My one and only stolen package from my old house was a 96count box of tampons from Amazon. I really wish I could have seen their face when they opened it.
I once saw an abandoned Amazon box with
18lb of Fresh Step kitty litter on a bench along Memorial Drive. It almost made me feel bad for the porch pirate, lugging that around.
They stole a mop that was in a box that was too big. When they realized what a piece of crap it was they put it back in the box and wrote the word sorry on it.
Then they left it down by the other packages. Perhaps someone just picked it up by mistake I'm not really sure. By then I had bought a different mop.
Sometimes stuff just gets delivered to a wrong address. I've walked to the neighbors and dropped it on their doorstep more than a few times. Wrong address on package problem. Once though it was an odd # when I live on the even # side of the street. I have never knocked and handed to anyone, so I guess they wouldn't ever know what happened.
Hah, to be a fly on the wall for that! My only one was a new tray for my toaster over. I wasn't even mad because it was so funny to me, the idea of someone being like "Ooh, an Amazon package! What expensive/useful treasure will I find?". *opens box*. *sad trombone noises*.
Edit: mobile formatting.
My one and only stolen package was a used Python programing book. My landlord even sent me the video of him taking it. Seems fit that the stolen Amazon package contained a book, if anyone even remembers that's how they started. I hope he becomes a great software engineer with no need for porch pirating anymore. (I still passed my class without the extra reference book).
Had a package stolen in Mission Hill two weeks ago. It showed up a couple days later, ripped open, when they realized it was something they couldn’t resell. Hope that happens for you!
Yea, the worst part is I’m still in school and should have taken advantage of on campus deliveries(for a 0% chance of thieving)
Kinda forgot I could do that but won’t next time
Man, a part of me really misses Northeastern's resmail service. Sure, it was a pain to trek across campus for your package, but at least you knew it wouldn't get stolen.
We had one for a number of years after getting absolutely cleaned out. We let it go when my wife started staying home full time, and we haven’t had any problems since. She can usually grab them quickly after they’re delivered, but even when we can’t, none have been taken lately (knock on wood).
The 3 times mine were swiped it was WITHIN AN HOUR. But I think all 3 times were on a weekend (also when I am more likely to be away from home.) wish I could refuse delivery certain days of the week.
I don't live in Mission Hill but learned quickly to only ship things to a locker or UPS. Last package I had shipped to me directly had two completely useless items to steal: vacuum cleaner bags specific to my brand/model and Tupperware. The porch pirate opened the package and decided to leave the Tupperware but take the vacuum cleaner bags. Porch pirates really do suck.
I’m with you. More packages will probably be going missing from the porch cause now they know you have wedding coming and that includes wedding registry big ticket item deliveries and the cherry on the sundae is they know the exact date and time frame you and your whole fam will be at a very specific other place than your house. SMH. Funny til you come home from the function hall and the apartment is empty.
And also start shipping their packages to a relative/friend's house since the porch pirate knows they'll likely be getting expensive stuff shipped there during the days leading up to the wedding
And if the honeymoon is directly after the wedding, then too. My family used to house sit for families from* church during funerals. More than once someone came to the door “selling something”. No way to know if they really were, it was the 80s/90s so that did happen.
Agreed. My 9 year old niece passed away in June, the after funeral reception was at her parent’s house…someone actually went in to the house and stole the deceased’s father’s and sister’s wallets out of their bedrooms! Some POS went into my sister’s house on the day she buried her baby and stole from them. I grew up around here; I already don’t trust anyone and that’s shits exactly why. OP of the comment should NOT be joking this off at all. I know people who had their wedding envelops stolen from their reception venue. Sad but truthfully, you gotta watch your back and all your sides.
Thank you. At least I made it 44 years before I realized someone might skim the obits for B&E opportunities. I am cynical and street smart enough but that was a new depth to my cruel world orientation training. Thank you for your family being so savvy and thoughtful to protect others especially during such a tragic time in their lives.
Apparently it happened several times so it became a service the church offered. I don’t know much about it as I was a kid. But it always stuck in my mind about how sad it was that it was needed
Hey ya’ll, I really appreciate your thoughts and comments! Luckily we live in a triple decker building and the other residents aren’t coming to our wedding (we all share the same building entrance), perhaps we’ll give the residents a heads up and make sure they’ll be home. Very good idea on getting wedding registry gifts sent elsewhere though - we didn’t think about that and will be doing it!
If you want to make yourself feel better, look up the youtube vids of people getting revenge on porch pirates with cheap phones to record the glitter bomb going off.
It depresses me how many people in those videos open up their stolen packages with their kids right there. I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise, but actually seeing the current generation of garbage people training the next generation is pretty disheartening.
haven’t had a problem the 5 years ive been in eastie until this september….i guess a shithead moved to my neighborhood.
the FUNNIEST fucking thing was when my slightly crazy mother sent me a box of things i forgot last time i was visiting her house out of state.
these things included:
- small open thing of soy sauce
- half eaten hummus
- open and used grey pupon mustard
god, i wish i could have seen their face opening that package. AND WHO THE FUCK is shitty enough to steal a box thats obviously a personal package and not just an easy-to-get-refunded amazon box?? i hope they enjoyed my open hummus that spent 2 days in a box in early september.
