somebody's stealing my mail
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I often order things online, be it clothes, snacks from the other side of the world or (in this case) Amiibos. when Odyssey released, the website, I bought the Amiibos from, sent them to me. usually it'll take no more than 2 days to get here, but the package is missing. according to the post office it has been delivered to my house, so it definitely didn't get lost somewhere there.
this would be the second time it happened. last year with the VR craze, I bought one of those cardboard VR headset, to make sure the effect doesn't cause me any discomfort, before shelling out 400+ bucks for the real deal. I never got the package. and as with the other case the post office confirmed they delivered it.
my question is: is there anything you can do about that? I'm glad, it wasn't something expensive and I suspect with the Amiibos, somebody probably hoped I ordered an iPhone X (I bought the Amiibos from a big tech website, who does advertise with a lot of the current mac products).
my immediate solution is to fill my mailbox with useless crap. the postman will have to leave a pick-up ticket, if there's no room for the package. whatever I buy will be safe at the post office at least.
this would be the second time it happened. last year with the VR craze, I bought one of those cardboard VR headset, to make sure the effect doesn't cause me any discomfort, before shelling out 400+ bucks for the real deal. I never got the package. and as with the other case the post office confirmed they delivered it.
my question is: is there anything you can do about that? I'm glad, it wasn't something expensive and I suspect with the Amiibos, somebody probably hoped I ordered an iPhone X (I bought the Amiibos from a big tech website, who does advertise with a lot of the current mac products).
my immediate solution is to fill my mailbox with useless crap. the postman will have to leave a pick-up ticket, if there's no room for the package. whatever I buy will be safe at the post office at least.
By s y Go To PostEither have your mail delivered to your post office or:
https://youtu.be/wn7DBdaUNLA
heh, sorry, I don't live in the future. :P
Amazon isn't a thing here, unfortunately. the beautiful world of Europe is so special, some places just discovered the magic of emails!
pointing a webcam at the mailboxes was another idea I had. I will see if the online shop I used, has some alternative options as well.
By halfbeast Go To Postheh, sorry, I don't live in the future. :PA lot of places will let you let you leave a note or something to instruct the post office to hold onto your package until you can go there and pick it up. Not sure if that works wherever you are in Europe, though.
Amazon isn't a thing here, unfortunately. the beautiful world of Europe is so special, some places just discovered the magic of emails!
pointing a webcam at the mailboxes was another idea I had. I will see if the online shop I used, has some alternative options as well.
By RATHasReturned Go To PostCan you deliver things to your work address?That's a good idea too.
Where you live, are you able to rent any kind of parcel locker?
By RATHasReturned Go To PostCan you deliver things to your work address?
I do this for quite a few things.
By Kibner Go To PostA lot of places will let you let you leave a note or something to instruct the post office to hold onto your package until you can go there and pick it up. Not sure if that works wherever you are in Europe, though.the procedure we have here is like this: they deliver the package, if it doesn't fit in the mailbox and you're not around, they will leave you a note, which you need to pick it up at the post office. there has been instances where the postman just handed it over to whoever was close to the building, if a passer-by said "yes, he is my neighbor!" they would've gotten a surround system for free (luckily, I just moved in and it was a neighbor, who casually mentioned she got my package one day).
By RATHasReturned Go To PostCan you deliver things to your work address?
same address. :)
By s y Go To PostThat's a good idea too.
Where you live, are you able to rent any kind of parcel locker?
I had one at my last place. people refused to send me things (I already paid upfront) because having a po box means you're a scammer/criminal.
By halfbeast Go To Postthere has been instances where the postman just handed it over to whoever was close to the building, if a passer-by said "yes, he is my neighbor!" they would've gotten a surround system for free (luckily, I just moved in and it was a neighbor, who casually mentioned she got my package one day).This is fucked what if you have medicine delivered.
By Random Ass Username Go To PostThis is fucked what if you have medicine delivered.hmm, that's a good question. I never got medicine through mail though, only a prescription. they even sent it as PDF through email to be extra sure.
my place is next to a hospital, I could literally crawl there in 10 minutes tops.