Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No… It’s the parcel you ordered. Some delivery drivers go to great lengths to keep packages in tip-top shape, others couldn't care less, and then there’s this delivery man who took things to another level and sent a parcel soaring through the sky.

Clearly, on a mission to speedrun their day job, one unbothered delivery driver tossed a customer’s parcel over two fences instead of dropping it by their door as per usual.

To make things even more bizarre, he perfectly captured the moment when the parcel was chucked mid-air and sent it to the customer as ‘proof of delivery’. Now that’s certainly one way to get a job done, eh?

Well… There goes the parcel. Source: LADBible​

The Perfume Shop package was meant for 52-year-old Phil Hollingsworth, who described feeling ‘stunned’ after getting a glimpse of the photo from Evri–which is a courier service in the UK–notifying him that his parcel has been ‘successfully’ delivered.

Mr Hollingsworth explained that the photo was taken in 2020. He recently shared the incident for a second time on Twitter and it took the internet by storm.

‘I fondly remember my Perfume Shop delivery being ‘delivered’ in this helpful shot,’ he captioned the post.

‘This is not fake by the way… The parcel travelled over two fences to get to my rear garden. Kudos to the delivery driver for a decent aim and getting a photo immediately after throwing it.’ he lightheartedly joked.

The post amassed more than 3,000 likes and left users in fits of laughter, with one person declaring: ‘This wins for the best delivery photo I have ever seen.’

‘I love how they didn’t even wait for it to land.’ said another alongside laughing emojis.

‘I mean… I don’t think I could’ve done that!’ a third added, while a fourth commented: ‘That’s actually awesome! Even if the item was broken, they deserve some props for their athletic skill!’

Source: @RedJ00hn​

Despite the delivery driver's undeniably remarkable throw (and photography skills), some were less than impressed by the unprofessionalism.

‘Do a job properly or don't do it at all. If you hate your job that much then quit!’ one declared.

‘I hope they took a selfie of them getting fired too.’ another sneered.

‘This isn’t funny. We had a dinner set delivered and it was also chucked over our fence… The gate was unlocked.’ a third wrote.

In an interview, Mr Hollingsworth explained: ‘Initially when I got the email from Evri, I looked at the picture attached to the e-mail and thought it was a bird,’

‘I couldn't work out what it was until I closely inspected the picture (with my new glasses on) and saw that it might be my parcel.’

He continued: ‘I told the lads in the office and they laughed at it, thinking the same as me – it must be a joke.

Mr Hollingsworth was ‘stunned’ after seeing the snap. Source: Thoughtnova​

‘When I got home and looked into my fenced terrace garden, the parcel was lying in the back garden! I took some pictures and posted them on Facebook and Twitter.

‘Initially, I was a little miffed and approached the Perfume Shop to report it and see if they'd give me any freebies… They weren't particularly interested but to be fair, the contents of the parcel were still intact.

‘I quickly saw the funny side of it and realised that the delivery driver must have had some pretty good throwing skills to throw the parcel over my neighbour's fenced-in garden, which is at least a good 20-30 feet, to get the package into mine!’

‘Plus, he managed to take a photo of it as it soared past the International Space Station en route to my garden!’ Mr Hollingsworth teased.

Phil mentioned that he did not contact Evri about his delivery but he did receive a discount for his next visit to The Perfume Shop.

What are your thoughts on this story? Was the delivery driver out of line or was his ‘impeccable’ service a good laugh? Let us know in the comments below!

[Sidenote: This article has been edited to correct a slight grammatical error. We'd like to thank the members for pointing it out!]

 

[Baz1960]

Well we had a labour shortage. So company's are employing anyone with a heartbeat. Another argument for pensioners ro return to the workplace (government are you listening and observing?). I had an article misdelivered yesterday and the proof of delivery photo was of someone else's letterbox. Higher wages and costs without an improvement in services.

 

[Joydie]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No… It’s the parcel you ordered. Some delivery drivers go to great lengths to keep packages in tip-top shape, others could care less, and then there’s this delivery man who took things to another level and sent a parcel soaring through the sky.

Clearly, on a mission to speedrun their day job, one unbothered delivery driver tossed a customer’s parcel over two fences instead of dropping it by their door as per usual.

To make things even more bizarre, he perfectly captured the moment when the parcel was chucked mid-air and sent it to the customer as ‘proof of delivery’. Now that’s certainly one way to get a job done, eh?

Well… There goes the parcel. Source: LADBible​

The Perfume Shop package was meant for 52-year-old Phil Hollingsworth, who described feeling ‘stunned’ after getting a glimpse of the photo from Evri–which is a courier service in the UK–notifying him that his parcel has been ‘successfully’ delivered.