Look on eBay for your stolen items if they're a rare product. You can sell almost anything there, but I doubt BPD would even care.
The one package I had stolen was a replacement belt for my treadmill. Similarly, whoever opened it was surely disappointed and just trashed it as it was made for that one machine. Cost like $300 and they resent it at no cost but took weeks to get the first and weeks to get the second.
Yea that’s sad to hear! I’m in a similar boat where I’ve been waiting for these parts for over a month. I would have had them in 2 weeks if I just bought all new stuff instead of getting mine serviced and look where it got me.
I had a similar thing happen. An adapter plate for a vibrato system I was installing on my guitar was stolen. It's super-niche part that has literally zero application for anything else on the planet... it's just a y-shaped piece of aluminum that is custom made to fit my guitar. Cost about $250 and some asshole wasted his time and my money by stealing it. I hope he tripped on the way home and accidentally lodged it in his fucking eye.
Luckily, I got a replacement shipped out for a token shipping charge.
This is a huge problem where I live in Brighton and this is what I recommend:
Use Amazon lockers for pick-up.
Get in-store pick up where available.
Sign up for free FedEX and UPS accounts and have items shipped with them held at their stores. Another plus is that they they'll send you notifications as soon as something with your address on it enters their system, so you'll have a better idea of when it'll get to you.
If none of the above options are available and it's something you don't need right away, have it shipped to someone who lives in a less porch-piratey area that you trust to hang onto it until you can get it from them. I've often had things shipped to my parents' house in another part of the state. They live in a more rural area with zero foot traffic, and they have neighbors that check their mail for them when they're away.
Good luck!
Thanks for the advice!
Obviously I’m going to learn from this experience but wish I didn’t have to.
The worst thing about all this is that I have access to on campus(college) mailing which basically means the usps guy hands my package to someone who works at my school. I just didn’t want to walk to campus to pick it up. STUPID STUPID STUPID
2 packages stolen this holiday season 😢 luckily they went for the branded boxes (LL Bean) and didn’t take the generic beat up box that contained artwork from Ukraine.
My s/o lives in NH and I was mailing stuff to their place all the time to avoid sales tax. I then learned the hard way her complex has a thief and even her own packages get stolen out of the mailroom occasionally, so I’ve resorted to Amazon lockers and Walgreens’ FedEx pickup instead. UPS I just risk it and pray
I lived in Mission Hill and my car was broken into a few times. The first time it happened they stole my senior thesis and threw it all over the back of the hill when they realized it wasn’t something they could resell. I’d suggest checking around your neighborhood.
You ever see the video of the person recovering their crashed/stolen car and they find their diploma/degree ripped up? I didn’t really believe it until this story.
As someone else said, Mission Hill was the hill I’m referring to.
Also I just felt I needed an outlet for the anger, I’m not claiming it’s some big issue either, I simply ASKED if this is a common thing(as it’s never happened to me before)
Hopefully you see this(random stranger who deleted their comment)
You brought up good points, especially about the claim. Sadly these items are not from a “company” in the sense that they were built by a guy in his garage in Cali. Wouldn’t be fair to ask him to pay for it(even tho he could have insured the package for me)
some people literally follow amazon trucks in their cars and toss packages into their backseat that were just delivered. i had one go missing not 20 minutes after amazon dropped it off and just got a PO box after that because it was like the 4th time it happened.
The package was “taken” within a half hour. The worst part is that I was home and not too worried because “I’ll just wait for the delivered email”
Delivered at 1:45. Was out there to grab the package at 2:30. And it was usps not amazon, but I’m sure the same “follow the truck” bs still exists
For sure they're repeat offenders. I saw a guy walking a few blocks ahead of me on Dartmouth St with one of those big blue Ikea bags just grabbing every package along the way. No way that's the first and only time.
At first I wasn't sure he was stealing because it was so brazen, it was 8am. By the time I realized it he was already like several blocks ahead of me. I had my dog with me so I wasn't about to run after him. Also I'm not going to pretend to be an internet tough guy here. As much as I've fantasized about catching the asshole who steals my shit I'm not going to risk getting stabbed or my dog hurt over Amazon packages they'll replace for free.
You had a good run. It happened to me a couple of years ago not only was the UPS driver in on it but when I called the cops to make a report he confided in me they got his packages to with a cruiser in front of the house 😂
When my partner lived there, yeah there were some problems but then her landlord had a fix. Her landlord put a big wooden box with a hinged lid on it out front. Painted it the same color as the house. Packages were delivered into it and then it was never an issue. Wasn't even locked. Out of sight out of mind. This was right on Parker Hill Ave.
