Mildly Infuriating

other American was right, they're really not as common a

He most certainly wasn't.

He was practically denying that it ever happened, when it's common as pickpocketing. Meaning more common in some places, less so in others, but definitely a known and existing issue.

They stole it explicitly because they thought they could get away with pretending someone else stole it from the door by photographing it by the door.. Nobody can steal it from inside a locker. It follows that they wouldn't have done it in that scenario. Also doordash basically hires everyone on planet earth. It hires some folks it doesn't even know its hired because they are obviously working on someone else's account.

The lockers usually have surveillance around them.

So you'd go there, open up an empty box and it would be incredibly easy to show who stole it. Plus even if there wasn't surveillance, you could film yourself opening the slot, which would then show an empty slot.

So yeah, it does make a difference. The package is never left unattended, it's never "up for grabs" by anyone.

That being said thieving and whatnot is comparatively rare in Finland anyway. We're #1 in the wallet drop test. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/least-honest-cities

Here you'll need to have an ID or at least a driving licence (which isn't technically an official ID, but is accepted as such in most places outside banks and whatnot) to go and pick up your shit.

Well, not anymore, as lots of them go to the automats and then you just require the PIN.

And depending on what sort of package you're getting in the mail, you can sometimes give your package id to a friend who can pick it up, but they'll need an ID of their own as well so it'll get registered who picked up the parcel.

The US is a lot vaster but one still imagines people wouldn't mind picking up packages from the nearest grocery store they use, if it meant that their shit can't be stolen?

I'd put blame on doordash as well. What's the point of a 3p delivery system if the system literally accepts anyone that applies, especially in this case

fault isn't zero sum.

both the driver and best buy can be 100% at fault.

I can definitely agree that BestBuy & DoorDash are on the chopping block for negligence, but they aren’t the ones who stole your laptop.

In a better, and perhaps idealistic, world DoorDash would be a perfectly acceptable & respectable option for BestBuy to contract for deliveries. And even in that better world, the driver is still the real criminal; fellow working class or not.

Justice should fuck everyone that needs to get fucked; whether they are a big fish or a small fish.

Kinda missed my point. It’s the driver’s choice to steal.

Toyota didn’t start out making cars. Does that mean they shouldn’t have started making cars?

Yes, DoorDash got its start delivering food, but that doesn’t mean they are restricted to that permanently.

And yes, I recognize that electronics are expensive, but that’s why I said to press charges on the delivery driver. DoorDash & BestBuy didn’t steal the package, even if they are being lazy about their delivery protocol.

But…

If we have enough evidence of instances where DoorDash drivers steal with impunity… we should be able to start a class action lawsuit against DoorDash since they are basically being negligent.

Then it’s just a question of “how bad is the crime actually on this commute?”

Yes this is what I afraid of. Some creepy guy hanging around the mall parking lot, seeing me, a not-so-tough looking young man with a backpack of stuff walking out of an electronic store, then waiting at a bus stop. I'm likely gonna get mugged. (Maybe I'm just being paranoid?)

A few year ago, my mom was about to deposit some money (like few hundreds, its after a holiday season where money/gift exchanges are common) to a nearby bank like 10-15 minute walk away, and someone just strong-armed grabbed her purse that also had her phone in it. The cops were all like "we're gonna do an investigation", I never heard about the perp getting caught.

At least if a package is stolen, you have some consumer protections, especially when the thief is the driver themselves. Getting mugged could end up with you being in the hospital + PTSD from the whole ordeal.

Not in my experience, no. That's why I am surprised.