Mr Hollingsworth explained that the photo was taken in 2020. He recently shared the incident for a second time on Twitter and it took the internet by storm.

‘I fondly remember my Perfume Shop delivery being ‘delivered’ in this helpful shot,’ he captioned the post.

‘This is not fake by the way… The parcel travelled over two fences to get to my rear garden. Kudos to the delivery driver for a decent aim and getting a photo immediately after throwing it.’ he lightheartedly joked.

The post amassed more than 3,000 likes and left users in fits of laughter, with one person declaring: ‘This wins for the best delivery photo I have ever seen.’

‘I love how they didn’t even wait for it to land.’ said another alongside laughing emojis.

‘I mean… I don’t think I could’ve done that!’ a third added, while a fourth commented: ‘That’s actually awesome! Even if the item was broken, they deserve some props for their athletic skill!’

Source: @RedJ00hn​

Despite the delivery driver's undeniably remarkable throw (and photography skills), some were less than impressed by the unprofessionalism.

‘Do a job properly or don't do it at all. If you hate your job that much then quit!’ one declared.

‘I hope they took a selfie of them getting fired too.’ another sneered.

‘This isn’t funny. We had a dinner set delivered and it was also chucked over our fence… The gate was unlocked.’ a third wrote.

In an interview, Mr Hollingsworth explained: ‘Initially when I got the email from Evri, I looked at the picture attached to the e-mail and thought it was a bird,’

‘I couldn't work out what it was until I closely inspected the picture (with my new glasses on) and saw that it might be my parcel.’

He continued: ‘I told the lads in the office and they laughed at it, thinking the same as me – it must be a joke.

Mr Hollingsworth was ‘stunned’ after seeing the snap. Source: Thoughtnova​

‘When I got home and looked into my fenced terrace garden, the parcel was lying in the back garden! I took some pictures and posted them on Facebook and Twitter.

‘Initially, I was a little miffed and approached the Perfume Shop to report it and see if they'd give me any freebies… They weren't particularly interested but to be fair, the contents of the parcel were still intact.

‘I quickly saw the funny side of it and realised that the delivery driver must have had some pretty good throwing skills to throw the parcel over my neighbour's fenced-in garden, which is at least a good 20-30 feet, to get the package into mine!’

‘Plus, he managed to take a photo of it as it soared past the International Space Station en route to my garden!’ Mr Hollingsworth teased.

Phil mentioned that he did not contact Evri about his delivery but he did receive a discount for his next visit to The Perfume Shop.

What are your thoughts on this story? Was the delivery driver out of line or was his ‘impeccable’ service a good laugh? Let us know in the comments below!

I’m an English grammar perfectionist and I can’t help myself You used the expression ‘could care less’ in the article. Deconstruct that and it means delivery drivers really care about their parcels. It means it’s possible to care less, so the drivers do have a level of care.

The correct expression is ‘couldn’t care less’. That obviously means that the driver cares so little, it wouldn’t be possible for him to care less. This ‘could care less‘ expression has only popped up in relatively recently times, but it drives a grammar Nazi like me, nuts.

 

[Elbe]

I’m an English grammar perfectionist and I can’t help myself You used the expression ‘could care less’ in the article. Deconstruct that and it means delivery drivers really care about their parcels. It means it’s possible to care less, so the drivers do have a level of care.

The correct expression is ‘couldn’t care less’. That obviously means that the driver cares so little, it wouldn’t be possible for him to care less. This ‘could care less‘ expression has only popped up in relatively recently times, but it drives a grammar Nazi like me, nuts.

Oh yes Joydie! I was about to let fly myself

 

[lozat54]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No… It’s the parcel you ordered. Some delivery drivers go to great lengths to keep packages in tip-top shape, others could care less, and then there’s this delivery man who took things to another level and sent a parcel soaring through the sky.

Clearly, on a mission to speedrun their day job, one unbothered delivery driver tossed a customer’s parcel over two fences instead of dropping it by their door as per usual.

To make things even more bizarre, he perfectly captured the moment when the parcel was chucked mid-air and sent it to the customer as ‘proof of delivery’. Now that’s certainly one way to get a job done, eh?

Well… There goes the parcel. Source: LADBible​

The Perfume Shop package was meant for 52-year-old Phil Hollingsworth, who described feeling ‘stunned’ after getting a glimpse of the photo from Evri–which is a courier service in the UK–notifying him that his parcel has been ‘successfully’ delivered.

Mr Hollingsworth explained that the photo was taken in 2020. He recently shared the incident for a second time on Twitter and it took the internet by storm.

