Hilarious moment Marks and Spencer customer comes home to find a large package left ‘hidden’ under her doormat by Yodel delivery
The fragile parcel - which contained a bouquet of flowers – was a surprise from a friend and the driver wanted to protect it from the rain
A MUM was left in hysterics after coming home to find a large parcel hidden in a "safe place" under her doormat.
Lucy Cowell even had a note through her door from the conscientious delivery driver explaining where he had place her parcel - despite the fact she had to step over it to get into her Stevenage house.
The Marks and Spencer customer saw her parcel placed carefully under the mat, which flopped over the top, and found it so funny she immediately shared a picture online.
The fragile parcel - which contained a bouquet of flowers – was a surprise from Lucy's friend and the driver wanted to protect it from the rain.
Marks and Spencer had sent a message earlier that day to state it was in a 'safe place' after they sent it out for delivery with Yodel.
Lucy said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw the photo of my doormat on top of the package.
"My husband, Richard, 57, had seen the peculiar item outside our house when he came home from work.
"I have experienced bad deliveries in the past but nothing like this.
"I don't understand why the doormat was on top of the box.
"My friend had sent me a bouquet of flowers to apologise for spilling wine over my walls at a house party.
"We've had a few laughs over it since and I'm only sharing it now to make a few more people smile."
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Lucy, who lives in a busy neighbourhood, recalls her other bad experiences with deliveries.
She added: "The incident that happened in May was probably the funniest but I have been almost hit over the head by a package that was thrown over our back gate.
"We've had a bike delivered that was blocking the entrance of the door and we often have to search for our deliveries in the most bizarre places to find them."
She said: "On the note posted through my letterbox it stated that the parcel was under my mat.
"It was so funny and even looking back at the photo now makes laugh."
A spokesperson for Yodel said: "We were asked to leave the bouquet in a safe location if nobody was home and our driver left the mat on top to protect the box in case it rained. We didn't have any contact from Lucy about the delivery and hope that she enjoyed her flowers.
"Our driver understands that the parcel could have been better camouflaged, for which we apologise, and now leaves Lucy's deliveries in a more discrete location."
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