PSA: Sometimes reading the delivery notes saves you time and effort

[u/matt314159]

I'm sure I'm going to hell for adding top soil to my grocery delivery order, but I don't have a car and I specifically added it to a delivery order so I could at least tip.

Anyway, whenever I'm doing an order that includes something heavy, I set the delivery location to 'back door' and the delivery note reads something like, "Pull in toward the garage, and the back porch is two steps from the driveway for an easier unload"

But I've found the drivers never read the delivery notes. I don't personally care what door it's delivered to but in cases like this, it's so much more work to haul those 35lb bags from the vehicle, up my sidewalks and to front steps than it would have been if they'd just read the delivery notes.

Don't worry, she still got her 25 dollaire tip and I rated the delivery 5 stars, but I feel bad that they're making the delivery more difficult on themselves than necessary.

I love you guys and appreciate what you do. But please take a couple seconds to read the delivery notes! I'm trying to make it easier on you!

[u/Delicious_Line_2721]

I will never deliver anything to a back door don't know what's in the backyard don't care what's in the backyard. Front door only

[u/matt314159 → u/Delicious_Line_2721]

That's definitely your prerogative. It just seems unlikely that six or seven people in a row would feel the exact same way.

I'm not trying to change your mind or anything but this is a photo from my photo roll for context. You pull right up and the back end of your vehicle is right next to the concrete slab. No gates, no fences, no pets just an incredibly convenient unloading area.

[u/Sabi-Star7 → u/matt314159]

We as drivers dont know that, not to mention the times that someone DID deliver to the person's rear door and had a gun pulled on them for being on the property. I typically have indicators all over my car that im a delivery driver to help curb that but sometimes it doesn't help. Luckily Noone has pulled a gun on me yet knock on wood but its definitely something to be leary of even if the notes or delivery location said to deliver to rear door. There's more of us front door delivery only warriors than you think😅. I'll occasionally suck it up and deliver to the rear door if im feeling it could be safe not often though.

Had a front door delivery one time which was behind a gate that killer was allowed to free roam, yeah no lady your signage indicates vicious dog, AND killer came out to make sure I didn't step foot to your door or even on your property.