Nater do you have a neighbor that could take delivery for you?
If you do, leave a detailed note for the UPS man/woman telling them to deliver to them and that you authorize the neighbor to sign & take delivery.
I do this all the time, as I am usualy gone when they try to deliver.
Well, their notice says "Signature required on delivery (in person)." So if they wouldn't even let me leave my signature so they could drop it off, would they let my neighbor sign for it?