i did not ask for this!! don’t pay extra for it and act like you’re somehow doing me a fucking favor because now i have to take the day off and practically sit by the fucking door listening for the guy to knock – cannot fully engage in an activity, wear headphones, shower, etc etc etc.

again, I didn’t ask for this!!

these days it’s really obnoxious because now it seems like you can’t even turn it off? like 10 years ago maybe you could sign into the site and say ‘actually please leave at the door’. now it’s fucking LOCKED ON. ABSOLUTELY OBNOXIOUS. SHIT!

  • deegeese
    242·
    11 months ago

    Too many porch pirates ruined it.

    They send without signature, it gets stolen and now they’re out the cash. What’s your solution?

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      26·
      11 months ago

      Automated porch turrets with facial recognition software. You can set down a box no problem but if you pick one up… Hoo boy, welcome to the future motherfucker.

        • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
          8·
          11 months ago

          Twenty seconds is a long time if you’re running.

          “Tranquilizer deployed. If you are a valid box picker upper, drink your antidote verification can or you will be packaged for quick police pickup in about 12 - 96 hours.”

          Version 1 will have an infinite loop because no one remembered to give the police antidote verification cans for when they arrive to pick up the thief boxes.

      • cm0002@lemmy.world
        4·
        11 months ago

        I’ve thought about this, but like with water guns loaded with concentrated liquid stink

    • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
      73·
      11 months ago

      Legallize booby trapped packages.

      Honestly if I ever have porch pirate issues I’m still puting a box with an alarm mine (trip wire activated shotgun shell) connected up there.

      It won’t hurt anybody but will make them shit their pants thinking they’ve just been shot at.

    • TauZero@mander.xyz
      1·
      11 months ago

      What’s your solution?

      How about we put a metal box in front of the house to put the mail in, big enough for a package, and put a lock on the box such that the delivery person can put the package in but no one can take it out unless they have a key for the lock. You would carry the key around with you.