I do some work with a shipping company that works with amazon. Nothing really happens. Sometimes those packages are not lost and they end up back at the warehouse. Sometimes they're stolen, sometimes they're damaged and marked as delivered by mistake or carelessness. Missing packages happen "often" but not as often as you would think. If a driver has a handful of packages missing out of a few thousand deliveries, that's a lot. Drivers do have to pass background checks and drug screens before being hired. Finally, they have no idea what is in the packages so it is unlikely the driver is stealing it. It could be something worth a couple thousand dollars or something worth five bucks. Its just another package to drop off so they can go home.

Here is how to ensure delivery: have it delivered to an amazon locker, its free and only you can retrieve it. It may be a slight hassle for you, but it guarantees you will get your package. You can also change your delivery settings to require a signature. That may fix the issue but its not foolproof.

Finally, they more than $600/week. In minneapolis they make between $160-$190/day salary plus benefits. The faster they deliver, the quicker they go home which is why some of them are careless.

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I can do a drop off point. I'm not sure drivers here in Europe make that kind of cash

That said, it's a remarkable coincidence that the same item disappears two weeks in a row but every other package makes it

If it is shipped in its own package with advertisements on it, that could explain it getting repeatedly stolen. Most items are not shipped that way for that reason, but some still are.


I have only ever had 2 packages stolen and both were less than $20. Luckily no larger ticket items have gone missing.

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Wouldn't this be an issue between Amazon and the delivery company? Maybe it's built into the shipping rates they get from the company.

I guess. They sent it twic and refunded me, so they're 900 out of pocket

As far as I remember when I ordered something relatively expensive ($500 automatic watch) it came by courier and I had to sign for it and show ID. That was a few years ago in Canada so things may be different now.

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I've talked to drivers who delivered macbooks, in the standard apple box, and left it on the porch. That's a rare occurence, but not against the rules. Most packages are in the amazon boxes or envelopes.

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Yesterday my postman dropped two packages In view of the street on my door. He left our mail between them rather than in our locked box. Including our W2s! So created an enticement on our doorstep with all of our private financial information. Yay!

My mailman delivered me someone else's passport.

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I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.

When we lived in Spain, we didn't have a number address but rather a written description of the tiny roads needed to reach our house. They tried sending a package a couple of times and then banned us from ordering anything.

I swear we make money on our prime membership.

We ordered a $400 crib from them. It didn't arrive, so we touched base. The resent a new crib for next day delivery.

The next day, both cribs showed up. Again, we contacted them and they told us to keep both cribs. We were only charged for one. So we sold the second one.

Stuff like this happens to us fairly regularly.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

All my Amazon deliveries are left on my porch and I get message on my phone with a picture of the box minutes after delivery. Sometimes the delivery guys ring the bell and sometimes they don't.

So far, knock on wood, none of my Amazon packages were stolen.

I had the same thing happen with some skis; but they were a "2 pairs for the price of 1" deal. I wound up with 4 pairs, and the vendor told me to keep the extras. I Ebayed 2 pairs and received more than I had paid, so I did make money on the deal+cockup.