So are you single? Argos style....

kenmm

Mic 1972 wrote: »

The guy sent hey then he was busy probably doing other deliveries, he explained that later on. Normal guy
She on the other hand

Probably busy stealing and trying out other phone numbers :-D

Nah, he bottled it. All day long. Then finally worked up the courage to go through with his mad plan.

hynesie08

Guy over steps both personal and professional boundaries to text a girl without her permission and she's the evil psychopathic bitch for *checks notes* asking who texted her and complaining about improper behaviour........

I love boards but for **** sake lads..... Do better.

Mic 1972

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

He obviously had a head like a boiled onion.

If that guy was 6'4 with a cleft chin he would be in her apartment at the minute having wine and netflix.

Usually only ugly guys are creeps, cute guys are "gas craic"

he probably is decent looking enough to believe that he could pull this off.
An ugly guy would be too insecure.


Unless she is ugly too, in which case the ugly guy might think to have a chance. Actually this is how it probably went LOL

hynesie08

Mic 1972 wrote: »

He didn't pull her number from company documents

have you ever had anything delivered to you?
You give your number, the carrier calls you up, you speak with the currier and then you meet for delivery
her number was in his phone by then

I've worked on delivery trucks, he crossed a very big line. People give their number in confidence that it won't be abused.

noodler

hynesie08 wrote: »

Guy over steps both personal and professional boundaries to text a girl without her permission and she's the evil psychopathic bitch for *checks notes* asking who texted her and complaining about improper behaviour........

I love boards but for **** sake lads..... Do better.

The driver is being criticized for sending the text. That is universal. Stop pretending there is a disagreement on the thread about that.

She is rightly being criticized for her hysterical quotes and deciding to make the whole complaint public on social media.

Mic 1972

hynesie08 wrote: »

Guy over steps both personal and professional boundaries to text a girl without her permission and she's the evil psychopathic bitch for *checks notes* asking who texted her and complaining about improper behaviour........

the way you describe it makes it even more obvious to me that she reacted like a psychopath


we are human beings and we interact with each other as part of life, what boundaries are you talking about?? he didn't sexually assaulted her. He sent her a text back after they had already met and spoken.

Someone asks you out? you can decline
no big deal

pgj2015

Mic 1972 wrote: »

he probably is decent looking enough to believe that he could pull this off.
An ugly guy would be too insecure.


Unless she is ugly too, in which case the ugly guy might think to have a chance. Actually this is how it probably went LOL

or he could have got drunk after sending the first text then when the drink kicked in he was like "nah fcuk it im gonna text her again, she was definitely into me"

bertiebomber

If there was no effing social media this would be a non event she would decline his offer and get on with it and he would go to the next customer. Boy asks girl out - big swinging mickey the woke society frighten the ****e out of themselves everyday - pathetic - how do they even breathe without some form of support group. I blame their stupid parents!

hynesie08

noodler wrote: »

The driver is being criticized for sending the text. That is universal. Stop pretending there is a disagreement on the thread about that.

She is rightly being criticized for her hysterical quotes and deciding to make the whole complaint public on social media.

There's several people defending him or giving it the old "if it was the other way round".

She's been called a vindictive bitch, a psychopath, a gold digger, fame chaser and now ugly.

How anyone is painting her as the bad guy is beyond me......

freshpopcorn

noodler wrote: »

The driver is being criticized for sending the text. That is universal. Stop pretending there is a disagreement on the thread about that.

She is rightly being criticized for her hysterical quotes and deciding to make the whole complaint public on social media.

It might get her Inst Followers up and she might be offered some affiliate work or an appearance on Love Island if it returns.

Strumms

Mic 1972 wrote: »

He didn't pull her number from company documents

have you ever had anything delivered to you?
You give your number, the carrier calls you up, you speak with the currier and then you meet for delivery
her number was in his phone by then

I worked in the industry. That’s not how it works.

If a courier company calls you prior to delivery to confirm your address or delivery it’s office staff, not the driver.

The driver will only call if they have an issue locating your address.

You don’t ‘meet’ for delivery, those days are long gone.

Mic 1972

hynesie08 wrote: »

I've worked on delivery trucks, he crossed a very big line. People give their number in confidence that it won't be abused.

and he didnt abuse it

kenmm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It might get her Inst Followers up and she might be offered some affiliate work or an appearance on Love Island if it returns.

It might. It might even push her on to go to university do a study montage and become a top lawyer. Or suddenly decide to start a charity that will go onto cure world poverty. Or any other entirely made up narrative just because she complained on Facebook.


The FB complaint isn't my style, but it's how a lot of people interact with companies these days. It's second nature for a lot of people a d doesn't necessarily mean someone is trying to raise their own social media profile.

freshpopcorn

Strumms wrote: »

I worked in the industry. That’s not how it works.

If a courier company calls you prior to delivery to confirm your address or delivery it’s office staff, not the driver.

The driver will only call if they have an issue locating your address.

You don’t ‘meet’ for delivery, those days are long gone.

I live in a town.
I’ve often been rang by the courier to know will he drop things off at work or home.
I nearly always meet the driver and get you get to know them.

One eyed Jack

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

https://extra.ie/2020/08/13/news/real-life/argos-delivery-driver-report

Don't wanna read the article? Well then...
- Argos delivery driver drops off an item a customer ordered. All well and grand so far.
- later that day he sends her a text asking if she was single.
- obviously got her number off the docket and blatant breaking the rules of GDPR.
- she posts the texts to Argos Facebook.
- she now feels "unsafe" ( €€€ )

Well that's his job lost :pac:
He was chancing his arm obviously but stupid move, man. Should have been thinking.
As for her... It was unwanted so yeah it's not right but "unsafe" to me whacks of wanting compensation.

