I find my local Amazon and InPost lockers invaluable and use them frequently. They’re much more convenient and reassuring than relying on a video doorbell. In theory a doorbell allows me to speak with delivery drivers and other callers whether I’m in the shower, the back garden or the other side of the world. In practice, I tend to miss the notifications, or they arrive at inconvenient moments, and the visitor has given up before I’ve had the chance to instruct them exactly where to hide my precious parcel.
What I want is a Ring-type doorbell with an accompanying security box that unlocks automatically on the driver’s approach and quickly secures itself after my parcel’s delivery. I know delivery boxes are available but they tend to rely on mechanical or electronic pin numbers, and the unreliable communication of instructions. Friends who’ve used them tell me they haven’t been very secure and delivery drivers either don’t know how, or don’t have the time to use them.