A FedEx driver in Sioux City, Iowa, was caught on a doorbell camera walking up to a home before allegedly covering the camera with a missed-delivery notice and leaving without knocking, ringing the bell, or delivering a package.
The footage, posted to X by @brettfunke, was recorded around 8:37 a.m. on September 12, 2026, and quickly drew criticism from viewers questioning why the driver made the trip to the porch in the first place.
The clip shows the driver approaching the front door while looking down at what appears to be a phone or handheld device. Once he reaches the porch, he holds a paper notice directly over the doorbell camera’s lens, apparently blocking its view, before turning around and walking away.
No package is left behind, and the footage shows no visible attempt to knock, ring the bell, or otherwise contact the homeowner. There is no independent confirmation of what happened to the package afterward or whether a complaint was filed with FedEx.
Internet Reacts to Iowa FedEx Doorbell Video
Viewers were quick to criticize both the driver and FedEx’s delivery practices. One commenter wrote, “FedEx ground is notoriously bad for this and throwing packages,” while another took aim at the driver’s apparent lack of effort, saying, “Well to be fair he does look about as lazy as they come.”
Others questioned the logic behind the entire encounter, with one asking, “Why would you not deliver the package if you’re going to walk all the way to the door anyway,” while another added, “Bro took the time to walk up to the porch to put the we missed you paper but couldn’t just bring the package?”
Another commenter focused on the camera itself, writing, “Man people really are retarded. Did buddy seriously not think about his face being caught on camera doing this?!”
The clip adds to a measurable pattern of delivery friction rather than just anecdotal frustration. FedEx delivers more than 15 million packages a day across the U.S. Even with a 95.3% on-time delivery rate during peak season, nearly 5% of packages still arrive late or face other delivery issues. At that scale, that could mean hundreds of thousands of problem deliveries nationwide each day.
It also helps explain why doorbell and Ring camera videos of drivers allegedly skipping steps, mishandling packages, or avoiding deliveries continue to appear online.
