Where I live, I overlook the private car park round the back of a small pub. Yesterday morning, I noticed a large white Mercedes van parked in there, which is unusual for that time on a Saturday. In the front window of the van, it was clear to see that it was packed with parcels and packets, once of which clearly was from Next. The parcels were moving about and were obviously being sorted by someone in the van, who I wasn't able to see. After a while, the driver came back to the front of the van and proceeded to and open up a selection of various packets. I could see him examining fashion items and other boxes. I'm not sure what happened to them after that, I couldn't see if the items went back into their original boxes or got put elsewhere. This went on for quite some time. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to collect any evidence and the van itself had no marking on it to identify who the courier company may have been. Once he was done picking out select items, he finished up and drove away, but not before dumping the remains of his fish and chip lunch on the ground for someone else to have to clean up. I wonder how these people sleep at night?
In the past, I've often seen couriers lounging around in their vans instead of actually delivering the goods, but this is the first time I've blatantly seen a driver rifling the contents of the boxes he's carrying. An old friend used to work for a courier I won't name and said that this sort of thing was extremely common, especially at this time of year. She left her job over it eventually. So if, like me, a couple of parcels have gone missing en-route (Skechers shoes and a Carol Hochman top) take heart in knowing that someone, somewhere will be enjoying the products you've paid your hard-earned for :mysmilie_51:
In the past, I've often seen couriers lounging around in their vans instead of actually delivering the goods, but this is the first time I've blatantly seen a driver rifling the contents of the boxes he's carrying. An old friend used to work for a courier I won't name and said that this sort of thing was extremely common, especially at this time of year. She left her job over it eventually. So if, like me, a couple of parcels have gone missing en-route (Skechers shoes and a Carol Hochman top) take heart in knowing that someone, somewhere will be enjoying the products you've paid your hard-earned for :mysmilie_51:
