My brother just got his computer shipped UPS. They tried once, no one was home, and they left a note saying that they'd be back the next day. It didn't come the next day, and when he called, they said it had been delivered the evening before. He checked out the signature when he went to the processing plant and it was a big scrawly backwards-written last name that was not ours. Two days later, the four year old down the street (whom they had delivered it to) brought it down to us.

I'm feeling more and more lucky... I work in a place that takes UPS packages all the time, and the deliverywoman for our department knows all of us by name, who we work for and with, who she can leave a package with or what nooks are easily findable by the addressee but not a thief if the addressee isn't in.

I think I need to give this woman a dozen roses the next time I see her.

Two days later, the four year old down the street (whom they had delivered it to) brought it down to us.

That's one strong four-year-old.

I just checked the UPS tracking on my Angel DVD's and they should be delivered TODAY!!!!

Please let someone be home to accept the box, though our UPS guy tends to leave stuff regardless

Not too bad for the free shipping from Amazon.

Stupid UPS

Pretty much. They repeatedly tried to deliver a package addressed to me (in Toronto) to an address in Windsor, Ontario. This despite the fact that both the city and postal code were correct. And that the person in Windsor actually refused the first delivery attempt.

Don't even get me started on the stoned Airborne Express driver who mislaid some Firefly DVD's...

eta - people mislay DVD's, not objects

UPS GUY PLEASE LEAVE THE PACKAGE AGAINST MY DOOR if they'll do that.

Amazon did the same thing to me. And, sadly, they won't leave it unless you're there.

Mine does. He probably shouldn't, but he does.

See. I've never had a problem with UPS. Anything sent via UPS tends to get to me 2-3 days sooner than anything sent USPS. On top of that, the USPS guy used always leave a "sorry we missed you" note in my mailbox even though I was home when he was making his rounds. I'd come home for lunch, my mailbox would be empty. I'd check my mail again before going back to work and there'd be a note in there. I finally managed to run into the mail carrier one day and told him to just leave packages in my door. That lasted about 3 months before they started leaving my packages in the door for the upstairs apartment.

Unless something is "Signature Required" UPS leaves the package inside my door. They have never left a package in my neighbor's door.

back in the dark ages (late 80s) I worked for AT&T. Sold a certain company 200 96K modems. They were big suckers. All of them were to be shipped all over the country via UPS. To homes of the big wigs of the company. Almost every one of them were left on doorsteps. Almost every one of them was stolen.

I have been deeply suspicious of them ever since... except one day I was having Fed Ex deliver 13 boxes full of booklets (test materials). The woman who drives the truck is really nice. So nice that the UPS guy follows her around on big delivery days and hauls the stuff upstairs for her.

So I forgive UPS for a lot.

I know USPS leaves stuff on my porch, they hide it behind a piece of furniture. Which I don't always notice right away. But they mean well. UPS tends to deliver stuff so late I'm already home. Sometimes 8 pm.

Haven't bought the new Angel DVDs. Fiscal responsibility is winning the internal struggle. So far.

Speaking of Angel DVDs, we watched "Down Deep" the other night. I presume Joss and Tim had a hand in breaking the story, but dang DeKnight did a good job. "I'll take away your bucket" - ranks with the best of Angel perversity.