I was just joking, lol. Certainly you don't think I'd prefer my packages be thrown away!
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Do Americans really not take in packages for neighbours?
- Thread starter Gawge
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To be fair to Americans, you'll probably get shot knocking on neighbour's doors in the evening, especially if you're black.
Damn, that sounds bizarre to me.
Damn, that sounds bizarre to me.
I would if a neighbor asked me to do it while they're away, but otherwise I wouldn't touch anyone else's packages. It's none of my business. Likewise for any packages I have coming. Wouldn't expect anyone to take them in for me without having been asked, and I'd make sure it was taken care of beforehand anyways so it wouldn't ever be a problem.
It really depends. At my office we will take things for other offices in the building, but I can't see myself doing it at home as I do not know any of my neighbors. They tend to just leave packages on doors though (haven't had anything stolen yet luckily)
As we are talking both about amazon
It's actually ridiculous (and I'd refuse to let them take pictures) that they invade your privacy because they cant manage to compare signatures. Oo
That actually displays very well what's wrong with your privacy laws in america
Don't worry, I was hoping the emoji would show I wasn't entirely serious too!
Do you not get little cards saying 'you weren't in?' When they can't deliver a package? That's where you write that the package is with your neighbour.
Sure, we get cards. Never saying that the package is left with our neighbor. The package gets delivered to the distribution center before another attempt is made. Given the reactions from the large number of people in this thread, I know I'm not alone. It's just not a practice I see used often.
I think the scale of the different countries may be a factor. In general, in a town here, your neighbour's front door is maybe five metres from yours. It takes a courier a couple of seconds to knock on doors either side of yours. The slip they put in your door is preprinted, so they just have to tick a box and write a number. The whole process takes about 20 seconds.
You may get a note saying that they attempted delivery and you weren't there. It will either say they will attempt delivery tomorrow or you can pick it up from the depot. They would never just randomly leave it with a neighbor lol.
I haven't got one of these notes in forever. I believe they're only if a signature is required. Most amazon packages don't require a signature.
I think that's definitely a factor. It would take the delivery guy probably several minutes to check my neighbors. Heck it would take him 20 seconds just to get to my door from the street.
On a daily basis no. I've done this and neighbors have done this for us when we've been out of town. Like as a kid I was thrown 10 bucks to get the neighbors mail and packages for a week while they were out of town and water the plants.
The mailman once did this to me. Gave my package to my neighbor when we weren't there that weekend.
Neighbor dropped off the package when we got back. The package was open and they rang the doorbell and hauled ass...somewhere? I opened the door maybe 15 - 30 seconds after they rang the doorbell and they were either hiding in a bush, behind something or a ghost delivered the package because from my front door to the neighbors house (was told what neighbor got it by mailman) it's impossible to not see them trying to get back to the house or hear them huffing it.
I guess the shirt wasn't to their liking.
Neighbor dropped off the package when we got back. The package was open and they rang the doorbell and hauled ass...somewhere? I opened the door maybe 15 - 30 seconds after they rang the doorbell and they were either hiding in a bush, behind something or a ghost delivered the package because from my front door to the neighbors house (was told what neighbor got it by mailman) it's impossible to not see them trying to get back to the house or hear them huffing it.
I guess the shirt wasn't to their liking.
Wait - so leaving a package with a random person led to a random experience? You don't say!
How is my next door neighbor a random person? I didn't say it was someone I didn't know, just that the mailman told me what neighbor they left it with.
Sorry - I was being sarcastic. It didn't come through that way.
Lol this thread is so weird to me. I have never had an actual conversation with my neighbours beyond "Hi! I think you're holding a package for me?" and I can't say I trust/distrust them, but taking in packages for your neighbours is such common courtesy here.
If I'm not home the postman will always leave my stuff with a neighbour and put a card in my mailbox saying which number they left it with.
They would never just leave it on the porch though. If no one can take in the package they will try again the next day or it goes to the post office where you can pick it up the following day.
If I'm not home the postman will always leave my stuff with a neighbour and put a card in my mailbox saying which number they left it with.
They would never just leave it on the porch though. If no one can take in the package they will try again the next day or it goes to the post office where you can pick it up the following day.
This is where we once again get into the SIZE of the U.S. Note the respondents from Australia who are also saying that the mail carriers don't leave things with neighbors, and will leave things by the front door.
I know most of neighbors and I would trust them with my packages. However, its just needless inconvenience. I have had hundreds, maybe thousands, of packages delivered over the past decade and not one has been stolen. If it starts happening regularly, then I'll do something else but for now I don't see the point when this works fine.
thats where American delivery guys have you trumped, they don't plan on coming back. Your parcel is being left outside your home unattented and guess what they won't even knock on your door to tell you.
In America, we've gone to the next level when it comes to "taking our neighbors packages". Often time it's a Ring doorbell cam footage of someone coming up and stealing the package off of somebody's porch.
That's how we get down on this side of the pond, lol. In all seriousness though, I live in a suburb of Detroit and no, I've never know that to be a practice anywhere around here.
That's how we get down on this side of the pond, lol. In all seriousness though, I live in a suburb of Detroit and no, I've never know that to be a practice anywhere around here.
I'm UK, not a fan of leaving it with a neighbour.
I don't want to have to open the door to every delivery company...then have neighbours come around in the evening.
