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Nonsense, complete over engineering. I have a door, and people knock on it.

by abc123abc123 17d ago

shakna 17d ago
I have an overengineered wifi doorbell, and I've yet to have a delivery where it was used over knocking on wood.
- dawnerd 17d ago
  Seriously. Everyone that id want to actually press the button just pounds on the door. The door to door people in particular have figured out they can’t be easily told off.
- al_borland 17d ago
  I haven’t had a delivery person knock in quite a long time. Package deliveries haven’t knocked in close to 20 years. I’ve even noticed DoorDash drivers don’t even knock anymore, they awkwardly stand in front of the porch and try texting. I now open the door as they are walking up to the porch to avoid that. I don’t know if it’s a policy or some kind of shared anxiety, but I find it really weird.
  - darrylb42 17d ago
    I had one food delivery driver call me while standing in the middle of the street. Seemed like he was afraid to approach and knock or ring. So strange.
    - triceratops 17d ago
      Do you perhaps live in a place where people answer the door with a gun in their hand?
    - fwip 17d ago
      Some people get really weird if you approach their house in a way they don't like. I imagine if that happens a few times to you as a delivery driver, you might be more cautious.
      - al_borland 17d ago
        I know people like this, but would assume if they ordered a delivery that the person would be expected and not a cause of alarm. If someone can’t handle a person coming to their door, they shouldn’t be allowed to use delivery services.
        cube00 16d ago
        > would assume if they ordered a delivery that the person would be expected and not a cause of alarm The problem is they've probably gone to the wrong house before and met an owner who got defensive.
abyssin 17d ago
I used to live in a small rural city, in a shared house where the door was never locked. On market day, there would be this woman coming in to do her weekly laundry. I was never given the key to that house.

Nonsense, complete over engineering. I have a door, and people knock on it.

shakna 17d ago

I have an overengineered wifi doorbell, and I've yet to have a delivery where it was used over knocking on wood.

dawnerd 17d ago
Seriously. Everyone that id want to actually press the button just pounds on the door. The door to door people in particular have figured out they can’t be easily told off.
al_borland 17d ago
I haven’t had a delivery person knock in quite a long time. Package deliveries haven’t knocked in close to 20 years. I’ve even noticed DoorDash drivers don’t even knock anymore, they awkwardly stand in front of the porch and try texting. I now open the door as they are walking up to the porch to avoid that. I don’t know if it’s a policy or some kind of shared anxiety, but I find it really weird.
- darrylb42 17d ago
  I had one food delivery driver call me while standing in the middle of the street. Seemed like he was afraid to approach and knock or ring. So strange.
  - triceratops 17d ago
    Do you perhaps live in a place where people answer the door with a gun in their hand?
  - fwip 17d ago
    Some people get really weird if you approach their house in a way they don't like. I imagine if that happens a few times to you as a delivery driver, you might be more cautious.
    - al_borland 17d ago
      I know people like this, but would assume if they ordered a delivery that the person would be expected and not a cause of alarm. If someone can’t handle a person coming to their door, they shouldn’t be allowed to use delivery services.
      - cube00 16d ago
        > would assume if they ordered a delivery that the person would be expected and not a cause of alarm The problem is they've probably gone to the wrong house before and met an owner who got defensive.

abyssin 17d ago

I used to live in a small rural city, in a shared house where the door was never locked. On market day, there would be this woman coming in to do her weekly laundry. I was never given the key to that house.