Your Amazon delivery might have been pinched

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Neighbour heard a noise about 3.30am, couldn't see anything obvious and went back to bed. This morning awoke to find a load of Amazon parcels dumped by the side of the road. Mostly rubbish from opened parcels - a handful of parcels were left with contents (cheap tat), but everything else gone.

Nice rural lane for likely not getting spotted. No idea if was a pinched van, parcels stolen from distribution hub or crooked delivery driver.

Neighbour's wife rung the police who told them NOT to contact Amazon (I guess their systems would alert them pretty quick). No idea if history would show they don't care/help, or if it just slows down the process or what?

[Iva Barchetta]

Police too busy nowadays, I'd have found a number for Amazon and rung/emailed them.

[funkyrobot]

OP, can you post the addresses on the packaging so we can check?

Otherwise, your thread is pointless.

Thanks.

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Iva Barchetta said:

Police too busy nowadays, I'd have found a number for Amazon and rung/emailed them.

Police seemed to want to take charge of this one and apparently keen to not involve Amazon (certainly not by the neighbour). Having said that I've no idea if they've been round, although there was no sign of anything driving down lane just now.

funkyrobot said:

OP, can you post the addresses on the packaging so we can check?
Otherwise, your thread is pointless.
Thanks.

Mr F Robot
Robot Towers
UK

Yours I would describe as being discreet packaging.

It is a pointless thread, just surprised by the response from the police (and the nerve of people who would rifle through a van load of parcels).

[ashleyman]

22 said:

Neighbour's wife rung the police who told them NOT to contact Amazon (I guess their systems would alert them pretty quick). No idea if history would show they don't care/help, or if it just slows down the process or what?

Maybe the Police know something they're not prepared to share and want a little privacy to investigate.

[funkyrobot]

ashleyman said:

22 said:

Neighbour's wife rung the police who told them NOT to contact Amazon (I guess their systems would alert them pretty quick). No idea if history would show they don't care/help, or if it just slows down the process or what?

Maybe the Police know something they're not prepared to share and want a little privacy to investigate.

Maybe they are too busy chasing Golf R's?

[mcflurry]

ashleyman said:

Maybe the Police know something they're not prepared to share and want a little privacy to investigate.

Or they already have been speaking to Amazon's security team, and don't want anyone unrelated to tip off a dodgy employee?

[Ed.]

mcflurry said:

ashleyman said:

Maybe the Police know something they're not prepared to share and want a little privacy to investigate.

Or they already have been speaking to Amazon's security team, and don't want anyone unrelated to tip off a dodgy employee?

Amazon drivers aren't employees, that would entitle them to minimum wage.

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Dull end to a dull story. Community support officer apparently turned up, stuffed the remnants in her car, squashing the boxes flat where possible and drove off with them. Not exactly a forensic investigation. Imagine the few leftovers will grace the local force's Christmas party.

[Blown2CV]

related comment... i ordered a bottle of rum for my BiL and amazon oddly told me it had been delivered to my house (not to a neighbour, and not to the designated 'safe place) to me personally, when i was away on business in london and Mrs 2CV was out. Nowhere to be seen. Apparently the amazon couriers have a little marker than pops up in their handheld devices to prompt them to get a signature, which almost certainly to them indicates it is booze (along with the sloshing noise). Stupid motherfker because it's all traceable back to him and as he marked it as delivered it's basically fessing up to stealing it. Should have just failed the delivery/carded it/lost or damaged in transit if he wanted to lift it, but no. Not the brightest though i suppose.