I would never let a random stranger enter my house when no one is at home. But DHL is trying an alternative in Germany at the moment: it's a box you buy from D

I would never let a random stranger enter my house when no one is at home. But DHL is trying an alternative in Germany at the moment: it's a box you buy from DHL and install on your property. DHL has a key so they can drop parcels in there and they will take returns with them. They send an SMS when they open it. You can even share a box with your neighbours. Of course the box has a limited size but for me that size would cover 95% of the parcels I receive. See http://www.paketda.de/dhl/paketkasten.php http://www.paketda.de/dhl/paketkasten.php (german)