Amazon rant...

[5030]

Amazon home / farm delivery is getting worse and worse or at least around here it is. Last package I ordered from them the shipping notice said delivered and I signed for it. Was not even home and the package was tossed in the front yard. Time before that. the delivery person (Amazon driver) delivered the package to the wrong address (down the road a mile) and the only reason I got it was the person where it was delivered to knows us and brought it down to the farm.

I'm beginning to think that one, their delivery people cannot read or are too lazy to or just don't care or they don't pay their delivery people an equitable wage or something, has to be something because they are totally ignorant when it comes to proper delivery. Have a bunch of Christmas stuff on order with Amazon and I cannot wait to see if any of it actually gets delivered. Not holding my breath.

We have no issue with Fed-Ex or UPS at all. Amazon, big issue. Couple weeks ago an Amazon delivery driver backed out of the driveway and ran smack into our roadside mailbox and caved in his (or her) rear door and kept right on going, never stopped and the mailbox did a number on the rear doors on the truck. Destroyed the mail box as well but not the post because the post is a 6x6 in concrete. Had to purchase a new USPS approved box but the damage to the truck was quite substantial and like I said, the driver just kept on going... amazing stuff.

I'm beginning to think that the quality of Amazon delivery people is very low, or they don't pay enough to get quality people or something is amiss with them.

Like I stated above, I'm wondering what will get delivered and what will become 'lost in space'....

 

[Torvy]

Maybe be nicer delivery people. Ours are all nice and bring things all the way to the house if the gate is open.

 

[MattB4]

Sounds like FedX ground. We don't get Amazon delivery in my neck of the woods. Amazon goes either USPS (mostly including Sunday now) or UPS. Buying from other online sources often means FedX and they have all the problems you mention about your Amazon drivers. FX used to be mostly OK but the last year I see a different driver every time I get a package.

Heck last month one of the FX drivers reported being car jacked and robbed after he screwed up and got stuck on a rural road. After the police and search people spent several hours searching for the bandit they figured out that it was a false claim and arrested the driver.

 

[dodge man]

We have never had an Amazon truck around here, it the post office, fed-ex or UPS. The generally do a good job.

 

[ultrarunner]

I do appreciate the photo delivery notification because I know where to look!

This week several neighbors away so they text and ask if I can move their deliveries inside... no problem if I'm around.

I think it's a crap shot as to the nature of the individual drivers...

If something is small and valuable I send it to work...

A few times drivers have signed my name and not left the package at delivery address... lots of wasted time spent because everyone says you signed for it!

 

[scootr]

Mostly good luck here. Did get a delivery notice for a lost package once. Proof of delivery showed the package sitting on the front porch... that's nice I replied but we don't have a yellow house! I took a chance and went to the nearest yellow house. Guy said yeah they are in the garage.
Not amazing, that's Amazoning

 

[ultrarunner]

A funny unrelated story with my immediate next door neighbor who now regularly will text if a package delivered when they are away.

For two years we would wave from afar and he would see me tractoring in the spring...

One day I happen to be at the front lobby desk at the hospital covering for a few minutes and Jim walks in with instruments ordered for a case.

He says he knows me and the starts naming all the area hospitals and then asks if we ever worked together or if I have kids at the local high school...

He keeps guessing and I'm having a little fun until finally he says how do I know you???

I said Jim... we share a lot line as next door neighbors and I have the bulldozer... then it all clicked.

After that day I move any deliveries to their garage because porch pirates are real on our road and Amazon is around at least once a day if not multiple times each day...

 

[scootr]

Every ranch in our area is gated now because porch pirates follow the delivery trucks. I leave my lower gate open and have a bench at the house gate with a leave deliveries here sign on it. There's a nice big turn around at the gate so everybody knows to come leave stuff at the 2nd gate. I even put a second mailbox next to the bench and the mail gets delivered at the house too. No worries.
Last year I saw a big Dewalt box outside my neighbors gate. I stopped and put a trash bag over it. Assuming they got it.

 

[5030]

Out here, we have the same Fed-Ex contract driver all the time, same with UPS. Our Fed-Ex stuff all comes out of the same hub (Saline, Michigan) every time and both the UPS drivers and Fed-Ex drivers actually put the stuff on the back deck and of course give a biscuit to the pup and he appreciates that.

Amazon, on the other hand don't even get out of their delivery van, they open the window and toss it. Amazing how lazy they are. I have a very expensive item coming via Amazon delivery, cannot wait to see if it actually gets delivered or not and not holding my breath either. I 'track' everything, all the time.

Something is very amiss with them (Amazon delivery) an what it is or how to cure it, I have no idea but I suspect it has to do with pay scale and the lack of ability to hire and retain competent employees.

One of my hunting buds manages 60 Fed-Ex independent contractor trucks and he has no issues with his drivers what so ever but then they actually get excellent compensation and health and welfare as well. I suspect the Amazon delivery drivers (and I also assume they are contract delivery drivers) get substandard compensation and marginal health and welfare as well.

I'm just assuming as I never asked any of them what they get or don't get because they never seem to get out of the vans they drive, at least not here.

