My Wife Got a Delivery Notice for a Package, but No Package Had Arrived.

[MineralMan]

"Porch pirate," she said.

"Not so fast," I said. "Give it a day."

Sure enough, our neighbor across the street knocked on the door a couple of hours later, and handed over the misdelivered package. He was all masked-up and had gloves on.

It's easy to jump to the worst-case conclusion. Often, though, there is another possible answer. Waiting to see is usually the best choice.

These days, in politics and pandemics, we seem to be doing a lot of waiting to see. Perhaps it will all work out in the end.

[Evergreen Emerald]

1. I communicated with Amazon when that happened to me

Amazon said to give it a day. And sure enough, it arrived the next day.

Just goes to show you how smart you are!

[MineralMan]

5. Alexa runs around in circles when an Amazon package

is delivered. She can't wait to tell you it has arrived.

The only trouble is that sometimes she tells you what's in the package. That's not so good around Christmas and birthdays.

[tblue37]

2. My neighbor and I live in a duplex, and we often get each other's packages.

Sometimes I get packages from neighbors down the street, too.

Of course I always deliver them to the proper recipient.

[tanyev]

3. Early on in this mess, I was expecting a package from Target.

I think some kleenex with lotion I had been unable to score at my usual haunts. Package arrived and....it was from Walmart. What the? I didn't order anything from Walmart. Took a closer look at it and it had my next door neighbor's name on it. Walked it over there and saw my Target package in front of their door. Left theirs, took mine, and I don't think anyone was the wiser.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

4. There is definitely reason for optimism

It’s gonna feel so good someday soon.

[Cirque du So-What]

6. I received a package last week via USPS

that was intended for the household one street down from mine. House number was correct, but wrong street, wrong name for my residence. I delivered the package myself.

[MineralMan]

7. Yeah. I have taken packages to the correct address many times.

It's the neighborly thing to do.

[Demovictory9]

8. My postal person scans package delivered while its in his truck

While pteparing to deliver in my community. I have received delivered text and no package..then an hour later, package arrives

[Liberal In Texas]

9. Many delivery people are posting a pic of the package on the porch via email.

A while back I had one that said it was delivered and it wasn't on my porch, but the pic showed the neighbors porch well enough that I knew where it was. The neighbor wasn't home, so I walked over and picked it up myself.