In America - does Amazon 'leave your package with a neighbor'?

No. That doesn't happen here in the states, unless you request that in the delivery notes. They only drop it off at the given address and will leave at the door of a house if you aren't home and package doesn't require signature.

No. They've accidentally left it with a neighbor, because the numbering system in my apartment complex is illogical.

the USPS guy regularly leaves packages with my neighbor, what is the big fucking deal, OP?

No, but they just leave it on the door step in front of he door where anybody could come by and take it. It hasn't happened yet because I live on a seldom-used lane - and maybe that's why they do it and if it was a busy street they wouldn't - but still... For some parcels, the actual post office will leave a note that I need to go to the post office to pick up a package because I wasn't home to sign for it but even they'll just leave stuff on the stoop. Not with the neighbors though and good thing - one side is constantly changing student-age strangers (the other is a sweet little old lady who's been there for decades that that would be fine, but how would the delivery man know which neighbor was ok by me?)

Amazon left four boxes in the lobby of my building after I let them in through the intercom, instead of bringing them to my apartment. It was all stuff I can get from jet.com, and FedEx brings it right to my apartment. Bye, Amazon Prime.

I live in the US and work from home, in a brownstone apartment building. Obviously, I don't mind accepting packages for the other two apartments in my building, but in years past, my UPS guy was forever trying to get me to accept packages for neighbors up and down the block. I always refused, for various reasons, including those cited in the OP: the neighbors don't know me and probably DON'T WANT a random stranger accepting their packages; I'm about to leave town and it's going to turn into a hassle for the neighbors to collect the package; I live on the top floor and neither want to leave a gigantic package in the communal hallway downstairs nor haul it up to my apartment; etc. The UPS guy was always a total dick about it and would argue aggressively with me, so finally I called UPS to complain and he has not bothered me since.

UPS guys just want to get rid of the packages. They know all this shit is insured. There jobs aren't affected by fraud or theft. Having to come back makes their jobs harder and days longer. They're delivering so much shit.

Anyone remember the candid vid of the UPS guy throwing a bunch a packages in the garbage. I believe it was around the holidays.

This month is my "holidays."

This has never happened to me before in all my 17 years with amazon.

If I don't get it, they can replace it.

Annoyingly, I want it now.

- also annoyingly, until now, these are the sorts of things I'd usually go to the store to buy, but I'm trying to get into buying more online.

(Moth traps and nail clippers - my old ones broke)

Found this interesting tidbit of information.

I wouldn't accept a package for a neighbor, you accept the package then you also accept responsibility for the package. What happens when you give the neighbor the package and then they claim they never received it. Unlikely yes, impossible NO.

Moth traps, R10? I use cats for that -- lizards would work too.

I thought one of the main points of Amazon Prime was that it helped establishing when thing were being delivered, so you can make sure you're in. Anyway, all sorts of deliveries in the UK get left with neighbours on occasion - it's not just an Amazon thing or recent.

Where do you people live that Amazon delivers? I've bought literally HUNDREDS of items from Amazon, and they've all been delivered by third-party services like UPS, FedEx, USPS, or OnTrac. I've never had a delivery made by Amazon itself.

OP is probably concerned that the neighbors might open his box ("by accident") and find all of those sex toys he ordered.

I ordered a new mattress to be delivered by UPS, I got an email saying it would be delivered on Monday and a signature would be required. UPS just left it outside my apartment building (40 apartments).

I was half tempted to tell UPS and Amazon, I never got it and keep the money as they had no signature, and just left it.

It's been many years since I've had a package left with neighbors, decades before Amazon. Maybe carriers still do that in small rural towns?

London isn't a small rural town.

It's an UNfriendly capital city.

City living is difficult. This is just another example of desperate living.

BTW it's the carrier who made the decision to leave the package next door not Amazon.

Then the carrier notified Amazon and Amazon notified you. Not Amazon' fault or policy.

[quote]I thought one of the main points of Amazon Prime was that it helped establishing when thing were being delivered, so you can make sure you're in.

