'Hero' DPD driver 'saves Christmas' with heartfelt gesture at woman's door
Delivery drivers are kind of like Santa if you think about it.
You wake up one morning, after doing all your shopping in a few clicks, and receive that glorious notification that your parcel is arriving in a few hours. No, they don't come down the chimney, or wrap the presents, but they save you having to brace the cold and walk endlessly around the busy high-streets in search of the right gift.
It makes you feel like you've really got this whole adulting thing nailed down. Just make sure you don't leave it too late and miss the cut-off for pre-Christmas delivery!
This week, BBC Radio 4 presenter Felicity Hannah took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to explain that her delivery driver 'saved Christmas'. The post has recieved a staggering 1.7 million views and has been liked by more than 45,000 users.
"DPD courier at my door, speaking under his breath like a spy: 'The parcel's in the van. It says 'drum-kit' on the box. I wanted to warn you and not ruin Christmas'," the journalist wrote.
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"Then he carried it round to my garage to hide it. Hero. HERO." Hannah has since updated her followers on the situation, stating the DPD courier has now been given an award for his kindness.
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The delivery driver was Chris Peers, who went on to receive a special You've Been Amazing award. DPD told The Mirror: "Our drivers have done an incredible job again this year, and we love hearing stories like this. We were made aware of what Chris did, and we think he is a star. We know he always goes above and beyond for his customers, but he did receive a special DPD 'You’ve Been Amazing' award for this one!
Hundreds of people replied to the post, hailing the employee. "What a chap!" one user commented - while another added: "What an abolsute Christmas hero!" A third wrote: "Don't little acts of kindness like that just make everything better?"
One user named Ruth said she recalls a Yodel delivery person who used to keep black bin bags in his van for 'this exact same reason'. She added: "He delivered a stunt scooter to us one year and popped it in a bag because it was not in plain packaging. It saved all questions from the eight year old."
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