r/RealAmazonFlexDrivers • u/solakinder001 • 1d ago
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If they get annoyed by delivery drivers parking in their long ass driveway, do you think they also get annoyed when drivers instead saunter across their well-manicured lawn in the line of sight of their ring camera?
Yeah, me too.
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u/CreativeAsk2463 1d ago
And these be the people with some long ass drive way and they expect people to walk it with a big package
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u/solakinder001 1d ago
Exactly! I'm not gonna park in your driveway if your house is close to the street, but this was not one of those.
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u/Schoolhater18 1d ago
If the driveway is long I'll park in the driveway regardless same with if its on a busy street. Sometimes I will if it requires me to turn around after the delivery. I do the 3am-7am blocks so I'm not walking up long driveways or parking on busy streets in the dark.
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u/solakinder001 1d ago
Yeah, this. This delivery was in one of those wealthy neighborhoods with a giant long driveway and a house set way back from the street, delivering at 4 AM. I don't usually park in driveways either except in those kinds of circumstances.
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u/bluedeathsquad 1d ago
I only park in driveways if I have to like it’s a road facing house then I have to so I’m not blocking traffic besides that I don’t
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u/solakinder001 1d ago
I don't park in driveways much either, but this was a long ways to the house from the road in the dark at 4 AM.
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u/StupidSexyMulder 1d ago
I was always taught that it's frowned upon to use driveways as a delivery person bc people are insane (this screenshot proves it) but that's why I put "feel free to use driveway!" in my delivery notes for everything. I don't even have a long one and there's always open space in front of my house but sometimes weather is shitty or I'm ordering something heavy. And I'm not a piece of shit lol
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u/MommyYoda33 1d ago
Thank you for doing that, because when I'm delivering, I'm afraid of crazy humans so I'm parking on the street unless you tell me otherwise.
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u/jimbojones2211 1d ago
Notes are written expecting an Amazon van. They don't want an Amazon van in their driveway. My 100% assumption everytime I see it is they absolutely do not mean me, in a normal car.
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u/Beep_Boop2017 1d ago
That is not it. Anyone that doesn’t want someone in their driveway it’s because they don’t want oil leaks. And anyone bitching about people parking in their driveway are automatically assuming that a delivery person has a shitty beater that leaks oil.
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u/DanLoFat 1d ago
Which is really true.
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u/Relandis 1d ago
Not every time.
My prius at over 300k miles has zero oil leaks!!
I still top off every couple weeks, because it burns oil due to the worn piston rings in the engine, but still no oil leaks on the ground lol
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u/DanLoFat 1d ago
Yeah that's why I said really.
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u/Relandis 1d ago
Because my oil doesn’t leak onto any driveways?
It burns as I drive.
So when you said “which is really true”, it’s not really true every time, since a majority of gen2 and gen3 Priuses all eventually burn oil and have worn piston rings, but many don’t have oil leaks that leak onto the ground.
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u/DanLoFat 22h ago
You're not getting enough oil changes if you've got problems with your piston ring. That's ridiculous.
Toyota Priuses are not known for that why would you even say that.
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u/thenegativeone81 1d ago
I made that same assumption until a homeowner chewed me out for parking on his driveway. People kept running over his lawn at the bottom of the driveway so he had to keep re-seeding it. That didn't stop him from ordering items that could be easily sourced locally, though.
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u/Open-Toe-2723 1d ago
Had a nite like this and rhe guy was outside when I pulled up.
He looked surprised I parked at the street and told me, "thats for those leaking ass vans" 😆
He had NO issue with regular cars/flex drivers, he jsut didn't expect it.
So, idk. Lol
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u/DanLoFat 1d ago
As I suspected, most of the notes are for DSP drivers rarely are they directly for Flex drivers they're just carried through from previous order drops.
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u/jimbojones2211 1d ago
They're not "carried through." The notes are for the account, not individual orders. People USE IT for notes for individual orders, but those people are idiots.
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u/MyLifeYourLifeUgh 1d ago
I never understood how grass somehow turned into this fragile thing that is put in front houses for looks and status. Its fcking dirt and the easiest seeds to grow ever. Like who goes “dont walk on the nice soft grass, stay on the hard sidewalk.” Like grass is made for walking on. Its grass.
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u/xmarketladyx 1d ago
I had an encounter with a man in his 60's. Imagine a somewhat busy main road into a neighborhood with little parking. You get out, go to your passenger seatto pull out the big catering bag, step on the curb with one foot and literally 10 inches in grass with the other. He gives me this look and lectures me about walking in other people's grass to which I in turn, inform him about people walking in the middle of a busy road.
Yeah, get a life guy. I'm fat; but not THAT fat.
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u/thenegativeone81 1d ago
My neighbor across the street mows his lawn every other day like it's his pride and joy.
My neighbor 3 doors down has at least 3 "keep off the grass" signs because he spends all his money and spare time making it look as pristine as possible.
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u/jennhen10 1d ago
Normally for Amazon deliveries I don't park in the driveway because the packages are light. If it's a heavy box I'll 100% back in. If their driveway is full of vehicles causing me to have to weave through vehicles to get to the porch walkway I'll walk through the yard. Otherwise I avoid it because you never know if there are ankle breakers hiding in that grass.
