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Too many porch pirates ruined it.
They send without signature, it gets stolen and now they’re out the cash. What’s your solution?
Automated porch turrets with facial recognition software. You can set down a box no problem but if you pick one up... Hoo boy, welcome to the future motherfucker.
"Please put down the package. You have twenty seconds to comply."
Twenty seconds is a long time if you're running.
"Tranquilizer deployed. If you are a valid box picker upper, drink your antidote verification can or you will be packaged for quick police pickup in about 12 - 96 hours."
Version 1 will have an infinite loop because no one remembered to give the police antidote verification cans for when they arrive to pick up the thief boxes.
"You have twenty seconds to comply" is a reference to ED-209 from RoboCop.
I've thought about this, but like with water guns loaded with concentrated liquid stink
Legallize booby trapped packages.
Honestly if I ever have porch pirate issues I'm still puting a box with an alarm mine (trip wire activated shotgun shell) connected up there.
It won't hurt anybody but will make them shit their pants thinking they've just been shot at.
How illegal is it? 🤣
The alarm mine?
Not very illegal, most of the time.
You can buy them on amazon
How about we put a metal box in front of the house to put the mail in, big enough for a package, and put a lock on the box such that the delivery person can put the package in but no one can take it out unless they have a key for the lock. You would carry the key around with you.
not my problem, i've literally never in my life had a package stolen
It clearly is your problem or you wouldn’t be complaining here.