Yes. I thought so, too. Amazon decided without notice to deliver earlier, inadvertently causing a set of problems that would not have existed if they'd stuck to the schedule.

[quote]BTW it's the carrier who made the decision to leave the package next door not Amazon.

I got an AMAZON notice thru my letter box.

God...this has happened AGAIN. Different carrier and I WAS HOME!!

^ OP

Consider yourself lucky, r15. No delivery service is as evil or as foul as Amazon Logistics.

It's the combination of the fact I WAS home and then leaving it with the new neighbors who I don't particularly want to introduce myself to.

At least Amazon lets you opt out of the "neighbors" bullshit.

So you hated your neighbors of 8 years AND your new neighbors, r26/OP?

No, that's never happened. I have an enclosed sun porch at the front of the house, so if I'm expecting a package (depending on what it is), I'll leave the porch door unlocked and put a note on the door 'leave package on porch'. My front door is back some distance from the street, so I'm not worried about some passerby noticing the note. Also, I pay for a PO Box at my local Post Office, and I can have more valuable things delivered there.

Don't they spell "neighbor" with a "u" in England?

[quote]So you hated your neighbors of 8 years AND your new neighbors, [R26]/OP?

NO, I don't hate these ones I don't even know them.

[quote]Don't they spell "neighbor" with a "u" in England?

yes, we do.

Yes. But I love the neighbors on both sides so not a problem.

No, I have a PO Box and if the seller doesnt ship to PO Boxes, I just write down the street address of the post office and the "apt number" is my box number. The delivery drivers are fine with it. If it's too big to fit, then the mail clerk puts it in a locker and puts the key in my box. I can retrieve it anytime as it's open 24 hours. I have a great post office.

OP, set your Amazon account to ‘do not leave with neighbour’ - I did that after a delivery went to some chavs 5 doors away and they tried to steal the stuff.

Some newer apartment buildings use a storage locker system called LuxerOne. The delivery person scans each package onto a tablet installed in the package room, then leaves the item in a locker. The resident receives an email with a 4-digit code that opens the locker. For larger packages, there is a common room that can only be opened with a code. A concierge will sometimes deliver to your apartment if the room gets full. Some buildings have a refrigerated storage for perishable items.

[quote]OP, set your Amazon account to ‘do not leave with neighbour’ - I did that after a delivery went to some chavs 5 doors away and they tried to steal the stuff.

I have R33 - but this wasn't an amazon delivery. I didn't know other companies do this "neighbor" bullshit.

Actually, I remember now, in reference to the first incident - I posted a message through their door asking them to put the package behind my bin. Kept not finding it...turns out their stupid nanny had placed it IN the bin.

NB: Bin = garbage can.

OP, contact Amazon and tell them you never received the package.

I live in a Manhattan building with 20 units. The letter carrier has Master Key. Amazon, FedEx, and UPS can't get in without ringing doorbells. Some days there are four or five notices of undelivered items.

I had this problem so many times now I only make businesses deliver to a pickup/relay place near my home that closes late. It's the only way to make sure the fuckers will deliver it properly, whoever they are (UPS, DHL etc... they all do the same shit) .

Every delivery person other than the post office, leaves packages at the door. I waited at home all day for my son’s $2000 laptop. At 4:30 I gave up and decided to go upstairs to change and go out. I noticed, through the opaque glass, a box. Yes, it was the laptop. The delivery guy never bothered to ring the bell or knock. Fortunately, we live in a quiet neighbourhood.

I have a house in Manchester UK and frequently accept packages for my American (US, from Georgia I think) neighbours who live opposite and they were surprised that they would be left initially.

I mainly accept the packages because they use them for their small animal boarding business which is run from home . Their Landlords (my former neighbours) would be horrified if they knew, but I never liked them. Accepting delivery of the Rat, Mouse and Hamster cages makes my heart sing.

I occasionally even take them over when my US neighbours return from their day jobs. The house smells like a pet store (shop) so I usually don't say for coffee.

