Who opens a package that isn't addressed you?
I don't even have time to look .... I'm like kid with a Christmas present plunked down in front of him.
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Shake my head sometimes
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I don't even have time to look .... I'm like kid with a Christmas present plunked down in front of him.
I'm the same way. But it can get you in trouble.
One day the kids were over and a package arrived. I tore into like Christmas morning and didn't notice that it wasn't for me, it was for my wife.
It was a sex toy. My wife damn near killed me! After that, I'm a bit more careful.
Doggggboy
Ultra Member
Was it too big around or too long?
In other news "Saskatchewan man found dead in home shop. The body had apparently been dismembered by a large hairy animal. Suspect is still at large"
Now he tears into packages with a new found vim and vigour!
Ironman
Ultra Member
I found out the hard way that when a postal employee "inspects" your package and wants it, all they have to do is pay the Duty (tariff) and GST, and it is theirs.
The union protects them and the post office refuses to release the card holders name.
Ooops.
30 years ago I'm traveling back to Victoria on the Coho ferry out of Port Angeles in Washington state. They make a standard announcement about the gun laws in Canada and offer the ability to check your guns with the purser. Well Mr Jones decides his guns are well hidden in the travel trailer so all is good. Well not for the lovely Mrs Jones. The guns are found so now everything is turned upside down. Besides the guns they find some unlabeled video cassette tapes. As well as strict gun control laws we also have strict laws against child pornography, so Mr and Mrs Jones are escorted to a room where the officials screen the tapes to make sure no laws are being broken. Luckily the lovely Mrs Jones was over the age of majority.
I think Mr Jones is a bit more careful too now.
BaitMaster
Ultra Member
i try to be neighbourly with that stuff. I have opened packages by accident though. Completely innocently.
People (farmers/hutterites) use our (small town electrical shop) business as an address in town to ship Amazon packages to. So it said business name obviously and I tore into one and it was the hutterite fellows name in fine print below the business name.
My bad, but it was innocent on my part.
One time a lady who apparently lived out of town shipped a package to my home address….
The first time I called her and had her pick it up….
The second time it happened I was like hey, fix your address, this makes me uncomfortable. I don’t want to get involved in drug trafficking or anything.
The third time it happened I called her bluntly, told her it was the last time and I’m fully suspicious. Any other packages that show up on my doorstep we’re going to be thrown out.
Call it whatever, I’m not going to get roped into something, and one time wrong address is understandable.
But I know people ship drugs in the mail and I’m not getting involved in anything precarious just because she seemed like a nice lady on the phone.
Those are just my thoughts.
People (farmers/hutterites) use our (small town electrical shop) business as an address in town to ship Amazon packages to. So it said business name obviously and I tore into one and it was the hutterite fellows name in fine print below the business name.
My bad, but it was innocent on my part.
One time a lady who apparently lived out of town shipped a package to my home address….
The first time I called her and had her pick it up….
The second time it happened I was like hey, fix your address, this makes me uncomfortable. I don’t want to get involved in drug trafficking or anything.
The third time it happened I called her bluntly, told her it was the last time and I’m fully suspicious. Any other packages that show up on my doorstep we’re going to be thrown out.
Call it whatever, I’m not going to get roped into something, and one time wrong address is understandable.
But I know people ship drugs in the mail and I’m not getting involved in anything precarious just because she seemed like a nice lady on the phone.
Those are just my thoughts.
Funny this should come up tonight.
I was in the shop just now and there was a knock on the door.
Answered it and it was the delivery driver apologizing profusely for misdelivering my package.
Poor fellow was so upset at himself. Turns out he get paid $1.90 per package. So obviously he has to hustle.
What's upsetting to me is that the fellow at the other house told the delivery guy that he had no idea what package he was talking about. I asked what they fellow looked like and he described the guy that opened my package to a T.
I was in the shop just now and there was a knock on the door.
Answered it and it was the delivery driver apologizing profusely for misdelivering my package.
Poor fellow was so upset at himself. Turns out he get paid $1.90 per package. So obviously he has to hustle.
What's upsetting to me is that the fellow at the other house told the delivery guy that he had no idea what package he was talking about. I asked what they fellow looked like and he described the guy that opened my package to a T.