"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Ah damn! I didn't think about having to tip. If I opted to have
> groceries delivered they'll charge for it, of course. Something like $5
> per order or a higher flat rate for more frequent deliveries. I'll have
> to ask about the tip thing. I rarely have more than $20 cash in my wallet
> at any given time. (It's easy enough to cancel a stolen credit card, not
> so with cash.)

They may not be able to accept a tip. Here, they can not.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> In your dreams. Speaking as a female, most 12 year old boys wouldn't have
> known what to do with a 16 year old girl, much less a 30 year old woman.
> Besides, the women were waiting for something better - ever heard of the
> Fuller Brush Man?

Although I don't doubt that women may have answered the door while scantily
clad, that doesn't mean they were looking for something. I have done it
myself. I once answered the door for the postman, not realizing that what I
had slept in was in fact see through in some places. Not entirely see
through and can't even remember the details of it now. This was many years
ago. I just remember being excited to get my package and running to the
door just as I was. I had just gotten out of bed and it was hot so I wasn't
wearing much.

More recently I have had occasions where they come to the door and I am not
fully dressed. Once in a while they will require a signature so I have to
go with just my top on. In my defense, I do tend to wear very long tops,
some as long as 36" or 40" so they're not seeing my undies or anything.
Just my bare legs.

I can assure you that I was never looking for anything other than the
package they were delivering and sometimes I wasn't even looking for that!
When my husband first retired he got tons of packages coming here that
required a signature. And it's a royal PITA to have to go to the post
office here to sign for something. You're looking at a wait in line of a
good half an hour or more pretty much all of the time. Anything I can do to
prevent that is fine by me!

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheryl,
>>
>> How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
>> house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they figured
>> the fee.
>>
>> My mother used to call an indep. mkt which catered to the carriage trade,
>> and would deliver anything you wanted, be it a bottle of milk or a
>> hundred dollar order, for a flat fee of five bucks. Sadly, that market
>> folded. The rich, the ill, the elderly,-- I bet even the lazy-- loved
>> that delivery system. They had great meat, produce, and also odd items
>> you cudn't find in the the big chains.
>
> schlepped = delivered?

Sort of but more like...means something of a burden. As in having to carry
something unwieldy and heavy.

On 8/3/2013 1:03 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Cheryl,
>
> How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
> house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they
> figured the fee.
>

Flat shipping fee of $7 no matter how much you buy. They have a certain
window that is much longer than other shipping windows and it saves you
a buck. They expect to be tipped, too.

> My mother used to call an indep. mkt which catered to the carriage
> trade, and would deliver anything you wanted, be it a bottle of milk
> or a hundred dollar order, for a flat fee of five bucks. Sadly, that
> market folded. The rich, the ill, the elderly,-- I bet even the
> lazy-- loved that delivery system. They had great meat, produce, and
> also odd items you cudn't find in the the big chains.
>
Peapod by Giant is what I use and they also have items I can't find in
the stores. Some of the larger sized items I can get in the store
aren't available for shipping for some reason, though.

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On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:17:52 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:



>
>Yes, well... I can't recall the last time I saw soda bottles that were
>to be returned for a deposit. Then again I don't drink soda. They
>won't be delivering way out here on bicycles. Which also begs the
>question, is it going to be a refrigerated truck? Like an ice-cream truck?
>

Even water bottles carry a deposit here in CT. In MA, only soda and
beer.

I hate taking the bottles back though. I save them up and when I get
a big bag full I donate them to a local charity. They have large bins
so you can leave them and they take care of them. One is an animal
shelter, the others is the High School for class trips or something.

I've seen some food delivered around here and it is on a refrigerated
truck.

On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:17:52 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:



>>
>In your dreams. Speaking as a female, most 12 year old boys wouldn't
>have known what to do with a 16 year old girl, much less a 30 year old
>woman. Besides, the women were waiting for something better - ever
>heard of the Fuller Brush Man?
>
>Jill

I had one occasion when I was delivering. At 16, I was a bit naive
and did not pick up on it until too late, like weeks after. I later
found the other delivery guy was getting "tipped".