‘I fondly remember my Perfume Shop delivery being ‘delivered’ in this helpful shot,’ he captioned the post.

‘This is not fake by the way… The parcel travelled over two fences to get to my rear garden. Kudos to the delivery driver for a decent aim and getting a photo immediately after throwing it.’ he lightheartedly joked.

The post amassed more than 3,000 likes and left users in fits of laughter, with one person declaring: ‘This wins for the best delivery photo I have ever seen.’

‘I love how they didn’t even wait for it to land.’ said another alongside laughing emojis.

‘I mean… I don’t think I could’ve done that!’ a third added, while a fourth commented: ‘That’s actually awesome! Even if the item was broken, they deserve some props for their athletic skill!’

Source: @RedJ00hn​

Despite the delivery driver's undeniably remarkable throw (and photography skills), some were less than impressed by the unprofessionalism.

‘Do a job properly or don't do it at all. If you hate your job that much then quit!’ one declared.

‘I hope they took a selfie of them getting fired too.’ another sneered.

‘This isn’t funny. We had a dinner set delivered and it was also chucked over our fence… The gate was unlocked.’ a third wrote.

In an interview, Mr Hollingsworth explained: ‘Initially when I got the email from Evri, I looked at the picture attached to the e-mail and thought it was a bird,’

‘I couldn't work out what it was until I closely inspected the picture (with my new glasses on) and saw that it might be my parcel.’

He continued: ‘I told the lads in the office and they laughed at it, thinking the same as me – it must be a joke.

Mr Hollingsworth was ‘stunned’ after seeing the snap. Source: Thoughtnova​

‘When I got home and looked into my fenced terrace garden, the parcel was lying in the back garden! I took some pictures and posted them on Facebook and Twitter.

‘Initially, I was a little miffed and approached the Perfume Shop to report it and see if they'd give me any freebies… They weren't particularly interested but to be fair, the contents of the parcel were still intact.

‘I quickly saw the funny side of it and realised that the delivery driver must have had some pretty good throwing skills to throw the parcel over my neighbour's fenced-in garden, which is at least a good 20-30 feet, to get the package into mine!’

‘Plus, he managed to take a photo of it as it soared past the International Space Station en route to my garden!’ Mr Hollingsworth teased.

Phil mentioned that he did not contact Evri about his delivery but he did receive a discount for his next visit to The Perfume Shop.

What are your thoughts on this story? Was the delivery driver out of line or was his ‘impeccable’ service a good laugh? Let us know in the comments below!

Is that even a question to ask??????? OF COURSE the delivery driver was out of line!!! He should have made a complaint to the delivery company! Ok his item was not damaged but I’m guessing that method of delivery would have resulted it many that were !!

 

[Linny61]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No… It’s the parcel you ordered. Some delivery drivers go to great lengths to keep packages in tip-top shape, others could care less, and then there’s this delivery man who took things to another level and sent a parcel soaring through the sky.

Clearly, on a mission to speedrun their day job, one unbothered delivery driver tossed a customer’s parcel over two fences instead of dropping it by their door as per usual.

To make things even more bizarre, he perfectly captured the moment when the parcel was chucked mid-air and sent it to the customer as ‘proof of delivery’. Now that’s certainly one way to get a job done, eh?

Well… There goes the parcel. Source: LADBible​

The Perfume Shop package was meant for 52-year-old Phil Hollingsworth, who described feeling ‘stunned’ after getting a glimpse of the photo from Evri–which is a courier service in the UK–notifying him that his parcel has been ‘successfully’ delivered.

Mr Hollingsworth explained that the photo was taken in 2020. He recently shared the incident for a second time on Twitter and it took the internet by storm.

‘I fondly remember my Perfume Shop delivery being ‘delivered’ in this helpful shot,’ he captioned the post.

‘This is not fake by the way… The parcel travelled over two fences to get to my rear garden. Kudos to the delivery driver for a decent aim and getting a photo immediately after throwing it.’ he lightheartedly joked.

The post amassed more than 3,000 likes and left users in fits of laughter, with one person declaring: ‘This wins for the best delivery photo I have ever seen.’

‘I love how they didn’t even wait for it to land.’ said another alongside laughing emojis.

‘I mean… I don’t think I could’ve done that!’ a third added, while a fourth commented: ‘That’s actually awesome! Even if the item was broken, they deserve some props for their athletic skill!’

Source: @RedJ00hn​

Despite the delivery driver's undeniably remarkable throw (and photography skills), some were less than impressed by the unprofessionalism.

‘Do a job properly or don't do it at all. If you hate your job that much then quit!’ one declared.