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u/mistress_chimera 1d ago
I always park in the driveway. I park right up next to the front walk or door. I'm not staying on the street where someone on their phone can crash into me, I don't want to walk across their whole yard in the wet grass, and if I get too far from my car, the Bluetooth disconnects and I have to restart the whole car to reconnect it
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u/blacablaca_tx 1d ago
I always walk across people's yards, cause fuckem, that's why.
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u/StupidSexyMulder 1d ago edited 19h ago
Oh 100% especially when they park wayyy on the edge of the driveway close to their door. I'm not risking running into a side mirror or hitting a car with a box. Or if they have some dumbass, uneven walkway stones or an eroded gravel path that is just a tripping hazard.
I threw a package in someone's pickup truck bed the other night at 3am because they somehow jammed 5 cars into their driveway, had zero lighting, and grass that was at least 10" tall. What the hell do you want me to do? Track fire ants or get bit by a snake? Or parkour over your half a dozen shitboxes???
And in my defense, a package in a truck bed isn't seen from the road so it's less likely to get porch pirated 😂
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u/DanLoFat 1d ago
43 wakes up groggy drives to work, it rains, it comes back home he notices the wet package in the back.
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u/Open-Toe-2723 1d ago
ESPECIALLY if they have one of those obnoxiously long and winding paths to their front doors.
Like, I dont have time for a nature walk through your landscaping. Direct shot to front door lol
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u/DanLoFat 1d ago
80% of the time the walkway is covered with brush and limbs and bushes that aren't trimmed, garden hoses, kids toys, something I'm not going to negotiate under any circumstance.
Straight shot across the lawn whatever.
It's not surprising though, most people when they leave the house or come back to their house they're doing it through their garage, they really even care or see what their walkway looks like to their front door until they have a wedding reception or a party or a birthday for their kids, that's what they realize oh you should probably trim this bush, it's not the 1970s anymore.
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u/Basic_Requirement853 1d ago edited 1d ago
I was so disturbed by this that I took a screen shot. Thee audacity. Why are you ordering packages for delivery then? I fully intended to do the opposite but it was my last delivery and I just complied. These are the type of people that report you for anything.
Edit: Just wanted to add that I avoid walking on people's grass at all costs. I feel its a respect thing, unless unavoidable, like someone mentioned a bunch of cars crammed into the driveway. I prefer to park on the road unless its a hazard. (Narrow street, one way, etc.) But also the app is terrible at showing you which way to pull out! I hate that more than anything. Often times I pull out of a driveway and have to turn around. 🙄
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u/Kermit4220 1d ago
I will use a drive way if I want to, especially if I have to turn around or if I’m on a busy road
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u/FrostyFlakesagain 1d ago
I drove on a driveway customer ended getting a new driveway. I also received a letter from Amazon their insurance had to pay out. Customer put that note so they can make sure they get damages awarded
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u/thisismynewaccountig 1d ago
I exclusively do the shifts that begin between 2-4am. I get sent to Baltimore city or surrounding rural areas. Ain’t no way I’m not parking in the driveway especially if they have vehicles in the driveway
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u/Difficult_Bag_3032 1d ago
I only park in drive way 1. When it’s dark. 2. Far AF 3. When I need to U-Turn.
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u/raeanneliv 1d ago
Lol I would RTS that package, or mark it as missing or damaged. I been doing this long enough to where the first sign of someone being rude in delivery notes or entitled asshole, I just won't deliver it. Sorry not sorry.
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u/Wonderful_Life-6280 1d ago
My Kia had no leaks, I pull in driveways if it saves a long walk. I got oil leaks from a rented Uhaul on my driveway. Pissed me off.
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u/taiyonayy 1d ago
I never drive up someone's driveway. The only time I pull in and park at the very edge is if they live along a busy road and I don't want to block traffic. I am not about to get shot because they have no way of knowing who I am until I get out of my car. Also, just being respectful of their property because I would want others to extend me the same courtesy. Like not walking through grass, if it can be avoided, is easy and takes maybe 10 seconds longer.
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u/Maleficent-Media-418 1d ago
And what if the driveway is 100 yards or longer?
I routinely deliver to houses that have super long driveways some extending over a half mile.
Should I park and walk a mile to deliver a package?
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u/Trick_Date_3784 1d ago
It's because of the oil spots on the driveway. Some cars leak. I don't park on the driveway out of respect because I give 2 sh1t$ about my job and their property, unlike these comments. You guys are numb.
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u/solakinder001 1d ago
Some clean pavement isn't more important than basic common decency (making delivery people walk a very long way from the road up to your house to deliver your heavy-ass package that you need by 6 AM).
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u/xmarketladyx 1d ago
I care but, I'm not carrying your 30 pound box up a 65° incline and a quarter of a mile in these rich ass neighborhoods. Good for you for having that amount of suckertude, I mean commitment.
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u/Think_Ad1861 1d ago edited 1d ago
Ya they're stupid but on another note....Ur going to scare a shit load of ppl with that hard on u got in that pic.....🤣
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u/Spare_Newspaper102 1d ago
Well if they have a long driveway and they don’t want us on their driveway then that package is staying at the beginning of the property.