Mum left confused and then mortified after postman 'smirks' handing over parcel

An embarrassed mum couldn't believe it when a delivery driver handed over a parcel "smirking" because the personal item she had ordered as a treat was written on the label.

Mum-of-three Chloe Lythgoe was left crimson-faced when she realised the Amazon package holder had obviously noticed what was written on her order.

Ms Lythgoe, 21, had ordered a sex toy, but had been assured, she said, that the contents of her goods would be hidden with "discreet packaging."

The mum-of-three thought the delivery would have been sent to her without any indication of what was inside the box, right up until she got a notification on her phone that it had arrived, and looked up to find her delivery driver smirking as he approached the door.

As she signed for the package, it became clear what had tickled him so much.

Ms Lythgoe realised with horror that the name of the sex toy she had ordered was not only printed on the box - but was right next to the label her postman had just scanned to confirm the delivery.

She told the Mirror: "I opened the door and he handed it over, smirking as if he knew what was in the box.

"It was awful, I looked at him as if to say 'Please, I hope you've not seen it' and he looked back to say 'I know what's in there'."

"I felt so embarrassed. Even now when he comes to the door I can’t look at him in the eye, just knowing he knows what I get up to makes me cringe.

"He still delivers all my parcels and every time I open the door I think 'Oh why? Please change'. I've got years of embarrassment to come."

Ms Lythgoe said her pals felt her embarrassment when she told them the story and added: "On the page, it said it was discreet and I thought that was fine.

"When I told my friends, surprisingly they asked me how it was, so the company has sold quite a few [off the back of] my [Facebook] story, I believe."

An Amazon spokesperson said at the time: "Amazon is investigating the issue."