# When did we all agree that "DELIVERED" means "LEFT SITTING ON THE GROUND NEAR YOUR HOUSE?"

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**Created:** [December 17, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-all-agree-that-delivered-means-left-sitting-on-the-ground-near-your-house/928272 "2020-12-17T17:10:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-all-agree-that-delivered-means-left-sitting-on-the-ground-near-your-house/928272/18 "2020-12-17T20:17:09Z")

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Remember the good old days, when they’d leave a sticky note on your door saying you weren’t home, when you were sitting there all day waiting for a delivery, and then you had to drag your ass down to their warehouse to pickup the package yourself?

[Pepperidge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-how-do-they-stay-in-business-long-im-afraid/140341)[Farm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-p-s/4015/5)[Remembers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ups-can-suck-my-stick/252203/17)

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