Post #1261287
2026-03-27 13:40 UTC
@kevlin *) And even though the window is very wide, it generally isn't fake. In a lot of cases it's based on the actual historic performance of deliveries to your address or neighbourhood. If it's so wide, it usually means the delivery van covers a wide area and the actual route differs too much between days.
For my address, deliveries through PostNL are usually reported with an initial window of one or two hours, and updates (through their app) do get more specific and accurate.
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@mrotteveel@mstdn.social 2026-03-27 13:44
@kevlin Another reason for it being wide, is if they can't plan/allocate ahead in which specific delivery van/delivery route it will be put for delivery, so they use estimates for the two (or more) most likely to be used.
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@kevlin@mastodon.social 2026-03-27 17:28
@mrotteveel I am not debating the size of the range, which is most likely informed and hedged based on history, I am debating its false precision.