[Ex Finn.]

Why is it that UPS will attempt to deliver a "signature required" package in the middle of the afternoon, while most of us are at work?
Got the "sorry, missed delivery, will try again tomorrow" sticker at the door.
This is a Déjà Vu from the last time I ordered something that required a sig. from someone 21 yo. or older.

So, what I did last time was take the afternoon off, making sure that I would not miss the delivery... What a waste of paid leave, the truck pulled up well after 5 pm
...Going to do the same thing again tomorrow... Wish me luck

[Not a Number]

Maybe because it takes time to get from point a to point b to point c to point d? And many of those points are businesses. How many deliveries do you think they'd be able to make in one day if they waited until 5 oclock rush hour to send the trucks out? Perhaps they should deliver between 11pm and 5am in the morning, then then there would be high likelihood of you being home?

At least he didn't do this:

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[csa]

Is it possible to have it delivered to your work place?

[colonel00]

Or held for pickup at the distribution center. Perhaps even a local UPS store (not sure they can do this though).

[Ex Finn.]

Maybe because it takes time to get from point a to point b to point c to point d? And many of those points are businesses. How many deliveries do you think they'd be able to make in one day if they waited until 5 oclock rush hour to send the trucks out? Perhaps they should deliver between 11pm and 5am in the morning, then then there would be high likelihood of you being home?

I get all that.

I called them and asked if they could send my stuff out on the "late delivery truck" that runs thru my 400+ house neighborhood. (they did last time, been a while back thou)
The customer care agent told me that there is NO second delivery schedule to my neighborhood. B.S my butt!
Just dodged a UPS truck 3 days ago, around 6:30 PM making deliveries while cycling my short neighborhood ride. Talked to the driver briefly (very nice guy BTW)

[Ex Finn.]

Is it possible to have it delivered to your work place?

Not this shipment, had not signed up for the "My UPS" thing. Subsequent, yes.

[Ex Finn.]

Or held for pickup at the distribution center. Perhaps even a local UPS store (not sure they can do this though).

No option for the UPS store according to the Customer Care person. Distribution center is a 1hr 40 min. round trip. It might come to that

[Ex Finn.]

At least he didn't do this

No, it`s not the delivery guys, they are all really nice down here.

[mee]

Those drivers make around 75k a year too.. incredible.

As for the signing.. that is just the way it is. It isn't a fault of UPS per say.. frustrating though yes. I thought they held the package at their point location if it isn't deliverable and you can pick it up there (with ID). Or maybe I thinking of a different delivery service.. hmmm.

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Or held for pickup at the distribution center. Perhaps even a local UPS store (not sure they can do this though).

doh. That is what I get for letting the thread sit for 30 minutes.. someone else answers it already.

[Ex Finn.]

Those drivers make around 75k a year too.. incredible.

As for the signing.. that is just the way it is. It isn't a fault of UPS per say.. frustrating though yes. I thought they held the package at their point location if it isn't deliverable and you can pick it up there (with ID). Or maybe I thinking of a different delivery service.. hmmm.

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doh. That is what I get for letting the thread sit for 30 minutes.. someone else answers it already.

My thing is about the fact that UPS knows all about my shopping/delivery preferences through Amazon and other places.
And they bullheadedly insist on delivering goods, when they know that nobody is home.
I just re-watched the poor guy get out of the truck, walk up the drive way, in defeat, knowing that there was no-one to sign for the package. So sad...

[Tom S.]

Is it possible to have it delivered to your work place?

That's what I often did when I was working and knew no one would be home.

My current driver is a peach. He goes out the way to make deliveries, even helping my daughter by carrying them in the house if I'm not here. Others needed to have their necks rung. When I was a licensed gun dealer, one of them left a handgun sitting next to the door, despite it being labeled signature required, for obvious reasons. Shortly after that, UPS started requiring all firearms use Red Label shipping, which is tracked and cannot be delivered without a warm body signing for it. Luckily, I live in a good neighborhood and the package sat there for several hours until I got home.

[Tom S.]

Those drivers make around 75k a year too.. incredible.

As for the signing.. that is just the way it is. It isn't a fault of UPS per say.. frustrating though yes. I thought they held the package at their point location if it isn't deliverable and you can pick it up there (with ID). Or maybe I thinking of a different delivery service.. hmmm.

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doh. That is what I get for letting the thread sit for 30 minutes.. someone else answers it already.

They only make that if they work a lot of overtime, which I believe UPS is trying to curb.

[hjoseph7]

I had that problem and I called Amazon and told them that I was about to cancel my Prime account. The item was delivered the next day.

[Ex Finn.]

Update...
Took the afternoon off from work.. he pulled up around 1:30PM, got my ASUS.
I am "happy and informed" for future deliveries, not very fond of having to sign up for "my UPS" thing, oh well, all of our data is compromised anyway.

Cheers.