^^Stay^^ not say

they use a rented house for this?

and they came all the way from America to do this?

I wouldn't want them next door to me.

Is this potential employment for the darfur orphans?

Not next door R44, across the street in a 4 bedroom £500,000 ($650,000) house.

Their Landlords (my former neighbours) will probably have to remove all of the plaster (drywall) to eradicate the smell. Couldn't happen to better people.

The American family are very nice though and the whole avenue prefers them to their Landlords.

R46 lives on an "avenue" of fancy £500,000 ($650,000) houses.

R7,, the UPS guys in NYC seem mostly to have passed a hotness test.

Amazon has personal drivers in Philly. They come out at all hours 7 days a week in cars and deliver.

OP’s neighbors hate him.

R46, are they constantly apologizing for Tramp?

Yes, Amazon left my package with the neighbors and this was in Palm Springs so I'm surprised the queens next door didn't make it disappear.

In some areas of the country Amazon has its own delivery drivers and they practice this fuckery. They also launch packages 20 feet to your doorstep when they see you're home. Terrible service.

[QUOTE] R46 - R46 lives on an "avenue" of fancy £500,000 ($650,000) houses.

I never said that I paid that, I bought in the 1996 recession in the UK. It's just what they sell for now.

£500,000 doesn't buy much in most of the UK either.

I left my package with a neighbor last night

Never happened to me. Most neighbors aren't home either, in America and other countries.

R53 £500,000 buys plenty in most of the UK outside of London and the Home Counties.

In the 80s, it was quite common for UPS or FedEx to leave your package with a neighbor. Back then, people actually talked to their neighbors. But these days, it's common to live next door to someone for five years and never even learn their name. Hey, maybe a package is a good way to break the ice and get a conversation started.

My Amazon delivery person often leaves my package outside my door. Whether I'm there or not. They don't even knock to let me know they're here. Sometimes they'll take a picture of the package on my doorstep and upload it to my account as proof of delivery. Because of so much package theft these days, you' should consider using Amazon locker if it's available in your area. Or have the package delivered to your workplace.

As far as I know, Amazon doesn't do direct deliveries in the States--or at least not in mine. Their stuff comes via UPS or USPS, and UPS drivers at least will leave packages in the shrubbery, on the front step or with a passing neighbor as long as no signature's required. Too bad, as stealing packages has become a cottage industry in Washington DC, where I live, and probably other cities as well.

[quote]As far as I know, Amazon doesn't do direct deliveries in the States

They do most of their own deliveries in Pittsburgh, PA.

My UPS guy always delivers.

I live in Canada....and they do this all the time...particularly around the holidays. I think it's great....although, I do prefer to have them just leave it on the front balcony

Your ladder or theirs, r61?

Very red penis head @R60

chafing from overuse

In the US for UPS deliveries you can arrange to have a package delivered to your nearest UPS store and then you pick it up from there if you are unable to be home.

r65 I order stuff to be delivered so that I don't have to go somewhere and pick it up.

I've never bought anything from Amazon, but I've noticed way too many delivery service people have gotten incredibly lazy. I live in a co-op complex, the delivery people leave all packages on each building's lobby table! That includes USPS, FedEx and UPS. Complaining gets zero results. Unless you have have to sign for a parcel, they are simply left on the lobby table. Once in a while, the USPS person will actually bring a parcel to my door.

We have surveillance cameras everywhere in the back and front lobbies. I've lived in my co-op for years, I've never had a package taken, yet the inconvenience of having to lug a heavy parcel upstairs is absurd. Isn't door delivery service part of the high cost of postage, especially for the USPS?!

OP means his neighbors are furriners!

We have amazon lockers here in London now and I have some right across the street and that's what I've been using mostly these days.

But they're very popular and often I'm told they're full.

Actually, this purchase was thru ebay.

