Calling Uber or Lyft has made our lives easier and safer.
Delivery services bring groceries and dry cleaning right to your door. When you
live in an apartment or a gated community, there are additional steps to take
to ensure your driver can easily find you. Apps on your phone or laptop make it
easy to track your driver’s arrival, but help them locate you so they can get
you to your destination on time.
If you have a gate or security code, let the driver know.
If there’s a guest gate code or a security point, review your lease to verify
you are permitted to send the info via text, or call security so they know to
let the car into the community.
Stay near your phone. Your driver may only have the
physical address of your community. They may need to call you for specific
directions to your home.
Be ready for your driver or delivery person. They make
their living based on time. If you are delayed, let them know.
Leave the lights on outside. Lights may help your driver
find your home.
Choose an easy rendezvous point in your community. Maybe
it’s easier to meet near the front reception area.
The proliferation of the sharing economy allows more
people to provide necessary services. We can do our part to help these
providers make our lives easier.