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I haven't had any packages stolen for the last few years. We have a large "toy box" on the front porch/deck that has a padlock on it. When expecting deliveries,
by cronix 8y ago
I haven't had any packages stolen for the last few years. We have a large "toy box" on the front porch/deck that has a padlock on it. When expecting deliveries, we just leave the lock unlocked and leave a note to put the delivery in the box and lock it. So far, so good! I can't say the same for my neighbor though. He was hit last week, and is now going to build a box. It was less than $60 to make (3/4" plywood, 2x4's, stain, lacquer, hinges, padlock) and is too heavy for a single person to lift when empty.
- WalterBright 8y agoIf it is not heavy enough, just dump some rocks in the bottom.
- polm23 8y agoI'm surprised more people in single homes don't do this. I've never needed it, but when I've had home milk delivery the boxes always have a place for a lock in case you want to use it - and that's just for milk!
- mc32 8y agoMakes one wonder if this is one of the issues behind Amazon and Ring+Rekognition rumors. I don't think this is the main driver (they'd sell a lot regardless, if one is to believe neighbors on NextDoor), but it definitely would be a nice bonus (to make package theft a thing of the past, for all intents and purposes).
- dgzl 8y agoI've looked into one-way package recieving devices before, and I think something would be best integrated into the person's home wall or door. A system like USPS mail drop boxes would be ideal.
- krzat 8y agoWhat if a thief decides to deliver himself into your home?
- lagadu 8y agoJust return him if you're unhappy with your purchase.
- dgzl 8y agoYou would protect this system like any other entry to the home: with a lock.
- kbenson 8y ago"Coming up next, what you might get in the mail soon, and you probably won't like it. The surprising new trend of youngsters pranking people by dropping wild animals in their mail drop chutes. Details after the break."
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- eropple 8y agoThat's a really good idea. The annoying thing in Boston is that you might have two packages from the same order (looking at you, Amazon) arrive at different times on the same day.
- thaumasiotes 8y agoI'm pretty sure Amazon explicitly offers the option to "group my items into as few shipments as possible, even if it takes longer".
- grozzle 8y agoAs few as possible is sometimes still more than one, though.
- mcny 8y agoWhy does this happen? Are the items coming from multiple Amazon locations?
- jsjohnst 8y ago> Are the items coming from multiple Amazon locations? Yep! Especially if you live in NYC (or anywhere in the North East really). Amazon has something like 50+ different warehouses in NJ and Pennsylvania alone.
- gpvos 8y agoI searched for that option recently and couldn't find it. Could you give the exact path through the menus?
- thaumasiotes 8y agoAs far as I remember, the option appears when you're checking out and choosing your shipping. It's per-order, not per-account.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoAs a metal worker, I’ve been intending to build a parcel receptical like a donation bin, you know the ones with the swinging horizontal door on the front that prevents a person from reaching inside, and a regular door with a padlock on the back. As a metal worker, I’ve been intending to build this for the past ten years. The last thing I feel like doing when I get home is more welding. Sigh.
- smu3l 8y agoWhat kind of work was it you do? :)
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoMostly structural steel at the moment, but in the past everything from marine to commercial kitchens. Nothing pressure rated though. At the moment I operate a 4kW ytterbium fibre laser set up to cut up to 20mm mild steel, 20mm stainless steel, and 12mm aluminium.