gbaji wrote:
I'm still mystified as to how the driver manage to deliver to the wrong place two days in a row. I have to assume it was the same person and he/she just went to where they went yesterday and didn't double check anything. It just seems strange because I know that when I go somewhere and the person I'm meeting isn't there, my first thought is to make sure I'm in the right place. You'd also think that people who's job is to deliver stuff to addresses would become reasonably good at it. I get that this can sometimes be difficult, especially when dealing with multi-unit complexes, but in my complex each block of units has their own street address and each unit has its own number (the numbers don't repeat through the whole complex though, so it should be really really easy to find the right one). The street address number for my block of units is on the side of the balcony right above my door. Literally as you walk up to my door, if you look up you'll see it. You can easily see it driving around the complex, so I'm not sure how a delivery person could miss it, not once, but twice.
My gut says it's because they rely on a GPS system too much. The machine points out where to drop the package, so they do it no questions asked and don't even think it might be wrong.
We've always had problems getting packages delivered, thanks to the way our house address is (odd number house on the even side of the street). Trying to use something like google to get driving directions starts us off about a mile from where our house is actually located. I did get upset the last time I had something sent to me. Got a notice, in the mail, that nobody was around on the delivery date which was total BS since there were 3 of us at home all day long. Had to drive out to he depot to pick up the package, following the instructions on the notice they mailed. Showed up and was given the run-around for about 45 minutes because they seemed confused. I finally ended up at the guard shack to pick up the package after being sent to several other places around the complex.