I don't know why people are so gung-ho to give their hard-earned money to mega-corps.
1. Only option
2. Only option they can afford
3. Cheapest option
4. They really don't care
Amazon is giving all of your personal information to courier companies
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#22I don't know why people are so gung-ho to give their hard-earned money to mega-corps.
I hate megacorps but I hate local businesses even more.
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#23It is not unreasonable for driver to get phone number. However this bullshit of leaving reviews on everything is... Why should I even need to review a delivery? Maybe we should be able to give 1 star to CEOs and boards of these companies asking for reviews. And maybe their compensation should be affected. Let's say not getting perfect 5 star rating would mean no extra compensation this year.
Because some deliverers don't put the parcel where you wanted to. Because some don't ring. Because some are rude. Many things can happen.
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#24In my country, virtually every package sent by courier has the phone number of the recipient on the label. Is that not the case in the rest of the world?
I have noticed that for all couriers in Spain (and we did get called many times because they couldn't find our place), but in Germany it's very uncommon.
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#25Can you explain what you mean by "all your personal information?" The evidence is only for them having a phone number and email in addition to your (obviously necessary) name and address.
The email makes sense, because that's the primary means of communication for your amazon profile. The phone number is no where to be found, and was clearly given.
Amazon merchants can't get the email, it always goes through an "email proxy" aka an email that amazon provides to them, in your name
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#26From this country, the weirdest thing is leaving packages unattended on the porch. How do you do that in an apartment building anyway? All couriers have my phone number here because the delivery only goes into my hands. There is no review system though, so there's no incentive for them to talk to me after delivery.
Courier threw my engagement ring delivery in to the bushes outside my apartment building. Got the text it was ‘delivered’ while I was at work and panic rushed home!
At least he had no idea what was in it I guess.
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#27You'll also find that both FedEx and UPS will put your phone number right on the shipping label.
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#28In my country, virtually every package sent by courier has the phone number of the recipient on the label. Is that not the case in the rest of the world?
I’ve been to 41 countries, and I’ve learned the USA’s precise address locations is more the exception than the rule. I expect the courier to have my number out of necessity. I’ve had packages shipped to several countries, and often the most precise address I can provide is “the blue door right of the cheese shop on $STREET”. Dubai is interesting in that it has fairly good addresses, but uses nearby landmarks instead of postal codes. “123 Sheikh Abdul St, Dubai, next to the Desert Cinema”.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
The email makes sense, because that's the primary means of communication for your amazon profile. The phone number is no where to be found, and was clearly given.
Amazon merchants can't get the email, it always goes through an "email proxy" aka an email that amazon provides to them, in your name
They often try to get you out of it though, e.g. will reply with nothing but an attachment which is an image of their typed non-proxied email address they want you to use. (I guess Amazon filters it or tells them off if it's typed in the body of the email.)
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#30It is not unreasonable for driver to get phone number. However this bullshit of leaving reviews on everything is... Why should I even need to review a delivery? Maybe we should be able to give 1 star to CEOs and boards of these companies asking for reviews. And maybe their compensation should be affected. Let's say not getting perfect 5 star rating would mean no extra compensation this year.
Because some deliverers don't put the parcel where you wanted to. Because some don't ring. Because some are rude. Many things can happen.
So you give a 5 star review when someone does their job? I always assumed such reviews should be reserved for those who go above and beyond. For your job it should be enough not to get complaints. At most a yearly or quarterly “satisfactory” should suffice. But now we’re offloading the responsibility of promoting everyone on customers. Every single service or product you buy requires a review and/or a tip.