11/13/2025
AIO: Called the police after an Amazon Driver left me this note. TL;DR: An Amazon driver left me a handwritten note with my packages, acted oddly on camera (masking his face and winking in prior footage), so we contacted the police. The driver apologized, said it was a misunderstanding, and now I'm wondering if I’m overreacted due to my past trauma.
Background/Context: I've been married to my husband for over 10 years, and we have three kids. He’s a veteran working in private security, and I’m a stay-at-home mom. I have PTSD from childhood sexual abuse, and while therapy has helped me make a lot of progress, I still struggle, especially when I’m alone. Because of that, contactless delivery services are a lifeline for me; groceries, packages, you name it. I never answer the door (too anxious), but I always try to show my appreciation by waving as they drive away, leaving drinks and snacks, or tipping extra.
What Happened: The other day, I was bringing in some Amazon packages when a folded note slipped out. On the outside, it had my initials and the word "DISCRETE" written on it. Inside was this handwritten message. Immediately checked our cameras and saw a blue Amazon van had parked outside our house for about 10 minutes before the driver got out. He walked up to the door with his face uncovered, but when he got close to the camera, he turned his head away and pulled up his mask. He left the packages and the note, then walked back to his van, immediately pulling his mask down once his back was to the camera.
So we started digging through older footage and found multiple clips of the same driver delivering packages over the past few weeks. In one video, taken just days before the note was left, the driver looks directly at the camera, smirks and gives a very deliberate wink. I'm sure you can imagine that at this point, my husband was ready to disembowel someone, and my nervous system was sounding the alarm bells.
The police were contacted, but they said no laws were broken and there’s really nothing they can do. However, the officer did call the number on the note and spoke to him. The message relayed to us was that the driver apologized, claimed he didn’t mean to scare me, and assured the officer it wouldn’t happen again. The officer felt it was likely a misunderstanding and said the man seemed genuinely upset about the situation.
My husband is far from convinced that this was a misunderstanding and wants to contact Amazon to escalate the issue further. Meanwhile, I'm stuck trying to process this rollercoaster and figure out if it’s my past trauma making me overthink it or sending off false alarms before I cost someone their job. Maybe it was just an inappropriate attempt to leave a compliment? He did apologize, and the officer seemed pretty convinced. Did I take an awkward compliment and spiral out of control because of my own issues?
Am I overreacting?!