Yes, but it wasn't from Amazon. I ordered some dildo's from a site called NakedStraightGuys years ago. Not sure if the site owner was being a smartass or not, but they were shipping from Canada and I live in the US. And the jerk who packed it up and shipped them to me wrote in big black marker "Personal Massage Devices" on the box. The delivery driver apparently buzzed one of my neighbors to let him in the building and he left the package outside my door for all my neighbors to see.

Post a pic of your massage devices or this never happened.

Amazon does have commercial delivery lockers--often in large apartment/condo buildings like mine--but they're not restricted to receiving amazon packages; UPS, Fedex and USPS use them as well. And they're great, as long as people claim their packages right away. Otherwise, as r69 notes, the lockers fill up.

[quote]Amazon does have commercial delivery lockers--often in large apartment/condo buildings like mine--but they're not restricted to receiving amazon packages; UPS, Fedex and USPS use them as well. And they're great, as long as people claim their packages right away. Otherwise, as [R69] notes, the lockers fill up.

What's the point of having to go to another place to pick up your parcels? WTF is wrong with you people?! Seriously. You accept this non-'service' as the norm?!

Most people who order items online, do this as to not have to go to a store to purchase the items. Why would you think it's perfectly OK to go out of your way to go somewhere else to pick up your parcels, which you likely paid postage towards?

OP just contact Amazon and tell them that you talked to you neighbor and they said they never received the package.

This is ridiculous, you shouldn't have to wait for your delivery.

I guess I wasn't sufficiently clear, r73. Amazon makes its package lockers available commercially to apartments and condos. These buildings have them installed for the use of residents, and they're convenient because they can be accessed any time and residents don't have to rely on a doorman or concierge.

My neighbor has started throwing dog shit on my lawn. Guess he thinks our dogs dumped on his lawn so I don't think this turd slinger would be a good package guardian. What a peculiar practice to assume neighbors are cordial

[quote]I guess I wasn't sufficiently clear, [R73]. Amazon makes its package lockers available commercially to apartments and condos. These buildings have them installed for the use of residents, and they're convenient because they can be accessed any time and residents don't have to rely on a doorman or concierge.

So, the lockers installed in the actual buildings, co-ops and condos? That would be against most co-op rules, no commercial business can install lockers on personal property. If that was the case; UPS, FedEX, DHL and even the USPS would all be vying to install their own lockers.

The USPS are the worst, their service has been declining for years. You'd assume, since they now have so much competition, they'd actually do their jobs. just the opposite.

One day I was waiting at the local PO to pick up a parcel, a heavy Winter coat I bought for my mom. I explained there was no reason to leave a 'Unable to deliver' Notice inside my lobby mailbox, especially as I work from home. I told them the delivery person didn't even attempt to ring my downstairs bell. I was definitely home on the date added to the non-delivery Notice.

While at the PO, the PO manager, seeing how pissed off I was, called the cell of the parcel delivery person. He then tells me, "The delivery person is at your building right now." At that point, I'd waited almost a week for re-delivery. This was like a "Seinfeld" episode!

I told the manager, "Tell that fucking lying moron to leave the coat on the lobby table! I'm sure not coming back to pick it up here, the coat would probably be out for delivery again."

I don't want to argue the point, r77, but we have had Amazon install package lockers in our building.

We have a service called Parcel Pending at our building. It's for any delivery, not just Amazon. The post office also has it's own lockers, but there's just not enough so they installed these other lockers as well. You pay a one time fee of $20 and you can put your delivers on hold for vacation. You get text notifications along with a code that opens the locker when your deliver arrives.

This thread is three years old r74.

The Amazon lockers are for all deliveries as well, r79; Amazon just sells, installs and maintains them for the buildings. Same deal as Parcel Pending: a text notice with a code to punch in to retrieve the package.

[quote]I don't want to argue the point, [R77], but we have had Amazon install package lockers in our building.

I'm not arguing your point. You must live a large modern building with many amenities. Co-ops, at least where I live in NYC, have very strict rules. Most will not allow private companies to install lockers in a co-op. It also depends on the rules for the specific co-op. The extra lobby level rooms in my co-op are reserved for cooperators bikes, baby carriages and other items they don't have room to store in their apartments. The larger social rooms are rented out for parties, which generates extra cash for the co-op. Which explains why the maintenance is fairly low, only $500, electric included.

