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Don't you just hate when.....

Mominohio — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:37:35 GMT

you run into your UPS delivery person in public, and your SO is with you? Kind of a moment of panic!

I follow a FB page for Temp-tations collectors, and someone on there mentioned that she was at a function with her hubby, and they ran into their UPS man. She about croaked, hoping he wouldn't mention all the deliveries that have been coming to their house (and being the professional he is, he didn't mention it).

But I just have to say, you all who would rather keep your deliveries private have it one step better than I do. My husband works for UPS (mechanic) and is on a first name basis with all the drivers, and sees them all come in from their routes each night as they park their trucks.

I know I'm ratted out each time a load arrives! Good hubby doesn't say much though, as he has his own vice, auctions!

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circles — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:42:48 GMT

seems a shame when anyone is afraid to run into their UPS man..maybe that person needs to re-evaluate their purchases...or their relationship with their spouse....

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Dusty1 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:08:06 GMT

I'm married to a UPS man, too. He is a good husband, but looks out for his fellow UPSers, too. He put a large box at the end of our long driveway (off of the road & slightly down the driveway, so it can't be confused with the mailbox) & labeled it UPS/FedEx. That way the drivers don't have to come all the way back our driveway every time they have a delivery. Then he texts me as he leaves for work "you have a box". LOL Gotta love that.

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mousiegirl — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:11:12 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
you run into your UPS delivery person in public, and your SO is with you? Kind of a moment of panic!

I follow a FB page for Temp-tations collectors, and someone on there mentioned that she was at a function with her hubby, and they ran into their UPS man. She about croaked, hoping he wouldn't mention all the deliveries that have been coming to their house (and being the professional he is, he didn't mention it).

But I just have to say, you all who would rather keep your deliveries private have it one step better than I do. My husband works for UPS (mechanic) and is on a first name basis with all the drivers, and sees them all come in from their routes each night as they park their trucks.

I know I'm ratted out each time a load arrives! Good hubby doesn't say much though, as he has his own vice, auctions!

mominohio, mine has his vice also, football and baseball games which he frequents.

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Venezia — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:14:52 GMT

Wouldn't bother me a bit. My DH knows about any purchases I make because he does the household accounts. He would never question why I bought something. He figures I can use my own good judgment.

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:16:22 GMT

I've never been much of a die hard shopper at all but I lived that life once with the ex.

never again.

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GCR18 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:19:35 GMT

I don't think my UPS man would recognize me. He drops the package and runs. I sometimes hear a thud on the front porch. By the time I get there, the truck is driving away.

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house_cat — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:20:36 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
I don't think my UPS man would recognize me. He drops the package and runs. I sometimes hear a thud on the front porch. By the time I get there, the truck is driving away.

Same here. I've never seen him. DH would likely recognize him, as he's home more than I am. When a package arrives, DH takes a photo of it and sends it to me, because he knows how much I delight in receiving them. Sometimes I order him little things from Amazon Prime - things I could easily purchase at a local store, but he gets a kick out of getting something addressed to him :-) Yep. We're simple folk.

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Marsha2003 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:23:48 GMT

@house_cat wrote:

Same here. I've never seen him. DH would likely recognize him, as he's home more than I am. When a package arrives, DH takes a photo of it and sends it to me, because he knows how much I delight in receiving them. Sometimes I order him little things from Amazon Prime - things I could easily purchase at a local store, but he gets a kick out of getting something addressed to him :-) Yep. We're simple folk.

That's so sweet, house_cat.

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RedTop — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:06:51 GMT

My husband sees our UPS driver, and our mailman far more often than I see them, as he is usually on the porch when both deliver. He enjoys seeing and talking with both of them, and is always quick to tell when I start my holiday shopping----they've been delivering Christmas presents since April.

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Nomore — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:32:28 GMT

I wouldn't recognize my UPS person. When he comes in the late afternoon, he is so quick and off back to the truck before I even get to the door. Then, toward the end of the week, deliveries get really late, after dark, and still I don't know who the person is or looks like.

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Zita — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:55:48 GMT

One of the joys of being single: I don't answer to anyone!

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PeterDM — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:02:10 GMT

I think there should be sort of a code of silence among delivery men/women. Unless their supervisors need to be informed about where they've been or how many times they've been there, they shouldn't be sharing delivery information. You see these commercials saying how the advertised products (mostly medical equipment, i.e. catheters, medications, etc) are delivered discreetly in "plain brown wrapper." There's a reason for that, and that is privacy. No one but you should be discussing the box, its contents, or how many of them show up a day or week. Hairdressers and bartenders have this unwritten code, and I think delivery men should, too.

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homedecor1 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:23:16 GMT

I wouldn't know my UPS person if I fell over them. I've never seen them plus they don't ring bell etc.

same for the mail person!

thats probably a good thing so when the hosts remind us "what a great gift the item would be for the mailman or UPS person" I don't have to worry! Lol

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house_cat — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:31:13 GMT

@PeterDM wrote:
I think there should be sort of a code of silence among delivery men/women. Unless their supervisors need to be informed about where they've been or how many times they've been there, they shouldn't be sharing delivery information. You see these commercials saying how the advertised products (mostly medical equipment, i.e. catheters, medications, etc) are delivered discreetly in "plain brown wrapper." There's a reason for that, and that is privacy. No one but you should be discussing the box, its contents, or how many of them show up a day or week. Hairdressers and bartenders have this unwritten code, and I think delivery men should, too.

DH and I are in our pharmacy very often, because we fill our medications there, as well as our son's and my mom and dad's. Needless to say, the pharmacists know us very well. Recently, I went to pick up meds and the pharmacist said that he saw us at a local event. I said, "I didn't know you were there, you should have said hello". He said that he makes it a point not to speak to his customers outside of the pharmacy, unless they approach him, due to privacy issues.

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151949 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:03:02 GMT

I agree with circles - keeping secrets is very bad for any marriage.

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brii — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:07:14 GMT

@circles wrote:
seems a shame when anyone is afraid to run into their UPS man..maybe that person needs to re-evaluate their purchases...or their relationship with their spouse....

I agree

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Allegheny — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:54:10 GMT

No fear here as I don't even know what my UPS person looks like anymore. He retired and we have someone new. Also no worry about DH. We trust each other. If there are large purchases to be made we discuss them first. We both have access on line to our checking account and credit cards and can check them at any time.

Because of a difficult driveway, our purchases used to be delivered to my neighbor's house, who just happens to be my brother. I got more grief from him about how often UPS was delivering. You know how brothers can be.....Well that stopped when his girlfriend moved in with him. Due to her shopping he is now on a first name basis with the UPS person.

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Lynneuk — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:04:45 GMT

Seems like every time we get a package it is a different guy. Also like others said, he runs up the driveway, dumps it on the porch and is gone! I couldn't pick any of em out of a line up!

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lucymo — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:22:51 GMT

@Lynneuk wrote:
Seems like every time we get a package it is a different guy. Also like others said, he runs up the driveway, dumps it on the porch and is gone! I couldn't pick any of em out of a line up!

@Lynneuk I am the same as you. I do know that we don't always have the same UPS guy, one will ring the door bell, one will knock on door and some just put the package on the porch and leave. I don't care who knows that I get a lot of packages, DH couldn't care less and I doubt that the UPS guy cares enough to remember how many I get. Anyway, we wouldn't know each other if we met. Before we moved to our present location I did know our UPS guy and he was a little nosey about how much I ordered and what it was so I like it better the way it is now.