Furious delivery driver begs Brits to stop ordering ‘tat’ in lockdown amid ASOS, Zara and Pretty Little Thing parcels
A FURIOUS courier has today begged Brits to stop ordering clothes and “tat” online during the coronavirus lockdown.
The self-employed delivery driver, 40, shared an image of a pile of 120 packages she was required to take to a single housing estate in Bury, Greater Manchester.
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While she does not blame her employer for providing the deliveries they are contracted to carry out, she has urged members of the public to think about how necessary their shopping really is.
The courier added: “The couriers are getting more and more scared.
“We want to remain in employment and do our bit to help, but we don’t want to risk ourselves unnecessarily.
“We get paid per parcel, but at the moment I would rather come in and find 10 parcels which are clearly all essential, than 120 which aren’t.
“If you continue to buy things you don’t need, you are forcing people to risk their lives in packed warehouses packing the items too.
“The high street shops have shut, so why are online clothes retailers still able to sell?
“If it was a small business struggling to survive, I could understand more but these are big multi-million pound companies. It just seems crazy.”
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