UPS delivered IPAD to wrong address!

[DebbieB]

Where we live most of the drivers just leave your package on the door step, or if they know you they will leave it at your place of work, to save a trip out in the country. Nobody signs anything.

It depends on the service the shipper requested. They can ship it no signature required, signature required or signature required in person. With signature required, you can sign the slip and leave it on your door and the driver will leave it the next day. Signature required in person requires it to be signed in front of the driver.

 

[Ilivetogo]

Is there another street with a similar name near you?


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I have this problem. My EXACT address is in my town AND the one next to me. (2-3 miles away). Once when I was watching my tracking for a box, UPS "delivered" the box, but I didn't have it. When I called, they (of course) asked me to check again, see if the neighbors had it, etc.

I then informed UPS that there was an identical address in the next town and they sent the driver back. I had my box back the next day. I guess the other people were honest enough - didn't take it. I have never received anything by mistake for the other address ...

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[DarthKTrava]

And signing those machines they have wouldn't be your true signature. It's HARD to sign worth a darn on those things! But it would be suspicious when whoever signs misspells the name.

 

[auntpoly]

I can easily see a package accidentally delivered to the wrong address when no signature is required. But how do you "accidentally" sign someone else's name?

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She doesn't know for a fact that that's what happened. It's an assumption that can be made, but it's just as likely that nobody knows what happened.

Amazon kept telling me the same time once about something that it turned out had never even been shipped by the seller.

 

[Albort]

i wonder what happened afterwards...

 

[sbtrfly74]

I really love Amazon, but this is where I really hate them. They will send out expensive items without a "brown box". I bought my DD a kindle fire for xmas and they sent it out in the original black box it comes in with just a mailing label slapped on the side. Anyone could see that it was a kindle but luckily it was sitting inside my mailbox and no one took it, but it could easily happen.

Im wondering if this is how they sent the Ipad as well, would be stupid but it does happen.

Other problem I have too is when tracking it will say its delivered when its not. This was a big problem over xmas since I pretty much buy 100% online. I was missing presents and they said they were delivered and I was freaking out. But then they were delivered a few days later.

 

[Imzadi]

i wonder what happened afterwards...

The OP can't answer as she is currently in jail for having strangled the UPS delivery man, after finding him using her iPad.

 

[connorlevismom]

The OP can't answer as she is currently in jail for having strangled the UPS delivery man, after finding him using her iPad.

No - no jail here. Nothing ever came of it though, so I moved on and just ordered another one. Someone out there got a free IPAD and since nobody else seems to care, there is nothing else I can do about it.

 

[mmackeymouse]

No - no jail here. Nothing ever came of it though, so I moved on and just ordered another one. Someone out there got a free IPAD and since nobody else seems to care, there is nothing else I can do about it.

Assuming the delivery man isn't in on it, I find myself more upset with the person on the receiving end of that package.

We're all human, and everyone can make mistakes, even delivery men.

But, to not be honest when you receive something that doesn't belong to you? Well, that just boils my blood.

 

[kellyg403]

We ordered some ipads for work. One was delivered and the other was tracked to the FedEx sorting Center but never tracked out of it. Some Fed Ex employee had a nice ipad for themselves.

The scary thing is that nobody even made any attempt to find out who stole the package from the FedEx place. I filled out a form and apple sent us another.

I am sure that in the contract between shipper and the company that includes a certain percentage of 'loss' happening before insurance kicks in etc. Regardless of stealing, there is damage as well.

I am sure that internally FedEx may be doing something, but in the grand scheme of things, just in volume alone, one package is not a lot. I am sure that they have an internal 'Loss Prevention'. Employee theft is common. And I am sure that packages get dropped etc.

OP, I hope that you find out what happened to that package and who is signing your name. If it is a dishonest neighbor that would not be good. If the delivery driver signed your name, he really should have consequences at work now that no one can find the package.