I don't want to have to open the door to every delivery company...then have neighbours come around in the evening.
i don't know, I've lived all over the UK and that's never happened to me.
It's weird seeing this common sentiment of 'i don't trust my neighbours' is all. America is a fucked up place.
Same. It generally isn't the start of something beautiful just a 'cheers' and a 'thought I'd be in'
I always see videos of parcels left out in teh open on doorsteps. That doesn't really happen here (UK) if the door isn't answered the last thing the driver wants is to come back the next day so it's neighbours all the way.
Totally unrelated mini hijack... Do you have a non emergency number for the police in the USA?
NY Times Report: 1.7 million packages stolen every day
Around the country, more than 1.7 million packages are stolen or go missing every day, adding up to more than $25 million in lost goods and services.
www.newschannel5.com
According to the NYT 1.7 million packages are stolen in the US each day.
Watched a couple of YouTube videos by Mark Rober who set up a glitter/fart spray trap for package thieves.
Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates
This might be my Magnum Opus. Please see my comments below with regards to reports the video was partially faked.My buddy Sean posted a video with more detai...
youtu.be
Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
11 months of social justice engineering boiled down to 15 minutes!I started a company called CrunchLabs where we build a toy together and then I teach you al...
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I live in the city and lived on the corner of a busy intersection for five years, Amazon would routinely leave packages outside our building on the sidewalk. I would take in any package left like this into the foyer of the building and would expect any human of any nationality to do so.
If you wouldn't, you have problems, and if I catch you not doing it am going to tell you in vivid detail why you suck.
If you wouldn't, you have problems, and if I catch you not doing it am going to tell you in vivid detail why you suck.
It's a good conversation initiator to get to know your neighbours, too.
I live in apartments and we all have this like, unsaid agreement packages just don't get touched unless they are the wrong address. they can sit there for days and no one bats an eye
My apartment building has a secured entrance (just a locked door) with a foyer so if people see a package left in the foyer they'll typically bring it in and leave it by the mailboxes inside. It'd just be rude to leave a package in the unsecured part of the building unless it's absolutely massive and you can't easily move it.
I live in England, and since someone is typically in my house most hours of the day, we're kinda-sorta treated as the local post office sometimes, which is a bit frustrating but it's not a big deal.
The thing about being worried about theft is that the recipient is given the address of the person who the package was delivered to, and the time. I'm pretty sure you could take it to court if they refused to hand it over.
So yeah I think the apprehension is a little weird but also the US has, y'know, loads of laws that allow you to get shot on someone's doorstep, so I get it. Also the fact US suburban houses are far more distant from one another than most suburban streets in the UK. There's less reason to be polite to someone who lives 200 feet away compared to someone who shares a wall with you.
To be completely honest though I still dunno why we haven't moved to evening postal deliveries as an option yet. Would suck for the delivery people, but I'd wager a vast majority of people are working 9 - 5 Monday-Friday. Seems kinda counterproductive.
The thing about being worried about theft is that the recipient is given the address of the person who the package was delivered to, and the time. I'm pretty sure you could take it to court if they refused to hand it over.
So yeah I think the apprehension is a little weird but also the US has, y'know, loads of laws that allow you to get shot on someone's doorstep, so I get it. Also the fact US suburban houses are far more distant from one another than most suburban streets in the UK. There's less reason to be polite to someone who lives 200 feet away compared to someone who shares a wall with you.
To be completely honest though I still dunno why we haven't moved to evening postal deliveries as an option yet. Would suck for the delivery people, but I'd wager a vast majority of people are working 9 - 5 Monday-Friday. Seems kinda counterproductive.
NY Times Report: 1.7 million packages stolen every day
Around the country, more than 1.7 million packages are stolen or go missing every day, adding up to more than $25 million in lost goods and services.
According to the NYT 1.7 million packages are stolen in the US each day.
Watched a couple of YouTube videos by Mark Rober who set up a glitter/fart spray trap for package thieves.
Glitter Bomb 1.0 vs Porch Pirates
This might be my Magnum Opus. Please see my comments below with regards to reports the video was partially faked.My buddy Sean posted a video with more detai...
Glitter Bomb 2.0 vs Porch Pirates
11 months of social justice engineering boiled down to 15 minutes!I started a company called CrunchLabs where we build a toy together and then I teach you al...
1.7 million seems high, but I'd be interested to know how many are actually delivered in total.
I am friendly with my neighbors but I still wouldn't want the packages to be left at or receive packages for my neighbors.
Me and fiancee walking around in Philadelphia saw a lot of houses with packages at the doorstep just waiting for their owners to arrive to get them.
Coming from Latin America this was incredibly surreal to us, as anyone could just snatch the packages and run away with them. Guess that doesnt happen where we were taking a stroll but made us sad about the state of affairs in our country. I can see why neighbours wouldnt receive eachother packages someplaces in America if its something that isnt needed
Coming from Latin America this was incredibly surreal to us, as anyone could just snatch the packages and run away with them. Guess that doesnt happen where we were taking a stroll but made us sad about the state of affairs in our country. I can see why neighbours wouldnt receive eachother packages someplaces in America if its something that isnt needed
"I don't trust my neighbours" seems like a fairly common response here from Americans. Here in Germany I accept everything for any neighbour regardless if I know them. Same goes for them taking my stuff