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by svl 1686 days ago
This is the normal procedure in the Netherlands as well, for I think all-but-one of the package delivery services. If you're not home, delivery goes to one of the neighbours (could be 5-6 houses away if the driver already knows that that one is at home). Might not be common in the inner cities, but definitely in towns and suburbs. Good for social cohesion, as otherwise we wouldn't see most of these people for months at a time.

It's common to such a degree that many of the shipping forms on webshops have a dedicated field to indicate that you don't want this, though I've never felt the need to use this; definitely more convenient to walk over to the neighbours than to a pickup point.
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yetihehe 1686 days ago
In Poland delivery drivers just call you and ask what do you want to be done with package. If you don't respond, package waits in delivery center. Phone number is typically required field.
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lillecarl 1686 days ago
I'm reluctant to bring COVID19 into this conversation, but the reason Sweden managed "OK" (In relation to how nonexistent our regulations were) is because we're "the most" (don't have source) isolated people in the world.

We don't talk to strangers, we don't have the kiss on the cheek thing, we stand in well formed distanced lines, we avoid interaction at "any cost".

I would love it if this delivery thing was the normal procedure in Sweden, it builds trust and relationships in your surroundings. These days unless you live in a teeny village you don't really know your neighbors, other than what car they're driving, so that you can buy a more expensive one with borrowed money next time.

Our national anthem says something like "I wanna live and i wanna die in the Nordics", yeah nah!

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Freak_NL 1686 days ago
Handing a package to your neighbour at the door is really not a significant vector for infection with Covid19. You can easily keep a safe distance.
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lillecarl 1686 days ago
I think I didn't get my point through, it wasn't about covid but rather that we don't interact socially with people we don't already know / know through someone.

I agree that your solution is great.

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