Amazon delivery one stop away

[Tykey]

I worked from home even before lockdown so the regular drivers got to know me as the "go to" when people nearby were out. Its just the neighbourly thing to do. Two household nearby are NHS and and one are teachers, so they get zero chance to WFH.

A lot of deliveries don't give you a precise time slot, or you only get an estimate during the day so murphy's law is bound to kick in.

I see your point but my neighbour is retired so no work requirements to be somewhere, afaik she is out most of the time for social occasions/hobbies. But yeah i agree it is a neighbourly thing to do, it isn't a big ask, i just felt like moaning about it

 

[peterwalkley]

i just felt like moaning about it

As is your god given right in GD We all have our inner chesefest struggling to get out.

 

[Mesai]

1 stop doesn’t always mean one house; usually it’s a stopping point for multiple on-foot deliveries.

It’s also really hit and miss as to when they tick the order off on system - I’ve had a delivery completed notification almost an hour after it was delivered.

 

[Feek]

What time of day? I’ve had them stop ‘one stop away’ and been there for forty five minutes. I could see she was parked in the road opposite the chippy.

When she knocked at the door, I asked if she enjoyed her lunch from the chip shop. She did chuckle.

 

[Goksly]

Don't use Amazon much at all, filthy tax dodging slave drivers.

Love comments like this... "Hey I have solid principles. Until it's actually the cheapest and then - ah what the hell, I'm not the slave right?!"

 

[Jono8]

The reason behind this, is that we live in a simulation that makes everything subtly infuriating and terrible.

 

[theone8181]

It's those amazon ev vans, he's had to stop and charge .

 

[Resident]

What's worse is when you're 20ish drops away and the tracker shows the van literally a few hundred yards away from the house and then it goes on a merry go round of the town before coming back.

 

[Resident]

It's those amazon ev vans, he's had to stop and charge .

I've actually had that done to me. Waiting for my new phone to arrive, 4 stops away tracker shows him toodling into the local depot, sat for about an hour and then delivered my phone

 

[arknor]

Hi whinge fans.

Just wondered whether this is common or a local phenomena. Last week I was expecting an Amazon delivery. It was getting towards the end of the time window and I checked the tracker to find that it was one stop away with the map showing the vehicle about 2 streets away. It took another 45 minutes to get to me.

This afternoon I'm awaiting another delivery. I was about to go out when I looked at the Amazon tracker which showed two stops away. This updated to one stop away with the map showing the driver just around the corner so I decided to wait for it. That was about 40 minutes ago, still no delivery.

What gives?

They are showing the location in real time, I always watch the GPS map once it appears which it won't until your delivery is close,

once I see the van on my street often the van will stop in the parking lot for 30mins or whatever whilst the driver has his break, often I just go outside as soon as the van enters my street on the GPS and ask for my parcel at the van
If it's something heavy or a massive box I always go out and grab it off them too, must save them a good few minutes which I'm sure they appreciate and I get my stuff faster without having to twiddle my thumbs waiting for a knock that could be 5-10 minutes+


For smaller items don't forget amazon lockers exist so you can pick up at your own leisure !
Lot's of supermarkets have them outside in the carpark near the wall of ATMs. so even if the business is closed you can still grab them.

 

[Mr Badger]

They are showing the location in real time, I always watch the GPS map once it appears which it won't until your delivery is close,

once I see the van on my street often the van will stop in the parking lot for 30mins or whatever whilst the driver has his break, often I just go outside as soon as the van enters my street on the GPS and ask for my parcel at the van
If it's something heavy or a massive box I always go out and grab it off them too, must save them a good few minutes which I'm sure they appreciate and I get my stuff faster without having to twiddle my thumbs waiting for a knock that could be 5-10 minutes+


For smaller items don't forget amazon lockers exist so you can pick up at your own leisure !
Lot's of supermarkets have them outside in the carpark near the wall of ATMs. so even if the business is closed you can still grab them.

Interesting. I thought they had to physically deliver it to the stated delivery address and weren't allowed to hand it over in the street? Admittedly it was a few years back, but that's what I was told the one time I did approach a driver who was delivering to another house on his way to mine.

 

[Doobedoo]

Well I have a parcel currently being delivered by Evri or Hermes as they were known and that was dispatched on the 10th by the seller. So think yourselves lucky.

 

[arknor]

Interesting. I thought they had to physically deliver it to the stated delivery address and weren't allowed to hand it over in the street? Admittedly it was a few years back, but that's what I was told the one time I did approach a driver who was delivering to another house on his way to mine.

had a few of them take a photo of the tracking on my phone as proof but most just hand over as long as you give the address and surname.

I usually say what the item is too, most the times it's just the original packaging with a delivery sticker on so they will know its going to the right person I guess.


I've had dell curved monitor off them at the van and a Miele hoover not just cheap items

 

[Rroff]

Yeah I've had a that a couple of times, normally with the message saying "Your driver has had to make some extra stops" What? How does that happen?

I just had it pop up today on one of my deliveries, after being on "1 more stop" for about 40 minutes - according to the tracking the van has been stopped where there is nothing for several 100 yards except a health/massage place, which doesn't at all have a slightly dodgy reputation, hmmm.