A FedEx customer in Texas was left frustrated after a driver allegedly signed for a package on his behalf and left it behind. The customer said he had used one of his sick days to stay home specifically so he could be present to provide the required signature at delivery. However, the FedEx driver apparently did not think it was necessary to obtain it directly from him, sparking mixed reactions from users online.
“If I had known FedEx does this, I would have just gone to work as usual and come back home to pick up the package,” user KhanGGa115 wrote in a complaint on r/mildlyinfuriating. He shared security camera footage from his front door showing a FedEx driver arriving with the package, then leaving without knocking or ringing the doorbell. While a fair number of Redditors sided with KhanGGa115, hundreds of others felt the incident was not particularly serious.
“Better than when they fill out the door hanger without ever stopping by the house,” one commenter remarked. Dozens of others flooded the replies, sharing similar frustrations with drivers who fail to notify customers of their arrival and simply leave slips behind instead. “What do they gain from that attitude?” one Redditor sighed.
One Reddit user claimed that some subreddits for drivers and couriers include posts where “people brag about doing this and justify it by saying, ‘Customers hate having to sign for it anyway, so I just do it.’” Several others argued that forging someone’s signature is illegal.
Online Users Say Drivers Forging Signatures Hurts Customers When Packages Are Stolen
Beyond the commenters’ accounts on KhanGGa115’s post about the Texas FedEx driver, the practice of delivery drivers signing on behalf of customers is not new. In a discussion on Audiogon, many users expressed strong opposition to FedEx drivers providing signatures themselves. “It’s blatant forgery by the drivers, and who is left holding the bag if the package is stolen?” one user asked. “It’s the driver’s word against the recipient’s.”
Although a mail delivery driver signing on someone’s behalf rather than leaving a delivery notice may seem more convenient—as some Audiogon users have pointed out—it still raises serious concerns about accountability and potential theft. After all, no one wants a package to go missing without the assurance of a proper refund.