Kelly

 

[hlg22]

Assuming the delivery man isn't in on it, I find myself more upset with the person on the receiving end of that package.

We're all human, and everyone can make mistakes, even delivery men.

But, to not be honest when you receive something that doesn't belong to you? Well, that just boils my blood.

I wouldn't think this would be the case with something as valuable as an iPad, but it's possible the receipient tried to return it and was rebuffed by Amazon/FedEx. I have received several packages addressed to prior owners of my house - the first year I lived there, I got several boxes of Christmas gifts that someone had ordered and sent directly from the various vendors and addressed to one family. I called every vendor, and they were disinterested and just told me to keep them. I had to do some sleuthing on my own, figured out that the family still lived in the neighborhood, and contacted them in order to get the gifts to their rightful recipients. Had I not, or not been able to find them locally, they probably would have assumed once they and the sender figured out that the packages went to the wrong address that I had wrongfully kept their gifts, when really it was the companies that didn't want to be bothered with accepting the returns. More recently, I received a ginormous box from Amazon addressed to a woman who lived at my house at least 6 years ago. Based on the box, I could tell it was a vacuum. I called Amazon, and they told me I should just keep the vacuum. I told them it wasn't mine, and I didn't want it. Then the lady suggested I could resell it! I told her again that I did not want it, it was not mine, and I wanted to send it back. Only at that point did she agree to send me a prepaid shipping label and arrange a UPS pickup. I looked it up on Amazon after and it was a $200+ vacuum.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I had a UPS issue 2 days ago. It wasn't my regular driver( I saw this driver as he was leaving my street) and when I got home no package yet tracking said delivered, left on porch. Nope, not there. I called UPS & spoke with a less than helpful rep who basically said too bad for you, it shows delivered look in your bushes. If it's not there call the shipper but good luck getting it replaced since it says delivered(she actually said that!). So, I walked up & down my street, spotted a package thrown in a neighbors driveway. Yup, my package just thrown in the middle of their driveway. Not even close to my address.

 

[floridaminnie]

No - no jail here. Nothing ever came of it though, so I moved on and just ordered another one. Someone out there got a free IPAD and since nobody else seems to care, there is nothing else I can do about it.

Did you pay for the second iPad?

 

[wvjules]

I really love Amazon, but this is where I really hate them. They will send out expensive items without a "brown box". I bought my DD a kindle fire for xmas and they sent it out in the original black box it comes in with just a mailing label slapped on the side. Anyone could see that it was a kindle but luckily it was sitting inside my mailbox and no one took it, but it could easily happen.

Im wondering if this is how they sent the Ipad as well, would be stupid but it does happen.

Other problem I have too is when tracking it will say its delivered when its not. This was a big problem over xmas since I pretty much buy 100% online. I was missing presents and they said they were delivered and I was freaking out. But then they were delivered a few days later.

I bet those problems are when Amazon uses FedEx Post. They deliver to USPS and then USPS delivers. Amazon considers it delivered when they deliver to the USPS. I hate when they use that service!

 

[IGotAFreeIpad]

Did you pay for the second iPad?

I hope not!

 

[rwdavis2]

First off, is there no where to buy the ipad locally to avoid shipping? Otherwise see if the seller can ship such that it will be held at the local UPS depot where you can go get it.

 

[IGotAFreeIpad]

Too true!

 

[leebee]

Too true!

At least, I hope your screen name's a joke...

 

[Gracefulskinny]

For those having problems with UPS do this...next time they screw up call and calmly voice your grievances (and make sure to point out past problems as well) and then be sure at some point to tell them that due to their unreliability if they can't fix the problem then you will be forced to make it clear with all who send you packages that UPS is too unreliable to use and refuse to use them again.

We had a few issues with them last year and after I made this threat (it helps that we were getting a lot of packages because I was pregnant and receiving baby gifts) we haven't had an issues since.

 

[IGotAFreeIpad]

At least, I hope your screen name's a joke...

It did take a while to find a Disney screened one!

SSB