She was a good looking 30ish blond whose husband was often away for a
couple of weeks at a time.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:17:52 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>>Yes, well... I can't recall the last time I saw soda bottles that were
>>to be returned for a deposit. Then again I don't drink soda. They
>>won't be delivering way out here on bicycles. Which also begs the
>>question, is it going to be a refrigerated truck? Like an ice-cream
>>truck?
>>
>
> Even water bottles carry a deposit here in CT. In MA, only soda and
> beer.
>
> I hate taking the bottles back though. I save them up and when I get
> a big bag full I donate them to a local charity. They have large bins
> so you can leave them and they take care of them. One is an animal
> shelter, the others is the High School for class trips or something.
>
> I've seen some food delivered around here and it is on a refrigerated
> truck.

Here in WA there is one brand of milk that comes in glass bottles and
requires a rather large deposit. But nothing else does. But some states do
have the deposit.

> wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:31:41 AM UTC-7, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 3 Aug 2013 18:11:47 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> > "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>>
>> > ...
>
>> > > How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
>> > > house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they
>> > > figured the
>> > > fee.
>>
>> > > My mother used to call an indep. mkt which catered to the carriage
>> > > trade,
>> > > and would deliver anything you wanted, be it a bottle of milk or a
>> > > hundred
>> > > dollar order, for a flat fee of five bucks. Sadly, that market
>> > > folded.
>>
>> > > The rich, the ill, the elderly,-- I bet even the lazy-- loved that
>> > > delivery system. They had great meat, produce, and also odd items
>> > > you
>> > > cudn't find in the the big chains.
>>
>> > schlepped = delivered?
>>
>> carried
>>
>
> Carried or dragged. The connotation is "against considerable resistance."

Oh! Thank you.

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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Cheryl,
>>>
>>> How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
>>> house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they figured
>>> the fee.
>>>
>>> My mother used to call an indep. mkt which catered to the carriage
>>> trade, and would deliver anything you wanted, be it a bottle of milk or
>>> a hundred dollar order, for a flat fee of five bucks. Sadly, that market
>>> folded. The rich, the ill, the elderly,-- I bet even the lazy-- loved
>>> that delivery system. They had great meat, produce, and also odd items
>>> you cudn't find in the the big chains.
>>
>> schlepped = delivered?
>
> Sort of but more like...means something of a burden. As in having to
> carry something unwieldy and heavy.

Ok thanks.

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On 8/4/2013 12:04 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:17:52 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>> Yes, well... I can't recall the last time I saw soda bottles that were
>> to be returned for a deposit. Then again I don't drink soda. They
>> won't be delivering way out here on bicycles. Which also begs the
>> question, is it going to be a refrigerated truck? Like an ice-cream truck?
>>
>
> Even water bottles carry a deposit here in CT. In MA, only soda and
> beer.
>
> I hate taking the bottles back though. I save them up and when I get
> a big bag full I donate them to a local charity. They have large bins
> so you can leave them and they take care of them. One is an animal
> shelter, the others is the High School for class trips or something.
>
> I've seen some food delivered around here and it is on a refrigerated
> truck.
>
The only grocery delivery I've seen around here (so far) is from Schwan's.

http://www.schwans.com/

When I lived in TN I knew a woman who swore by Schwan's. I don't see
much to get excited about. It's frozen food. Much of it pre-cooked.
Doesn't look very appealing. I did consider Schwan's for my mom after
Dad died and I thought I'd be going back home. I've seen the Schwan's
truck here on Dataw so someone is using them.

I'm guessing there will be a market for Piggly Wiggly home delivery.
I'll go to the luncheon on the 13th. I've got some questions for them.
Meanwhile, I'll probably take a drive to The Pig and take a look
around. It will give me an idea of what I can expect. I *do* know most
of the "recipes" they post on the web site are sponsored by Kelloggs.

