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Home package delivery of gifts - ideas on how to increase security?

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So this week was mine and my fiance's birthdays so his mother sent us a gift package with some cash, a couple small gifts, but more importantly, a photo album that she had spent a good amount of time putting together for us and had a few irreplaceable photographs in it.  I was out of town and my fiance was at work, and while his mother specified that a signature was required upon delivery, somebody made off with the package after it was delivered mid-day.  This was the first time something like this had ever happened to us, but now I'm very worried.  With our wedding coming up in November and more people choosing to ship wedding gifts rather than bringing to the wedding, I'm concerned that security of our deliveries is compromised and I'm wondering if anybody has any ideas on how to address this issue.  We don't live in a terrible neighborhood, but it isn't exactly a gated community either, so I suppose these things can happen time-to-time.  I was thinking a sign directing the delivery person to bring to the backyard, but then wouldn't that just be giving directions to potential thieves as well?  Might there be a tactful way of spreading the word that packages should be shipped to my office?
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Re: Home package delivery of gifts - ideas on how to increase security?

  • MobKazMobKaz member
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    For any registry that you have created, you can choose any delivery address.  It does not have to be a home address.  You can make sure that your mom and FMIL have your office address so that if anyone inquires with them, they can spread the information through word of mouth.

    If a signature was required for your delivery, you may have some recourse with the delivery service. Obviously you cannot recoup the sentimental value of the photo album, but hopefully between their breach of protocol, and perhaps insurance your mom took out on the package, you can be reimbursed for your loss.

    Do you have a neighbor you can ask to pick up packages?
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  • Xstatic3333Xstatic3333 member
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    If your registry will ship to PO boxes, you could get one and make that the preferred address. Of our two registries, WS would and BBB would not. Overall, we were much happier with WS's service anyway.
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  • audubonbride2013audubonbride2013 member
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    We live in an urban apartment community so we chose to set our wedding registry gifts to ship to my parents' house since they live in a suburban area on a small residential street.  We had no issues with that.  So you may want to consider shipping to one of your parents houses if it's more secure and picking the gifts up from there when you have time or renting a PO box like @xstatic3333 suggested.
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  • hoffsehoffse member
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    We shipped all our gifts to my parents' house as well - because like PP above we live in an apartment complex and they live on a quiet street with a house set far back from the road.  People driving by can't tell if there are packages on the porch or not.

    For regular packages I have them all shipped to my office.  I suspect there is somebody who works in my leasing office who steals packages from residents because I have had 8 go missing in the last year, all which were "delivered" to the front desk.  I have complained, but from what I can tell nothing has changed in their staffing.  Since switching to my office address, all my packages have showed up.

    OP, since this has happened to you too, I would switch your delivery info on your registry sites to your office or a trusted friend or family member's residence.  About 90% of our gifts were boxed, so we got a LOT of packages.  That would have been far too many opportunities for the thief in the leasing office to steal from us.
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  • LDubHawksFanLDubHawksFan member
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    Another option if your parents house isn't close is to have packages sent to your work (obviously asking if they don't mind the extra mail first). At my old work place lots of coworkers would get Christmas presents for their SOs and expensive things (like tvs) sent to work. Current work place is way smaller and they do it too. coworker has a surfboard in his office that got delivered. It could be a good option unless you are having huge items or a 300 person wedding where the mail room will be inundated!

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  • MayDay513MayDay513 member
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    We had our stuff sent to my MIL because someone is always home over there.
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  • muenginerdmuenginerd member
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    We ship to the office.  We have a fairly large reception area, so alot of coworkers will do this with large packages or at holiday time.  The receptionist is nice enough to hold package upfront so we can grab them on our way out.  Of course, like others have said, make sure this would be an ok option first.

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