dropped off, but I can only imagine the inconvenience this behaviour causes millions of people very year.

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

That is because if we do and dogs bark baby wakes up and a customer calls Amazon support over it we get a customer escalation hurts are scorecard terribly and al drivers lose their bonus for the 2 week pay period also if you don't rate a Amazon delivery with a thumbs up it hurts us as well please rate your delivery. Amazon goes out of their way to punish drivers.

Showroom7561 ,

If true, that's nuts!

One can easily place a sign on their door that says "don't knock/ring" of that's an issue, but the default is to let someone know that their expensive/perishable/likely to be stolen/much needed package is at the front door!

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

Yes you are correct if it's a computer the ship them in OEM box so we knock for those but if it's a normal Amazon box it gets left it is what it is I wish things where different but that is Amazon for you.

Showroom7561 ,

if it’s a computer the ship them in OEM box so we knock

Maybe our drivers aren't as "common sense" as you. Most of them just look like Uber drivers making deliveries in their personal vehicles, so as long as they snap a photo of the delivered box, the job is done.

But I've had quite a few high-value ($300+) items ship in clearly identifiable boxes, and I get no ring or knock.

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

That's because the are most likely flex drivers i work for a DSP inside a Amazon warehouse the are more strict and enforce rules for self employed contractors this is just not possible the should get rid of flex that's my opinion.

Showroom7561 ,

flex drivers

I'm not sure what that is, but there seems to be no consistency with deliveries. Some are in regular cars, some are in larger rental vans, others are from Canada Post, and some are from UPS.

I've even had a few deliveries where I could see, on a map, where the driver was. That only happened a few times, but it was pretty cool.

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

So the reason we don't is unless your delivery note says to knock or ring a door bell we are not allowed to because customers complain and we get written up for it called customer escalation so put it in the notes I always follow the notes no notes means it gets left a door.

pip1 OP ,

This makes sense, maybe I should remove my note (to leave under shelter by the bins) entirely

ByteWizard ,

People complain about the doorbell?

Then don't have a door bell jackasses. Being alerted that someone is at the door is it's whole purpose.

kautau ,

People shoot people who ring their doorbells

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-rules-white-man-will-stand-trial-for-shooting-black-teen-ralph-yarl-who-went-to-wrong-house

And more recently, shoot people who pull into their driveway

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/woman-shot-wrong-driveway-upstate-new-york/index.html

ByteWizard ,

Or when their ball accidentally rolls onto their property...
https://justicereport.news/articles/2023/04/21/black-man-shoots-white-6-year-old-and-her-parents-after-basketball-rolled-into-his-yard/

Or simply nothing at all other than existing...
https://therightscoop.com/hate-crime-black-man-shoots-two-white-men-in-the-back-of-the-head-in-oklahoma/

what's your point? These people aren't rational.

Jackthelad ,

I don't have any delivery notes. Also, on the odd occasions when I do, they don't pay attention to them anyway.

"Leave with the neighbour if I'm not in", then I get a picture of it sitting behind the bin.

bradboimler ,
@bradboimler@startrek.website avatar

We can't leave it at any other house or address vans have camera it's termination if we do that would be why only the address listed can be delivered too.

MadBob ,

God's looking kindly on you if you can get away with not collapsing boxes before putting them in the paper bin.

pip1 OP ,

Haha, astute observation. It's communal. Someone will have to squash it all down before long!

Rodeo ,

Seems like a job the hydraulic power compactor can handle.

pip1 OP ,

I tend to just stand in it and jump up and down if that's what you mean 😂

Hupf ,

Just expediting the product lifecycle.

pip1 OP ,

When Amazon starts a garbage collection division "Amazon Waste & Dispose" we'll know there's a conspiracy!

petey ,

I guess a porch pirate isn’t gonna look in the bin, and if they did, it does look like recycling

So I guess that’s something?

pip1 OP ,

Fortunately remote enough not to have to worry about porch pirates. But maybe that's what the driver was thinking

milicent_bystandr ,

It just looks so sad there. Poor envelope.

pip1 OP ,

The best part was that I just opened the package, took out the item, and left the envelop there. Efficient recycling!

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