@moonandstarsshop wrote:
Buyer in NSW buys item and sends me a message which says:
"Please leave at the front door, thanks".
Yup, this is usually a postage instruction for the delivery driver, I often get them as part of the buyer's address as they generally expect it to be written on the package, but I have to just leave it off as it's not applicable for the postage service I use (large letters, small enough even for a below-average size letterbox most of the time). Also, specific delivery instructions can no longer be entered on the postage labels at all, not on eBay or C&S anyway, AFAIK (I actually turned off the setting for buyer's to leave me messages during checkout, I would have preferred to leave it on, but the function was causing me more grief than benefit, unfortunately).
Re: ATLs and safe dropping - and this is more of a heads up for sellers - Australia Post are now automatically giving buyers the option to override signature required parcels if you process them through eParcel or C&S (if you put a buyer's email address on the package, they will receive an email notification with a link to change SOD to safe-drop). If you purchase SOD, just keep an eye out for that if you don't want the packages to be safe-dropped (you can change the settings to disallow that option being provided to the recipient).
Re: quirky messages, I guess I was a little bemused when someone asked me earlier to reduce my shipping costs on an international package, because postage was higher than the item cost and it was a matter of principle. o_O