Contact the seller, OP, and advise him you didn’t receive the package. The seller can deal with the delivery company.

I order a unique Darjeeling from Mariage Freres. I always place a large order, enough for a year, so it’s around $500. UPS delivered to a neighbor around the block with a similar address. I could see they noted the package as delivered, and called them to say they had not delivered the package. They told me Mariage Freres had to initiate a complaint. It took about a week, but one day, the neighbor came to my door with the package. I was home and met the bitch at the door. I asked her if she enjoyed my tea. She faked indignation.

All the tea was there, my name and address on the box, but one sealed package was opened. I know she had no intention of returning the package until UPS contacted her. The kicker is, she is a prosecutor. I suspect that played a role in return of my package.

[quote]Contact the seller, OP, and advise him you didn’t receive the package. The seller can deal with the delivery company.

He'll just write back and say it's with my neighbors.

But that’s the delivery company’s problem. The seller doesn’t want a negative review, and only the seller can initiate a complaint. Tell the seller the neighbor doesn’t have the package. Let the delivery company do the work.

[quote] Tell the seller the neighbor doesn’t have the package.

That would be a lie and put me in the wrong. LOL.

I'm just going to pick it up from them.

I was just irritated earlier....because:-

(1) I was home

(2) I think it's presumptuous to leave a package with a neighbor.

(3) They're new next door neighbors and this is not how I want to introduce myself.

[QUOTE] R56 £500,000 buys plenty in most of the UK outside of London and the Home Counties R53

£500,000 Won't even buy you this fairly dated house where I live, the North is not as cheap as it was.

^^ very 80s but a very good house.

R88 The house would be great after you'd installed new driveway, tore down the conservatory, repaved the patio, fitted a better kitchen, refurbished all of the bedrooms and bathrooms then done something to the frontage.

You might have loose change from £100,000 at the end.

Probably be worth around £750,000 renovated though.

I am disabled and my ups driver never gave me enough time to get to the door. I left him a humorous note once saying so. He not only waited he was very kind to make sure we had a place I would know where packages were stashed if they didn't need a signature.

Ups even delivered during Irma. Now FedEx is a different story lol. We are lucky to get their packages in one piece.

I thought you Brits only had NEIGHBOURS.

We get a (mistaken) delivery at least once a week. Sometimes for the neighbors down the street, sometimes for next door neighbor, sometimes for neighbors one street over. I redeliver them, but getting sick of it.

Last week, I accidentally opened one before realizing it wasn’t my package. (I get something from amazon a couple times a week.)

I put it aside and frankly forgot it for a day or two. It was a $10.00 WPS plug extender I could get at Office Depot 2 miles from my house.

Not only did the UPS mail carrier come banging on my door repeatedly looking for it, the neighbor did too, and late at night. (I didn’t answer door for mail carrier because I thought she was delivering something and I was on the phone.)

Neighbor got all huffy because I hadn’t re-delivered his package fast enough to suit him.

What a bunch of assholes!

[QUOTE] I thought you Brits only had NEIGHBOURS

Depends which spell check/website you are on some will only allow incorrect US spellings.

I live in the US. I have an Amazon Prime account but I also have a UPS account. Amazon and UPS will notify me by email or text that I have a package. You can request to have your packages left at the post office or the UPS station for pick up.

I live in what is considered a safe area. They just leave stuff at the door if no one's home.

R57, In the 80s UPS keft stuff with neighbors, FedEx did not. That was why Ann Landers campaigned against UPS in her column. And high end retailers would only deliver via FedEx--never UPS.

I lived in NYC and a friend got married. Months later they got complaints about not thanking people for gifts. It turns out that some neighbor was given all the UPS deliveries and signed them Mickey Mouse or Ronald Reagan, s it could never be determined who got them. (UPS required signatures from neighbors but never noted apartment numbers..)