Stolen Packages

[toastygw.livejournal.com]

Hi Folks -

Just wondering if anyone else has had packages stolen from their house recently?  In the past 2-3 weeks I've ordered a few things online (3 packages) - of those only the one small enough to fit in my mailbox made it into my eager hands...

2 packages were left on the porch (according to USPS and FEDEX) but I never saw them.

I would suggest that whenever possible you request a signature is mandatory for delivery of your packages or have them delivered somewhere else where they will be safe.

I live on Appleton street between willow and college ave - Anyone else since an increase in missing packages lately?

Comments

[sapphira-altair.livejournal.com]

They're doing it location by location slowly until the end of January, as far as I know. My company's contract with them will cease as of the end of the month; I know another friend's company was informed that DHL will be terminating their contract as of mid-December.

[ionicaq.livejournal.com]

They still have a box outside of my work building, and I saw a guy there last night emptying it. We don't use them from shipping though.

[sapphira-altair.livejournal.com]

Yup, same here - I overheard the facilities guys saying they had to figure out whether they have to take it down, or whether DHL will collect the boxes, so who knows how long they'll be around. :)

[ron_newman]

It would be pretty bad if DHL stopped collecting from the boxes but people didn't know that and kept depositing packages in them!

[sapphira-altair.livejournal.com]

Considering that this is the same company who, a couple years back, instead of taking my brand new iBook to the apartment office (as they were instructed to) left it in the middle of the breezeway of my apartment complex, and didn't collect a signature for it, I wouldn't be surprised if they just let people drop off packages that will never be collected. :)

[ionicaq.livejournal.com]

Oh jeez! As Ron said, that's a bit... problematic.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

I know of about three companies in the area where the contract was literally terminated day-of-announcement, including my own (not that we ever used them, because honestly they were kind of awful).