Because it's funny in this world as anyone who seeks compensation always feels either unsafe, mental anguish, emotionally unwell blah blah.

It's funny because if this 20 years ago you'd have some people just ringing the guy up in question, tearing him a new arsehole then ringing the shop to give out loads to the manager or what not. But hey... Sue sue sue :pac:

You’re making an awful lot out of nothing yourself.

There’s no mention of compensation or anyone losing their job.

gmisk

Mic 1972 wrote: »

and he didnt abuse it

Of course he did...how do you figure he didn't?..he contacted her in a private capacity totally outside of what the number was provided for..

kenmm

Mic 1972 wrote: »

and he didnt abuse it

Come on, what reasonable definition of abuse doesn't include using something not for its original purpose?

The word use takes up most of the word ffs

Mic 1972

Strumms wrote: »

I worked in the industry. That’s not how it works.

If a courier company calls you prior to delivery to confirm your address or delivery it’s office staff, not the driver.

The driver will only call if they have an issue locating your address.

You don’t ‘meet’ for delivery, those days are long gone.

I get stuff delivered all the time, as we all do i guess
And yes couriers may call if they can't find address or to confirm they are on the way, then i meet them in person because I'm home when the delivery takes place. Those days are not gone at all.

freshpopcorn

kenmm wrote: »

It might. It might even push her on to go to university do a study montage and become a top lawyer. Or suddenly decide to start a charity that will go onto cure world poverty. Or any other entirely made up narrative just because she complained on Facebook.


The FB complaint isn't my style, but it's how a lot of people interact with companies these days. It's second nature for a lot of people a d doesn't necessarily mean someone is trying to raise their own social media profile.

To be honest I’ve had friends, families, relatives, etc all have issues with various companies over the years.
The ones in my experience who turn to Facebook, etc are generally attention seekers and love their five minutes of fame.
The only reason why people may turn to social media is if their complaint was ignored when they tried to phones/email.

Sardonicat

Mic 1972 wrote: »

and he didnt abuse it

He did. He broke a law and company policy. He had no right to use her number for any reason other than what it was supplied to him for.

Sardonicat

Mic 1972 wrote: »

I get stuff delivered all the time, as we all do i guess
And yes couriers may call if they can't find address or to confirm they are on the way, then i meet them in person because I'm home when the delivery takes place. Those days are not gone at all.

That us the only reason they have for contacting you. Anything beyond that is not allowed.

Mic 1972

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I live in a town.
I’ve often been rang by the courier to know will he drop things off at work or home.
I nearly always meet the driver and get you get to know them.

we all do, especially during the lock down when we could only get stuff delivered.
it's normal to meet the deliver guy in person

hynesie08

Mic 1972 wrote: »

and he didnt abuse it

You cannot use a customers private number for personal use, its a gdpr breach and against the companies code of conduct, I'd Guarentee it.

kenmm wrote: »

The FB complaint isn't my style, but it's how a lot of people interact with companies these days. It's second nature for a lot of people a d doesn't necessarily mean someone is trying to raise their own social media profile.

Have you tried to find a contact number for a lot of companies these days? Facebook is usually the only way

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I live in a town.
I’ve often been rang by the courier to know will he drop things off at work or home.
I nearly always meet the driver and get you get to know them.

I would bet confidently that it is a work phone, like how nearly every delivery driver has a lycamobile number, for everyone's safety.

freshpopcorn

Thinking of it I should really tell the delivery company about the delivery driver who likes talking about the foreigners!

kenmm

hynesie08 wrote: »

Have you tried to find a contact number for a lot of companies these days? Facebook is usually the only way

It's not my go-to style, and even then I'd try messenger or DM first.
Not saying I haven't resorted to it before.

cannotlogin

While it was unprofessional, she has completely overreacted and blown the incident out of all proportion with her very attention seeking post.

Most rational people who were bothered about this would ring or email the company whereas her over the top social media approach makes me think it's more about attention than anything else.

I also fully believe if she was interested in the guy, the narrative would be very different.

I've been asked out via LinkedIn twice. Not exactly professional but I certainly wouldn't be reporting them to their boss.

Sam Quentin

THIS is ludicrous..why do we know all about this shítty interaction between a woman who made a man deliver a parcel to her. She shouldn't have even heard the doorbell with all the dishes rattling in the sink,. She shuda had a nice meal waiting for him as well..
Ahhhhhh ya gotta love the AH forum.

Mic 1972

Sardonicat wrote: »

That us the only reason they have for contacting you. Anything beyond that is not allowed.

i think we are all on the same page here, yes it's not allowed by company policy to use the customer number. The guy did it and it's no big deal.


When i had furniture delivered at my house the guy said a few times that i had a lovely living room. Should i have assumed that he was going to break in that night and rob my stuff? he clearly crossed professional boundaries by making a personal comment about my personal space

hynesie08

kenmm wrote: »

It's not my go-to style, and even then I'd try messenger or DM first.
Not saying I haven't resorted to it before.

I know, it normally wouldn't be mine either, but even argos don't have a dedicated complaints line, and she wanted to include the screenshot obviously, and what if he's done it before, no harm in letting other people know about it.

freshpopcorn

hynesie08 wrote: »

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I would bet confidently that it is a work phone, like how nearly every delivery driver has a lycamobile number, for everyone's safety.

We have the numbers for the delivery drivers saved in our phones so we know who’s ringing in the morning.
If I click into my WhatsApp they’ve pictures of kids, etc as their profile photo. So it looks like a strange work phone to me.