Whether you live in a house or an apartment, keeping your
packages in your hands and away from thieves’ is a concern everyone has. We’ve
got some tips for keeping your packages safe. Some only apply to houses, some
only to apartments, but all of them will help you keep your items safe.
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Schedule your package delivery. Certain carriers
allow you to schedule a delivery day and time, so you can ensure someone is
there to collect your package.
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Have your packages shipped to your workplace or
a family member’s house who is home regularly. This way your package won’t go
sitting on your porch all day.
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Request that a signature be required for your
package to be delivered. If you aren’t there to sign for the package it will be
taken to your local post office or another delivery store where you can pick it
up later.
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If you are going out of town, put your mail on
hold. That way you won’t have packages arriving and sitting unattended on your
porch for a week.
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Ask a trusted neighbor to pick up packages for
you off your porch if they happen to see any. This ensures that your package
will be getting off the street as quickly as possible.
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Install a security camera on your front porch.
Even if you can’t afford a proper security camera, you can install a fake one.
A potential thief is likely to avoid your home if they even see a camera.
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Give specific details for your delivery person
of where to place your package. Maybe this is on your back porch, maybe this is
in the bushes. Just make sure it isn’t easily visible.
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Ask your property manger if they can hold
packages for you in the main office so your packages aren’t sitting in the
lobby hallway.
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Sign up to get delivery alerts. This could be a
text to your phone or an email telling you that a package has been delivered.
From here you can make arrangements to have it picked up, or at the very least,
you know it should be there when you get home.
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Get a PO Box where your packages can be left at
the post office, which won’t be accessible to the general public.
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Invest in a locking mailbox. This is a bigger
investment, but if you get packages often it can really pay off. These
mailboxes cannot be opened without a key, so many of your packages can be
safely placed inside.
