An Australia Post customer has been left scratching their head after missing an important parcel delivery - despite not only being home all day, but even putting up a sign to let the postie know.
The customer posted a photo earlier this week to Reddit showing them giving a thumbs-up after posting the sign on the mailbox.
"Auspost, I am home!" it read.
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"I can help with my package if need be as it is heavy. Please feel free to knock and ask!"
The customer said similar missed drop-offs had happened before.
"Very expensive and large package coming today … ain't no way in hell I'm driving to the airport to pick it up because of my area's driver!" they wrote.
"He loves to just put in the 'we missed you' note and speed off, and that's if he even finds the motivation to leave a note at all!"
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Despite their precautions, a predictable - if amusing - update soon followed.
"Are you f------ kidding me," they wrote, holding up a familiar red-and-white collection slip.
Oddly, despite the customer offering to help due to the package's weight, the "heavy" box was not checked on the card.
The customer's post sparked a long thread of replies, many of them featuring similar tales of woe.
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In follow-up replies, the customer clarified their package had weighed about 9 to 10 kilograms, well within delivery limits.
They also said they had since taken possession of their package.
"Hell, I barely even lodged a minor complaint at the office and haven't even called up auspost (sic) to back it," they said.
"I don't plan on pursuing it because there's no point, it'd only create more negativity and I already have my package."
9news.com.au has contacted Australia Post for comment.
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