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You have to sign for every single package delivery, and there's like 9 different companies

The inconvenience here for package deliveries is at another level.

It’s one thing that half of the packages don’t arrive until you start bribing every single delivery driver (because they’re all overworked, so you have to give them money to incentivize to actually deliver your package).

But then there’s the crazy signing for every single package delivery, doesn’t matter how low-value or tiny it is. In other countries, they just drop the package in front of your door.

What makes it worse is that there’s so many different delivery companies active here:
You have CTT, DPD, DHL, UPS, Paack, SEUR, GLS and MRW.

If you order stuff here on Amazon, it will randomly pick a delivery company (to be fair this is Amazon Portugal’s fault).

This means your doorbell will ring at 8am when CTT arrives for a package, then maybe half an hour later, DPD, then again DHL, then Paack, then maybe UPS, then SEUR etc. etc.

Every single driver will want you to give a delivery PIN that’s hidden in some email, or never even sent, or your signature.

So essentially you’re trying to work from home, but every 15-30 minutes the doorbell rings and you get disturbed and have to pick up some package. I feel like I live in a post office.

inb4: “You shouldn’t order so many things”

My friend, we just moved in to our house, we have to buy stuff for it. We make money and like to SPEND it!

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  • Silver Andromeda

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    May 31, 2025

    I use an e-commerce website that exclusively uses CTT and I’ve never had any issues with the delivery so far.

  • Red Handle

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    May 31, 2025

    Not sure if you are using Amazon for all of them, but if yes, that is an issue with Amazon Spain. To help them save money they have an extremely complex logistics systems and use multiple different shipping companies.

    If you look at the português online shops (even the big ones like Fnac, Worten or even IKEA Portugal) they mostly use a max of 2 different shippers (normally CTT and a another shipping company to take care of the bigger items)

    So your issue is unfortunately a bit more related to the system that Amazon Spain uses, that is not the best for the customer, but it's great for them

  • Pink Rice

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    May 30, 2025

    Yup. I try to batch my online deliveries because it’s such a PITA to constantly answer the door.

  • Beige Celestial

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    May 29, 2025

    Worst of all, EcoScooting, no pick up points and no place for the clients to pick up.