Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves

Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mcv on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:10AM (#18707615)

  > Given the police's complete inaction vigilantism was inevitable.

This makes me wonder: who is responsible for the lost package? I would expect, if the deliverer can't prove they delivered the package (because they didn't get a signature), they're responsible for the loss and need to pay for the loss.

The recipient certainly can't help that someone left a package outside. If the loss is for the recipient, then I can certainly understand the vigilantism, but that's a pretty awful system.

I'm glad I can usually pick up my packages at my neighbours'.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by adrr on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:21AM (#18707747)

The delivery company sometimes takes pictures of the package left at the door. The customer is ultimately responsible for the package, not the shipper. It's the customer who files the police report.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mcv on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:25AM (#18707794)

It seems extraordinarily harsh to punish the recipient for the bad practices of the delivery service.

Is there any legal jurisprudence about this? It feels to me like the delivery service should be responsible.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by HeyLaughingBoy on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:04PM (#18708187)

Responsible for what? They delivered the package to the location that it was supposed to be delivered to.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by mcv on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @01:13PM (#18708940)

Outside, where anyone can take it. That's not responsible delivery.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by recursive on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @01:43PM (#18709281)

But it's still certainly delivery.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by Someone1234 on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:29AM (#18707836)

Anyone can file a police report.

The sender and the sender's agent (shipping company) own the package until it is delivered. That's why the sender insures it and insurance payments go to the sender.

But often it is more complicated than that, because there's a commercial contract between the sender and the recipient that also has to be taken into account.

I'd call it a legally grey area, with the commercial sender often likely filing an insurance claim and re-sending the lost merchandise.

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Re:Glitter bomb tricks parcel thieves by rtkwe on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @12:45PM (#18708640)

> I'd call it a legally grey area, with the commercial sender often likely filing an insurance claim and re-sending the lost merchandise.

Really I think that's more a customer service nicety than anything the company would be legally required to do. Seems like everyone has done their part to fulfill their obligations once the package hits your doorstep.

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