The concept behind Doorman.it is simple: the service customizes home deliveries to make sure you don't miss your package and end up rerouting it or traveling to the post office. It's taken on the role of a middleman—the doorman, if you will, for your lobby-less walkup or house—by receiving your packages at its depot and then delivering them to you at a time of your choosing, ensuring you're home to accept them. You can schedule a delivery for when it's convenient; drivers make deliveries between 6 p.m. and midnight every day.

Here's how it works: when you register, you'll be given a Doorman shipping address. Punch that into the shipping-address slot when you purchase a new pair of shoes or books. The package will be delivered to one of Doorman's secure and climate-controlled facilities, at which point you'll schedule its arrival at your home—whether it's that same day or a more convenient time in the near future—through the app. Then, on your chosen day and time, a background-checked driver will deliver it into your hands. Doorman.it works with the major carriers: UPS, FedEx, the US Postal Service, some carrier pigeons, Airborne Express, and DHL.