Jill

On Sun, 04 Aug 2013 10:39:57 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:



>> I've seen some food delivered around here and it is on a refrigerated
>> truck.
>>
>The only grocery delivery I've seen around here (so far) is from Schwan's.
>
>http://www.schwans.com/
>
>When I lived in TN I knew a woman who swore by Schwan's. I don't see
>much to get excited about. It's frozen food. Much of it pre-cooked.
>Doesn't look very appealing.

It is probably great for the heat & eat crowd, not for people that
actually cook stuff. Over the years we've been approached by Schwans
and a couple of other similar places, but it is not for us.

I looked at Pea Pod just to see what they charge for delivery. For
orders over $60 it is $9.95 and over $100 it is $6.95. They also offer
discounts for certain delivery times. They also have a free pickup
service so you don't have to tour the store, just grab and go.

On Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:06:36 AM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>
> I looked at Pea Pod just to see what they charge for delivery. For
> orders over $60 it is $9.95 and over $100 it is $6.95. They also offer
> discounts for certain delivery times. They also have a free pickup
> service so you don't have to tour the store, just grab and go.

Years ago I would see my favorite cashier (independent full-service grocer
featuring produce) filling carts from a list. Turned out an isolated mountain
community would fax a combined grocery list to the store, and she would pick it
and ring it up. Meanwhile someone would drive down in a van to pick the order
up and pay for it.

On Sunday, August 4, 2013 11:37:20 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:06:36 AM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>
>
> >
>
> > I looked at Pea Pod just to see what they charge for delivery. For
>
> > orders over $60 it is $9.95 and over $100 it is $6.95. They also offer
>
> > discounts for certain delivery times. They also have a free pickup
>
> > service so you don't have to tour the store, just grab and go.
>
>
>
> Years ago I would see my favorite cashier (independent full-service grocer
>
> featuring produce) filling carts from a list. Turned out an isolated mountain
>
> community would fax a combined grocery list to the store, and she would pick it
>
> and ring it up. Meanwhile someone would drive down in a van to pick the order
>
> up and pay for it.

I'm starting a new deal with a neighbor. If either of us is heading for the market, we ask if the other needs anything. Limit - three items. We give one phone call and if no answer or a busy, then we consider the attempt made.

We'll see how it works - we are both trying to save gas and TIME.

On Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:50:56 PM UTC-4, Cheryl wrote:
> On 8/3/2013 1:03 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>
> > Cheryl,
>
> >
>
> > How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
>
> > house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they
>
> > figured the fee.
>
> >
>
>
>
> Flat shipping fee of $7 no matter how much you buy. They have a certain
>
> window that is much longer than other shipping windows and it saves you
>
> a buck.

Huh? I don't get the long shipping window. Is this a time frame or sumthin? Draw me a picture, please.

On Sun, 4 Aug 2013 09:16:20 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:50:56 PM UTC-4, Cheryl wrote:
>> On 8/3/2013 1:03 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>
>> > Cheryl,
>>
>> >
>>
>> > How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
>>
>> > house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they
>>
>> > figured the fee.
>>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> Flat shipping fee of $7 no matter how much you buy. They have a certain
>>
>> window that is much longer than other shipping windows and it saves you
>>
>> a buck.
>
>Huh? I don't get the long shipping window. Is this a time frame or sumthin? Draw me a picture, please.


If it is like what I saw on the Pea Pod site, yes. If you specify a
particular 2 hour window it is one price, but if you allow a six or
eight hour window you save $5 or $6. It just gives the delivery
people more flexibility.

Sqwertz wrote:
> It's simple co-op advertising.

Simple = Sqwerty all day long.

On Sat, 3 Aug 2013 19:48:03 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> In your dreams. Speaking as a female, most 12 year old boys wouldn't have
>> known what to do with a 16 year old girl, much less a 30 year old woman.
>> Besides, the women were waiting for something better - ever heard of the
>> Fuller Brush Man?

