Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for November 08, 2009

You know, up here in Canada, I don’t think the UPS guy is brave enough to wear shorts. Not in the winter time anyway.

I suspect Adam is lying to Clayton and it really was Mom.

The UPS guys here leave your package on your doorstep. In plain view. With or without a signature.

At home, you need a signature?

My wife has been giving our UPS driver a real workout lately, having ordered a number of heavy pieces of furniture online. Our driveways is to difficult a maneuver for the truck, so he has to carry every item up the hill. Poor guy.

At home, you need a signature? Yep.

I have items delivered to my office. It solves any “not at home” issues.

Wow! He’s really in with the UPS guy if he gets personal phone calls! Just fantasy I’m afraid.

However, in regards to other comments here: There is a lot of variability with UPS in different locations. They have a certain degree of freedom to adjust their own policies. If you don’t like what they are doing, just talk to your delivery guy and you might be surprised at what they will do to adjust to your preferences (as long as it doesn’t go against any company or local policies).

However, I don’t think they are allowed to tell you ahead of time when to expect them (other than a general estimate), and if there is a driver other than your regular one, he may not know your preferences (although they sometimes communicate such details with each other).

I can’t get my UPS guy to leave so much as thumbtack on my doorstep when I’m gone. I nearly always wind up having to drive down to the hub to pick up my packages.

Holy CRAP! Adam’s working! Or at least in front of the computer again…..it’s been a while! I was starting to wonder if Adam actually did any work at home anymore.

Not that it was a BAD thing….

The only time I have to sign for a UPS delivery is when I get my biannual shipment of wine from a state winery.

Back to the strip, this is the first time in a LONG while any reference was made regarding UPS. That used to be a running gag on Adam @ Home.

And at work, I have to sign for UPS, at home, I NEVER have! They just leave it. They don’t even check first to see if I’m home! ANd you ALWAYS have to sign for FedEx.

For UPS, it usually depends on the value of your shipment, whether or not they need a signature. Of course, there are certain items required to have a signature for delivery. Many times, when you buy on-line, you can get a tracking number & go to the UPS website and watch the package’s progress across the country. Then we know which day to expect delivery. We have had trouble with an occasional driver who doesn’t want to work to figure out where we are located. (Mapquest works for us, so it isn’t THAT difficult.) We used to have great service from UPS when we had the same driver for years. He got reassigned to a different route, and it seems like I rarely see the same one twice anymore.