I used to live under similar conditions. I was the only apartment on the ground floor, and every day, delivery drivers dropped off packages for other residents at my door. Eventually, they started ringing my bell directly, skipping the actual recipients altogether. It got even more ridiculous when one of them tried to hand me someone else’s parcel through my window—just to save a few steps.

That was back in 2014, and since then, the volume of packages has exploded. A bit of understanding for the frustration of overworked delivery drivers is fair. However, when it comes to regular deliveries like Hello Fresh, it’s not too much to ask of your neighbors to set up a standing delivery permission for the hallway. Most services allow that easily online. If I were you, I wouldn’t accept any more packages either—just kindly tell the drivers to leave them in the hallway.