In your case, were I the courier, I would have sought a property manager or an alert-looking neighbor if you went MIA. Other comments here indicate that a delivery will likely be made in spite of non-response to the phone calls. So really what good is racking up phone plan minutes for notification one can accomplish more efficiently with an adhesive note?
} 4 calls in less than one minute
} I got three last Sunday, FIVE this morning which woke me up."
} Received a call from 'unknown' at first and the called confirmed my name and then said "This is Amazon and we have your package, are you home right now."
From these remarks and my own experience, I see that Amazon has got itself convinced that behaving like an insistent fraudulent caller is good business practice. The third example cited raises an important issue. Any answer in the negative is a home invasion waiting to happen. Amazon and its stringer fleet drivers apparently require customers to ignore their own call screening and other privacy protocols just to receive a parcel. It also does not seem that customers are given an expectation that lost drivers will be calling them personally with "unknown", "blocked", or otherwise suspicious Caller ID sent.
I worked for the brown-clad courier years ago. One of the reasons it stays in business while many upstarts failed is through commitment to security. Did the stringer drivers have to pay for their own criminal background check like I did? Were they lectured for hours in the principles of safe delivery like I was? Were they trained over time by seasoned field employees to work smarter and prevent problems? I have my own guesses.
We drivers had several options open for a safe delivery at or near the consignee address when a recipient could not be met at the door. None of them required me to mysteriously hassle people on the phone. The only items I might withdraw for a retry were perishable goods and "air tags" needing a signature release. Frankly, if the parcel is one which you know is coming within a few hours of clicking an "order" gadget, you should already have a way to keep watch for its arrival.
I think I have a right to feel unnerved by repeated curt urging here to "please answer" and "don't block" an allegedly "legitimate caller". Sooner or later, until the process is improved, this "legitimate" phone number and excuse to call will be exploited by swindlers and thieves. I'm happy the multiple calls from a stranger worked for some of you, but Amazon evidently has not given thought to the problems which established couriers faced and settled decades ago.
I just got 3 calls from this number. I also didn't answer as I wasn't available. Tried to call back but recording says" not a call back number please call the contact number on your Prime Account". Well since I am not expecting a delivery and haven't ordered anything I am a bit suspicious. Unless someone is sending me a gift and then it seems they would be calling the person who sent the gift. Will wait and see what happens. If I do get a delivery for some strange reason I will repost. Otherwise, I am thinking it is a spoofed number. I will delay blocking for now.