'Hire Your Own Security Guard To Collect Parcels': Society's Letter Slams Bachelors Over 'Excessive Orders'

A housing society has imposed restrictions on residents' parcel deliveries, citing excessive burden on the watchman. X users are divided, with some supporting the diktat and others calling it unfair.

An AI representation of a security guard collecting a parcel rather unwillingly.

Source : ABPLIVE AI

While housing societies are known to issue restrictions on residents, especially "bachelors", from time to time, the latest diktat by one such society has the internet divided. A photo of the letter posted by an X user, who identified herself as Shagun from Gurgaon, highlighted that a large number of orders hassled the security guard of a tower.

The president of the Residents' Welfare Association mentioned that "bachelors residing in F block" of the society were getting 10-15 parcels a day. "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," the society president wrote in the letter.

SOCIETY PRESIDENTS ARE INSANE!

My cousin’s building got a warning for receiving too many parcels in a day 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Baj7vCKRtF

— shagun (@upshagunn) September 18, 2024

The letter also highlighted the fact that the watchman, who had been with the society, was quite helpful in collecting orders but his workflow was affected due to the sheer amount of parcels during the festive period. The president said that the security team has been receiving orders on behalf of the residents by sharing OTPs and coordinating with the delivery personnel of Ajio, Swiggy, etc. However, this has caused trouble for them recently.

'Nothing Wrong' Vs 'Monthly Rs 100 De Do': Internet Is Split

X users were split over their opinion on the diktat. One user said: "They have a point. In India, we think that a security guard is the sole in-charge of everything. Don’t treat him like your baggage collector." Another user opined: "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? [sic]"

Akshay Shah, founder of iWebTechno, had an interesting take. He indicated that corruption is in India's DNA. "Monthly 100 dedo watchman ko ye sab bak**** band ho jayegi, voh parcel leke safe bhi rakhega :) this is how india works, like it or not, DNA corrupted lot we are [sic] [Give the watchman Rs 100 every month, such nonsense will stop. He will even keep the parcel safe]," Shah said.

Another user said that it was unfair to stop people from ordering online. Calling the diktat "ridiculous", an X user said: "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!"

Yet another user supported him, saying: Festive season mei hamare ajio ke orders nahi aayenge to kab aayenge. [If orders don't come in the festive season, when will they come]?"

Whether it's diktats like this, or arguments and fights over parties, parking and dog-walking, societies will never stop being in the news.