Rant on shipping

[goeduck]

I am expecting something from Amazon and I went on their website to check status. It displayed a map of where the van is and told me it is 5 stops away from me. Amazing

 

[Jstpssng]

I am expecting something from Amazon and I went on their website to check status. It displayed a map of where the van is and told me it is 5 stops away from me. Amazing

On more than one occasion I've seen when he was in my neighborhood and have been able to meet him at the road. You can hear the truck coming for quite a ways up the road, and I know that they are swamped, may as well save him a few steps.

 

[goeduck]

On more than one occasion I've seen when he was in my neighborhood and have been able to meet him at the road. You can hear the truck coming for quite a ways up the road, and I know that they are swamped, may as well save him a few steps.

Curious, did the driver ask for ID?

 

[Jstpssng]

Curious, did the driver ask for ID?

No, I was standing at the end of my driveway.

 

[goeduck]

No, I was standing at the end of my driveway.

But anyone tracking the truck could have been standing at the end of your driveway.

These days a thief will think of anything.

 

[RalphVa]

I got a pleasant surprise re the shipment of the Ryobi ZT 48v. When ordered 30 April from HD, it said June 1 delivery. Later, it said May 24. It arrived this last week!

 

[lman]

But anyone tracking the truck could have been standing at the end of your driveway.

These days a thief will think of anything.

Only the recipient gets the tracking info, unless somebody hacked into your Amazon account. If so the crook would probably just order items to be shipped someplace else.

 

[Gem99ultra]

Then they should send me a big message "WE PRINTED YOUR LABEL", not "Good news, George. Your order shipped on 05/01/20"

... and that, of course, means that you cannot cancel the order since it has 'already been shipped'!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Only the recipient gets the tracking info, unless somebody hacked into your Amazon account. If so the crook would probably just order items to be shipped someplace else.

Porch pirates follow the vehicle, they don’t need no tracking notice.

 

[goeduck]

Porch pirates follow the vehicle, they don’t need no tracking notice.

Exactly. Where I live there are numerous driveways 50 to 100' from each other on the county road. A porch pirate could petend to be out for a walk and flag down the fedex truck when he sees it slowing down....

Hey what address are you delivering to?...
12345 Walnut....
That's me! I will take it.