Amazon asking for date of birth

This sounds rather suspicious to me, in you position I would be seriously thinking of reporting that delivery man! He has your name and address, all he needs is your date of birth and he can apply for a credit card etc...........

I have been asked at the point of ordering if over 18/21 for certain items .
I'd guess that the system cannot differentiate between alcohol wipes and baby wipes (even some of those contain alcohol) .

No never happened with Amazon yet but I'm always hesitant when DOB is required on a on line order. For instance when I started to have online delivery with a supermarket I was asked, also more recently when I ordered some OTC medication. Never sure whether I should put my actual date or a made up date.

Report to Amazon , I’ve had strange emails supposedly from Amazon recently and have forwarded info for them to look into

Buttonjugs Maybe they do it differently where you are. The Amazon deliveries here are by people in all kinds of different vans, some of them using their private cars. They seem to change very frequently.

No never had to tell them date of birth but did have to show ID when had alcohol del

I ordered Gin for a Christmas present and they needed proof I was over 25. I said to him clearly I am but dems da rules apparently. Amazon do state this on the page but you can't see it on your phone, needs a bigger screen.

Why are you so bothered about revealing your date of birth anyway? I know that’s not the point of your post, but lots of places ask for your date of birth as another security check! Don’t you want people to know how old you really are?

Glad you got it sorted. It did seem odd.

Your date of birth might have been useful info for someone not entirely on the up and up.

I enter the odd competition or two and always put a date either side of my actual day of the month.

I am amazed how many people stand at the counter in banks and building societies reeling off all their personal details to the person behind the counter. The listening queue has no option except to do just that, listen.

Have you tried not using Amazon? Because of companies like this our shops are closing and we have become a nation of lazy shoppers! I don’t use Amazon however my stepson does and they’ve left his parcels on the street before now! Our front door opens up on to the street, we don’t have a bit of garden or a porch so parcels do need to be handed over. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve got to the front door only to see them driving away and the parcel dumped on the public footpath!

Whilst I agree that you should keep your data safe, have a thought for the companies who sell goods which are restricted by age and those that deliver those goods. If they get it wrong, it is them that face prosecution. People who look much younger than their age get very offended if they are asked for proof when others aren't and we get angry if alcohol, knives, etc are sold to those who are underage. How can the shops and delivery drivers protect themselves?
There was (is?) a card you could get that would give you the chance to prove you were over 18 without having to give your details every time. The trouble was it was easily forged. It seems to me that this would be an ideal time for this sort of service which could be extended for everybody but would have to be a very secure and unforgeable card. It could only be used as proof of age rather than identity which might give people peace of mind.

I have had sharp knife delivered.. just handed it over..
and sharp shears!

mostly Amazon are just leaving on the doorstep now.. and other delivery company`s

only Royal Mail won`t just leave the parcel on the doorstep..

Rene 72... I would love to shop locally, etc..

we have no shops local to us... have to travel 6 miles.. public transport! nah! car? parking.. and fees etc....

wish we did have a shopping "high street"

It is not being lazy Rene72. Many of us are still self isolating and don't want to risk catching anything. Many people do not live close to shops. Why get the car out and drive a distance of several miles searching for something needed urgently when Amazon can delver it the next day.

Pound shops?? what are they? nothing like that round here..

Amazon can't be trusted. I never buy from them.

Were the hand wipes alcohol based? If so, maybe Amazon’s IT system picked it up as a delivery of alcohol.

I regularly buy whisky from Amazon, they need my DoB for that, despite my hair colour! It is part of their regular handover script for anything that is age sensitive. But for a bathmat and hand wipes?! The mind boggles.

No Gilly it's not so much for people to gasp at my date of birth, but mainly for the risk of identity theft!

I get Laithwaites deliveries, and they never ask for my DOB.

In recent times if I have delivery from Amazon I thank them from the window and ask them just to leave it at doorstep and I’ll be out in a minute.

Last week the driver said he needed to take a photo of the door. I said that’s fine. But then he said he had to take a photo of the door partially opened. Presumably to prove someone was at home when he delivered.

Glad you got it sorted. I am with you on that one I don't care if people know my age but would never give my date of birth to a person delivering because as was said above they have your name and address and if they get your dob who knows what could happen. Of course it is different if it is alcohol or anything age specific that is a different matter.

I would have given him any old date that closely matched my age!

This happened to me when my dh ordered a new corkscrew.

I was asked for proof of my identity and only a passport or driving license would do . The parcel contained razor blades but I have never been asked since .