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RANT: package thieves
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HwAoRrDk:
I was due to have a delivery of components today from LCSC that I'd been waiting a couple of weeks for, eager to get going on a project and assemble some boards. Apparently it was "delivered" earlier today, and the tracking info even includes a photo of said package left outside my house. But I got no notice or anything that it'd been delivered and dumped outside, so when I checked later in the day and realised what had happened, and went outside to check, it wasn't there - presumably stolen. Searched all over, not a sign of it.

Enjoy your pile of worthless-to-you electronic components, package thieves! I bet they'll just dump it all in the trash - what a waste. :palm:

To make matters worse, it's the Chinese new year break right now, so any re-order I place right now won't even get fulfilled until end of this week or next week, so I'm going to have to wait another 2 or 3 weeks! :rant:
Monkeh:
I wish they'd never adopted the policy of dumping stuff outside your door. Deliver it to a neighbour or take it back.
globoy:
Rant on HwAoRrDk, I feel your pain.  That sucks.  It feels especially terrible because you're right, you know the thieves have no idea what it was and just pitched it.  I am pretty lucky because I live in the country but even here there are mailbox thieves and one time I lost some custom electronics I had built and was was sending to someone.  We even had one rural mail carrier who felt it was fine to just throw packages near the mailbox when it was snowy (we keep our mailbox dug out so they can get close).  grrr...
SiliconWizard:
Yeah. It has become very common in some areas. I've also been affected and had to never get any package delivered this way, ever again. That sucks because companies will often charge more to get the package delivered with a signature (which does not always guarantee anything, as sometimes the delivery guy will sign himself, dump the package and run), or delivered to some other place.

Also got stolen in mailboxes.

Welcome to the jungle.

Andy Chee:

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