You haven't much experience, nor did you read carefully, I said 14
years old... at 14 normal males know what to do and can do it for
hours, and 30 year old women love to teach 14 year olds... the typical
30 year old female would much rather a 14 year old than the senior
citizen Fuller Brush man

>Although I don't doubt that women may have answered the door while scantily
>clad, that doesn't mean they were looking for something. I have done it
>myself. I once answered the door for the postman, not realizing that what I
>had slept in was in fact see through in some places. Not entirely see
>through and can't even remember the details of it now. This was many years
>ago. I just remember being excited to get my package and running to the
>door just as I was. I had just gotten out of bed and it was hot so I wasn't
>wearing much.
>
>More recently I have had occasions where they come to the door and I am not
>fully dressed. Once in a while they will require a signature so I have to
>go with just my top on. In my defense, I do tend to wear very long tops,
>some as long as 36" or 40" so they're not seeing my undies or anything.
>Just my bare legs.
>
>I can assure you that I was never looking for anything other than the
>package they were delivering and sometimes I wasn't even looking for that!
>When my husband first retired he got tons of packages coming here that
>required a signature. And it's a royal PITA to have to go to the post
>office here to sign for something. You're looking at a wait in line of a
>good half an hour or more pretty much all of the time. Anything I can do to
>prevent that is fine by me!
>

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> the typical
> 30 year old female would much rather a 14 year old than the senior
> citizen Fuller Brush man

No wonder yer so cranky...

On Sun, 4 Aug 2013 08:37:20 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>On Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:06:36 AM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>
>> I looked at Pea Pod just to see what they charge for delivery. For
>> orders over $60 it is $9.95 and over $100 it is $6.95. They also offer
>> discounts for certain delivery times. They also have a free pickup
>> service so you don't have to tour the store, just grab and go.
>
>Years ago I would see my favorite cashier (independent full-service grocer
> featuring produce) filling carts from a list. Turned out an isolated mountain
>community would fax a combined grocery list to the store, and she would pick it
>and ring it up. Meanwhile someone would drive down in a van to pick the order
> up and pay for it.

Many years ago my aunt and uncle owned a grocery store in Woodridge,
NY, the middle of the borscht belt... they were very happy to deliver
for free, especially to the bungalow colonies where they'd bring
several orders at once. My uncle drove the car and my cousin and I
schlepped. Tips weren't great but they did tip. In Brooklyn even
today many stores deliver for free, why not, it's a sale and only a
five minute bicycle ride... and several orders are delivered in one
schlep... houses are close together and typcally it's an apartment
building. The neighborhood stores cater to their long time dedicated
patrons, many of the elderly/handicapped live alone and are not very
ambulatory if at all. My parents patronized several stores that
delivered, stores they'd never palmed off dreck, not if they wanted
repeat business. Also NYC still has street venders that truck
groceries block by block, used to be lots of horse drawn carts... as a
kid one of my chores was scavaging horse manure for mom's garden. Even
in the tiny rural town I live in now the Rite-Aid won't but the small
mom n'pop pharmacy will deliver for free to those who aren't
ambulatory.

On Sun, 4 Aug 2013 09:13:37 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Sunday, August 4, 2013 11:37:20 AM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:06:36 AM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>>
>> > I looked at Pea Pod just to see what they charge for delivery. For
>>
>> > orders over $60 it is $9.95 and over $100 it is $6.95. They also offer
>>
>> > discounts for certain delivery times. They also have a free pickup
>>
>> > service so you don't have to tour the store, just grab and go.
>>
>>
>>
>> Years ago I would see my favorite cashier (independent full-service grocer
>>
>> featuring produce) filling carts from a list. Turned out an isolated mountain
>>
>> community would fax a combined grocery list to the store, and she would pick it
>>
>> and ring it up. Meanwhile someone would drive down in a van to pick the order
>>
>> up and pay for it.
>
>I'm starting a new deal with a neighbor. If either of us is heading for the market, we ask if the other needs anything. Limit - three items. We give one phone call and if no answer or a busy, then we consider the attempt made.
>
>We'll see how it works - we are both trying to save gas and TIME.

