Some services now send a one-time code to the customers that they have to give to the delivery guy to confirm the item as received instead of a signature.
I have used B&H for stuff whenever possible for the past few years. Less selection of general tech, but I have been flawlessly happy with the service, returns, shipping, etc.
then you gain the extra potential illegal action due to forgery. so its a game of risk management for the drivers.
I think you are overestimating how much cops actually care. Most likely, one of these companies just files an insurance claim and that’s it. Maybe if the delivery person does it often they’ll get fired, but I haven’t seen anyone actually going to prison.
Cops and city government are more interested in giving people tickets than they are of solving crime.
Implement a new theft enforcement team that takes complaints online with porch video attachments and goes after porch pirates? No … they dont have the resources.
Put in more traffic cameras to catch speeders and red light runners? Oh yeah, get those criminals.
I’m sorry, but that’s a dumb argument. The presence of a signature doesn’t imply you accepted a shipment. Even if you know my name, you have no idea how I sign it. It’s trivial to prove a forged signature doesn’t match the one on my license, credit card, lease, etc…
What does this even mean? Who would “check”, and why? It makes no sense. If someone says I signed for a delivery or agreed to a contract, I guess they’d confirm the existence of a signature before filing it away, if that’s what you mean… But again, if it wasn’t me, I could easily prove that signature doesn’t match my past signatures and dispute it with my bank or in court. To reiterate: a random delivery person won’t know what my signature looks like.
dan@upvote.au 22 hours ago
Even if there was a signature required, the driver could just forge it.
mp3@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
Some services now send a one-time code to the customers that they have to give to the delivery guy to confirm the item as received instead of a signature.
ThisIsFineDotJpeg@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Amazon does that, but then I’m not sure if I can trust if amazon doesn’t just sell something returned after getting used as “new”.
Manufacturer’s websites also doesn’t have a lot of discounts like Bestbuy or Amazon has.
Not sure what place to get stuff from now. Or do I have to bother asking a relative to drive me to a local BestBuy.
talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
See if you have a microcenter near you. Not sure about delivery though, but I love that place.
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I have used B&H for stuff whenever possible for the past few years. Less selection of general tech, but I have been flawlessly happy with the service, returns, shipping, etc.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
then you gain the extra potential illegal action due to forgery. so its a game of risk management for the drivers.
ThisIsFineDotJpeg@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
I think you are overestimating how much cops actually care. Most likely, one of these companies just files an insurance claim and that’s it. Maybe if the delivery person does it often they’ll get fired, but I haven’t seen anyone actually going to prison.
Wilco@lemm.ee 20 hours ago
Cops and city government are more interested in giving people tickets than they are of solving crime. Implement a new theft enforcement team that takes complaints online with porch video attachments and goes after porch pirates? No … they dont have the resources.
Put in more traffic cameras to catch speeders and red light runners? Oh yeah, get those criminals.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 hours ago
I’m sorry, but that’s a dumb argument. The presence of a signature doesn’t imply you accepted a shipment. Even if you know my name, you have no idea how I sign it. It’s trivial to prove a forged signature doesn’t match the one on my license, credit card, lease, etc…
dan@upvote.au 13 hours ago
Plenty of companies don’t actually check signatures these days.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 hours ago
What does this even mean? Who would “check”, and why? It makes no sense. If someone says I signed for a delivery or agreed to a contract, I guess they’d confirm the existence of a signature before filing it away, if that’s what you mean… But again, if it wasn’t me, I could easily prove that signature doesn’t match my past signatures and dispute it with my bank or in court. To reiterate: a random delivery person won’t know what my signature looks like.