ᐅ Mailbox with or without a parcel box?

kati1337 schrieb:

What bothered me about the parcel box back then was that you are basically giving an automatic approval for unattended delivery. Admittedly, nothing usually happens, especially in rural areas, but you are essentially relying on the honesty of the delivery drivers.

Those are exactly my thoughts. For this reason, I haven’t given a general permission for deliveries to be left at the garden shed or terrace so far. Now, with the new house, we’re reconsidering. On one hand, it’s quite convenient, especially when the kids are home alone, so they don’t have to open the door thinking “it’s just the delivery person...”. But on the other hand, as @kati1337 said, you have to rely on the honesty of the couriers, and you could be out of luck in some cases.

Do you need to give the delivery service permission to leave the package in the parcel box?

Currently, delivery services also put thin envelopes (mostly from Amazon) in the mailbox, where they then stick out halfway.

Tassimat schrieb:

Do you have neighbors who can accept packages for you?

I have no idea if they are at home or if they would even accept packages (new housing development).

Would a delivery person put the package in the parcel box without my prior permission just to get rid of it? I haven’t signed for any packages in recent years anyway.

I don’t want to rely on honesty — we all know who drives around, especially DPD.

FrankChief schrieb:

Would a delivery driver place a package in the parcel box without my prior permission just to get rid of the package?
In recent years, I haven’t signed for any packages anyway.

It depends on the delivery driver. Amazon now has many of their own drivers.
We’ve also had very large packages left right in front of our door.
Once it even happened while we were on vacation.
Since I have a camera at the front door, I luckily saw it and asked a neighbor to pick up the package and keep it safe. I didn’t want the package to just sit outside for several days.

Many drivers simply leave it in front of the door without ringing the bell. Whether you approve or not. The tracking then states "handed over to a resident."

Costruttrice schrieb:

These are exactly my thoughts. For this reason, I have not allowed general deliveries to be left at the garden shed or terrace so far. Now, with the new house, we are reconsidering. On one hand, I find it convenient, especially when the children are home alone, that they don’t have to open the door thinking, “It’s just the delivery person…” But on the other hand, as @kati1337 said, you have to rely on the honesty of the couriers, and if they’re not reliable, you’re out of luck.

I can understand why many people do this. I think it largely depends on the region and conditions. I once had a period when I received many packages and the delivery drivers in our area kept changing frequently, and several packages worth €500 or more went missing. That’s why I’m cautious. Once bitten, twice shy.

We are happy with our parcel box.
It is securely locked and weather-protected...
Packages can also be picked up there by delivery services or third parties.
Although all our areas are protected, I would definitely do it again anytime.