On Sun, 11 May 2014 20:10:51 -0700, micky wrote:

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Last Thursday FEDEX "delivered" an envelope from a bank, but just left
it on the stoop, tilted so anyone on the public sidewalk could see its
bright red and blue colors and take it. No money inside, but still. I
didn't know it was coming and wouldn't know it was missing. I've
talked to 2 people at FEDEX and neither will say if Fedex has a position
on putting their envelopes in my door slot. The USPS doesn't object
to non-mail being put in mail slots.

I also didn't hear the doorbell, but I don't know if he pushed the
button quickly or not at all.

A few months ago I was sitting in the kitchen, 10 feet from the door and
the doorbell, (and I think it was Fedex) and he neither rang the bell
(the first floor bell is instantaneous) or knocked louder than a little
child might knock. That time the package was too big for the slot, and
he left it and I don't object to that part.

A doorbell that rings for three days wouldn't solve that problem. You ca't
assume with FedEx or UPS, nor blame them, UNLESS you discuss with them
first.

I had a similar situation Fedex dropped off a large TV monitor without
notifying me. As I found out much later, about 20 minutes after that
delivery, UPS excersized a pickup will call tag, took away the newly
delivered package, assuming that sealed box was the one to go back! All
without either delivery people telling me - I found out about a week later
when I called to find out where package was.

I called FedEx, that connected me to the local dispatch number [the
employee gave me their local number in case I need to call them directly]
however, I explained to them the problem of leaving a delivery without
notification and WHERE to leave it, they wrote a note for our dispatch mgr
AND talked to the drivers. Did the same with UPS. After that, any delivery
is tucked into a more secure location that can't be seen from the street,
and any activity they ring the door bell AND gently rap on the door for me.

PS you can also arrange [if you want] to have ALL packages left including
the posting of a separate notification by signing a thingy for them. I
used to live in such a large house that they had sufficient time to ring
the bell, write out a tag to tell me they attempted delivery, and then
just be leaving as I would get to the door. Having them leave everything
solved that problem!