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Post by kenziekeeper on Jul 29, 2020 22:23:47 GMT
The post on package tracking has me thinking about this! I am another pea who could go several days without using the front door and have been known to find a wet package I didn’t realize was there... Love those tracking alerts, especially from Alexa!
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Dallie
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Post by Dallie on Jul 29, 2020 22:26:43 GMT
My primary way is through the varage. But I can see my front door as I drive into the garage plus we use the front door to take the dogs on walks.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 29, 2020 22:42:49 GMT
garage for main in/out of the house. The front door is a bit 'hidden' and set back from the garage front, so I might not notice a package at the front door for a couple days.
Honestly, the only reason I ever go in and out of the front door is when I need to water the plants next to the front sidewalk, which is only once every few days.
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Post by Linda on Jul 29, 2020 23:04:14 GMT
front door here - we only have two choices and the other is the back door into the back yard.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 29, 2020 23:12:42 GMT
We park two cars up top on the driveway pads in front of the front door and two down below in front of the garage door which leads under the house. I park 'up top' so I go in and out through the front door almost exclusively. That plus the the Ring doorbell means we never miss a package there. We occasionally get a UPS delivery left in front of the garage door downstairs (substitute driver probably), but the youngest son who parks down there usually sees those.
Before we moved to this house in January, we might have missed a delivery at the front door because we all went in and out through a side door.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 29, 2020 23:21:24 GMT
Both. If I park in the garage (winter) I go in through the garage. If I park in the driveway, I go in through either the front or the garage.
My kids park on the street. They almost always come in the front door.
Dh always comes in through the garage
Eta: the ring tells us if motion sets us off
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smginaz Suzy
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Post by smginaz Suzy on Jul 29, 2020 23:32:45 GMT
Front door unless it is twilight and the skunks are circling the porch. Then I defer to them and use the back door.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jul 29, 2020 23:35:21 GMT
Back door to get to the detached garage behind the house. I don't even open the front door for regular mail because it is delivered through a mail slot in the door, right into my foyer.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 29, 2020 23:35:41 GMT
When we go on our two daily walks or to check our mail, we go through the front door. When we are going somewhere in the car, we use the garage.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Jul 29, 2020 23:39:22 GMT
I park in the garage and seldom use the front door. Even visitors usually come through the garage because it’s easier. I do check the front porch every evening when I get home in case I had deliveries I wasn’t aware of.
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Post by lisae on Jul 30, 2020 0:29:05 GMT
We go in through the garage. Guests come to the front door though we haven't had many of those this year. We feed the cat on the front porch so we are out there at least twice a day and can't miss packages.
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Post by PLurker on Jul 30, 2020 0:46:05 GMT
Pretty much the same door every time.
Doesn't help with packages though. Sometimes they're left by door, sometimes by detached garage a hundred or so foot away, sometimes by the pole barn/shop which is about a 1/4 mile away out back on property and sometimes out my the newspaper box at the road -also about 1/2 mile away. I often get "your pkg has been delivered" notices and then the hunt begins. If no notice, yes they've been left out in the rain before they are discovered.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 30, 2020 1:06:09 GMT
I go out the front door and usually come back in through the garage unless I come back empty handed. With four of us, there is rarely something left by the front door for long.
I do get a chuckle out of an emailed photo showing the package at our front door.
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Post by StephDRebel on Jul 30, 2020 1:10:24 GMT
I send so much in and out that the UPS guy just comes to the backyard to tell me I have boxes. He usually brings them to the office for me.
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Post by Peal on Jul 30, 2020 1:10:54 GMT
I picked other because while I generally go through the garage, the kids all go through the front door and DH does about half and half.
But, our entry has a breezeway between storm doors and our front door, and the delivery people 8 times out of 10 will stick packages inside there, out of the weather. Also, If there is something on the steps outside, I do see it as I pull into the driveway.
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Post by FurryP on Jul 30, 2020 2:04:27 GMT
If you don't use the front door as your main entrance wouldn't you just check your front door area regularly to see if your package is there? Most places seem to notify you when it is being delivered and/or when it has.
ETA: I did not see the tracking thread, and our front door area is covered so fortunately I would not be finding a wet package.
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Post by cmpeter on Jul 30, 2020 2:24:04 GMT
Front door or garage. But, we have a ring doorbell and can always tell if a package is delivered.
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Post by greendragonlady on Jul 30, 2020 2:27:16 GMT
We don't have a garage, so front door.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2020 2:32:54 GMT
Front door. The side door is too crowded to bring in groceries despite leading right to the kitchen. The gate, storm door and interior door all open the wrong way that allows for easy unloading. Plus the side door opens to a small landing with three steps up into the kitchen. It's a pain.
When you pull into the driveway, the front door is in clear view, making it easy to spot packages.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 30, 2020 2:52:15 GMT
Through the garage, but my front door has some large pots that hide packages.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 30, 2020 4:55:29 GMT
Through the garage. You can’t see packages on our porch from the street unless they are really big. We got a ring so we know when packages are delivered. We had a few come early and they put them in the dirt on top of a sprinkler head seriously and visible from the street. This has happened many times. Just put them in front of the door or behind our column.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 30, 2020 5:04:40 GMT
We usually go in and out through the garage because we pretty much have to drive if we want to go anywhere outside of our immediate neighborhood. We have security cameras trained on every exterior door of our house so we know anytime someone comes up to the house, plus most days when I go to get the mail (which is out by the street) I usually go out the front door so I would see packages then. Sometimes a package will be delivered kind of late in the day and I won’t realize it’s sitting out there until the next day.
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 30, 2020 5:12:18 GMT
Our garage is not connected to house - so we always go in and out through front door.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jul 30, 2020 6:05:50 GMT
We can see the front door when we pull into the driveway. We also take the dog outside through the front so we notice packages.
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Post by mimi3566 on Jul 30, 2020 9:49:38 GMT
Garage if I'm leaving in my car, front door if I'm going for a walk and to water my plants on the front porch. We have a rear entry garage home so my driveway/garage are off an alley at the back of my home.
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Post by walkerdill on Jul 30, 2020 10:01:50 GMT
Front door. My previous house we used the side door. If anyone knocked on the front door we knew it wasn't someone we knew. The mailman would even leave packages at the side door.
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 30, 2020 10:56:49 GMT
Ours is through the garage.
However our living room is in the front of the house and the whole front wall is windows and a door with full glass. So we can see everything outside (as can the dogs). Very occasionally we will miss something, but dh is very observant and will notice as he pulls in the driveway that there is a package by the door. Plus in the warmer months we sit on the porch many evenings.
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Post by cakediva on Jul 30, 2020 11:11:33 GMT
My usual spot is in the garage, so I go in and out the laundry room/garage door. But if I'm expecting a packge I haunt my front door, so I never miss one!
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Jul 30, 2020 12:41:57 GMT
We use our front door and go thru the garage depending on what we are doing. DH has two cars in the garage, along with tools, so any activity related to those cars or needing those tools results in going thru the garage. But I park in the driveway, and the kids park in the street, so we sometimes use the front door. We have a keyless lock pad on that door so we will use it when we go out for a walk too.
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 30, 2020 13:20:35 GMT
Front door. We don't have a garage. Sometimes side door if there are lots of groceries.
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