Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves

Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by thaumasiotes on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:22AM (#18679113)

I'm pretty sure Amazon explicitly offers the option to "group my items into as few shipments as possible, even if it takes longer".

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by grozzle on Friday December 14, 2018 @02:25AM (#18679119)

As few as possible is sometimes still more than one, though.

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by mcny on Friday December 14, 2018 @04:26AM (#18679568)

Why does this happen? Are the items coming from multiple Amazon locations?

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by jsjohnst on Friday December 14, 2018 @09:41AM (#18681086)

> Are the items coming from multiple Amazon locations?

Yep! Especially if you live in NYC (or anywhere in the North East really). Amazon has something like 50+ different warehouses in NJ and Pennsylvania alone.

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by gpvos on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:03AM (#18679739)

I searched for that option recently and couldn't find it. Could you give the exact path through the menus?

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by thaumasiotes on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:21AM (#18679807)

As far as I remember, the option appears when you're checking out and choosing your shipping. It's per-order, not per-account.

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by gpvos on Friday December 14, 2018 @06:22AM (#18680053)

Thanks. Hmm. It wasn't very obvious then.

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Re:Amazon uses dummy parcels to catch thieves by hueving on Friday December 14, 2018 @09:26PM (#18686656)

Doesnt work if they are coming from different warehouses or are too big for one box.

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