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What happens if you keep a package that is not yours?
When a company sends you an item that didn’t order, it’s called an “unsolicited good.” In these cases, you’re well within your rights to keep them. If you have goods delivered to you that you didn’t ask for, you have no obligation to send them back or to pay for them.
Can I keep a wrongly delivered parcel?
The answer is yes and no, according to Citizens Advice. Items that firms send to you, but you didn’t actually order are called “unsolicited goods”. You’re well within your rights to keep them. You have no obligation to send them back to the company or to pay for them.
What happens when a package is delivered to the wrong address?
You should contact the courier company to:
- Notify them about the misdelivery.
- Get them to check who received your package—the company has this information in their internal system.
- Ask them to sort out the problem and deliver the package to you.
What if I get a UPS package that isn’t mine?
If you missed the first delivery attempt, your driver probably left a UPS InfoNotice® indicating a delivery attempt had been made. Using the UPS InfoNotice, you can choose from up to four delivery change options: Will Call, Delivery to Another Address, Reschedule Delivery, or Return to Sender.
Is it illegal to open someone else’s package?
“Most people understand that it’s illegal to open mail that’s not addressed to them. Intentionally opening, intercepting or hiding someone else’s mail is the felony crime of mail theft. It comes with some heavyweight penalties, including five years’ incarceration in a federal prison.”
Can you open someone elses package?
Yes. It is a federal crime to open or destroy mail that is not intended for you. The law provides that you can not “destroy, hide, open, or embezzle” mail that is not addressed to you. If you intentionally open or destroy someone else’s mail, you are committing obstruction of correspondence, which is a felony.
Can a package be misdelivered to another address?
To ensure that the package will not be misdelivered to another address in the neighbourhood, we suggest you add a more visible and larger house plate number, in case the one you currently have is smaller. The tracking status says delivered, but you did not accept the package.
What to do if you have a misdelivered package on Amazon?
You should contact the seller in the online marketplace after you realise that the package was misdelivered. For example, if you had an Amazon shipment delivered to the wrong address, contact the store that sold you the item and explain the situation.
Can you keep a package that was Miss delivered?
Yes. And, No. Getting a miss-delivered package isn’t common, but it happens every now and then. This poses a difficult question: If you receive goods that you didn’t order, can you keep them? Many households across the country receive orders by home delivery that they didn’t order–or the wrong items. What do you do? Can you keep the items?
Can you keep merchandise that was delivered by mistake?
Of course, if the merchandise is delivered to you by mistake, instead of to the person named on the address, you cannot keep it. This seems to say that it comes down to whom it is addressed to. As long as the merchandise is addressed to you, you may keep it.