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DHL has been operating Packstationen in Germany since 2001: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packstation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packstation >There are

DHL has been operating Packstationen in Germany since 2001: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packstation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packstation >There are 3,000 Packstation machines in Germany[1] and 90 percent of the people living in Germany were within ten minutes of a DHL Packstation.[2] There are also Paketboxen, which are smaller installations for residential areas. The whole system works pretty well for me. The one big downside is, that it only works with DHL/Deutsche Post parcel. They are the dominant player here, but sometimes delivery by them is not available.

prodmerc 9y ago
I lived briefly in Koln, my local DHL driver was a fucking asshole. Driving by my home, marking me as "not home", not leaving the notices and shit. It was always the same guy, I literally saw him pass by me waiting for him, then checking the delivery status it was marked as "undeliverable" or "recipient not home". What a fucking dickhead. The DHL member card allowed me to send packages to the nearest post office or a Packstation. I just used the former. The cunt actually tried to tell me it was for German citizens only, I told him to give me the fucking package (containing the membership card) and get lost. Turkish piece of shit.
- megous 9y ago
  Type A?
- pdabbadabba 9y ago
  > Turkish piece of shit. And you wonder why he doesn't want to deliver your packages...
  - prodmerc 9y ago
    I'm fucking tired of filtering everyone individually. 3 people from an ethnicity/nationality fuck me over - all of them are shit unless whitelisted.
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  - prodmerc 9y ago
    this is great. thanks!
yoodenvranx 9y ago
Can confirm, Packstations are awesome and I am still surprised that they haven't catched on the US and other parts of the world.
kayoone 9y ago
Yes! DHL is notoriously understaffed or incompetent in my Berlin neighbourhood. When i order packages to my apartment, often the guy will not even enter the building. He will drop off the package at some random neighbour 1 block away or the next Post office which as well is way too small and understaffed and i will recieve the notification card 2-3 days later (Email is fine though). Going to the post office, waiting in queue for 20-30 min is pretty normal. Since i am using Packstationen this problem has largely gone away and works perfectly for 95% of my deliveries.
- danielbln 9y ago
  Ah, another Berlin DHL sufferer. Either they don't even ring the bell, or drop it off at some neighbour that isn't there, or at a shop that closes at 4pm. Packstation has been a god's end, next to my supermarket anyway, 24/7 usable and having the doors plop open makes it feel like a Christmas calendar.

prodmerc 9y ago

I lived briefly in Koln, my local DHL driver was a fucking asshole. Driving by my home, marking me as "not home", not leaving the notices and shit. It was always the same guy, I literally saw him pass by me waiting for him, then checking the delivery status it was marked as "undeliverable" or "recipient not home". What a fucking dickhead. The DHL member card allowed me to send packages to the nearest post office or a Packstation. I just used the former. The cunt actually tried to tell me it was for German citizens only, I told him to give me the fucking package (containing the membership card) and get lost. Turkish piece of shit.

megous 9y ago
Type A?
pdabbadabba 9y ago
> Turkish piece of shit. And you wonder why he doesn't want to deliver your packages...
- prodmerc 9y ago
  I'm fucking tired of filtering everyone individually. 3 people from an ethnicity/nationality fuck me over - all of them are shit unless whitelisted.
sctb 9y ago
We've banned this account for continuing to violate the guidelines after we've asked you several times to stop. We're happy to unban accounts if you email hn@ycombinator.com and we believe you'll post civilly and substantively in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- prodmerc 9y ago
  this is great. thanks!

yoodenvranx 9y ago

Can confirm, Packstations are awesome and I am still surprised that they haven't catched on the US and other parts of the world.

kayoone 9y ago

Yes! DHL is notoriously understaffed or incompetent in my Berlin neighbourhood. When i order packages to my apartment, often the guy will not even enter the building. He will drop off the package at some random neighbour 1 block away or the next Post office which as well is way too small and understaffed and i will recieve the notification card 2-3 days later (Email is fine though). Going to the post office, waiting in queue for 20-30 min is pretty normal. Since i am using Packstationen this problem has largely gone away and works perfectly for 95% of my deliveries.

danielbln 9y ago
Ah, another Berlin DHL sufferer. Either they don't even ring the bell, or drop it off at some neighbour that isn't there, or at a shop that closes at 4pm. Packstation has been a god's end, next to my supermarket anyway, 24/7 usable and having the doors plop open makes it feel like a Christmas calendar.