Cheeky door to door salespeeps

[blup]

Our last postie retired shortly before privatisation after 30 years doing the same round. There have been a dozen or so replacement post persons since, all short term. One - who walked up to the (open) door as I was gardening - asked for ID before she could hand me the post, then relented and said I suppose I can trust you. Never saw her again.

Blup

 

[Justin Passing]

Today - heard the door and saw a very foreign looking bloke with his face right up to the little window so he could peer in. Cheeky sod.
So I thumped the door and he jumped backwards saying "sorry" as I opened it.
So I said "good".
And shut it.

 

[JohnD]

Our last postie retired shortly before privatisation after 30 years doing the same round. There have been a dozen or so replacement post persons since, all short term. One - who walked up to the (open) door as I was gardening - asked for ID before she could hand me the post, then relented and said I suppose I can trust you. Never saw her again.

Blup

A known trick is for the thief to hang around the house, as the delivery approaches, sweeping the path or something, hoping to be handed the post.

More often if they have fraudulently ordered an expensive package, such as a phone or replacement credit card.

 

[securespark]

I sometimes use the "I'm a tenant" line if it's something about the house

My sister tells people that the judge told her she was not allowed to spend money without permission....

I'm glad in general this is a decent area.

When I ordered my first smartphone, I waited in all day for it, but no-one knocked.

So eventually, I went outside and walked down the drive to look up and down the street for any signs of a delivery driver. There, on the very edge of the drive next to the pavement was the parcel.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Our last postie retired shortly before privatisation after 30 years doing the same round. There have been a dozen or so replacement post persons since, all short term. One - who walked up to the (open) door as I was gardening - asked for ID before she could hand me the post, then relented and said I suppose I can trust you. Never saw her again.

Blup

I suppose we need to be careful not to look back through rose-tinted glasses, however it's undoubtedly true in years gone by we were used to dealing with the same people e.g. postie, GP etc. Mostly gone now under the banner of progress.

 

[JP_]

Funny, just had another postperson ring my bell, second in 2 days. And different from yesterday.
But both handed me a package, with a cheery smile and "hello".

 

[The Samaritan]

It's all change via flexibility I guess.

We have about 4 and one of them has been promoted to parcel, small van delivery and post, lol. He and we say hi as do the others for that matter
All of our posties are like me, wear shorts unless it is snowing, lol.

We have one of those milkmen but these arrive about 02-00hrs it is the lights on their van that wake me up at times and the odd rattle of bottles.

There is a church close to our house a big old church and the holy many often goes out in that brown coat with the hood and the rope belt to several houses he says hi.

 

[THFC]

Another good one is "while you're here, can I just give you a copy of The Watchtower which I'm happy to discuss with you"

 

[blup]

I suppose we need to be careful not to look back through rose-tinted glasses, however it's undoubtedly true in years gone by we were used to dealing with the same people e.g. postie, GP etc. Mostly gone now under the banner of progress.

This morning, another new postman walked up the path, waved to me in the window and pointed to the bundle of post clasped in his other hand

Opening the door he handed me a bunch of letters all of which could have been pushed through the letter box...

Maybe a new kind of customer engagement.

Blup

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Our latest one, one of the more mature ones, has been a regular on this route for a couple of years. He's always quite cheery and very efficient, I give him a wave if I spot him through the front window and always say hello if I spot him out and about. The previous one was hopeless, frequently delivering mail to wrong addresses.

 

[Justin Passing]

The policy in my area is to keep changing the posties' areas. Apparently the posties like it.
Unfortunately!

 

[Trazor]

Sounds like you get on with your neighbours about as well as you get on with everyone on here.

Perhaps they have access to the 2 week wonder plumber's website.....

 

[Deleted member 292770]

talk talk lol. bent as a £6 note.

 

[The Samaritan]

talk talk lol. bent as a £6 note.

why???

 

[Deleted member 292770]

why???

constantly ‘hacked’ . your id won’t be your own. When I was a customer many moons ago I phoned twice to make payments. first time I had to use my phone keypad to enter my card details. second time the bent employee insisted the only method was to give my card details over the phone, He didn’t know I knew.
Not to mention the joke download and upload speeds.