Postmen leaving a card saying you were out... when you were actually in

dirtydog · 23-07-2009, 11:59

Does this happen to you often? It's happened to me twice in the last few weeks and it's a tad annoying

I'm tempted to complain (yes I know it's surprising that I would consider complaining

) - would you bother or just shrug it off as one of those things?

Oh and another time when I actually WAS out, he left a parcel for me right outside my front door which anyone could have walked off with!

Belmit · 23-07-2009, 12:02

I've never had it happen - if I'm in they ring the bell and I answer, if I'm out they leave a card. It shouldn't be accepted as the norm.

In fact, sometimes my postie leaves a card but writes on it that he's hidden the parcel round the side of the house. Ironically, probably more likely to lose his job by doing that than leaving a card even if I'm in.

Pheebs · 23-07-2009, 12:06

Only happened a couple of times and normally only from courier people

Our Royal Mail man is wubberly

NokkonWud · 23-07-2009, 12:07

It happens around here all the time. I've actually caught the postman doing it and he goes 'Oh, you were in'... yeah, if you'd knocked or rang the doorbell you'd have known! I was only in the kitchen, so I could see him at the door.

My dads even gone to collect something before and the woman at the depot goes 'oh, he's always doing that' (leaving cards without calling).

Stan_Lite · 23-07-2009, 12:09

I've never had it happen to me but I've heard many stories about it happening to other people. If I'm expecting something which I'm keen to get my hands on, I tend to wander about looking out of windows looking for the van in case the postie does do it. Never happened yet though.

Did you annoy your postie at any time by any chance?

I would think twice about reporting it to be honest. If he gets a bollocking and works out it was you who grassed him up, God knows what you'll find through your letterbox

Seriously though, it's a tough call - do you report it in the hope it doesn't happen again or do you leave it in case it causes more trouble in future?

dirtydog · 23-07-2009, 12:12

Never annoyed them (I say them as I often seem to get different ones), I'm always polite and friendly with them just like with any delivery I receive.

Yeah it did occur to me that if I complain, and he ends up getting a bollocking, computer components I order in future might end up as a football down at the sorting office, human nature being what it is with some people

On balance it probably isn't worth complaining is it

Oh well, another trip down the collection depot tomorrow!

Jingo · 23-07-2009, 12:22

In a previous job the postie used to come and deliver and then stop for a cuppa and a chat most mornings!

Streeteh · 23-07-2009, 12:30

The postmen are really good around here but i did once nearly 'miss' a delivery from a citylink guy. Fortunately i heard the mail box close and had a look and saw him strolling away, i went out and called to him and he looked rather peed off tbh. When he gave me the package i noticed he had a bundle of missed delivery slips in his hand, all filled out. I can only assume he just filled them all in and was just going around posting them to save time.

Cheeky git tbh.

Roberta · 23-07-2009, 12:50

Not happened with the local postmen but happened several times with an office further away. Was sat waiting for the knock in the room by the front door and it never came but I found a card saying they'd tried to deliver and had taken the parcel back. Both those times it was with big heavy poles which I then had to drive 12 miles to pick up.

The third time they didn't even leave a card. I called the company I'd bought the item off to find out why the item hadn't arrived and they did a trace and discovered it in the same depo I'd had trouble with previously. Apparently they had 'attempted to deliver' it 7 days earlier and left a card. Which they hadn't on either count. Good job I'd called that day as the item was due to be returned to the senders address the next morning and I would have had to pay £12 postage to get it re-delivered - yup, was a heavy pole again.

dirtydog · 23-07-2009, 12:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Streeteh

The postmen are really good around here but i did once nearly 'miss' a delivery from a citylink guy. Fortunately i heard the mail box close and had a look and saw him strolling away, i went out and called to him and he looked rather peed off tbh. When he gave me the package i noticed he had a bundle of missed delivery slips in his hand, all filled out. I can only assume he just filled them all in and was just going around posting them to save time.

Cheeky git tbh.

I reckon mine must be doing that because it would take longer to stand there and fill the card in, than it would take to ring my bell and just give me the item

23-07-2009, 11:59	#1
dirtydog Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 221	Postmen leaving a card saying you were out... when you were actually in Does this happen to you often? It's happened to me twice in the last few weeks and it's a tad annoying I'm tempted to complain (yes I know it's surprising that I would consider complaining ) - would you bother or just shrug it off as one of those things? Oh and another time when I actually WAS out, he left a parcel for me right outside my front door which anyone could have walked off with!

23-07-2009, 12:02	#2
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	I've never had it happen - if I'm in they ring the bell and I answer, if I'm out they leave a card. It shouldn't be accepted as the norm. In fact, sometimes my postie leaves a card but writes on it that he's hidden the parcel round the side of the house. Ironically, probably more likely to lose his job by doing that than leaving a card even if I'm in. __________________

23-07-2009, 12:06	#3
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Only happened a couple of times and normally only from courier people Our Royal Mail man is wubberly __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

23-07-2009, 12:07	#4
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	It happens around here all the time. I've actually caught the postman doing it and he goes 'Oh, you were in'... yeah, if you'd knocked or rang the doorbell you'd have known! I was only in the kitchen, so I could see him at the door. My dads even gone to collect something before and the woman at the depot goes 'oh, he's always doing that' (leaving cards without calling). __________________

23-07-2009, 12:09	#5
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	I've never had it happen to me but I've heard many stories about it happening to other people. If I'm expecting something which I'm keen to get my hands on, I tend to wander about looking out of windows looking for the van in case the postie does do it. Never happened yet though. Did you annoy your postie at any time by any chance? I would think twice about reporting it to be honest. If he gets a bollocking and works out it was you who grassed him up, God knows what you'll find through your letterbox Seriously though, it's a tough call - do you report it in the hope it doesn't happen again or do you leave it in case it causes more trouble in future? __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

23-07-2009, 12:12	#6
dirtydog Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 221	Never annoyed them (I say them as I often seem to get different ones), I'm always polite and friendly with them just like with any delivery I receive. Yeah it did occur to me that if I complain, and he ends up getting a bollocking, computer components I order in future might end up as a football down at the sorting office, human nature being what it is with some people On balance it probably isn't worth complaining is it Oh well, another trip down the collection depot tomorrow!

23-07-2009, 12:22	#7
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	In a previous job the postie used to come and deliver and then stop for a cuppa and a chat most mornings! __________________

23-07-2009, 12:30	#8
Streeteh Vodka Martini Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kingston Posts: 862	The postmen are really good around here but i did once nearly 'miss' a delivery from a citylink guy. Fortunately i heard the mail box close and had a look and saw him strolling away, i went out and called to him and he looked rather peed off tbh. When he gave me the package i noticed he had a bundle of missed delivery slips in his hand, all filled out. I can only assume he just filled them all in and was just going around posting them to save time. Cheeky git tbh. __________________ PSN & Live! ID: Streeteh

23-07-2009, 12:50	#9
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	Not happened with the local postmen but happened several times with an office further away. Was sat waiting for the knock in the room by the front door and it never came but I found a card saying they'd tried to deliver and had taken the parcel back. Both those times it was with big heavy poles which I then had to drive 12 miles to pick up. The third time they didn't even leave a card. I called the company I'd bought the item off to find out why the item hadn't arrived and they did a trace and discovered it in the same depo I'd had trouble with previously. Apparently they had 'attempted to deliver' it 7 days earlier and left a card. Which they hadn't on either count. Good job I'd called that day as the item was due to be returned to the senders address the next morning and I would have had to pay £12 postage to get it re-delivered - yup, was a heavy pole again.

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