Signature

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I have always required a signature when a baby is delivered…I get insurance on all my dolls…
Do you think it’s worth getting a signature? I wonder if insurance on it is good enough. I use UPS btw.

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Personally, when I order something,I hate it when I have to sign for something. If I’m not waiting at the door it’s an unwanted trip to the Post office. I have never sent a baby signature required and never had a problem. I do watch the tracking. There is an option to increase the insurance also.

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I ship UPS and insure for full purchase value. Whether or not it would actually do any good should I need to file a claim, I don’t know, though.

I let the customer decide whether or not they want to sign at delivery for dolls under $500 because a lot of people aren’t home to sign or don’t want to deal with signing. If I ship one for over $500 I ask for signature.

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The advantages to signature required are: 1. That if the package gets stolen when the customer isn’t home, there’s no proof it was delivered and a claim can be filed. 2. If it gets delivered to the wrong address, which does happen, there’s a way to find out who it was actually delivered to. I usually ask the customer.

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Yep, and I require it on my doll deliveries. Sorry but I trust no one these days least of all PP.

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Thanks for the input everyone :slightly_smiling_face: I have considered what a pain it is for people to sign or miss it and have to pick it up. Especially if they’re honest…which no one has any way of knowing for sure. I don’t request that returning customers be there to sign. I just sold a doll last night and noticed that ups charges over $5 if you require the customer to sign and it got me thinking :thinking: is it worth it anymore lol

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I send the majority of my babies to the US and signature isn’t an option unless I use UPS, which I rarely do because it’s so much more. So 99% of my babies have been shipped without signature.

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Ever since covid they don’t even get the receiver to sign around here anyway, the delivery driver just does it themselves which defeats the purpose really.

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I wondered that before because I had heard they weren’t even bothering. That kinda made me mad because you pay to have it added on.
I put it in the description of the doll at the end (my listing details aren’t too long to read) but I know many don’t bother…yikes. I for one like to read everything, especially on an item costing $$$ :grimacing:

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I ship USPS with signature required all the time. I’ve never used anything else to ship my dolls.

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Yeah, it seems like not many people read these days. Lots of times you get questions asked and if they would’ve just read your description, their questions would have been answered.

I sort of thought if they weren’t actually getting signatures, they should take the option of a signature off when you’re paying for your package. Or at least have a statement they’re saying that it’ll be the driver signing for it.

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Like @jeanhai …I have…for years…required signature on my dolls.

I do let the buyer know that is the only way I will ship and have never had a problem!

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I will continue doing it. The worst thing that can happen is the customer feels a little put out if they miss it and have to go pick it up…better than it being stolen or something

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Between working night shift and now living in an apartment building with a door code … I hate signature required on delivery. :joy:

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I recently bought a doll from a forum member and they required a signature, but the delivery person just left it on our step :woman_shrugging:t2:

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My last that I sold on reborns I got no communication or response from my inquiries

I required a signature as stated in my info on reborns. The post office held onto my doll first two weeks before my buyer picked it up. Idk I guess I valued it enough and showed it by requiring such

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I hate it when there’s no communication.

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They are using COVID as excuse for it. I always ship with signature required, none of them were signed off since COVID.

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Covid is becoming such a lame excuse for laziness…:woman_facepalming:

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@quiltsabunch i hate that too…I can’t imagine paying $$$ and not even saying anything to the seller…especially when it’s art. I feel like it’s rude that they can’t be bothered to say something.

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