Is there no such thing as "signed delivery" there? Almost every single thing I've ordered online where I live (South Africa), was delivered in-person. They would not leave the package until it's been signed for. If you're not there and there is no one else to sign for it, they will take it to the post-office for you to collect. And yes, this happens even with "free-delivery" online stores.

Heck, sometimes when import duties had to be paid upon delivery, they would stay upwards of 20+ minutes while I went to a nearby ATM. In those cases, they could just as easily have taken the package to the local post-office for collection.