I had a registered parcel from Turkey a few days ago (which needed signing for). As I work in a school, I am never home during the day Monday to Friday. Our postie is brilliant - I had no problem with him signing for it and pushing it through the door.
I live in a row of six cottages in a little village, and if you need to collect a parcel from the main sorting office, it's a real pain as it closes at 1.30pm (very difficult if you are at work all day). One of our neighbours has a small porch and if someone's not at home, all parcels are left there (with a note pushed through your door!)
He's a great guy - before we moved here, I was involved in a nasty car accident (my fault
:( ). He just happened to be delivering to a house close by. He ran out, called emergency services etc and stayed until everything was sorted. He then called round to our house later that evening in his own time to see how I was. He wasn't even our postie at the time, but we knew him. He's always whistling and happy (AND he loves Turkey!)
If only
all postmen were like him.
Sorry off thread - just wanted to stick up for
nice posties everywhere!