Here retired folks have nothing but time, but many have limited funds,
they shop together and take turns driving. Whenever we shop at a
distant store I have a neighbor I arrange to shop with, we take turns
driving and typically go out for lunch, we make an enjoyable day of
it.

On Sun, 04 Aug 2013 12:56:30 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Sun, 4 Aug 2013 09:16:20 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:
>
>>On Saturday, August 3, 2013 10:50:56 PM UTC-4, Cheryl wrote:
>>> On 8/3/2013 1:03 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>>>
>>> > Cheryl,
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > How did they bill? Per spent lb of food schlepped? Distance to your
>>>
>>> > house? Time spent gathering the stuff? I just wonder how they
>>>
>>> > figured the fee.
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Flat shipping fee of $7 no matter how much you buy. They have a certain
>>>
>>> window that is much longer than other shipping windows and it saves you
>>>
>>> a buck.
>>
>>Huh? I don't get the long shipping window. Is this a time frame or sumthin? Draw me a picture, please.
>
>
>If it is like what I saw on the Pea Pod site, yes. If you specify a
>particular 2 hour window it is one price, but if you allow a six or
>eight hour window you save $5 or $6. It just gives the delivery
>people more flexibility.

Like Amazon.com; standard shipping, two day shipping, and overnight
shipping, the longer the time the lower the shipping price. Most
internet shopping is the same... and naturally all deliver, and with
most purchases over a minimum amount delivery is free. With Amazon
most items over $25 ships free, very easy to reach the $25. This
morning I ordered an item that cost under $10. Somehow I developed
tendonitis in my right elbow... the cheapo ($5) elbow support works
fine but is uncomforatble, so I searched around to see which store
nearby sold the Ace brand elbow support I chose from the Ace site,
none of the stores nearby carried it, so I ordered it from Amazon,
they had the lowest price of any internet stores but I didn't want to
pay more for shipping than the cost of the item, so I put the item in
my cart and when the shipping charge came up it was a no-brainer (no
tax either), I ordered it... got my confirm within seconds.
ACE Neoprene Elbow Support
$9.79
Item Subtotal: $9.79
Shipping & Handling: $1.19
Total Before Tax: $10.98
Order Total: $10.98
To learn more about ordering, go to Ordering from Amazon.com.
If you want more information or need more assistance, go to Help.
Thank you for shopping with us.
Amazon.com
Doesn't pay to start my car for $1.19

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

> The only grocery delivery I've seen around here (so far) is from Schwan's.
>
> http://www.schwans.com/
>
> When I lived in TN I knew a woman who swore by Schwan's. I don't see much
> to get excited about. It's frozen food. Much of it pre-cooked. Doesn't
> look very appealing. I did consider Schwan's for my mom after Dad died
> and I thought I'd be going back home. I've seen the Schwan's truck here
> on Dataw so someone is using them.
>
> I'm guessing there will be a market for Piggly Wiggly home delivery. I'll
> go to the luncheon on the 13th. I've got some questions for them.
> Meanwhile, I'll probably take a drive to The Pig and take a look around.
> It will give me an idea of what I can expect. I *do* know most of the
> "recipes" they post on the web site are sponsored by Kelloggs.

I bought Scwann's when I was living briefly in PA in a place with only a
fridge, freezer and microwave. The foods that I bought are no longer being
sold by them. At least most aren't. One was a breakfast thing. Sort of a
bowl made of biscuit type stuff filled with sausage gravy. There was some
sort of pizza type snack food, cheese bread and pierogies. I did not think
that the pierogies were as good as Mrs. T's. And of the other stuff, the
only thing I ate was the breakfast thing. It was quite good. I made the
other things for my BIL and his friends and they all said they were good.
My SIL bought their ice cream, drinks and some other things. Frankly most
of what they sold at the time and sell now is the same stuff you can get
elsewhere.

I only tried it because I just happened to be there when the guy came and he
said he had extra and could sell it straight from the truck. That isn't how
it is normally done. Normally, in those days it was like the milkman.
Place an order for the week ahead. Now I think you order online. But I
have heard of people who get pretty much all of their food from them and
like it.

