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Protip: Ask for hold at location. Downside, you must drive to the facility. Upside, less hassle than if package is pirated.

https://www.ups.com/us/en/track/change-delivery

https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping/hold-at-location.html



UPS closed my local facility to the public last month. Now I can only drop packages off at third parties for a fee, and the nearest hold location is over an hour away.


UPS was very unfriendly for consumer dropoffs for ages. That changed a bit. But seems to be headed back and I rarely get deliveries of Amazon stuff via UPS any longer.


I suppose it depends on your assessment of the risk. For me, taking an extra 30-45 minutes to pick something up is a pretty high bar. I've had a couple mis-deliveries at home but it's rare and think I eventually got the items. That's versus hundreds of other deliveries.


Salutes for using the term piracy correctly, well done.




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