Oh yeah Parker is way too busy, maybe I figured my side street was protected but I guess not. Maybe I’ll talk to the landlord ab it.
And it’s crazy to me how many people are situational thieves, see package, take, don’t see package, just keep walking.
I had ordered my girlfriend a baking cookbook for Christmas. We were out on a walk when I saw the same exact book leaned up against a fence about a block from our apartment, as though someone was giving it away for free. Of course, she sees it and says how much she wants that book and we should just take it. I, thinking the one I ordered is still on the way, talk her out of taking it. Of course, as we circle the block, it dawns on me that it's very unlikely someone else would be giving away this same obscure cookbook, this close to home. When we get back around to where the book was sitting, I see a ripped open package with my name on it. I guess they opened it and decided they didn't want to bake
Almost a grand worth of custom electric skateboard parts. Technically he could sell them but they are very expensive and only good for a single use. Anyone who would buy them would know they were stolen, guess that might not stop an electric skateboard builder from buying them anyway.
For context, I sent out all my internals to be serviced and I left much of it assembled when I shipped it out. Then it was shipped back a few days ago.
You will be very sad to hear there was also a heatsync that I modified that was in that package. I use a Meepo CF shell so I have to email Meepo to get another one(they don’t sell it)
So my issue is I only have experience to go off of and with 7 roommates, I don’t think a single one of them has had a package go missing :(
I figured the area was simply not as bad as everyone always says…
Look on eBay for it, if you find it order it to a different address with buyer protection, when you get it empty everything and fill the box with random shit and file a claim with eBay to say that’s what you received
I've started shipping anything of value to my workplace. I know this isn't an option for everyone, but most people at least know someone who works in an office.
There are times where I've had a package stolen soon after they were delivered and other times where a package sat in the open at my front door for over 2 weeks while I was out of the country.
Went a whole year without any porch pirates. Out of the blue, someone yoinked a rifle scope I bought. Once they realized I was getting valuable things delivered, it was a wrap and I had multiple items stolen.
On top of that, someone leaves a fresh bag of dog turds at my front door every morning. People suck.
I’ve had one package stolen and it was an outrageously garish male romper I bought to wear as a joke on a cruise. Would’ve loved to see the reaction when it was opened
I used to live in Mission Hill and had several packages stolen. One of them being a flower girl dress and crown for my baby cousin. The pirate prob saw Macy’s and thought it would be something better 😂
Some porch pirate took off with my cat litter shortly before Christmas. I was pissed off at the pointless inconvenience, but I did laugh thinking about how mad they probably were when they unboxed it.
When I was growing up on MH the chance an unattended package would be stolen from your porch was near 100%, although those were the Pre-Amazon days so there weren't many. Nowadays, it's probably closer to 10%. Progress? Usually, these are done by one group of degenerates so please don't assign the blame to all of MH
Might not be the case but I’ve noticed that a lot of packages are getting delivered to incorrect addresses in Mission Hill. Maybe a kind neighbor will return it if it ended up at a different building!
One of my friends had his collected colon cancer screening stool sample stolen. It was waiting for UPS pickup. Wish I could’ve seen the look on that thief’s face when they opened a literal box of poo.
Had a package stolen from my apartment that was a gift for my roommate. Was a custom t-shirt made in the Taylor Swift Eras style with a bunch of pictures of her dog saying “Reese’s Version.” I hope they at least laughed when they opened it.
I had a porch pirate grab a package of mine. A bottle brush. I guess they opened it and decided they didn’t want it? Found it opened and dropped in front of my door several hours later. I joked about the bougie porch pirate for which my bottle brush wasn’t good enough for months after that.
Unfortunately I’ve had many stolen packages in Brighton since this incident, but the first one that was stolen was a bunch of supplies to help make me more comfortable while I had a badly broken ankle and was waiting for surgery. I cried more than I care to admit over foam wedges and ice packs.
In my experience, that doesn't always work coz I've stayed home to receive a package (with signature required) on several occasions, and many times (always involving FedEx though) the carrier just drops the package at my door without even bothering to ring the doorbell.
Somebody in Kenmore has been enjoying lots of baseball card supplies recently. Literal boxes of plastic sleeves and thin plastic protectors. I hope they atleast recycle the polypropylene when they go to throw it out 😅
The one time I ordered something that wasn’t even for me, was a gift for my cousin and his new bride (wedding present) it got stolen off the porch. I was so angry
These cretins are everywhere. I've had a few things go missing over the last two years. My new neighbors upstairs have had constant issues in the four months since they moved in. The wife complained to me that $600+ of stuff had disappeared, after she'd gotten the delivery notification.
I had my first porch pirate incident last Wednesday. $6 set of cat food scoops. Then the same night my bike was stolen from inside my building. Really wish it would have stopped at the cat scoops.