I have looked at the online reviews though. Some of the foods get very bad
reviews. I wouldn't bother now.

On 04/08/2013 12:04 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>> Yes, well... I can't recall the last time I saw soda bottles that were
>> to be returned for a deposit. Then again I don't drink soda. They
>> won't be delivering way out here on bicycles. Which also begs the
>> question, is it going to be a refrigerated truck? Like an ice-cream truck?
>>
>
> Even water bottles carry a deposit here in CT. In MA, only soda and
> beer.
>

Here in Ontario I don't know if there is deposit on pop bottles. There
are few glass pop bottles sold. A couple years ago they started
charging a deposit on wine and liquor bottles as well as beer bottles
and cans. I wish they would charge a deposit on water bottles. I see
them all over the place.



> I hate taking the bottles back though. I save them up and when I get
> a big bag full I donate them to a local charity. They have large bins
> so you can leave them and they take care of them. One is an animal
> shelter, the others is the High School for class trips or something.
We save them in big bags and when there is enough to make it worth while
I take them back to the beer store, which handles all the beer, wine and
liquor deposits.


> I've seen some food delivered around here and it is on a refrigerated
> truck.

My mother tried food delivery for a while when she could no longer
drive. The produce was second rate. Ice cream would be half melted and
they started charging a lot more. My brothers, my wife and I did her
shopping for her.

On Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:06:47 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:



>Doesn't pay to start my car for $1.19
>

Yes, most people have no idea of the true cost of a 10 mile round trop
to the store and then they complain about modest shipping charges.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 04 Aug 2013 16:06:47 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>
>
>>Doesn't pay to start my car for $1.19
>>
>
> Yes, most people have no idea of the true cost of a 10 mile round trop
> to the store and then they complain about modest shipping charges.

Indeed! Most of my online shopping has little to no shipping. The only
time I am willing to pay more for shipping is if it is something super heavy
or bulky that I otherwise couldn't manage or if it is something I simply
can't find locally.

I also rarely make a trip just to the store. When I have to go out, I look
at all the places around me and think about if there might be something I
need in the area.

Just yesterday, Angela forgot that she needed bananas for her smoothies. I
told her dad to bring some home when he comes home. If he doesn't? Oh
well. She can do without them until Wed. when we go out again. I did tell
her twice that we were not going out again until Wed. and if there was
anything she might need, we needed to get it then.

In article >, says...
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In your dreams. Speaking as a female, most 12 year old boys wouldn't have
> > known what to do with a 16 year old girl, much less a 30 year old woman.
> > Besides, the women were waiting for something better - ever heard of the
> > Fuller Brush Man?
>
> Although I don't doubt that women may have answered the door while scantily
> clad, that doesn't mean they were looking for something. I have done it
> myself. I once answered the door for the postman, not realizing that what I
> had slept in was in fact see through in some places. Not entirely see
> through and can't even remember the details of it now. This was many years
> ago. I just remember being excited to get my package and running to the
> door just as I was. I had just gotten out of bed and it was hot so I wasn't
> wearing much.
>
> More recently I have had occasions where they come to the door and I am not
> fully dressed. Once in a while they will require a signature so I have to
> go with just my top on. In my defense, I do tend to wear very long tops,
> some as long as 36" or 40" so they're not seeing my undies or anything.
> Just my bare legs.
>
> I can assure you that I was never looking for anything other than the
> package they were delivering and sometimes I wasn't even looking for that!
> When my husband first retired he got tons of packages coming here that
> required a signature. And it's a royal PITA to have to go to the post
> office here to sign for something. You're looking at a wait in line of a
> good half an hour or more pretty much all of the time. Anything I can do to
> prevent that is fine by me!

One of the nice things about living in an urban area is that the mail is
funneled through LOTS of post offices.

And one thing I like about USPS that I dislike about UPS and Fedex - if
it's a heavy package they won't even attempt delivery. They'll just put
a tag on the door telling you to pick it up at the post office.