What do you do if the wrong package was delivered to your door step?

[Jester Joe]

Call the cops.

[elizabethmartinez]

get it and run

[Gorgodeus]

Isn't there something about how if a package is delivered to your house, then it's yours like 9/10th kind of thing?

In the US, if it is sent via mail, it is a federal offense to open mail that does not belong to you. If delivered by other sources, such as Fed Ex, truck, etc, you have to sign for it, which means you would have had to forge the signature, another federal offense.

[Lady Dragonheart]

Let the dogs inspect the outside before either calling the post office, or running it up to the post office. Unless, I'm friendly with the person that it's supposed to be delivered to. I'll just call them to come and pick it up.

[Kristya]

In the US, if it is sent via mail, it is a federal offense to open mail that does not belong to you. If delivered by other sources, such as Fed Ex, truck, etc, you have to sign for it, which means you would have had to forge the signature, another federal offense.

The majority of packages sent via FedEx, UPS, etc. do not need to be signed for. I have a package waiting by my front door 2-3 times per week when I get home from work.

[lonely zergling]

I would keep Paris and sell the cocaine.

[ComputerNerd]

I do not take, nor support the use of illegal drugs or even some in my view which should be illegal (legal highs etc).
I would call the police had I been aware of that content, otherwise I would try to contact either the intended recipient or those who delivered it were that possible to determine.

[looorg]

I seriously wouldn't even know what to do with that much coke. It's not like I know any drug dealers and I can't just drive into the the bad part of town and see if there are some druggies around around that want to buy like 60 bricks, quick guesstimate of the image. Call the police is like my only option.

If it had been cash in small bills or even 100:s stacked like that I would have totally kept that.

Paris Hilton? Return to sender. Address unknown.

[Septik]

In the US, if it is sent via mail, it is a federal offense to open mail that does not belong to you. If delivered by other sources, such as Fed Ex, truck, etc, you have to sign for it, which means you would have had to forge the signature, another federal offense.

actually, when you sign for a fedex package you are simply saying that it left fedex's hands and entered yours and fedex can stop assuming liability. so basically they are covering their own asses if the person says they never got it. ive received packages for my wife and signed it johnny chimpo and they dont give two shits or ask who i am or anything.

[Selastan]

Call the police, obviously.

[Aucald]

It's a terrible idea to open packages intended for other people. Besides from a brick of Peruvian marching powder you could wind up with tainted biological material, bombs, hobo spiders, a self-assembling automated assassin - you name it. If it's a normal package call the shipper and have them pick it up on their dime, and if its ticking, glowing, leaking unmentionable fluids, or speaks to you in the voices of dead relatives then call the cops, 911, or your local witch doctor/exorcist.

[Barnabas]

I wouldn't even open someone else's mail. First I look at the address on the letter or the box. I see if one of my neighbor's name is on it and if not it goes back to the shipping company.

[Deleted]

Go to the police and demand police protection for a while. If it's any sizable amount you could be in a lot of trouble.

I've seen this shit end very badly once, back when I was on active duty in the police force. When it comes to something like this, you wanna be safe, rather than sorry.

[Dys]

Oh hey, it's the plot from

[hassana]

enjoy the shit out of it

[Deleted]

If something worthwhile was delivered that wasn't illegal I'd keep it packed for a month and if the deliver company doesn't claim it back I'd keep it...let's say a TV.

I wouldn't know what to do with drugs or whatever so I'd likely report it.

[Deleted]

Sell it obviously

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Considering opening mail (effectively stealing) that isn't yours is a felony (guaranteed jail time), why would you even open it in the first place?

[Celista]

I would give it to whoever it belongs to, I ordered a $2k gaming laptop from Amazon and THEY FUCKING DELIVERED IT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS which is fucking unbelievable, ever since that incident (the laptop was brought over to me by a neighbor, it was CLEARLY a laptop as there was an image of it on the box and the neighbor in question said that the FedEx guy didn't even bother to knock) I do not mess with karma. Not that I wouldn't deliver mail that came to the wrong address in the first place, but ESPECIALLY after that incident I deliver other people's mail ASAP.