This annoys me too (and driving to depots is less fun with a small child in tow). And I can't even aspire to a wife 8-( Actually, I think that's what I need, more than anything. But yes, they deliver at 09:30 on three consecutive days when I'm at work and then say I have to go and collect it from some random depot in the next three weeks or they'll send it back. (The last lot left theirs at the local post office, which was surprisingly witful. Some such local drop-off system is clearly needed, in this Brave New World of unreasonably expensive houses which are empty all day.)

The last delivery I had was actually left at my local post office, despite not being a Royal Mail delivery. I hadn't known that was possible, but it was certainly an improvement on trogging out to Bar Hill (or Stansted!).

Presumably they can't all do that because sometimes they really need the recipient's real signature before they're allowed to let the parcel out of their sight. I can only assume this lot were thus constrained, if they weren't even allowed to deliver to a different address where I'd be waiting with photo ID...