Store Says FedEx Allowed Homeless Man To Sign For Delivery He Then Stole
It’s always upsetting when someone steals your packages after they’ve been delivered, but it’s even more of a bummer when the company doing the deliveries apparently puts that package into the hands of...
View ArticleVideo Shows UPS Worker Dumping Packages Over A Garden Wall
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, or so they say. But when it comes to overcoming a delivery obstacle, that way shouldn’t involve simply dumping packages marked “fragile” on the ground. Homeowners...
View ArticleThieves Think They’re Stealing Gift Delivery; Make Off With Boxes Of Family...
‘Tis the season for thieves across the country to swoop down upon doorsteps, porches, and stoops to swipe all those gift deliveries waiting outside folks’ homes. But somewhere in Ohio there’s a thief...
View ArticleOrdering Takeout Doesn’t Mean The Driver Gets To Take Your Packages
Getting packages stolen from your front doorstep is unpleasant, no matter who you are or what time of year it is, and knowing that you or a neighbor actually let the thief inside must be even worse. We...
View ArticleFedEx Customers Will Be Able To Drop Off, Pick Up Packages At Walgreens Stores
We’ve all seen what can happen when a package is left out in the open or otherwise unattended, but not everyone can be home during the day, live in a doorman building, or have their stuff delivered to...
View ArticleAmazon Files Patent For Parachuting Packages From Drones
Now that Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones have made their first dropoff, it seems the e-commerce giant wants to make the process even more efficient: Instead of unmanned aerial vehicles landing to...
View ArticleUPS Testing Residential Drone Deliveries Launched From Trucks
After first testing the idea of using drones to deliver packages to extra remote locations, UPS is making its move into more residential skies with octocopters that can be launched from roving trucks....
View ArticleFedEx Won’t Throw My Package Over The Fence — Even Though I Asked Them To
We’ve all seen videos featuring delivery drivers showing off their athleticism, chucking, tossing, throwing, and otherwise unceremoniously dumping items. This tends to annoy both the recipient and the...
View ArticleYour Holiday Shopping Could Get More Expensive, Thanks To UPS
If you were planning to do your holiday shopping from the comfort of home, scooping up bargains with a click, you should know that you may have to pay a little more this year since UPS is tacking on a...
View ArticleAmazon Launching Service That Lets Delivery Drivers Drop Off Packages Inside...
As it was predicted, so it has come to pass: In an effort to combat “porch pirates” who love swiping any boxes left outside, Amazon is launching a new service that allows delivery people to walk into...
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