I initially recieved an email at work telling me the item had been delivered to me and signed for by me!
When I eventually managed to speak to someone they contacted the driver who said it was a mistake and the item had been left in the specified safe place, however when I got home from work it turned out he did not leave the parcel in the specified safe place but at the front of the house in full view of every passer by. Furthermore the tall thin fragile item was left standing upright where a light gust of wind could easily have blown it over and damaged it.