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03-10-2014, 04:32 PM
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When Deliveries Are Made

Are you the type that feels you have to make chit chat or do you just let the delivery people get on with it & get back to what you were doing? Better yet....maybe you're like Hyacinth Bucket (Booookay) & are watching them every second "Please watch the walls I just washed them all down" or " No! You'll have to come back another day, I just polished all the grout between the floor tiles!"

Are you shy around workers in your house or delivery people?
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03-10-2014, 06:59 PM
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When I have to wait for a delivery or parcel, I just take it and sign, say thanks and back into the house with me. I'm usually the one who has to wait in for deliveries, so I just leave a note on the table saying I waited, it's here, and I'm gone.
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03-10-2014, 07:04 PM
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When I receive a delivery at the door, it's usually "Good morning" .... sign ..... "thank you - Bye".
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03-10-2014, 07:07 PM
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When I have my shopping delivered I have a bit of chit chat with the driver, then away he goes.
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03-10-2014, 08:56 PM
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I tend to chat, my Tesco chap even brought his holiday snaps for me to see and he is waiting to see mine when I get back from my holiday. Postman in the summer I get him a cold drink and the winter he has a refill for his tea flask. Yodel chap never has time and doesn't seem to speak much English.
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03-10-2014, 09:58 PM
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Re: When Deliveries Are Made

Originally Posted by Mags ->
When I receive a delivery at the door, it's usually "Good morning" .... sign ..... "thank you - Bye".

Same here Mags. Except once I wouldn't sign because they tried to make me accept a parcel which was obviously leaking liquid and the cardboard box was so soggy it almost fell apart! The driver wasn't happy that I wouldn't take it like that, but I made him wait while I phoned the company, then put him on the phone, and they told him to take it back to the depot. Sorted!
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03-10-2014, 09:59 PM
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Re: When Deliveries Are Made

Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
I tend to chat, my Tesco chap even brought his holiday snaps for me to see and he is waiting to see mine when I get back from my holiday. Postman in the summer I get him a cold drink and the winter he has a refill for his tea flask. Yodel chap never has time and doesn't seem to speak much English.


I had so many problems with Yodel Julie. Other people I know have too. I found them totally useless many times.
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03-10-2014, 10:08 PM
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Well it all depends on what she looks like if she is curvy I will chat if its a bloke its thank you and I close the door.
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04-10-2014, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mups ->
Same here Mags. Except once I wouldn't sign because they tried to make me accept a parcel which was obviously leaking liquid and the cardboard box was so soggy it almost fell apart! The driver wasn't happy that I wouldn't take it like that, but I made him wait while I phoned the company, then put him on the phone, and they told him to take it back to the depot. Sorted!
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