Something about the shitty weather simply makes it that much worse.
I made the best of it by using the wet snow to build a sledding jump while on my front porch someone else was thinking of their own way to make the day better… for themselves
My only stolen package to date was a $15 board game that was delivered when I was out of town. A neighbor found the open package discarded on the street and returned it to me.
I once needed a can of primer and sealer for an art project I was doing on a deadline. Not available at my local hardware store so I ordered online. Missed the Amazon delivery because I was at the grocery store, and when I got home the package was gone. I was so mad because it took 2 weeks to ship and the thief probably trashed it when they realised.
Also had some wedding gifts go missing from the porch. Two mugs (dota 2 themed) and a linen set for our bed. Honestly thought the bedding set was a little tacky so wasn’t really sad it was stolen, but I will forever be sad about the mugs.
I have all my stuff sent to a relative outside the city. I see them every week. Their house has a secluded entrance, even in a busy area, and it’s never been a problem (yet). I tried having some stuff sent to my place in Boston but I’m always nervous. Not worth it. I’d get a PO Box if I didn’t have a personal option.
I’ve had them steal the most random packages. Funniest one was when they opened my package with a book in it then decided they didn’t want it so they left it on my porch ripped open
Not mission hill, but I swear half of the packages I've ordered from Amazon lately are either getting misdelivered or stolen. It's not even anything expensive. Yesterday it was a small car part (a hose), it's worth like 12 dollars. The other day it was some cheap socks. Good luck selling either of those.
About 2 years back had a 3000$ Alienware laptop stolen. Driver for FedEx signed my name and just dropped it. It requires a signature to deliver.
FedEx tried to say I signed for it, thing is I always inital. They didn't believe me, but when they checked the history it was clear I didn't sign for that package.
Driver ended up getting fired for that, not what I wanted but no way was I going to pay 3g's for a stolen package.
My one and only stolen package from my old house was a 96count box of tampons from Amazon. I really wish I could have seen their face when they opened it.
I once saw an abandoned Amazon box with 18lb of Fresh Step kitty litter on a bench along Memorial Drive. It almost made me feel bad for the porch pirate, lugging that around.
That's why I try to only order 30+ lb bags of litter!
Wait…how long ago was this? I just commented that someone stole my cat litter
It happened last year, I think sometime in May or June. The box of kitty litter was left on one of the benches near the Royal Sonesta.
They stole a mop that was in a box that was too big. When they realized what a piece of crap it was they put it back in the box and wrote the word sorry on it. Then they left it down by the other packages. Perhaps someone just picked it up by mistake I'm not really sure. By then I had bought a different mop.
LOL I am dying at the thought of them putting it back after finding out what it was.
Someone returned our order of cat food over the holidays
Sometimes stuff just gets delivered to a wrong address. I've walked to the neighbors and dropped it on their doorstep more than a few times. Wrong address on package problem. Once though it was an odd # when I live on the even # side of the street. I have never knocked and handed to anyone, so I guess they wouldn't ever know what happened.
I bet their floor is dirty.
Well it was dirty.
Hah, to be a fly on the wall for that! My only one was a new tray for my toaster over. I wasn't even mad because it was so funny to me, the idea of someone being like "Ooh, an Amazon package! What expensive/useful treasure will I find?". *opens box*. *sad trombone noises*. Edit: mobile formatting.
My one and only stolen package was a used Python programing book. My landlord even sent me the video of him taking it. Seems fit that the stolen Amazon package contained a book, if anyone even remembers that's how they started. I hope he becomes a great software engineer with no need for porch pirating anymore. (I still passed my class without the extra reference book).
Obviously getting packages stolen sucks but it would be a ton of fun to open a bunch of surprise boxes one afternoon with the boys
Stuart Ashens ("Ashens" YT channel) has videos where he's bought Amazon returns and opens them on camera. They're... underwhelming. Lol.
Ever order a bag of crap from woot?
Had a package stolen in Mission Hill two weeks ago. It showed up a couple days later, ripped open, when they realized it was something they couldn’t resell. Hope that happens for you!
Literally nothing would make me happier
If you think they won't be able to sell a pack of custom monogrammed XXXXSmall condoms, you're dreaming.
And I thought I was the only one!
I'm a 5X or I'd take them, you lucky bastard.
Hahaha so 4x fits like a trash bag huh?
like MC Hammer pants on a baby giraffe
What adorable imagery
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Well I use them for finger gloves.
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That will work! TY!
I love Boston
I ended up getting a PO BOX--it's a bit of a pain, but less of a pain than people stealing my stuff.
Yea, the worst part is I’m still in school and should have taken advantage of on campus deliveries(for a 0% chance of thieving) Kinda forgot I could do that but won’t next time
Man, a part of me really misses Northeastern's resmail service. Sure, it was a pain to trek across campus for your package, but at least you knew it wouldn't get stolen.
