Porch Pirates - Page 3

wilma · ‎03-13-2010

I had a package on my porch ripped open last year, but they obviously didn't want what was inside as my order was still in the torn box on my porch.

There are several of us on our street that get things delivered all year. If I'm home and sitting in the front room, I sometimes see strange cars slowly going up and down the street. Sorry to say, I don't think they're lost or turning around. I think they're porch pirates hunting for packages.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

My community has a problem, although I havent had one. The big problem seems to be delivery services leaving packages at either the wrong house or put in the wrong locker at one of the many cluster type of mailboxes. The usps seems to make an especially large number of mistakes. It seems as though misdelivered packages rarely show up.

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kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

I live in the country, porch pirates aren't a problem here.

Luvitorleaveit1 · ‎03-09-2010

I read a lot about the porch pirates on the nextdoor app. With all the notifications I get and check to see when my packages are coming I haven't had any issues so far because I am usually home and know when my packages are coming. As cold as it is outside you would think the porch pirates would lay low but I know people are crazy now a days.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I'm always at home so I bring my packages inside almost as soon as they get on my porch. I wouldn't know about the rest of the neighborhood and that situ with porch pirates.

katie1859 · ‎06-25-2022

Literally? Cutting the wires???

Well thats nasty.

Any cameras picking up who the morons are?

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

My pirates were in the Amazon warehouse down the street. In house thieves. I took my refund and went to Walmart myself instead.

I am still oxox · ‎03-09-2010

@katie1859 wrote:
Literally? Cutting the wires???

Well thats nasty.

Any cameras picking up who the morons are?

@katie1859 Literally and not many people have cameras, I think it is kids looking for a lark

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start being positive what could go right.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@drizzellla wrote:
We have never had a problem with porch pirates.

And what sticks in my head was an incident during the summer. Our neighbor across the street, went on vacation. While they were away several large packages were delivered. The packages sat by their front door for 4 - 5 days.

I wanted to take the packages and give them to our neighbor when they returned. My husband said to leave them alone. The neighbor had several family members living in the area. And maybe they were going to pick up the packages and I might cause problems if the packages were no longer there.

The packages were rather large so they were clearly visible from the street, if someone was looking to grab them.

@drizzellla - THIS is why I miss QVC's old check policy.

Our neighborhood empties in July. We go away that month too. I have good friends who would help, but they're not here either. Neighbors on both sides are away; one is from Europe and goes to visit family every summer for the whole summer.

I can always hold the mail with USPS, but I can't hold UPS. One summer after trying delivery 3 times and leaving the little yellow slip, they sent my package back to QVC. Of course I couldn't get it back because it was sold out.

I started doing what a helpful CS rep recommended. I ordered an item with a check, and changed it to a credit card shortly before we left to come back.

Now I try not to order anything weeks before we leave or until right before we come back. Once in a while it's hard to resist, and I just hold my breath.