If it is delivered by Amazon, I get an email with the pic.
It’s much more likely that it’s some kind of brushing scam. Your address is part of your account; you don’t enter it every time you order something.
@OldOlds One of the things I do for a fantasy roleplaying site is create a fictional language for one of the races.
“Steech” is now “steal” in that language, and “steechen” is “stealing”. Congratulations.
clicks pen
“YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!”
Yeah. I have a desktop computer at my kitchen “desk,” which is about 5 feet from my front door. Sometimes, I get Amazon packages, and I don’t know they’re there until I see the email. Although I mostly hear the plops.
I’m honored. And according to the original usage, past-tense is “Steeched.” As in, “I steeched it”
Cool. According to the rules of the language, though, the past-tense suffix is “-ca”, so “stole” becomes “steechca”.
Anything I can do to help? I’ve had fun creating partial languages for some collaborative fiction threads here on the SDMB.
My amazon guy comes back quite often. You never order anything from them?
It is simple, when you do, they will give you shipping into and then tracking info. On the day it is supposed to arrive, leave on your porch with a LARGE note.
Big city. Never the same guy twice.
That does not matter, it only has to be the same carrier, not the same deliveryperson.
I could PM you what I’ve got so far.
Sure, I’ll take a look when I get a chance.
Oh, I see!
I also see the OP that says the carrier never came to pick them up for return. Which is why this thread exists.
But did they put a large note, and wait until the next delivery date?
No note. Around here, lately it’s been almost 100% Amazon delivery vans.
As mentioned, I found the person. But, while I am sympathetic to that person, abandoning stuff on my property (Amazon) is Not OK. The fact that Amazon can’t be bothered to come get it makes it litter, AFAIAC. And we pay for trash by volume, so there’s even an expense to me.
Also, as someone pointed out, there are large numbers on my front door. If they couldn’t deliver to the stated number, there had to be a decision that “oh well, the neighbor will figure it out.” Well, sure. When you pay me to do your job.
My turn to Steech a package!
Came home to find a crockpot on my doorstep. It’s addressed to
Not Me
1504 My street
Myzip+four, Other City, Co
Yes, with the zip and city reversed. I do live at 1504 My Street.
A bit of searching found the Not Me lives at 15504 My Street, Other City. Clearly her package. A link or two down on the results page turned up some phone numbers. The one associated with Not Me is disconnected, but the one for Not Me’s grandson at the same address worked.
He said that their crockpot did recently break, and he’d talk to her and find out if she ordered one. Well yeah, she did order one, just was off a digit on the address, which caused it to arrive at the wrong location. I haven’t heard back in a few days.
They’re 15 miles away, so not that far. If I was going to be in that area I’d just dump it on their porch and make it not my problem. It is, however, just far enough that I don’t want to take 45 minutes out of my weekend to fix somebody else’s mistake. I’d probably drop it off if they even had a good sob story.
How long do I have to keep this? It’s less than a week, so obviously “longer”, but what happens when it’s January and I still have this unopened box in my front hall?
I already have a perfectly functional crockpot, so I’m not coveting it. If I hear back, and they say Amazon sent a replacement, so I can keep it, then I’d probably upgrade my old crockpot, but if I’d wanted one with the features of the new one, I’d have bought it years ago.
You just tell the postman or email amazon and they pick it up.
Or mark “not at this address” put the correct address, and drop it at a UPS store or the USPS.
Under no circumstance, other than getting a “” go ahead and keep it" email from the seller or them- can you keep it.
There is no marking on the box to indicate it is from Amazon or any kind of return address. I did not see who dropped it off. When I said “Amazon” that was just an example, but it could have been Target, Kroger, InstaCart, or anybody else that directly delivers in the manufacturer’s packaging.
USPS, UPS, FedEx won’t care, it’s not their package, or at least the package does not contain any of their recognizable tracking numbers.
So if I never hear back, then what do I do? I can’t keep it, but I can’t get rid of it either?
Schrödinger’s Crock.
There must be a postmark. Or call them again.
If you drop at USPS, then it is out of your hands.