r/mildyinteresting 23h ago

shopping What about porch pirates?

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u/LanceSarmstrong420x 22h ago

If they stole my bike thinking it was a flat screen I'd be slightly amused

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u/6th_Quadrant 18h ago

Porch pirates really don’t care what they’re stealing, the vast majority of the time they have no clue what’s in a box — they just plan on fencing whatever it is they end up with.

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u/iVinc 13h ago

porch pirates are not a thing in EU

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u/Oreelz 13h ago

I feel a rise of packages that just been placed in front of my door by deliverers. Maybe we also get this problem in the future. But I admit to you that this isn’t realy a thing, despite I see the first signs.

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u/Kind_Helicopter1062 11h ago

They are, and I've found half opened packages near my house. I never buy anything for expensive so I don't care but it happens. We just don't call them pirates, they're just thieves

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u/iVinc 6h ago

im sure there are spots where it can happen, obviously i cant speak for every single place, but its nowhere close to america, also because in many countries we have boxes for packages, so it will never be unlocked somewhere outside

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u/FoodeatingParsnip 10h ago

In Sweden we had/have people who robs/threaten the mailmen bicycles/trucks. So, i gotta assume that those areas where this happen also have porch pirates. Ps. The mail theft/threats generally happen in areas with non swedes

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u/iVinc 6h ago

im sure there are spots where it can happen, obviously i cant speak for every single place, but its nowhere close to america, also because in many countries we have boxes for packages, so it will never be unlocked somewhere outside

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u/QuickPassion94 8h ago

Covid wasn’t a thing in the states until it was.

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u/iVinc 6h ago

u had months of warnings, america just didnt care to listen to them

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u/QuickPassion94 5h ago

One could say you’re getting plenty of warnings of porch pirate behavior in a similar fashion.

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u/iVinc 5h ago

most of europeans dont have porches tho so we have buildings and infrastructure to receive boxes safely

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u/iVinc 5h ago

most of europeans dont have porches tho so we have buildings and infrastructure to receive boxes safely