@Tadg_macNuadat gypsies

Are all Romanian gypsies?

@Tadg_macNuadat No, Romanians are a mixture of several groups from antiquity, while gypsies came to Europe from India somewhere between 10th-12th century. It's just that Romania has a decently large gypsy minority plus there's definitely some mixing.

Gypsies are a specific sub groupl. Contain 'em.

@matrix @Tadg_macNuadat the name "Roma" is pretty unfortunate and leads to confusion. as a kid, I also thought all Romanians are gypsies. half of them would probably beat you up for saying that

@grips @matrix @Tadg_macNuadat they are thougheverbeit

@grips @matrix @Tadg_macNuadat

all Romanians are gypsies

how is that not true

@pomstan @grips @Tadg_macNuadat I just explained how. Romanians are south east Europeans. Gypsies are old jeets.

@LukeAlmighty She fucking retarded. Some places are indeed not suited for the boxes but she pick the most retarded places ever to fight over

@matrix
My problem is, that the boxes do measurabely improve the lives of their users. It's this, or to wait 45 minutes in the post office, that is on the other side of the town... GREAT JOB 👍

When it comes to aesthetics, sure... She could work on a law limiting the legal advert placements, but this box barely has a logo to begin with.

@LukeAlmighty Definitely, it's miles better for both consumers and delivery companies.
Yeah, there's very little she can do about it so she just bitches everywhere.

@matrix @LukeAlmighty Her crusade aims to win state and municipal grants, so she must be visible as much as possible.

@LukeAlmighty @matrix what are these boxes exactly?

@j @LukeAlmighty They are pickup points for packages. They have lockers you open and get your package. This company needs an app, but other ones have a keypad for typing in your package.

@matrix @LukeAlmighty why not just have them delivered to your door? That's what I do.

@j @LukeAlmighty Do you mean as in having it placed next your door? I frankly don't know. It's not really a norm here.
Or do you mean as a regular delivery? Yeah that's a thing, it's just annoying because the delivery guy usually arrives at the worst possible time.

@matrix @LukeAlmighty
>Yeah that's a thing, it's just annoying because the delivery guy usually arrives at the worst possible time.

That's why he leaves it at the door and you come get it when it's convenient for you.

@j @LukeAlmighty I usually do have them leave it on the front porch, but like I said it's weirdly not the norm. Maybe because most people live in flats here so you can't really leave a package at the front door.

@matrix @LukeAlmighty in that case they should have a mail room

@j @LukeAlmighty that's the first time I'm hearing about such a thing for residential buildings. They usually just have a wall of letter boxes outside or the ground floor

@j @LukeAlmighty @matrix
Weirdly enough, these drop off points can be more convenient for all parties involved.

For the customer, maybe you're not at home at the scheduled delivery time. And maybe you don't want the package to just be left at the door, in case someone tries stealing it. Also, where I leave, I don't think delivery drivers are even allowed to do that. When I get a package, I need to give them a code sent to me via SMS from the store to confirm that I'm the client who ordered it.
And maybe I'm just a misanthrope and I don't want to deal with a human to get a package. But if the package is delivered to one of these drop off boxes, I can just swing by it when I return from work or whatever, and pick it up. The drop boxes are widespread enough that there's little extra walking I need to do to detour to one on an outside trip.

And for the driver, he has a simpler delivery route, with less stops, less fuel usage, etc. More environmentally friendly, more traffic friendly, and the driver can focus more time on delivering to the customers who specifically ask for things to be delivered straight to them because it's more urgent.

@alyx @j @matrix
Leave at door...
You mean the doors, that hide 40 apartments in the same building? 120 people total? On a busy street?

I don't think that's a good idea.

@j @matrix
Imagine post office, where you can get your package, but average wait time is 30s instead of 30 minutes... And it doesn't gossip.

It also works on QR now, so you don't even have to put in the password. You just come, scan, and the box opens with your package ready to be taken away.

@matrix What happened?