‘I hope they took a selfie of them getting fired too.’ another sneered.

‘This isn’t funny. We had a dinner set delivered and it was also chucked over our fence… The gate was unlocked.’ a third wrote.

In an interview, Mr Hollingsworth explained: ‘Initially when I got the email from Evri, I looked at the picture attached to the e-mail and thought it was a bird,’

‘I couldn't work out what it was until I closely inspected the picture (with my new glasses on) and saw that it might be my parcel.’

He continued: ‘I told the lads in the office and they laughed at it, thinking the same as me – it must be a joke.

Mr Hollingsworth was ‘stunned’ after seeing the snap. Source: Thoughtnova​

‘When I got home and looked into my fenced terrace garden, the parcel was lying in the back garden! I took some pictures and posted them on Facebook and Twitter.

‘Initially, I was a little miffed and approached the Perfume Shop to report it and see if they'd give me any freebies… They weren't particularly interested but to be fair, the contents of the parcel were still intact.

‘I quickly saw the funny side of it and realised that the delivery driver must have had some pretty good throwing skills to throw the parcel over my neighbour's fenced-in garden, which is at least a good 20-30 feet, to get the package into mine!’

‘Plus, he managed to take a photo of it as it soared past the International Space Station en route to my garden!’ Mr Hollingsworth teased.

Phil mentioned that he did not contact Evri about his delivery but he did receive a discount for his next visit to The Perfume Shop.

What are your thoughts on this story? Was the delivery driver out of line or was his ‘impeccable’ service a good laugh? Let us know in the comments below!

It’s terrible behavior the items could have broken and how hard was it to put it at the front door, he probably thought oh it might get stolen so I’ll throw it over the fences and hope it makes it alive - if I was his boss he would have been terminated for sure, if your front door faces the road or other place packages are easily stolen from make alternative arrangements for its delivery don’t leave this as the way the choose to deliver to you, and I don’t get why you only let the perfume shop know but not the delivery company that seems weird to me…

 

[Sethia Soliman]

I’m an English grammar perfectionist and I can’t help myself You used the expression ‘could care less’ in the article. Deconstruct that and it means delivery drivers really care about their parcels. It means it’s possible to care less, so the drivers do have a level of care.

The correct expression is ‘couldn’t care less’. That obviously means that the driver cares so little, it wouldn’t be possible for him to care less. This ‘could care less‘ expression has only popped up in relatively recently times, but it drives a grammar Nazi like me, nuts.

Hello, @Joydie ! I'm terribly sorry about that. I really appreciate you pointing it out Know that I'll keep this in mind moving forward and will definitely do my best to avoid making the same mistake again! I really appreciate the feedback.

 

[WADuck]

I’m an English grammar perfectionist and I can’t help myself You used the expression ‘could care less’ in the article. Deconstruct that and it means delivery drivers really care about their parcels. It means it’s possible to care less, so the drivers do have a level of care.

The correct expression is ‘couldn’t care less’. That obviously means that the driver cares so little, it wouldn’t be possible for him to care less. This ‘could care less‘ expression has only popped up in relatively recently times, but it drives a grammar Nazi like me, nuts.

Or maybe the correct expression could be "could not care less" I am not a Nazi and left school when I was 14. (way back)

 

[SandyM]

My daughter ordered some items from Kmart. She didn't receive any tracking notifications, so she contacted them when her parcel failed to arrive after the expected due date. They finally informed her that her parcel had been delivered a couple of days ago. She eventually found her very rain-soaked, cardboard box in her garden - hiding behind a bush! There was nothing to stop it being delivered to her front door. Luckily nothing was damaged.

 

[Julia TH]

I’m an English grammar perfectionist and I can’t help myself You used the expression ‘could care less’ in the article. Deconstruct that and it means delivery drivers really care about their parcels. It means it’s possible to care less, so the drivers do have a level of care.

The correct expression is ‘couldn’t care less’. That obviously means that the driver cares so little, it wouldn’t be possible for him to care less. This ‘could care less‘ expression has only popped up in relatively recently times, but it drives a grammar Nazi like me, nuts.

Once again, an Americanism

 

[Defiant540]

I’m an English grammar perfectionist and I can’t help myself You used the expression ‘could care less’ in the article. Deconstruct that and it means delivery drivers really care about their parcels. It means it’s possible to care less, so the drivers do have a level of care.

The correct expression is ‘couldn’t care less’. That obviously means that the driver cares so little, it wouldn’t be possible for him to care less. This ‘could care less‘ expression has only popped up in relatively recently times, but it drives a grammar Nazi like me, nuts.

been there, done that!