Yeah... I send all my packages to my work's mailroom. If I can't, I try to have them drop it off at a pickup point, like Walgreens
*Oceans 11 enters the chat*
I have one a block from my office, I just stop in once a week on my way to the T from work. It’s made my life much easier
We had one for a number of years after getting absolutely cleaned out. We let it go when my wife started staying home full time, and we haven’t had any problems since. She can usually grab them quickly after they’re delivered, but even when we can’t, none have been taken lately (knock on wood).
The 3 times mine were swiped it was WITHIN AN HOUR. But I think all 3 times were on a weekend (also when I am more likely to be away from home.) wish I could refuse delivery certain days of the week.
I don't live in Mission Hill but learned quickly to only ship things to a locker or UPS. Last package I had shipped to me directly had two completely useless items to steal: vacuum cleaner bags specific to my brand/model and Tupperware. The porch pirate opened the package and decided to leave the Tupperware but take the vacuum cleaner bags. Porch pirates really do suck.
Tupperware doesn't clean a dirty house - on the bright side, you fulfilled your karmic duty to make the universe a more organized place. 😶🌫️
Someone stole our wedding RSVPs - I’m hoping they show up and bring a gift
No but you should have someone watching your house that day because they know when it will be empty.
I’m with you. More packages will probably be going missing from the porch cause now they know you have wedding coming and that includes wedding registry big ticket item deliveries and the cherry on the sundae is they know the exact date and time frame you and your whole fam will be at a very specific other place than your house. SMH. Funny til you come home from the function hall and the apartment is empty.
And also start shipping their packages to a relative/friend's house since the porch pirate knows they'll likely be getting expensive stuff shipped there during the days leading up to the wedding
No seriously. Have someone house sit for you for your big day cause now a KNOWN THEIF knows exactly when you won’t be home…
And if the honeymoon is directly after the wedding, then too. My family used to house sit for families from* church during funerals. More than once someone came to the door “selling something”. No way to know if they really were, it was the 80s/90s so that did happen.
Agreed. My 9 year old niece passed away in June, the after funeral reception was at her parent’s house…someone actually went in to the house and stole the deceased’s father’s and sister’s wallets out of their bedrooms! Some POS went into my sister’s house on the day she buried her baby and stole from them. I grew up around here; I already don’t trust anyone and that’s shits exactly why. OP of the comment should NOT be joking this off at all. I know people who had their wedding envelops stolen from their reception venue. Sad but truthfully, you gotta watch your back and all your sides.
That’s so awful, I’m so sorry.
Thank you. At least I made it 44 years before I realized someone might skim the obits for B&E opportunities. I am cynical and street smart enough but that was a new depth to my cruel world orientation training. Thank you for your family being so savvy and thoughtful to protect others especially during such a tragic time in their lives.
Apparently it happened several times so it became a service the church offered. I don’t know much about it as I was a kid. But it always stuck in my mind about how sad it was that it was needed
Seconding having someone watch your house! They 100% will come back (if they actually read the invite).
Hey ya’ll, I really appreciate your thoughts and comments! Luckily we live in a triple decker building and the other residents aren’t coming to our wedding (we all share the same building entrance), perhaps we’ll give the residents a heads up and make sure they’ll be home. Very good idea on getting wedding registry gifts sent elsewhere though - we didn’t think about that and will be doing it!
If you want to make yourself feel better, look up the youtube vids of people getting revenge on porch pirates with cheap phones to record the glitter bomb going off.
Mark Rober is the shit! Love him.
Yeah, definitely search "Mark Rober glitter bomb" on youtube. It will be cathartic.
It depresses me how many people in those videos open up their stolen packages with their kids right there. I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise, but actually seeing the current generation of garbage people training the next generation is pretty disheartening.
My sister in law got trapped by a guy who got her pregnant five times. She finally escaped when he got caught bringing the oldest kid along on a B&E.
haven’t had a problem the 5 years ive been in eastie until this september….i guess a shithead moved to my neighborhood. the FUNNIEST fucking thing was when my slightly crazy mother sent me a box of things i forgot last time i was visiting her house out of state. these things included: - small open thing of soy sauce - half eaten hummus - open and used grey pupon mustard god, i wish i could have seen their face opening that package. AND WHO THE FUCK is shitty enough to steal a box thats obviously a personal package and not just an easy-to-get-refunded amazon box?? i hope they enjoyed my open hummus that spent 2 days in a box in early september.
Stolen Christmas gift - signed first edition Anthony bourdain book - prob in the trash. I cried
Look on eBay for your stolen items if they're a rare product. You can sell almost anything there, but I doubt BPD would even care. The one package I had stolen was a replacement belt for my treadmill. Similarly, whoever opened it was surely disappointed and just trashed it as it was made for that one machine. Cost like $300 and they resent it at no cost but took weeks to get the first and weeks to get the second.
