With fears many parcels are going missing this Christmas season, it appears Australia Post workers are now taking photos of people with delivered goods.
Customers across Sydney have claimed they have been asked to pose with their packages rather than sign for them, according to Kidspot.
Mother-of-two Kylie experienced the new ‘trend’ after opening her door for a parcel before a contractor asked for the image.
Australia Post customers, including mother-of-two Kylie (pictured) have reporteda weird new ‘trend’ of being asked to pose for photos with their packages, rather than sign for them
‘She said ”you don’t need to sign, I just need to take a pic with you and the parcel”,’ Kylie told the publication
The bemused mum said she was in ‘shock’ over the exchange, which led her to stand ‘stupidly’ for the photo.
Fellow Sydney mother Maria described a similar situation when she had been waiting on an online order of shoes this week.
The delivery man had told her she did not need to sign for the item as he had already taken a photo, which Maria said left her feeling like she had been ‘papped’.
It is not believed to be common practice for delivery drivers, with Australia Post telling Kidspot the act had been part of ‘safe drop’ procedures (stock image)
A third mum, Jacqueline, also had her picture taken by an Australia Post worker and claimed she was stunned by the encounter.
‘I think I kinda just was caught by surprise and let him take the photo and only afterwards though that’s a bit weird,’ she said.
It is not believed to be common practice for delivery drivers, however, the organisation told Kidspot the act had been part of ‘safe drop’ procedures.
‘Our drivers are required to photograph Safe Dropped parcels in their hiddens spots, and in this instance, the driver handed over the parcel before completing their process,’ a spokesperson said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Australia Post for comment.
Sydney mother Maria described a similar situation, with a delivery man telling her she did not need to sign for the item as he had already taken a photo, with third mum Jacqueline calling her experience ‘surprising’ and ‘weird’ (stock image)