I stayed up ALL DAY for nothing.

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Okay, so yes it was my choice to order my phone online. I realize this, and I realize there are certain sacrifices one must make when ordering their phone online. I knew that I would have to be prepared to stay up all day to wait on my phone. This isn't my "first rodeo". I've ordered a phone online before. When the "thank you for ordering" email came in, I was not surprised to see that the package would require a signature. I waited until they said it was on it's way, and then I waited until an estimated day was announced. That day was Wednesday. I wake up at five pm (technically tuesday) or thereabouts as I work third shift. I tried to get some more sleep later in that day. Once at 1 am and then again at 4 but it did no good. I couldn't sleep more than five minutes. So I resigned myself to staying up all day. The estimated time of delivery was set between 3:45 to 7 pm. I didn't quite trust that estimate, and didn't want to risk putting all my trust in that estimate. So I stayed up, keeping an ear out for the door. 3:30 came around and nothing, then 3:45 knocked and still nothing. Hours passed and it wasn't until 6:30 that I hear the UPS truck on our road and am finally jumping for joy. I knew that in under an hour I could go to sleep, after setting up my new phone and giving it it's first charge. I wait by the door for a knock or the ringing of the doorbell. Nothing. I opened the door as the man was halfway down the driveway, my phone sitting in it's protective box on the front porch. "No Signature?" I called out. "No Signature." He confirmed. "You know I've been up 12 hours because i was under the impression that I had to sign?" I say He gives me a sympathetic look and an "Oh boy" and gets back in his truck to drive off. UPS didn't, per se, give me the impression I needed to sign. It was the phone carrier itself that emailed me about being sure I (or someone else) was around to sign. Needless to say I wrote a post on their facebook wall suggesting that they reevaluate their automated messaged and ensure that misleading information is not being given. I know the email I received was automated. I was kind in my wording, and even suggested that that fault might not lay solely on them. I did express my frustration at staying up the entire day. I took a nap after setting my phone up. The nap lasted only two hours. I knew my body wouldn't let me sleep any more than that because it is not used to sleeping at that time of night.