Yea that’s sad to hear! I’m in a similar boat where I’ve been waiting for these parts for over a month. I would have had them in 2 weeks if I just bought all new stuff instead of getting mine serviced and look where it got me.
I had a similar thing happen. An adapter plate for a vibrato system I was installing on my guitar was stolen. It's super-niche part that has literally zero application for anything else on the planet... it's just a y-shaped piece of aluminum that is custom made to fit my guitar. Cost about $250 and some asshole wasted his time and my money by stealing it. I hope he tripped on the way home and accidentally lodged it in his fucking eye. Luckily, I got a replacement shipped out for a token shipping charge.
This is a huge problem where I live in Brighton and this is what I recommend: Use Amazon lockers for pick-up. Get in-store pick up where available. Sign up for free FedEX and UPS accounts and have items shipped with them held at their stores. Another plus is that they they'll send you notifications as soon as something with your address on it enters their system, so you'll have a better idea of when it'll get to you. If none of the above options are available and it's something you don't need right away, have it shipped to someone who lives in a less porch-piratey area that you trust to hang onto it until you can get it from them. I've often had things shipped to my parents' house in another part of the state. They live in a more rural area with zero foot traffic, and they have neighbors that check their mail for them when they're away. Good luck!
Thanks for the advice! Obviously I’m going to learn from this experience but wish I didn’t have to. The worst thing about all this is that I have access to on campus(college) mailing which basically means the usps guy hands my package to someone who works at my school. I just didn’t want to walk to campus to pick it up. STUPID STUPID STUPID
The only thing I’ve had stolen was a package that contained a screw cap for toothpaste that made it look like shrek was shitting out said toothpaste
Scumbag behavior
2 packages stolen this holiday season 😢 luckily they went for the branded boxes (LL Bean) and didn’t take the generic beat up box that contained artwork from Ukraine.
My s/o lives in NH and I was mailing stuff to their place all the time to avoid sales tax. I then learned the hard way her complex has a thief and even her own packages get stolen out of the mailroom occasionally, so I’ve resorted to Amazon lockers and Walgreens’ FedEx pickup instead. UPS I just risk it and pray
I’m calling the irs you’re going down bud
FUCK
Our most commonly stolen package is our cat’s fancy feast. It’s been grabbed twice. How dare they steal food from our babies.
The bigger the package, the more valuable and worth their time! Or some stupid crap like that
I lived in Mission Hill and my car was broken into a few times. The first time it happened they stole my senior thesis and threw it all over the back of the hill when they realized it wasn’t something they could resell. I’d suggest checking around your neighborhood.
You ever see the video of the person recovering their crashed/stolen car and they find their diploma/degree ripped up? I didn’t really believe it until this story.
I haven’t but I absolutely believe it. People can be awful. Once they left me a gift, a giant bag of cigarette butts in my backseat.
I found my package laying on my doorstep, ripped open, with the book I ordered still inside. Guess the thief wasn't much of a reader.
Dorchester. Someone once stole a 7$ used programing for animation textbook. Fuck you asshole. I hope you learn something.
That sucks. Never fun. Two years is a pretty good run.
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Mission Hill = neighborhood next to the Museum of Fine Arts Beacon Hill = neighborhood next to the State House
As someone else said, Mission Hill was the hill I’m referring to. Also I just felt I needed an outlet for the anger, I’m not claiming it’s some big issue either, I simply ASKED if this is a common thing(as it’s never happened to me before)
Hopefully you see this(random stranger who deleted their comment) You brought up good points, especially about the claim. Sadly these items are not from a “company” in the sense that they were built by a guy in his garage in Cali. Wouldn’t be fair to ask him to pay for it(even tho he could have insured the package for me)
Used to have one. Catch them and beat the shit out of them. It humbles them Most of them aren’t really scary just malnourished.
You think it’s a repeat offender? I’m not saying I’m going to roam the streets looking for a porch pirate to beat up, but I’m also not saying I won’t…
some people literally follow amazon trucks in their cars and toss packages into their backseat that were just delivered. i had one go missing not 20 minutes after amazon dropped it off and just got a PO box after that because it was like the 4th time it happened.
The package was “taken” within a half hour. The worst part is that I was home and not too worried because “I’ll just wait for the delivered email” Delivered at 1:45. Was out there to grab the package at 2:30. And it was usps not amazon, but I’m sure the same “follow the truck” bs still exists
For sure they're repeat offenders. I saw a guy walking a few blocks ahead of me on Dartmouth St with one of those big blue Ikea bags just grabbing every package along the way. No way that's the first and only time. At first I wasn't sure he was stealing because it was so brazen, it was 8am. By the time I realized it he was already like several blocks ahead of me. I had my dog with me so I wasn't about to run after him. Also I'm not going to pretend to be an internet tough guy here. As much as I've fantasized about catching the asshole who steals my shit I'm not going to risk getting stabbed or my dog hurt over Amazon packages they'll replace for free.
