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Re:America is stuck at home, but food-delivery companies sti... by bestnameever on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @06:20PM (#23172502)
> If you live in a gated residential complex, how is the food delivery person supposed to meet you? Same issue.

I know some people who just provides the gate code in the delivery instructions that UPS and FedEx uses to open the gate. This is becoming more necessary in my experience because of Amazon using gig workers for delivery.

Hasn't been an issue.

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Re:America is stuck at home, but food-delivery companies sti... by chrisseaton on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @06:39PM (#23172669)
I would have thought part of what you pay for with a gated community is someone at the gate to receive your parcels at the gate for you?
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Re:America is stuck at home, but food-delivery companies sti... by JMTQp8lwXL on Wednesday May 13, 2020 @08:17PM (#23173519)
That only applies to large, sprawling residential communities that have guards. Smaller-scale multi-family housing buildings (that have say, 20 units) with a locked gate at the entrance won't have the type of service you're describing.
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