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In response to "my new computer was just delivered. to my porch. no signature required. that seems safe. -- nm" by spy cookie amanda jones

I've had multiple Amazon packages go missing this year, after never having had an issue for the past decade.

Posted by Cuzzin Todd (aka cuzzintodd) Nov 4 '16, 10:23

I figure someone noticed "Hey, there's Amazon boxes on the guy's porch several times a week!"

Now I time my orders to be delivered on Saturdays/Sundays, or work from home when they're delivered.

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I have my pkgs delivered to my office. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 10:59 3
- *not allowed* at penn state because of the additional workload for the admins who check mail. -- nm - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 11:05 2
  - technically it's against our policy too. but people do it (you just can't take advantage.) - Andie Nov 4, 11:22
  - I realize this is not possible for a lot of folks and I'm lucky. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 11:16
One of many reasons I have had a post office box for over 20 years. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 10:53 4
- That's why I got mine, but Fedex won't deliver to it and UPS is problematic, as are the new people at my PO. They've lost many packages, or I've - jnine Nov 4, 10:55 3
  - Our PO Box takes them. It is set up that you use the street address of the post office. - Doctor Spawn Nov 4, 11:17 1
    - I've had it for 15 years with no problems until they merged zip codes and the staff changed. You have to wait 20 minutes to pick up a package. People - jnine Nov 4, 11:21
  - That's why I have a box at a UPS Store location. - sycor Nov 4, 11:12
I've never had anything stolen. it just seems really weird that they'd just leave it. even though my neighborhood is safe, I think it's appropriate to - spy cookie amanda jones Nov 4, 10:27
I had something from Third Man Records stolen from my porch. It was expensive Christmas gifts. They refused to replace it. They said they were too -- (edited) - jnine Nov 4, 10:25 2
- Luckily, Amazon has provided basically no-questions-asked refunds or replacements. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 4, 10:27 1
  - set up a video camera, somebody must be following the truck -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 10:34

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