I kind of wonder what the driver said about the caved in doors on his truck when he got back to the distribution center, probably nothing...lol

 

[5030]

After that day I move any deliveries to their garage because porch pirates are real on our road and Amazon is around at least once a day if not multiple times each day...

Never been an issue here (glad of that). Living at the end of an unpaved road, very few if any strangers come by and if they do, they are usually lost anyway and our pup acts mean but in reality is a milktoast looking for the elusive biscuit.

 

[scootr]

Out here, we have the same Fed-Ex contract driver all the time, same with UPS. Our Fed-Ex stuff all comes out of the same hub (Saline, Michigan) every time and both the UPS drivers and Fed-Ex drivers actually put the stuff on the back deck and of course give a biscuit to the pup and he appreciates that.

Amazon, on the other hand don't even get out of their delivery van, they open the window and toss it. Amazing how lazy they are. I have a very expensive item coming via Amazon delivery, cannot wait to see if it actually gets delivered or not and not holding my breath either. I 'track' everything, all the time.

Something is very amiss with them (Amazon delivery) an what it is or how to cure it, I have no idea but I suspect it has to do with pay scale and the lack of ability to hire and retain competent employees.

One of my hunting buds manages 60 Fed-Ex independent contractor trucks and he has no issues with his drivers what so ever but then they actually get excellent compensation and health and welfare as well. I suspect the Amazon delivery drivers (and I also assume they are contract delivery drivers) get substandard compensation and marginal health and welfare as well.

I'm just assuming as I never asked any of them what they get or don't get because they never seem to get out of the vans they drive, at least not here.

I kind of wonder what the driver said about the caved in doors on his truck when he got back to the distribution center, probably nothing...lol

Try giving $20 in a Christmas card this year. I do it for all 3 of the big ones and I think it helps all year long.

 

[ultrarunner]

The UPS trucks are well maintained...

FedEx not so much and Amazon are often rolling wrecks within a year...

 

[ultrarunner]

Try giving $20 in a Christmas card this year. I do it for all 3 of the big ones and I think it helps all year long.

If they are always different don't think it would help... even the mail is different...

Not like the old days when same person for decades...

 

[scootr]

If they are always different don't think it would help... even the mail is different...

Not like the old days when same person for decades...

Additionally I go out and talk with the drivers and thank them. Works almost as good as cash .
My new mailman stuck his van up the road from me. I ran up there and asked if he wanted me to pull him out? After that he's been the best mailman I've had in years

 

[ultrarunner]

I try to always say Thank You and a wave using all of my fingers...

Doesn't work unless eye contact as Amazon drivers always seem to have earbuds listening to something... I'm sure prohibited by vehicle code?

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I have no idea if my delivery guys are "regular" or not. If I'm home, they just drive up and drop the package off by the garage door and leave without knocking or saying a word. If I'm not home, they do the same.

I've had the same USPS mailman for about a year now, give or take. It's a rural carrier out here, so they're driving their own vehicle (only reason I know it's been the same one). At least this one gets the right mail in our box almost all the time and manages to close the mailbox door when done. The last one didn't manage to do that 3 out of 5 times. This one still doesn't come every day, and "holds" our mail for a few days, then suddenly "bam", we get several days worth of mail at the same time. At least it's usually all our own mail, and not the neighbors. There's not really anything that "urgent" that comes to us by mail anyway, so could be worse.

I don't think I've ever seen an Amazon delivery vehicle in our neighborhood.

 

[5030]

Try giving $20 in a Christmas card this year. I do it for all 3 of the big ones and I think it helps all year long.

Scoot... The issue is, with Amazon at least is, we never have the same delivery person and we do give both Fed-Ex and UPS delivery drivers Christmas and 4th of July gifts every year anyway. Same with the USPS rural delivery driver.

If we had to 'gift' the Amazon delivery people, gifts or money, we'd need a big 'piggy bank' of it.

 

[scootr]

I run a small shipping biz out of my house so I know who the regulars are... for mail I have 2 steady drivers and a random person. Amazon can be anybody - once in awhile I do get a pkg left at our open gate on the road. But they are all aware of the theft issue and report your driver in now an Amazon refund option

 

[5030]

Like I said, I have one large ticket item coming via Amazon and we will see it it actually gets delivered or not and it's not Christmas related anyway.

My renter next door got a Amazon delivery notice yesterday and nothing delivered at all. She's not happy and I don't blame her one bit. Probably delivered to some stranger on the other side of town or the delivery driver kept it and marked it delivered, who knows, not my issue but may be with my ordered and paid for items.

Normally, I don't order big ticket items online but in this case I did because the price was extremely competitive. I much prefer buying big ticket items from a brick front retailer if at all possible or an established outfit like Grainger or MSC. Problem is, with both is they like to gouge if possible.

I have to presume that on non delivered items, there is a recourse? What that is, I have no idea and will 'cross that bridge' if need be.

 

[mrmikey]

.....their delivery people cannot read

English
**EDIT**
Case in point, just 5 minutes ago, so I edited this post.
I have this sign on my door:

This is where the box was dropped, notice the lead to 10' to the right

I 'spose I should be thankful it wasn't raining as it would be put in the same place. Last time it was one of those brown paper shipping envelopes that was propped against my door right below the sign where it sat all day and was a soggy mess.

Here's the last parcel: