Stupidest complaint you've received?

[Kenfandango]

As the subject really, I've had the "he left my gate open" (,I only shut them behind me if they were already shut) and "my dad wrote 8 instead of 18 and so he put it in number 8" but today I had a complaint that I'd delivered a wet parcel, from someone who had spent a good few minutes shouting "just a moment" as I stood holding the parcel in the hammering rain.

So what's yours?

[scotboyblue]

Why did you ring my doorbell? My baby is sleeping

[ted_e_bear]

I've had the caller's office guy phone me and ask if I could redeliver a parcel on my way back, said yes no problem I'm passing anyway but then he spoilt it with the classic "he says you didn't knock" at which point my answer changed to no chance.

[norris9]

Maybe not that stupid, but fairly common and has probably happened to every postie....

The angry customers coming out of their houses waving the grey customs charge/underpaid postage cards. It's always funny as you see their anger and they always say 'I am in - why didn't you knock!'. You instantly know they are in the wrong and haven't even read the card. It usually flips from anger to an apology.

If I had a fricking parcel I would have obviously knocked!!

[Moose67]

Double whammy complained because I rang the doorbell and knocked door told occupiers that I couldn't hear bell ring they smiled and walked away the other was an undesirable who moaned that I knocked too loud so he got a P739 from that day onwards

[sixfoottwo]

My elderly Mother tripped over your elastic band on the floor

It wasn't my band by the way, I pick them up!

[norris9]

Why did you ring my doorbell? My baby is sleeping

similar to the classic.... 'why did you knock, we have a doorbell' and then the customer proceeds to ring their own doorbell.

What is wrong with knocking on the door, for feck sake. A lot of doorbells you can't even hear them ringing so you don't even know if they work.


I had one angry customer once open the door and go 'YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME - WE HAVE A DOOR BELL!'. Over dramatic!

[scotboyblue]

Why did you ring my doorbell? My baby is sleeping

similar to the classic.... 'why did you knock, we have a doorbell' and then the customer proceeds to ring their own doorbell.

What is wrong with knocking on the door, for feck sake. A lot of doorbells you can't even hear them ringing so you don't even know if they work.


I had one angry customer once open the door and go 'YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME - WE HAVE A DOOR BELL!'. Over dramatic!

Yip had many over dramatic customers over the years. Another one was, why did you cross my garden? When it wasn't a garden but a monoblock patio which was used by two houses next to each other, same customer kidd you not complained that I stepped on her fresh snow

[SMS1969]

A couple of times I’ve had “ thought there was a raid on” because I knock on quite loud.
Also had a complaint from the callers office that I didn’t knock for a Special Delivery- no of course I didn’t

[scoobydo79]

Customer to Me you didn’t ring the bell
Me I did. It’s not working.
Customer It does. Come here I will show You.Oooooh it’s not working. I remember now I took out batteries because of trick or treaters

[sorefeet17]

I had a complaint that I didn't leave a p739 card for their parcel, the thing is I didn't even have a parcel it was from another courier in the end, the complaint still stands on our official walk records for some reason though

[postieblueshirt]

Had a very posh ex military type moan at me for not saying good morning to him......I informed him it was 13:10 good afternoon to you...

[fb1969]

During my time:

A complaint that the system showed I had delivered a packet, but that I hadn't left a 739! I remembered delivering it, as it was a modem that just fitted in the letter box.

Three days of monsoon weather caused a complaint from one house that their mail was wet.

A complaint that I had creased the letter when posting it. This was a new build house and I pointed that the draft excluder was very stiff, I was told by the householder that that wasn't their problem!

Also doing overtime at gone 5pm one day the householder came out and said "you're late this morning".

[RTP]

"Why did you close my gate"

[qw]

Maybe not that stupid, but fairly common and has probably happened to every postie....

The angry customers coming out of their houses waving the grey customs charge/underpaid postage cards. It's always funny as you see their anger and they always say 'I am in - why didn't you knock!'. You instantly know they are in the wrong and haven't even read the card. It usually flips from anger to an apology.

If I had a fricking parcel I would have obviously knocked!!

This happened to me a couple of weeks ago, I explained it wasn’t a p739 and she had to cheek to say “ well wait there I’ll get the money for you! ”