Careless couriers behind many horror stories from the online shopping boom Reports of valuable goods being left outside, getting lost or being eaten by the dog abound
Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 01:00
With successive lockdowns pushing more people towards online shopping, delivery companies are dealing with volumes that have doubled in a year, and some are clearly struggling to deliver the goods.
Dogs shredding clothes in gardens, high-end technology left unguarded on doorsteps, books left in the rain and long-awaited parcels dumped in wheelie bins by couriers are just some of the horror stories told by people who have seen their online orders go awry.