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It happened to me. A TV intended for someone else ended up at my front door, and I had to chase the delivery guy down. Not even the correct street. It was shipp
by lowleveldrone 10y ago
It happened to me. A TV intended for someone else ended up at my front door, and I had to chase the delivery guy down. Not even the correct street. It was shipped from Walmart, no signature required.
- gruez 10y agohypothetically, what would happen if you kept the TV, leaving it unopened for a month or so (so you can be sure nobody wants it anymore), then used it yourself?
- brbsix 10y agoI don't know but people do it all the time when receiving large quantities of narcotics or merchandise paid for with stolen credit cards. You write "return to sender" on the parcel and leave it unopened by your front door. Sounds like a bad urban legend akin to "if you ask an undercover cop whether they're a cop, they have to tell you" but plenty of people still do it.
- late2part 10y agoYou did the right thing morally. Legally you had no such obligation. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchan...
- justapassenger 10y agoIf it's addressed to you - you can keep it. But if not - you'll commit mail fraud.
- rtkwe 10y agoThat doesn't really cover misdirected mail though just companies sending out merchandise and trying to get paid for it.
- kbutler 10y agoThe law does not declare misdelivered merchandise to be a "free gift" like unordered merchandise. In fact, the code states: "Whoever, without authority, opens, or destroys any mail or package of newspapers not directed to him, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." 18 USC 1703
- devb 10y agoDoes this apply only to USPS deliveries, or are private shippers like UPS, FedEx, etc. included?
- lightedman 10y agoThat would depend entirely upon the legal definition of mail.
- colejohnson66 10y agoSo you don't have to return it, but you can't open it?