Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:25     Subject: Re:Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:Why can't people figure out the difference between discrete and discreet?


THANK you!
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:24     Subject: Re:Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why can't people figure out the difference between discrete and discreet?


Oh a spelling mistake. Big fucking deal.


Classy and semi-literate. Nice.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:24     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are they supposed to do? FWIW just because it's a big box from Amazon doesn't mean it's valuable or worth stealing. Most likely just diaper wipes or toilet paper


LOL, right? Enjoy my three boxes of size 2 diapers, sucker.


+1

I'd laugh if anyone stole one of our Amazon boxes.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:22     Subject: Re:Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:Why can't people figure out the difference between discrete and discreet?


Oh a spelling mistake. Big fucking deal.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:16     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP What makes you think a plain brown box is less likely to be stolen?

To the PP who suggested having stuff shipped to work, many companies to not allow this. Where I work in DC if you do you get a label on your letter or package reminding you about the no personal items delivered to the office rule. I used to get it on my junk mail all the time. Like I am really going to contract random companies and ask them to mail the junk mail to my home instead, especially as the companies got my address through conferences or other work event.

BTW I am pretty sure amazon still has locker service, so if you are concerned your package might be stolen have it shipped to a locker and pick it up from there.



If married send it to your spouse's office then. I've never heard of this policy. Have it held at UPS. There are other options.


Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's not common. I work at a law firm that has a policy of no personal shipments to the office. My spouse doesn't work in an office, so there's no "spouse's office" to send stuff to.


WTF, hold it at UPS then. There are solutions for everything. If you can't have packages at your office and you aren't home to get them then either do not order stuff to your home OR grab them AT ups. It's not rocket science.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:16     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:
Deliveries like this were certainly not imagined with big city life in mind. In Paris, there are NO unattended boxes. The system doesn't work like that because they would be stolen within minutes. Either it fits into your tiny mailbox, or you're at home/ in your office to sign for your package, or it's left at the post office/specified safe location and you have X days to pick it up.

Don't know how it works in NYC.

I love living in the American suburbs!


Doormen/lobbies.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:14     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:I figure Amazon boxes have less to steal than other boxes. They're usually toiletries, diapers and cleaning supplies.


I've got some printer paper arriving today. Exciting stuff. We did have a box taken at xmas a year ago (in Bethesda). It was two $10-15 children's games. The street value of those has to be less than $1. But I don't think it matters if it says amazon or is unmarked - a package is a package.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 15:01     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:I figure Amazon boxes have less to steal than other boxes. They're usually toiletries, diapers and cleaning supplies.


So true!

I buy diapers from Amazon constantly. Guess there's a huge black market for Huggies? Pretty obvious from the weight of my boxes that it's not a TV.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 14:28     Subject: Re:Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Advertising of course
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 14:27     Subject: Re:Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Why can't people figure out the difference between discrete and discreet?
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 14:17     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?

Deliveries like this were certainly not imagined with big city life in mind. In Paris, there are NO unattended boxes. The system doesn't work like that because they would be stolen within minutes. Either it fits into your tiny mailbox, or you're at home/ in your office to sign for your package, or it's left at the post office/specified safe location and you have X days to pick it up.

Don't know how it works in NYC.

I love living in the American suburbs!
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 14:12     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP What makes you think a plain brown box is less likely to be stolen?

To the PP who suggested having stuff shipped to work, many companies to not allow this. Where I work in DC if you do you get a label on your letter or package reminding you about the no personal items delivered to the office rule. I used to get it on my junk mail all the time. Like I am really going to contract random companies and ask them to mail the junk mail to my home instead, especially as the companies got my address through conferences or other work event.

BTW I am pretty sure amazon still has locker service, so if you are concerned your package might be stolen have it shipped to a locker and pick it up from there.



If married send it to your spouse's office then. I've never heard of this policy. Have it held at UPS. There are other options.


Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it's not common. I work at a law firm that has a policy of no personal shipments to the office. My spouse doesn't work in an office, so there's no "spouse's office" to send stuff to.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 14:03     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Go to the store and take home your purchases. Also better for the environment.
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 14:02     Subject: Re:Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
UNREAL! Some of you are actually siding with the thieves. UNBELIEVEABLE!
Anonymous
Post 05/19/2016 13:59     Subject: Why cant Amazon/Zappos etc... use less obvious & more discrete packaging for their shipments?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP What makes you think a plain brown box is less likely to be stolen?

To the PP who suggested having stuff shipped to work, many companies to not allow this. Where I work in DC if you do you get a label on your letter or package reminding you about the no personal items delivered to the office rule. I used to get it on my junk mail all the time. Like I am really going to contract random companies and ask them to mail the junk mail to my home instead, especially as the companies got my address through conferences or other work event.

BTW I am pretty sure amazon still has locker service, so if you are concerned your package might be stolen have it shipped to a locker and pick it up from there.



If married send it to your spouse's office then. I've never heard of this policy. Have it held at UPS. There are other options.


NP but we're dual feds. No personal boxes!