Show HN: Sign by Phone

Hello, Cass and Rikki here, the co-founders of Sign by Phone (https://www.signbyphone.co.uk).

The idea came from Cass's wife having an awkward delivery moment near the beginning of the pandemic lockdown. The delivery guy needed her to sign for a package but couldn’t hand over his device due to social distancing regulations. She wondered if there was a better way to do it. The service is aimed at micro-businesses (mom and pop retailers on Etsy for example) that send lower volume but higher value items via courier. The sender can use the site to generate a unique QR code and attach to the package that can be scanned by the recipient’s smartphone.

The service offers 3 things:

- Contact-free confirmation of delivery via QR code (plus SMS option for non-smartphones)

- A channel to engage the recipient at the point of delivery by creating bespoke ‘thank you’ messages. This could be a discount code, a special offer or a personalised message, a substitute for the printed promotional collateral that these companies put into their packages.

- When a user signs up for a paid plan, we also donate 25p to healthcare charities.

What we’re looking for

- Just general feedback as well as any cool suggestions for extending the service in ways that would better help small businesses