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> Require a signature for all of your valuable deliveries, including and especially iPhones. I'm not sure if this is universal, or region-specific, but out of

by kelnos 2y ago

> Require a signature for all of your valuable deliveries, including and especially iPhones. I'm not sure if this is universal, or region-specific, but out of all the times that I've received something that's been signature-required, it's incredibly rare (single-digit percent) that the driver will actually get my signature. Usually when I see the "SIGNED BY XYZ" note on the delivery notification, it's some random name. 90+% of the time they don't even check my ID when it's a wine delivery, like they're supposed to. Drivers are overworked and have too many deliveries on their plate. They're not going to bother to get signatures.

wodenokoto 2y ago
And even when you are asked to sign, it usually goes like this: "Sign here" "What is it? Who is the recipient?" "Just sign" Like, you don't know what you've signed for until after signing for it.
- stevage 2y ago
  Still, handing the package to a person that was inside the house is much better odds than leaving it outside.
- bitshiftfaced 2y ago
  Reminds me of places that tell you something by speaking to you, and then they want you to sign a digital pad. What does that prove? All you have is a digital signature that will presumably be placed next to some digital text.
joshstrange 2y ago
> Drivers are overworked and have too many deliveries on their plate. They're not going to bother to get signatures. Yeah, I don’t hold this against them at all. My USPS delivery driver asked me the other day if he could just leave packages requiring a signature on my porch going forward and I told him that was fine. I have cameras, I work from home, we don’t have porch pirates in this area (or at least in it’s never happened in the last 5 years I’ve been here). On the other hand, I don’t trust FedEx/UPS at all. I had a Steam Deck stolen in-transit (an empty box was delivered to my porch) and then I had another Steam Deck stolen from a pickup box (I assume stolen by a driver, not from the box directly). The first one I was able to prove and get a free replacement. The second one was something I couldn’t prove and I ate the loss (~$600 IIRC, I keep trying to forget it). I’ll never trust a dropbox again with anything expensive. Arguably I should have been smarter but up till that point I’d returned 10+ $1000+ iPhones the same way without issue.

by kelnos 2y ago

wodenokoto 2y ago

And even when you are asked to sign, it usually goes like this: "Sign here" "What is it? Who is the recipient?" "Just sign" Like, you don't know what you've signed for until after signing for it.

stevage 2y ago
Still, handing the package to a person that was inside the house is much better odds than leaving it outside.
bitshiftfaced 2y ago
Reminds me of places that tell you something by speaking to you, and then they want you to sign a digital pad. What does that prove? All you have is a digital signature that will presumably be placed next to some digital text.

joshstrange 2y ago

> Drivers are overworked and have too many deliveries on their plate. They're not going to bother to get signatures. Yeah, I don’t hold this against them at all. My USPS delivery driver asked me the other day if he could just leave packages requiring a signature on my porch going forward and I told him that was fine. I have cameras, I work from home, we don’t have porch pirates in this area (or at least in it’s never happened in the last 5 years I’ve been here). On the other hand, I don’t trust FedEx/UPS at all. I had a Steam Deck stolen in-transit (an empty box was delivered to my porch) and then I had another Steam Deck stolen from a pickup box (I assume stolen by a driver, not from the box directly). The first one I was able to prove and get a free replacement. The second one was something I couldn’t prove and I ate the loss (~$600 IIRC, I keep trying to forget it). I’ll never trust a dropbox again with anything expensive. Arguably I should have been smarter but up till that point I’d returned 10+ $1000+ iPhones the same way without issue.