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In most cases its simply left outside. In some instances it will be taken to a local office for pickup, but that is not as common and often must be prespecified
by bart_spoon 7y ago
In most cases its simply left outside. In some instances it will be taken to a local office for pickup, but that is not as common and often must be prespecified. I've never heard of packages being left with neighbors. I have to imagine people either don't trust their neighbors enough or view it as too much of a burden or something.
- scurvy 7y agoUPS used to do this in the 80s and 90s. At least our driver did.
- magduf 7y agoLeaving it with neighbors seemed like it was much more common 20+ years ago. I remember it happening pretty frequently when I was in college. It seems to have gone out of style.
- bityard 7y agoI've heard of packages being left with neighbors, usually in smaller or rural communities but I can't imagine it's actually legal in the US. I trust some of my neighbors to bring me my mail and/or packages if there was an issue delivering them but there are a few that I absolutely do _not_ trust, either because they would just keep the package for themselves or throw it out, or because I don't see them often and they might just plain forget about it for a few days or weeks.
- Semaphor 7y agoIn Germany you get (or are supposed to get – delivery is not getting better as the competition resulted in a slow race to the bottom) a piece of paper telling you which neighbor has the package. You don’t have to remember the package as the neighbor (though I usually ring their door bell if they haven’t come to get it after a day or two).