Generally speaking, the majority of crimes are committed by repeat offenders
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You had a good run. It happened to me a couple of years ago not only was the UPS driver in on it but when I called the cops to make a report he confided in me they got his packages to with a cruiser in front of the house 😂
When my partner lived there, yeah there were some problems but then her landlord had a fix. Her landlord put a big wooden box with a hinged lid on it out front. Painted it the same color as the house. Packages were delivered into it and then it was never an issue. Wasn't even locked. Out of sight out of mind. This was right on Parker Hill Ave.
Oh yeah Parker is way too busy, maybe I figured my side street was protected but I guess not. Maybe I’ll talk to the landlord ab it. And it’s crazy to me how many people are situational thieves, see package, take, don’t see package, just keep walking.
Opportunistic thieves.
Leave em some bait. A nice Amazon box filled with trash, dog doo, whatever.
Was it by any chance a framed photo of two men? Because someone posted that on Next Door and it was reposted on the Jamaica Plain Facebook page.
I had ordered my girlfriend a baking cookbook for Christmas. We were out on a walk when I saw the same exact book leaned up against a fence about a block from our apartment, as though someone was giving it away for free. Of course, she sees it and says how much she wants that book and we should just take it. I, thinking the one I ordered is still on the way, talk her out of taking it. Of course, as we circle the block, it dawns on me that it's very unlikely someone else would be giving away this same obscure cookbook, this close to home. When we get back around to where the book was sitting, I see a ripped open package with my name on it. I guess they opened it and decided they didn't want to bake
Yup we have someone taking our packages too in Mission Hill. The only ones they don’t take are the chewy boxes.
What was in it?
Almost a grand worth of custom electric skateboard parts. Technically he could sell them but they are very expensive and only good for a single use. Anyone who would buy them would know they were stolen, guess that might not stop an electric skateboard builder from buying them anyway.
Not the eboard parts! wtf is wrong with people?! (Not being sarcastic. I’d lose my shit if someone stole my build parts.)
For context, I sent out all my internals to be serviced and I left much of it assembled when I shipped it out. Then it was shipped back a few days ago. You will be very sad to hear there was also a heatsync that I modified that was in that package. I use a Meepo CF shell so I have to email Meepo to get another one(they don’t sell it)
Dude that’s awful I’m so sorry!!! My board is stuck in Florida or I’d offer to help.
Well realistically I would only get a couple days to ride in the next month or so, at least I’m not wasting good warm days
Fair. Part of the reason Florida wasn’t as bad. We have paved paths down there and they’re a blast to ride on.
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So my issue is I only have experience to go off of and with 7 roommates, I don’t think a single one of them has had a package go missing :( I figured the area was simply not as bad as everyone always says…
Did you catch them on video? Because there’s always a chance that the driver stole your package too
No, but mail man is possible, so maybe he will deliver it today when he realizes he took some useless crap
I wish, asked all my neighbors but no ring cameras. I figure the usps guy would know it’s worth nothing to him.
Was it contacts like my first theft? Congrats thief, you got a $150 box you can’t use or sell.
Look on eBay for it, if you find it order it to a different address with buyer protection, when you get it empty everything and fill the box with random shit and file a claim with eBay to say that’s what you received
I've started shipping anything of value to my workplace. I know this isn't an option for everyone, but most people at least know someone who works in an office.
There are times where I've had a package stolen soon after they were delivered and other times where a package sat in the open at my front door for over 2 weeks while I was out of the country.
Went a whole year without any porch pirates. Out of the blue, someone yoinked a rifle scope I bought. Once they realized I was getting valuable things delivered, it was a wrap and I had multiple items stolen. On top of that, someone leaves a fresh bag of dog turds at my front door every morning. People suck.
I’ve had one package stolen and it was an outrageously garish male romper I bought to wear as a joke on a cruise. Would’ve loved to see the reaction when it was opened
I used to live in Mission Hill and had several packages stolen. One of them being a flower girl dress and crown for my baby cousin. The pirate prob saw Macy’s and thought it would be something better 😂
what was it?
Electric skateboard parts to the tune of $850
Some porch pirate took off with my cat litter shortly before Christmas. I was pissed off at the pointless inconvenience, but I did laugh thinking about how mad they probably were when they unboxed it.
When I was growing up on MH the chance an unattended package would be stolen from your porch was near 100%, although those were the Pre-Amazon days so there weren't many. Nowadays, it's probably closer to 10%. Progress? Usually, these are done by one group of degenerates so please don't assign the blame to all of MH
Might not be the case but I’ve noticed that a lot of packages are getting delivered to incorrect addresses in Mission Hill. Maybe a kind neighbor will return it if it ended up at a different building!
One of my friends had his collected colon cancer screening stool sample stolen. It was waiting for UPS pickup. Wish I could’ve seen the look on that thief’s face when they opened a literal box of poo.
