New Delhi Society Issues Notice to Residents With Too Many Deliveries, Asks Them to Hire Personal Security Guard

A housing society in New Delhi issued a notice limiting the number of online deliveries residents can receive per day. The Resident Welfare Association (RWA), in its notice on September 18, has asked residents to either limit deliveries to one or two a day or hire a personal security guard to handle the influx of parcels. The notice comes after the security guard informed the president of the housing society about his workflow being affected by the large number of parcels, particularly during the festive season.

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A picture of the notice was shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) by one of the relatives of the residents who live in the housing society with the caption, “Society presidents are insane. My cousin’s building got a warning for receiving too many parcels in a day.”

The notice reads, “Our society watchman called for a meeting with the RWA members last night, for a complaint. The guard who has been with us for the last 7 years, said that his workflow is getting affected due to the large number of parcels coming in during the festive period.”

It highlighted that despite his regular work, the security guard has to “receive orders on the behalf of residents and share OTPs with delivery partners”: “The security team has been very helpful in the past by receiving orders on peoples’ behalf, sharing OTPs, and coordinating with delivery personnel of Ajio, Swiggy, etc. but recently this has been causing them a lot of trouble.”

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The society president also pointed out the high number of delivery orders coming from one specific block: “It has also been noted that bachelors residing in F block get 10-15 deliveries daily. We request everyone to limit their orders to 1-2 orders max per day or else, please hire your personal security guard to coordinate with the delivery boys.”

Take a look at the notice below:

While many said that it is a “reasonable request”, others termed it “crazy” and “ridiculous”.

An individual said, “There is nothing wrong in that request. How much effort does it take to me more thoughtful in a community living set up? What if they start asking them to come to the gate to collect their orders than allowing the delivery person in?”

“That is a reasonable request. Who gets 10-15 parcels a day?” wrote another.

A third X user commented, “Imagine hiring a security guard for receiving online orders.”

“They have a point. In India we think that a security guard is the whole sole incharge of everything. Don’t treat him like your baggage collector,” shared a fourth.

A fifth joined, “Why should security personnel receive any stuff ? This is strictly prohibited in our society.”

“Ridiculous! They are the ones screening entrants into the building and making it compulsory. Will they next say limit ordering from outside during the festive season!? Absurdity Pro Max!” chimed in yet another Internet user.

A seventh expressed, “If there are warnings for too many parcels, I think I’ll have to stay on the streets.”

“I hope it doesn’t go viral on WhatsApp. I don’t want my society management to know this,” joked a social media user.