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You used to be able to require a signature which would force a direct hand-off, but people got annoyed with it. Then drivers started skipping those deliveries to get through their shift faster. So now only expensive courier services and the postal service still really do it.

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Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Here you’ll need to have an ID or at least a driving licence (which isn’t technically an official ID, but is accepted as such in most places outside banks and whatnot) to go and pick up your shit.

Well, not anymore, as lots of them go to the automats and then you just require the PIN.

And depending on what sort of package you’re getting in the mail, you can sometimes give your package id to a friend who can pick it up, but they’ll need an ID of their own as well so it’ll get registered who picked up the parcel.

The US is a lot vaster but one still imagines people wouldn’t mind picking up packages from the nearest grocery store they use, if it meant that their shit can’t be stolen?

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- Triasha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  This will be super regional. A lot of the US a trip the the grocery store is a 30 minute drive one way. They make that trip once a month and load up their SUV with all their groceries.
  
  Some people work 3 Jobs and their schedule is super tight, so even a 10 minute trip is a burden they would rather risk porch pirates than deal with.
  
  I believe there are lots of places that porch pirates make delivery to door or mailbox just unrealistic. Personally I have never been a victim of theft to my knowledge. My knee jerk response to mitigation strategies is “why? It’s not a problem for me” and I suspect most of my neighborhood this would be true.
  
  So I suspect Americans reaction will vary dramatically by region. I see the Amazon dropoff locations and the boxes in stores near me and I don’t see anyone use them.
  
  I sometimes wonder if I am ever broke and hungry if I could just grab some food off the pickup shelf in a restraint near me. I won’t, because I am not broke and have never needed to skip meals, because I am fortunate to have friends and family support even when I was broke. But it must not be a huge problem where I am or those shelves would not have food on them.
  
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- Exulion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  There is a scale I think, for a laptop? Yeah I would go to a locker, for 90% of my packages? Nah, drop it at my door and we will deal with it if someone steals it on the super rare occasion.
  
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  - Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    super rare occasion
    
    The problem is so ubiquitous , they’re commonly known as “porch pirates”.
    
    “~Two million packages go missing every day, 90 000 in New York alone”
    
    And the video is five years old.
    
    youtu.be/v90BhbW5_pM
    
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    JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It’s low as a percentage of total packages, but some areas are worse than others. For instance, in San Francisco it’s necessary to leave the trunk of your car open overnight so professional thieves don’t break your window to check it.
    
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    Exulion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I’m not saying they don’t exist, I am saying there is a price threshold vs convenience for which I worry about it happening. If something is stolen or not delivered it is captured on camera and I can just dispute it.
    
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