A UPS worker posted a TikTok to share his “best advice ever” with homeowners. His tip for them likely comes from a place of frustration—a frustration shared by many delivery drivers. Their jobs are far more difficult when home numbers aren’t visible.
“Listen carefully because it’s going to be the best decision you make when going about this,” UPS worker Austin (@austin_ups) starts off his video. Since June 3, his video has garnered 40,000 views.
“Whenever you paint your house, whenever you build your house, and you go to buy numbers at Lowe’s or Walmart, or wherever you go to get your numbers, one trick you need to know—you get any color besides the one that your house is,” he says.
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Being able to clearly read a home’s address not only helps delivery drivers get your packages to you, but it can mean the difference between life and death in the event of an emergency.
“As a first responder please make your house number visible for emergency services!!!” one said in the comments section.
An Amazon customer shared that a delivery driver thanked them for having large numbers that are easy to see.
“Can’t believe the number of houses without a number on it AT ALL,” a FedEx driver of 33 years shared. They said these houses’ numbers were nowhere to be found—”not on the curb, not on the house, not on the mailbox.”
Help us help you
The Mendham Fire Department understandably has to get to the right location of emergencies as quickly as possible. So it shared some tips for homeowners to ensure their home numbers are as visible as possible.
The fire department co-signed Austin’s recommendation that the color of the numbers should be different than that of the house. It also recommends:
- 3-inch high numbers (at least)
- No unusual number placements
- Placement around the main entrance
- A second set of numbers closer to the street if the view from the street is obstructed
- Reflective numbers
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