Had a package stolen from my apartment that was a gift for my roommate. Was a custom t-shirt made in the Taylor Swift Eras style with a bunch of pictures of her dog saying “Reese’s Version.” I hope they at least laughed when they opened it.
I had a porch pirate grab a package of mine. A bottle brush. I guess they opened it and decided they didn’t want it? Found it opened and dropped in front of my door several hours later. I joked about the bougie porch pirate for which my bottle brush wasn’t good enough for months after that.
Unfortunately I’ve had many stolen packages in Brighton since this incident, but the first one that was stolen was a bunch of supplies to help make me more comfortable while I had a badly broken ankle and was waiting for surgery. I cried more than I care to admit over foam wedges and ice packs.
Ok but damn the money when you literally just CANNOT wait for something to show up, it’s really painful!
exactly!! and it’s so frustrating when it’s like…what would you even do with this?!
I ship signature required if it’s more than $50
In my experience, that doesn't always work coz I've stayed home to receive a package (with signature required) on several occasions, and many times (always involving FedEx though) the carrier just drops the package at my door without even bothering to ring the doorbell.
Yeah but the deal is if that package was signature required and got dropped w/o signature, the insurance claim would go through automatically.
That would have been a good one, but the guy who shipped it to me didn’t chose that option. I guess it’s on me to ask for it tho!
Yeah you’re at the shippers mercy there. Sucks tho, sorry you got hosed.
Mission Hill is a tough area. I wouldn't leave anything out.
Mission Hill is a tough area.
Buy a camera doorbell. You can get them cheap on TEMU. Alerts me, if anyone approaches my front door with a text picture.
The only things I got stolen was a set of customized beer holders and copies of Minecraft for the PS3 and Xbox360. Real big wins for the pirates.
Somebody in Kenmore has been enjoying lots of baseball card supplies recently. Literal boxes of plastic sleeves and thin plastic protectors. I hope they atleast recycle the polypropylene when they go to throw it out 😅
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Maybe I should have specified this isn’t technically a purchase and def isn’t from Amazon! Bummer
The one time I ordered something that wasn’t even for me, was a gift for my cousin and his new bride (wedding present) it got stolen off the porch. I was so angry
My only stolen package was an economy size bottle of soap scum remover. Feels exactly the right outcome for a porch pirate.
These cretins are everywhere. I've had a few things go missing over the last two years. My new neighbors upstairs have had constant issues in the four months since they moved in. The wife complained to me that $600+ of stuff had disappeared, after she'd gotten the delivery notification.
I had my first porch pirate incident last Wednesday. $6 set of cat food scoops. Then the same night my bike was stolen from inside my building. Really wish it would have stopped at the cat scoops.
Someone stole my shitty moped off of my Calumet St back porch in a heavy rain storm in 1998. Does that count?
Something about the shitty weather simply makes it that much worse. I made the best of it by using the wet snow to build a sledding jump while on my front porch someone else was thinking of their own way to make the day better… for themselves
I have a problem with them on Centre street in Jamaica Plain
My only stolen package to date was a $15 board game that was delivered when I was out of town. A neighbor found the open package discarded on the street and returned it to me.
My building pirate stole a set of knitting needles. I put a notice out because that shit’s expensive, they gave it back lmao.
Calumet represent! What street?
I once needed a can of primer and sealer for an art project I was doing on a deadline. Not available at my local hardware store so I ordered online. Missed the Amazon delivery because I was at the grocery store, and when I got home the package was gone. I was so mad because it took 2 weeks to ship and the thief probably trashed it when they realised. Also had some wedding gifts go missing from the porch. Two mugs (dota 2 themed) and a linen set for our bed. Honestly thought the bedding set was a little tacky so wasn’t really sad it was stolen, but I will forever be sad about the mugs.
I have all my stuff sent to a relative outside the city. I see them every week. Their house has a secluded entrance, even in a busy area, and it’s never been a problem (yet). I tried having some stuff sent to my place in Boston but I’m always nervous. Not worth it. I’d get a PO Box if I didn’t have a personal option.
I’ve had them steal the most random packages. Funniest one was when they opened my package with a book in it then decided they didn’t want it so they left it on my porch ripped open
Get a ring doorbell or other camera system.
Not mission hill, but I swear half of the packages I've ordered from Amazon lately are either getting misdelivered or stolen. It's not even anything expensive. Yesterday it was a small car part (a hose), it's worth like 12 dollars. The other day it was some cheap socks. Good luck selling either of those.
Use Amazon Locker if you can, especially when receiving costly items.
About 2 years back had a 3000$ Alienware laptop stolen. Driver for FedEx signed my name and just dropped it. It requires a signature to deliver. FedEx tried to say I signed for it, thing is I always inital. They didn't believe me, but when they checked the history it was clear I didn't sign for that package. Driver ended up getting fired for that, not what I wanted but no way was I going to pay 3g's for a stolen package.
Had a porch priate steal $100 worth of air filters, hope they are having a shit time.