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> package is delivered unexpectedly I...huh? How? Are you a darknet dropshipper? (Nothing wrong with that, just can't imagine what carrier doesn't give you a

> package is delivered unexpectedly I...huh? How? Are you a darknet dropshipper? (Nothing wrong with that, just can't imagine what carrier doesn't give you a tracking number that you can get alerts on delivery/check status of.)

scarejunba 7y ago
All those Chinese products with free shipping were like that. They'd show up one day randomly. Also, I buy most of my stuff online so there's always something in flight. Books, toothpaste, whatever.
- horomeme 7y ago
  Honestly I would be pretty annoyed if I was your friend or family member.
- systemtest 7y ago
  I use 17track for that. It's an app that I drop all my AliExpress/Amazon/eBay tracking codes in and I will get a push notification that the package has been delivered. Don't need a camera monitoring my neighbours front door for that.
  - sliken 7y ago
    Heh, so never had a friend or family ship you something?
    - JohnFen 7y ago
      Not without them telling me in advance, no.
Johnny555 7y ago
Family sometimes send me packages unannounced, not all shippers (especially international) give real-time tracking numbers, not everyone in our household keeps perfect track of their inbound shipments, and sometimes delivery agents just make a mistake - one time I came home from work to a big screen TV on my porch. It was supposed to go to neighbor, but that's something I wouldn't want on my porch for a week - even if I don't care if it's stolen, it's like a big "No one is home here!" sign.
umvi 7y ago
I'm guessing you don't buy stuff off of AliExpress much? Sometimes the shipping window is like 1 month or bigger, you just never know when it will finally reach your house.
sethammons 7y ago
We order a lot online. I can't even count how many times we get notified of a delivery via the app, but it is nowhere. A day or three later is when it actually shows up on our door. When we've complained, we've been told to wait a day or three. Sometimes the notification comes in a day late too. So a door camera helps us know when to look out for a delivery for realzies. Oh, and if a neighbor drops by while we are out, we can chat real quick over the door camera.

scarejunba 7y ago

All those Chinese products with free shipping were like that. They'd show up one day randomly. Also, I buy most of my stuff online so there's always something in flight. Books, toothpaste, whatever.

horomeme 7y ago
Honestly I would be pretty annoyed if I was your friend or family member.
systemtest 7y ago
I use 17track for that. It's an app that I drop all my AliExpress/Amazon/eBay tracking codes in and I will get a push notification that the package has been delivered. Don't need a camera monitoring my neighbours front door for that.
- sliken 7y ago
  Heh, so never had a friend or family ship you something?
  - JohnFen 7y ago
    Not without them telling me in advance, no.

Johnny555 7y ago

Family sometimes send me packages unannounced, not all shippers (especially international) give real-time tracking numbers, not everyone in our household keeps perfect track of their inbound shipments, and sometimes delivery agents just make a mistake - one time I came home from work to a big screen TV on my porch. It was supposed to go to neighbor, but that's something I wouldn't want on my porch for a week - even if I don't care if it's stolen, it's like a big "No one is home here!" sign.

umvi 7y ago

I'm guessing you don't buy stuff off of AliExpress much? Sometimes the shipping window is like 1 month or bigger, you just never know when it will finally reach your house.

sethammons 7y ago

We order a lot online. I can't even count how many times we get notified of a delivery via the app, but it is nowhere. A day or three later is when it actually shows up on our door. When we've complained, we've been told to wait a day or three. Sometimes the notification comes in a day late too. So a door camera helps us know when to look out for a delivery for realzies. Oh, and if a neighbor drops by while we are out, we can chat real quick over the door camera.